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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 41
Strasburg Fire Company Posts Spring Sale BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Strasburg Fire Company, 203 Franklin St., Strasburg, will host its annual spring donation and consignment sale on Friday, Feb. 24, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday,
Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. The fundraising event will have dinner available to purchase as well as food from several vendors. When attendees first arrive, they will enter a designated tent to receive a bidder number. Throughout the See Fire Company Sale pg 2
Nine-year-old Willow Madonna creates a craft for Mitzvah Kids’ fundraising project.
After making the crafts, children discussed the ways that Ambassadors for Hope supports families of incarcerated parents.
Talking To Kids About Tough Issues BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
n 2021, local civic engagement group Mitzvah Moms launched a new branch of the organization called Mitzvah Kids. The program, which meets once a month in Strasburg, seeks to equip children between the ages of 5 and 11 to impact their community in a positive way. As a part of the program, each child is offered opportunities to take on leadership roles, discuss important issues and become involved with different service organizations in the area. The parents of the Mitzvah Kids members help to pick service work projects, which are then spearheaded by the kids. Every time the group meets, a different member shares a project
Mitzvah Kids’ meeting in January, the children worked on a craft using watercolors and tissue paper to create a tie-dye effect. The paintings were then auctioned off on Facebook so that those purchasing them could give the crafts as gifts for Valentine’s Day while supporting Ambassadors for Hope. After making the crafts, the group read and discussed a few books to learn about the lives of those who have an incarcerated parent. “It opened up a lot of discussion about the prison system in America,” said Madonna. “I was blown away by how much they discussed and how much they already knew. The kids asked so many questions.” The group also discussed how Ambassadors for Hope helps families and what the funds raised
In early 2019, Linda Dibartolo and Bill Heagy Sr., owners of Tannery Antiques, 148 E. Main St., New Holland, were contacted by members of the board of the Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association (ULTWMA) building, 54 W. Main St., Leola. The board
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that he or she has been working on to address a specific issue in the community. For a previous project, kids discussed Church World Service and the variety of challenges that refugees around the world face. For the latest meeting, Nichole Madonna and her kids worked on a project to shed light on the many struggles faced by families with an incarcerated family member. Madonna first got the idea for the project when she attended a performance at the Ware Center with her family and witnessed a demonstration from Ambassadors for Hope. The mission of Ambassadors of Hope is to support children with incarcerated parents in Lancaster. “We talked with the founder, and I feel in love with the idea of supporting them,” said Madonna. During the
Strasburg Fire Company firefighters (from left) Mike Lockard, Curtis Stoltzfus, Scott Weichler, and John Stoltzfus Jr display a quilt that will be up for bids at the sale.