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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 21
SLCCC will hold professional development and leadership conference BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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he Southern Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce (SLCCC) will hold its first professional development and leadership conference on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the DoubleTree Resort located at 2400 Willow Street Pike in Lancaster. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and it will include breakfast, a box lunch, and workshops designed to equip community members with tools to grow their businesses and network with other organizations. “Lifelong learning is really imperative to success. So many things change rapidly: technology, the economy and the political climate,” said SLCCC president Kristen Phipps. “We’ve built a very organic entrepreneurial
community where we can mentor each other. We want to continue our businesses’ growing and provide our community a place to shop local.” The conference will begin with a check-in and breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m., followed by a brief welcome and a talk from keynote speaker Sheila Jones. Jones will share advice on overcoming challenges to grow a successful business based on her own professional and personal life experiences. After Jones’ talk, 45-minute workshop sessions will commence at 9:30 a.m. During registration, guests will choose three of five workshops to attend, and a 15-minute break will take place after each session. The conference will wrap up with lunch at 12:30 p.m. Adam Grim, director of strategy at Launch Kits, will offer a
workshop focused on strategic marketing for small businesses. Grim will discuss key components to help attendees develop their brands, identify target audiences and select marketing channels as they create an action plan to foster success. Design Like a Pro, a workshop offered by SLCCC board member Jadan Willis, will teach participants how to use Canva, a graphic design tool. Willis will discuss key elements behind making professional and efficient graphics, drawing from her experience in photography and real estate. Marie Monville of Elevated Solutions Consulting will hold a workshop to share tips for becoming an effective and confident communicator. Monville will discuss strategies to overcome the fear of public speaking, connect with Southern Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce’s leadership includes treasurer Cathy Kaschak (left), administrator Kelly Osborne (center)
See SLCCC pg 8 and president Kristen Phipps.
Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHALC) is bringing attention to the importance of mental health, and much of its good work originates from simple conversations. “ We’ve come quite a long way from my generation of ‘suck it up’ and ‘you’ll be fine,’” said Dave Krahling, who’s been MHALC ’s program manager since November of 2023. “Now, we have more people talking about their mental health. We’re
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shining a light on it, and it’s become more acceptable. The more we talk about it, the more we’re realizing we’re not alone.” Located at 245 Butler Ave., No. 204, Lancaster, MHALC is more of a facilitator, an advocate for mental health, than a hands-on treatment organization. MHALC performs its work through education, support and mental health screenings and by outreach programs at businesses, libraries and schools. “If you have a brain, you have mental health,” said Krahling. See MHA pg 7
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Christian nonprofit organization American Home Life International (AHLI) began decades ago with the dream of Marvin and Ruth Powers, a newlywed couple from Lancaster that wished to serve side-by-side as missionaries overseas. Although their initial dream of evangelism abroad was never realized, Marvin and Ruth hosted their first international student in 1972. More than fifty years later, AHLI has served thou- Nicole Bianchi (far left) and her children frequently host international sands of students from around students through Christian nonprofit American Home Life See AHLI pg 2 International.
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