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JANUARY 8, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
A stylish way to support the community BY CATHY MOLITORIS
With education fair, local Christian schools are organizing and uniting BY JEFF FALK
“If you are a woman and are interested in giving back to the Manheim community, then the Women’s Club is a great option for you,” she commented. “We have a variety of activities to get involved in, but most importantly, everything we do gives back to our community. Our main fundraisers include our mac and cheese stand at the Manheim Farm Show, our homemade Christmas cookie sale, the Holiday Tour of Homes and the Designer Purse Bingo.” She also hopes the bingo will be as successful this year as it’s been in the past. “The event is a fun-filled day where people can spend time with their friends while supporting their community,” she remarked. “We have many large
Christian schools in Lancaster County have never really been competitors. Now they’re working together to align their missions and streamline their efforts. The upcoming Christian Education Fair is an event that’s designed to draw strength from numbers, explore and promote the increasing popularity of Christian education and provide families with learning opportunities that are aligned with their beliefs and their children’s needs. “It’s not that we were against each other; it’s we weren’t working together,” said Jill Armstrong, Lancaster County Christian School’s events and communication coordinator and one of the organizers of the event. “I just think there wasn’t an intentional collaboration. We can learn from each other. We can grow in different ways as we collaborate. We’re trying to find ways to work as one.” T he inaugural Christian Education Fair will be staged from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, at Lancaster Bible College’s Good Shepherd Chapel, 901 Eden Road, Lancaster. Representatives of a dozen Christian schools in Lancaster County - Anchor Christian Academy, Dayspring Christian Academy, Hinkletown Mennonite School, Kraybill Mennonite School, Lancaster County Christian School, Lancaster Mennonite School, Linville Hill Christian School, Lititz Area
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Showing off some of the prizes for an upcoming purse bingo are Women’s Club of Manheim members (from left) Shayna Sharp, Kimberly Ginder, Ruth Ann Martin and Pamela Miller.
The organization has also sponsor purses and/or donate given grants to support a vari- (giveaway) items,” she shared. ety of groups and events in “We are so appreciative to everythe community, including the one who is willing to support our event and our Manheim Library organization as a Summer Reading “The event is a whole. … Some of P ro g ra m , B a ro n the businesses who Breakfast, Gretna fun-filled day h av e s p o n s o re d Music, Chamber of Commerce events, where people can and/or donated so far are Buchmoyer Manheim Athletic spend time with Association, Man- their friends while Electric, The Shack Restaurant & Mini heim Central Post supporting their Golf, Edge Fiber & Prom, Baron Run, Wireless DevelopAaron’s Acres, Zion community.” ment and Manheim Lutheran Preschool Auto Auction.” and Mt. Hope NazSharp said the bingo also proarene Retirement Community. The bingo is truly a community vides an opportunity to promote event, Sharp said. “This event the activities of the Women’s would not be possible without Club, and she encourages anyone all of the amazing businesses who is interested in joining the and community members who group to learn more.
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or an afternoon of fun and entertainment for a great cause, make plans to attend the Women’s Club of Manheim 2025 Designer Purse Bingo. The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Manheim Central High School, 400 E. Adele Ave., Manheim. Doors will open at noon, and the first game will begin at 1 p.m. “There will be 20 regular bingo games as well as four special games,” explained Shayna Sharp, bingo chair. “All of the bingo games are for Coach, Michael Kors and Kate Spade purses. We will also be selling (giveaway) tickets. We usually have 40-plus (giveaways) ranging from event tickets to gift cards to themed baskets.” A variety of food will also be for sale, including R&K subs and pretzel sandwiches, hot dogs, Philly Pretzel Factory pretzels, whoopie pies from Amy’s Mixing Bowl, chips and drinks. Students from Manheim Central High School’s Interact Club will help at the event, and proceeds from the bingo will benefit the Women’s Club of Manheim. “Our organization is celebrating our 87th year in service to the Manheim community, and this bingo event remains crucial to our mission as our largest fundraiser of the year,” Sharp said. “In 2024, we were fortunate to raise over $14,000 through this fundraiser, which allowed us to award $8,000 in scholarships to senior high school girls, purchase Christmas gifts for 31 local children in need, provide grocery gift cards to families and provide upwards of $15,000 in community grants.”
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