Manheim Central townlively.com
AUGUST 31, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Joining Leaders In The State BY CATHY MOLITORIS
ayton Shoenfelt has a passion for helping others. She also has a talent for leadership. Now she has the chance to bring the two together as a member of the Mini-THON Student Leadership Council.
MC1
P
Payton, a junior at Manheim Central High School, applied to be a part of the statewide group of student leaders earlier this summer and was selected to be one of 10 students from across Pennsylvania on the council. To kick-start the role, she joined about 1,000 students and teachers for a leadership
Payton Shoenfelt with the Nittany Lion
summit in Hershey earlier this month, where the group listened to speakers, learned more about miniTHON and gathered ideas for getting the most out of each school’s event. Modeled after THON, a student-run philanthropy organization at Penn State University that raises funds to fight childhood cancer through Four Diamonds, MiniTHON offers high school students a way to get involved in the effort. While THON features a 46-hour dance marathon as a signature event, Mini-THON at Manheim Central typically runs all night over a 12-hour period and features dancing, games, activities, food and more. As a member of the Student Leadership Council, Payton will interact with other high school juniors and seniors who will attend training webinars, create content for Four Diamonds Mini-THON newsletters, mentor other MiniTHON leaders and assist with recruitment to encourage involvement in Mini-THON. Payton, the daughter of Marc and Jaime Shoenfelt of Manheim, noted that she’s been involved in her school’s Mini-THON since she was in eighth grade, when she took an assessment to determine potential extracurricular activities to join. “I chose to get involved with MiniTHON because I believe in the mission,” she stated. “We get to help people who are suffering with childhood cancer, and we get to meet all sorts of cool people, who are all working toward the same goal, which is ending childhood cancer.” Payton quickly took on leadership roles with Mini-THON and helped the group win an award for best use of an online fundraising program the first year she participated. She’s looking forward to serving on the Leadership Council and sharing her enthusiasm for Mini-THON. “We’ll be meeting every month or so to talk about what our schools have been doing and to help each other keep students engaged,” she said. “I’m really excited about it.”
VOL LXIII • NO 31
Candidates Sought For Farm Show Queen BY CATHY MOLITORIS
If you’re between the ages of 16 and 20 and you’re interested in promoting local agriculture, you could be royalty. The Manheim Farm Show is seeking contestants for its annual Farm Show queen competition. The crowning of the
queen and her court will be held on the first night of the Farm Show, Monday, Oct. 3. The deadline for Farm Show Queen applications is Friday, Sept. 9. Emily Witmer, who is the coordinator of the Farm Show queen competition along with her mother, Jennifer Witmer, was the 2017 Farm Show queen. She said the event offers many opportunities for participants. “As a past queen myself, I would encourage young women to compete in the Manheim Farm Show queen program because of the positive impact it had on my life,” Emily stated. “This competition is an incredible opportunity to promote agriculture, enhance your public speaking skills, as well as get involved in your community and all it has to offer.” Emily noted that any interested young women should fill out and send in the Farm Show queen application and essay and then begin preparing their speech. She added that candidate interviews will be held in September.
Anna Haldeman
25 Years Of HOPE Annual Golf Tournament Scheduled
See Queen pg 2
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Labor Day Auction To Support Hospice . . . . .2 Blues Fest Set In East Petersburg . . . . . .4
BY ANN MEAD ASH
When Brian Boycan, senior development officer with HOPE International, visited Rwanda in July along with HOPE president Peter Greer, he met a woman named Clementine who was growing her wholesaling business with the help of the organization. “Clementine started in 2012 with a group loan of $1,000,” recounted Boycan. With that loan, Clementine See HOPE pg 3
House Of Worship . . . . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9
scan this code for more local news
New Location
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. Postage Paid Engle Printing Co
For a full listing of branch locations & Gelt Bus schedule, visit bihbank.com or call 717-768-8811.
OPENING OCTOBER 2022 118 Doe Run Road Manheim, PA
R087596
POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER AUG. 31, 2022
Postal Patron