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NOVEMBER 20, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 42
I “ will give thanks to the Lord because of His righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.” Psalm 7:17
Tel Hai Camp to host annual Turkey Bowl BY FRANCINE FULTON
two to five meals (each).” Stoltzfus said that the meal has become a tradition for several local families and individuals. “We had a 98-year-old guy who just ordered (a meal delivery). He was 95 when we started,” she said. “It is really special (to be able to serve him).” This year’s menu will include turkey, mashed potatoes, green
“Burn calories, not your turkey” is the theme of the 33rd annual Turkey Bowl to be held on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, at Tel Hai Camp & Retreat in Honey Brook. The event will feature a 5K cross-country race that will take participants through the camp and around the lake. The event will also include a 1-mile children’s fun run. This year’s event will begin with registration and race packet pickup from 7:45 to 9:20 a.m. in the camp’s dining hall. The fun run, which is open to children age 12 and under, will begin at 9:10 a.m. Parents may run alongside their child in the fun run at no charge. The 5K race will follow at 9:40 a.m. “We are using Second Wind R ace Timing for our chip timing for our races again this year,” explained Bruce Gregory, Tel Hai Camp program director. “We continue to offer online registration, which can be accessed from the Turkey Bowl page of our website, as well as mail-in registration forms. Online registration will be open until the end of check-in on race day. Participants will need to register online before (they) arrive or when (they) arrive using (their) cell phones.”
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Volunteers will serve the buffet-style meal in the church’s fellowship hall.
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Church to offer free Thanksgiving meal BY FRANCINE FULTON
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free community Thanksgiving meal will be served a t Ho p e w e l l C h u rc h , 2286 Hopewell Road, Elverson, on Thursday, Nov. 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also offered will be takeout meals ready for pickup, with free delivery available for those who live within
5 miles of the church. The event, being held for the fourth time at the church, is being organized by congregation member Misty Stoltzfus, who started the outreach to honor her father, who passed away on Thanksgiving several years ago. “Everybody is welcome,” said Stoltzfus. “Maybe you want to have your family over, but you
don’t have enough space, or you don’t want to deal with the mess or cleanup or the cooking. It’s (also) for anyone who doesn’t have a place to go. It’s nice time, and the food is great.” “We fed close to 150 people last year between people (at the church), volunteers and deliveries,” she added. “We did 10 deliveries last year, which is
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