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FEBRUARY 26, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 39
Nonprofit collaboration aims for firearm safety BY JEFF FALK
Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHALC) is partnering with Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
(PMLGH) and the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) to promote, advocate for and increase awareness of gun safety. The partnership seeks to accomplish its goals through See Firearms safety pg 5
Competitors in Junior League of Lancaster’s Run4Luck 4-mile race leave the starting gate.
Run or walk to benefit Junior League of Lancaster
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t’s a great way to shake off the winter doldrums. It’s a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the family. It’s a great way to unofficially kick off the local running season. Officials of the Junior League of L ancaster want to use Run4Luck as a way to spread the word about the organization’s volunteer training, action and collaboration programs. “It’s kind of like ever yone coming out of hibernation,” said Junior League of Lancaster president Laura McGarry. “It kind of kicks off the vibrant spring.
We get outside, and we’re doing something different. When you get outside, there are so many people there, and it kind of lifts up that spirit. It’s a joyful, family, fun event.” This year’s edition of the annual Run4Luck 4-mile run and 2-mile walk will be held at Baker Field, at the intersection of Wilson Drive and Clayton Road in School Lane Hills, Lancaster Township, on Saturday, March 8, beginning at 8 a.m. The event will serve as both a fundraiser and a “fun raiser” for the work of the Junior League of Lancaster, an all-volunteer organization located at 1130 Marietta Ave., Lancaster.
To register for Run4Luck, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/ PA/Lancaster/Run4Luck2024. Participants can also register in person until 8:15 a.m. on the day of the race. “It’s like a big party,” said McGarry. “It’s just a big community event. Everyone is cheering everyone else. The excitement warms everyone up and keeps them moving.” The day’s festivities will begin with kids’ fun runs at 8 a.m., followed by the start of the 4-mile run at 8:30 a.m. and the 2-mile walk at 8:40 a.m. The event will conclude with an awards ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Awards
Well Spouse explores the nature of caregiving BY JEFF FALK
Providing care for incapacitated wives and husbands is a huge commitment and an even bigger undertaking. The act can be physically, mentally and emotionally taxing. But who cares for the caregiver? Oftentimes, that responsibility falls to the caregivers themselves. Well Spouse Association is a support group that recognizes that caregiving husbands and wives are more effective when
See Run4Luck pg 3
they are healthy. “This is our therapy,” said Barry Applebaum, the founder of the Lancaster chapter of Well Spouse Association. “This is our respite. This is a way to talk to people who know what we’re going through. Sometimes it’s for the friendships that we make.” “When you become a spousal caregiver, it’s uniquely different,” continued Applebaum. “It has unique challenges. That person was someone you communicated with. ... But it’s not See Well Spouse pg 4
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MHALC education coordinator Megan Beyerle conducts a class on gun safety.