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APRIL 19, 2023
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Albright LIFE’s spring fair will accentuate crafts
VOL XXXVIII • NO 47
Celebrating a milestone with a movie Aaron’s Acres Angels help promote fundraiser BY ANN MEAD ASH
The partnership between Aaron’s Acres and Penn Cinema goes back many years. Prior to the advent of COVID-19 restrictions, sensorysensitive cinema events were held there monthly. Now, to celebrate Aaron’s Acres’ 25th anniversary,
the nonprofit has teamed up again with the movie theater located at 541 Airport Road, Lititz. The movie “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will be shown on Thursday, April 27, at 5 and 6:30 p.m. All seats will be offered at the same price, and 100% of the proceeds will go to help support Aaron’s Acres’ programs. See Celebrating Milestone pg 5
There will be plenty to see and do at Quilts will be one of the featured items on display at the Albright LIFE Lancaster’s Spring Craft Fair. Spring Craft Fair.
ot unlike art, crafts imitate life. But perhaps the most endearing thing about crafts is that they can be both functional and decorative. All the subtle nuances of the concepts of craft will be on display on Saturday, April 29, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. when Albright LIFE Lancaster, 417 W. Frederick St., Lancaster, hosts its inaugural Spring Craft Fair indoors. The free fair will feature food, fun, and, of course, a wide variety of crafts. Organizers of the event are hoping that the way the Spring Craft Fair is presented will create a festive and community-based atmosphere. “We were looking at ways to have a fundraiser,” said Annette Kroeck, Albright LIFE’s community outreach coordinator. “We thought starting small would be a great way to go, and we thought a craft fair would be
But she also said that if the inaugural Spring Craft Fair is a success, Albright LIFE Lancaster would consider staging a similar event in the future. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Asbury Foundation, the parent company of Albright LIFE Lancaster. Kroeck said she has modest expectations for the amount of funds that the Spring Craft Fair will raise. “A few hundred dollars to start out with would be great,” she said. “We want people to come happy,” said Kroeck. “We’re hoping it’s a big success.” The LIFE in Albright LIFE Lancaster stands for living independence for the elderly, and its mission is to help people’s health care needs in the community so they don’t have to go to a nursing home or other care facility. Albright LIFE Lancaster is affiliated with Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
Members of Aaron’s Acres Angels will sell snacks at the organization’s upcoming anniversary event.
Lancaster Public Library prepares for move After years of planning and construction, Lancaster Public Library is entering the final stage of its building project. On Thursday, April 20, the library will officially begin its move to its new location in Ewell Plaza. The library is expected to be closed for four to six weeks as its collections and equipment are moved into and installed in the new facility. The brand-new, state-of-the-art building at 151 N. Queen St. will place Lancaster Public Library in the center of its community. The library will be fully ADA accessible
and has been designed to be welcoming, open, and bright. It will be equipped with 21st-century technology and collections with the goal of bringing a new level of resources to the community. The library’s presence in Ewell Plaza will include spaces for outdoor reading and community programs. An elevated outdoor terrace overlooking the plaza will provide a signature space for library events. The current building, located at 125 N. Duke St., is set to serve its last patrons on April 19; the library will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. See Library pg 4
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a good idea, especially with how crafty Lancaster County is.” Expected to be on hand are a total of 16 crafters and vendors, who will be showing off their wares. There will be quilts, folded art, clay art, screen-printed T-shirts, jewelry, designer cookies, artistic candles and much more. The event will also include giveaway drawings. “By holding it indoors, we can show off the building and what we have to offer,” said Kroeck. “The more people who see the inside of the building, the better. We want to get the word out about Albright LIFE (Lancaster). It’s also a way for our participants who are crafty to show off their work.” The Spring Craft Fair is the first community activity that Albright LIFE (Lancaster) has hosted in more than five years. Events were not held largely due to the pandemic Kroeck said, and providing public re-access to the facility has been “a slow process.”
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