Manheim Township townlively.com
MAY 22, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 51
ODC Food Truck Fest is smorgasbord of family fun
With spirit, Aaron’s Acres Angels will present “The Garfield Movie”
BY JEFF FALK
BY JEFF FALK
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hat makes Occupational Development Center of Lancaster’s (ODC) Food Truck Fest so popular?
food trucks, and the one that receives the most votes will be recognized. All proceeds from the Food Truck Fest will go to ODC’s continuing work to provide vocational training and employment opportunities for Lancaster County adults with development disabilities and
Families sp ending time together for a good cause is one of the most rewarding types of fun. It’s a wholesome experience that can only be enhanced by the presence of angels Aaron’s Acres Angels, that is. Aaron’s Acres Angels is a group of 20 middle school and high school students from the Manheim Township, Conestoga Valley and Hempfield school districts, as well as from Linden Hall School for Girls in Lititz. The group of young volunteers lends a hand with Aaron’s Acres events when it can. One of its next efforts is organizing and marketing an Aaron’s Acres’ family movie night at Penn Cinema, 541 Airport Road, Lititz, on Thursday, May 30. The event will feature “The Garfield Movie,” with showings at 4:30 and 6 p.m. In addition to promoting the family movie night with flyers and posts on social media, Aaron’s Acres Angels will be greeting people and selling snacks to benefit the cause on the night of the event. Ever yone is welcome to attend, and all proceeds from the event will go to support Aaron’s Acres, a nonprofit located
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If you guessed D, you’re correct. Another ODC Food Truck Fest, the sixth, is right around the corner. And there are no reasons to believe that this one will be any less successful than the first five. “I can’t think of anything more fun than eating,” said Ken Mueller, ODC’s public relations and development manager. “(The Food Truck Fest is) just a very exciting time. Once you get there, the vibe is so cool that you’re going to want to hang out. People are coming and checking out foods maybe they never had before. If you come, you’re going to bump into any number of people you know. There’s stuff for the kids to do. We’re bike friendly, we’re pet friendly, we’re family friendly. It’s just a great community event.” This year’s ODC Food Truck
Visitors to last year’s ODC Food Truck Fest sample the wide range of culinary dishes available at the event.
Fest will be held on Saturday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Manheim Township’s Stauffer Park, 1241 Lititz Pike, Lancaster. Parking is available on surrounding streets and at Lancaster Catholic High School’s football stadium. The sponsored event, which is free, will feature 15 food trucks
from Lancaster, Columbia, New Holland, Lebanon, York, Red Lion and Mechanicsburg offering exotic cuisine from West Africa, Cambodia, Latin America, the Caribbean and India, as well as traditional favorites like ice cream, pizza and funnel cake. Patrons can vote on their favorite
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A. Its festive, family-friendly atmosphere B. Its wide assortment of delicious dishes C. Manheim Township and its surrounding communities’ generous nature D. All of the above