Manheim Township JULY 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 5
HOPE International is golfing for purpose-filled dollars
Garden plots help residents to grow
BY JEFF FALK
the plights of future generations. Over the 27 years of its existence, HOPE International has raised $280 million and lent $1.7 billion. “There’s poverty everywhere, but it’s all relative,” said Rutt. “There are needs everywhere. We’d love to come alongside everyone. ... We believe a holistic
It’s agricultural. It’s recreational. It’s ecologically sound. It’s economically efficient. It may even be therapeutic. But even deeper than that, there’s something fulfilling and pure and wholesome about getting your hands dirty and living off the land. Of all the amenities and services offered by the Manheim Township Recreation and Park Planning Department (MTRPPD), the garden plot program may be one of its most beneficial. “With the way the world is today, this is something that doesn’t need technology,” said Matt Stopa, Manheim Township’s recreation director. “It goes back to our roots. Some of it is the way life used to be. All you need is seeds, water, earth and patience.” And maybe a little old-fashioned sweat and fortitude. MTRPPD’s garden plot program offers an opportunity to grow and have access to a garden for local residents who might not normally have one. For a nominal fee, the program provides individuals 20-by-40foot plots of land within the confines of the township’s compost park at 2775 Oregon Pike, Lititz. There are 63 garden plots
See HOPE International pg 5
See Garden plots pg 2
HOPE International founder Jeff Rutt (second from right) greets players at last year’s golf outing.
getting to know others who are like-minded. If I’m engaged in some sort of outreach, it creates a different type of purpose. It’s not about how good of a score I can get.” Organizers of the HOPE International Golf Outing would like to draw up to 375 players total to the three courses. In conjunction
with two separate sister golf outings, the goal is to raise a total of $1.4 million for the work of the faith-based nonprofit, which includes lending programs, Christ-centered financial training, saving programs, discipleship and Bible-based training - all of which possess the power to break cycles of poverty and to change
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he annual HOPE International Golf Outing isn’t a professional golf tournament. But the players will be playing for money - the kind that can change people’s lives. “Money can be used as a tool, as long as it can be used in the right way,” said Jeff Rutt, founder and chairman of HOPE International. “ The power of enter prise is learning to be responsible. It allows charities to be very healthy. There’s power in money being used in the right way.” The 24th edition of the HOPE I n te r n a t i o n a l G o l f O u t i n g will be conducted on Friday, Sept. 13 at three courses: Iron Valley Golf C lub, 201 Iron Valley Drive, Lebanon; Wyncote Golf Club, 50 Wyncote Drive, Oxford; and the Woodlands Golf Course, 2309 Ridge Road, Windsor Mill, Md. To register, go to www.hopeinternational.org/ take-action/event/24th-annual -golf-tournament. The deadline for players to register is Sunday, Sept. 1. “The vibe is going to be very much about engagement and learning more about the purpose (of HOPE International),” said Rutt of the atmosphere of the day. “It’s all about fellowship and
BY JEFF FALK
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