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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXIX • NO 15

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Landis Homes Fellowship Days to help residents live their best lives BY JEFF FALK

ne of the most effective ways to ensure benevolent care is through fellowship. At least, that’s the approach that Landis Homes is taking with its Fellowship Days. The Manheim Township senior living community is seeking to raise $200,000 to help provide continued care for residents who have outlived their financial resources. Landis Homes will conduct its annual Fellowship Days from Monday, Sept. 11, through Saturday, Sept. 16, on its campus at 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz. A variety of activities will be offered each day, all for one good cause. “We call it ‘fill the gap,’ or the ‘Caring Fund,’” said Janice Nikoloff, Landis Homes’ event coordinator. “Benevolent care is very important. Sometimes things get complicated, and resources get tight. I think we’ll meet that ($200,000) goal. We

bring it up every year. The stakes keep getting higher.” “It’s a community event,” continued Nikoloff. “To me, fellowship means a time for gathering and sharing time with people you live and work with. It’s an opportunity to get to know them better.” Landis Homes Fellowship Days will begin on Monday with an online auction and conclude with an activity-filled day on Saturday. In between, the Landis Homes campus will come alive with hymn sings, a talent show, speakers, food, games, music, entertainment, a harvest day celebration, yard sales, crafts, children’s activities and a live quilt auction. “There’s something going on for everyone each day,” said Nikoloff. “We hope that it’s a very exciting and joyful time for people. It allows residents to meet new people. It’s laid back, but it’s a fun event. I like changing things up, so people don’t get bored.” See Fellowship Days pg 3

BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD

Lancaster County’s annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Barnstormers’ stadium, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., followed by the stair climb at 9 a.m. Participants will be required to pay a set cost to sign up, and registration will also be available online at www.lancaster stairclimb.org until Friday, Sept. 15. Once the memorial service begins, participants will begin a procession up the steps of the stadium. They

Suicide Prevention Conference seeks to provide hope for those in despair

will circle the stadium five times, making the distance of the climb equivalent to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center. During the climb, each participant will carry an image or the badge of a first responder who was killed while responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Every year, many first responders travel to the Barnstormers’ stadium to participate in the event. Firefighters often choose to don their full set of equipment for the climb, carrying the same type of heavy gear that their fallen comrades did as they rescued those trapped in the

Among the keys to suicide prevention seem to be education, intervention and empathy. It is with these ideas in mind that the annual Suicide Prevention Conference will be conducted on Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Spooky Nook Sports, 75 Champ Blvd., Manheim. The conference is being sponsored by the Suicide Prevention Coalition, a subsidiary of Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHALC).

See Stair climb pg 2

See Suicide prevention pg 3

BY JEFF FALK

Liz Grubb (left) and Kim McDevitt, both of Mental Health America of Lancaster County, helped organize this year’s Suicide Prevention Conference.

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