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JUNE 7, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIII • NO 14
Chester County team will rappel for a cause BY FRANCINE FULTON
Despite her fear of heights and visual impairment, Chester County resident Natanya Sortland took part in Eye Drop 2021, a fundraiser for VisionCorps where participants rappel 10 stories down from the
Melanie Shivery displays some of the items available at Limeville’s Blessings.
roof of the Holiday Inn in downtown Lancaster to raise funds for the organization. In 2022, Sortland took the plunge again, this time with Christina Wagoner from the United Way of Chester County. For Eye Drop 2023, set for Friday, June 9, Sortland has gathered a team of Chester County residents who will join her to raise funds for and awareness of VisionCorps and its effort to help the blind and visually impaired. “I have an eight-person team this year, (so) there will be nine people from Chester County,” said Sortland. Among the participants will be a woman from the Mid-Atlantic Blind Golf Association, a visually impaired Paralympian, members of the Coventry Lions Club and Chris Saello, president and CEO of the United Way of Chester County, as well as Alex Becker, lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Malvern. “I am so ready. I’m excited,” said Becker. “I actually used to go rappelling when I was a kid, but I haven’t really since I have been an adult. I am excited to jump back in.”
Clothing ministry continues to bless the community RRR to host Summer Field Day Natanya Sortland rappels down a building during Eye Drop 2022.
early one year ago, Limeville’s Blessings, a store that offers free clothing, household items, children’s toys and more, opened at Limeville United Methodist Church. Since then, the church ministry has had a great impact in the community. “July 16 will be our one-year anniversary,” said church member Melanie Shivery, store coordinator. “We helped 264 families in 2022, and so far this year we have directly helped 268 families.” Because of the store’s success,
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Shivery has been able to share with other local organizations in need. “We have been blessed with an abundance of donations from the outside community and consignment shops,” she reported.
“I have built such personal relationships with the people who come here.” “I have been able to go to other clothing banks and drop off clothes, help Octorara with their shoe drive and I donated 22 prom
dresses to the Pequea Valley Cinderella Closet.” Limeville’s Blessings offers clothing for men, women and children from new born up to teen sizes; an assortment of shoes in all sizes; clothes for men and women that are suitable for a job interview; baby equipment, including car seats; household goods like blankets, towels and sheets; and personal care items. Anyone in need of assistance is welcome to visit the store, and no proof of income or residency is required. Visitors can also be put on the church’s prayer list.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
“This is the open house of our hobby,” said Alex Van Patten, public information officer with Red Rose Repeater Association (RRR), a local organization that will participate in the national Amateur Radio Field Day. “It’s our chance to show people who have no or limited exposure to this hobby what it’s all about,” stated Van Patten. This year’s event, known to RRR members as “Summer Field Day,” will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 750 E. King St., Lancaster. This
See Limeville’s Blessings pg 2
event is open to the public, and the club particularly recommends stopping by on Saturday between 2 and 8 p.m. The event will close by 2 p.m. on Sunday. RRR president Ralph Hess noted that antennae setup will be held on Saturday between 8 and 9 a.m. “There are a lot of new hams who want to see that,” said Hess. “Ham” is another term for amateur radio. The hobby invites interested persons to experiment with electronics and communications techniques. Hams also provide a free public service to communities during a disaster or emergency - all without needing a cellphone or the internet. See Summer Field Day pg 3
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See Eye Drop pg 2