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OCTOBER 16, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 33
Families invited to Halloween bingo, costume contest BY FRANCINE FULTON
Participants in last year’s event included Gloria Brucchieri (left photo, left) and Addison Turk (left photo, right), shown displaying their medals, and Hannah Palmer (right photo), who enjoyed face painting and the petting zoo.
Church to host 5K, fun run and Trunk or Treat
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reedom Life Church will present the 10th annual Freedom 5K and fun run followed by a Trunk or Treat on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Salisbury Township Community Park , commonly known as Gap Park, 750 White Horse Road, Gap. The 5K run will be timed by Pretzel City Sports. Following an awards presentation for the top finishers in various age categories, there will be a fun run that will consist of one lap around the park. Goodie bags and refreshments will be provided for all registrants. Event organizers note that community members participate
in the event, not just those who attend Freedom Life. “There was about 100 (participants) in the 5K last year,” said Angie Dearolf, Freedom Life communications director, noting that parents with children in strollers are welcome in both the 5K and the fun run. “Last year, we had the Southern End Strollers come with their little ones, and they walked the course.” “Our first 5K was through the streets of Christiana,” Dearolf added, noting that the other family events were added in subsequent years. A free Kids’ Zone will open at 9 a.m. as well. Offered will be bounce houses, a petting zoo,
face painting, concessions and more. The Kids’ Zone will remain open until 11:30 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. FL Kids will host a Trunk or Treat for families in the lower parking lot of the park. Children in fifth grade and younger are invited to participate. As part of the Trunk or Treat event, volunteers will decorate the trunks of their vehicles in child-friendly themes and distribute candy to children. Non-scary costumes are encouraged, and admission is free. Proceeds from the 5K will be used in the fight against human trafficking. Over the past nine years, Freedom Life has been able to give nearly $60,000 to reach,
See Halloween bingo pg 3
Feeding the hungry Pequea Presbyterian Church offers ministry BY FRANCINE FULTON
As part of an effort to serve people in need in the community, Pequea Presbyterian Church in Gap offers free food to the public every Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. No proof of income is required. The church obtains the items from Blessings of Hope, a food distribution ministry that receives food from food producers and distributors, as well as grocery stores. Each person gets several boxes of food at the church in a drive-up
format. “We have a dry goods box, a produce box and a refrigerated or frozen box,” explained food ministry volunteer Doris Witmer, who is also a church deacon. On a recent Friday, the fresh produce box contained potatoes, snap peas, strawberries, lettuce, grape tomatoes and peaches. “We usually have something they can make a salad with, and we try to get fresh fruits and vegetables,” said church pastor Alfred Wanner. The cold box contained chocolate milk, yogurt, liquid eggs,
See Freedom 5K pg 5
See Food ministry pg 4
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
A Halloween Family Bingo, featur ing games, food and a costume contest for people of all ages, will be presented by Our Lady of Consolation (OLC) Church on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the OLC Schneider Parish Center. Doors will open at 5 p.m.; bingo will start at 6 p.m. The event will feature multiple bingo At last year’s event, one family dressed up as games, including the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf. games specifically for children entry fee to participate in the with prizes just for them. “It will costume contest, and prizes will be gift cards and little toys the be awarded to winners in each kids may like. It will be a variety of of the following categories: age prizes,” said Janice Dagney, OLC 7 and under, ages 8 to 12 and age director of religious education. 13 and over. There will also be a There will be no additional special category recognizing the
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