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Grant will allow Loft Community Student chosen as Lancaster County dairy princess Partnership to expand its services will promote the dairy industry at farm shows, festivals, schools and grocery stores throughout the county and its surrounding areas. Hlavaty was encouraged to apply for the program by her grandmother, who served as Lebanon County dairy princess in 1977. Hlavaty’s family has a long history of involvement
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
On June 1, Penn Manor High School junior Kylee Hlavaty began serving in her role as Lancaster County dairy princess, a title awarded by Pennsylvania Dairy Princess & Promotion Services (PDPPS). As this year’s dairy princess, Hlavaty
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LCP board member Tom Keller (left) and Jenna Graeff were greeted by Cylo at LCP Appreciation Night at the Barnstormers’ stadium on Aug. 16.
response, LCP has worked to maxi- backpacks to give to families of stumize the efficiency of the food bank dents in the Penn Manor School Disand keep its costs low by partnering trict. LCP also partnered with busiwith other local organizations such nesses such as CarMax and Verizon, which provided volas Homefields unteers to staff colCare Farm and drives. This is Grace Church Lan“We want to come lection the third year that caster. “We’ve been having a lot together to learn how LCP has organized a of beautiful pro- to make our services collection of school supplies, and it has duce and herbs more sustainable.” grown in size every donated every year. The organizaweek. What we’ve been able to offer the community has tion hopes to continue its growth by been abundant this year,” Graeff said. offering more items for children, such Beyond its food bank, LCP provides as clothing and vouchers for haircuts. a number of other services to meet “The beginning of the school year is the needs of the community. In an expensive time for parents,” Graeff preparation for the 2023-24 school said. “(The drive) takes some of the year, LCP partnered with Martic burden off of parents to buy all of the Pantry to collect school supplies and things that their kids need.”
Lancaster County dairy princess, Kylee Hlavaty attends events to promote the dairy industry.
Stair climb will honor fallen first responders stadium. They 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
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.lancasterstairclimb.org until Friday, Sept. 15. Once the memorial service begins, participants will begin a procession up the steps of the
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oft Community Partnership (LCP), 222 N. George St., Millersville, was recently awarded a grant from United Way of Lancaster County, which annually selects 11 local nonprofits to support through its Level Up & Launch initiative. LCP plans to use the $30,000 grant from United Way to expand its existing community outreach services and launch the 717 Food Recovery Program to combat food insecurity in the area. The 717 Food Recovery Program is centered around LCP’s practice of recovering fresh food from local retailers before it becomes discarded. Once a week, recovered food is distributed at the organization’s food bank, which operates on a clientchoice model to allow people to only take the items that they need. In addition to the initial grant, United Way will match any donations made to LCP until Tuesday, Oct. 31. Donations may be made online at https://tinyurl.com/leveluplcp. “The partnership with United Way has given us so many opportunities to grow our organization and involve more neighbors and clients in our decision-making process,” said Jenna Graeff, LCP’s director of strategic partnerships. “We want to come together to learn how to make our services more sustainable.” LCP is seeking local growers, farmers and food retailers both small and large to partner with it as part of the 717 Food Recovery Program. For more information, contact Graeff at 717-723-8180 or email theloftcp@gmail.com. LCP’s food bank has seen an increase in the number of its clients this year; its weekly average of households served has increased by more than 50. Graeff attributed the higher demand to rising food costs and the reduction of government benefits such as food stamps, which were decreased in March. In
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