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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 22
Women build connections for good BY CATHY MOLITORIS
handmade floats, vintage cars, local organizations and both student and adult marching bands from across the county. Several marching bands will travel to Millersville from as far as Delaware to participate in the annual celebration. The parade was created 26 years ago by a group of volunteers who sought to strengthen the relationship between Millersville University and the local community. Over the years, the event has grown into one of the largest parades in Lancaster County, drawing more than 15,000 spectators
Great things happen when women on a mission get together. Lancaster County Women for Good formed last year with the goal of raising money for local nonprofits. So far, the group has donated more than $23,000, with 284 women contributing to the effort. Most recently, the organization presented a check for $7,000 to Arch Street Center at Lancaster County Women for Good’s quarterly Gather & Grant meeting. Located in Lancaster, Arch Street Center provides support and services for adults living with mental illness. Lancaster County Women for Good began as an outreach of Grapevine, a social giving platform that brings people together for philanthropic work. “Grapevine initiated a bunch of groups in different areas of the country and from that point handed it over to local leadership,” said founding member Anna Horst. She’s joined by the local leadership team of group host Joelle Terranova and event coordinators Susan Klapkin and Kirstin Knopp. Each local group sets its own fundraising parameters. For the Lancaster group, women are asked to commit to giving a minimum of $50 per quarter. In the weeks leading up to the group’s Gather & Grant meetings - which are held in February, May, August and November - members may nominate a nonprofit they’d like to support. “The nonprofit can have a national or global reach, but it must serve our local community,”
See Parade pg 5
See Connections pg 2
Millersville University’s mascot, Skully, in the community parade last year
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
he 26th annual Millersville parade will return to the streets on Saturday, Oct. 14. At 8:30 a.m., the procession will begin its 2-mile route in front of Penn Manor High School, 100 E. Cottage Ave., and the parade will conclude at 10:30 a.m. on James Street near the Student Memorial Center. The theme of this year’s parade is “Travel the World,” which was chosen to highlight both Lancaster County’s
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visitors and locals who are exploring of the seven continents. “Coming around the globe. Participants in the out of (the COVID-19 pandemic), parade are encouraged to incorporate domestic and international travel has been on the the theme in rise. We thought their costumes and float decora- “It’s a major bridge builder it was a great tions by repre- for us, and it helps to create time to feature a senting different a community atmosphere global theme,” said Victor methods of travel in Millersville.” DeSantis, parade and other parts coordinator and of the world. Every year, the parade includes a vice president for university relations float of inflatables that embody its and strategic initiatives at Millersville theme; this year, the inflatables will University. The parade will feature a variety of represent a native animal from each
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