Pequea Valley APRIL 1, 2026
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 7,160 HOMES
VOL LXII • NO 15
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ornerstone Reproductive Health has announced that its 16th annual L adies ’ Tea and Auction is scheduled for Saturday, May 2. The community fundraiser, which will feature a live auction, tea service and refreshments, will return to Linville Hill Elementary School, located at 295 S. Kinzer Road, Paradise, after being held at a different location last year. The tea is set to begin at 9 a.m. with registration and a preliminary viewing of auction items, followed by the program at 10 a.m. “We will do a presentation about the ministry and then everyone has their tea (and food items), and the auction will start around 11 a.m.,” explained Jennie Straub, Cornerstone’s executive director, noting that attendees will have an opportunity to win door prizes. The menu will include scones
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with lemon curd and strawberry jam, a yogurt parfait, a chicken salad croissant, a veggie flatbread, a Hawaii roll ham sandwich with Havarti cheese and a roast beef tea sandwich. For dessert, there will be a chocolate mousse cup, a lemon bar and cookies. A highlight of the event each year is the table decorations, where individual hostesses volunteer to decorate a table and invite their friends to sit at their table. Prizes are awarded to the top tables. “They decorate the tables and bring their own china and centerpieces, and three tables will win,” Straub said. Additionally, the tea will feature a live auction offering items donated by local businesses. This year, auction items will include tickets to Sight & Sound Theatres, Longwood Gardens and the Crayola Experience. “We purchase flowers hanging pots and planters from the Oxford Produce Auction,” Straub added. “A lot of people love those.” Attendees at a previous tea included committee members (from left) Beth See Tea pg 4 Mellinger, Grace Frey, Courtney Rylee and Hillary Prickett.
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