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Before the Together Initiative Network (TIN - an effort that brings together individuals and organizations to ser ve the Pequea Valley (PV) area in strategic ways) existed, a new school district superintendent and a soft-spoken local pastor met for lunch. Tim Rogers, lead pastor of Grace Point Church, remembers the lunch meeting happening around 2011. Pequea Valley School District (PVSD) superintendent Erik Orndorff remembers that he did not know Rogers well, but he knew that as TIN was forming Rogers was accomplishing good things in the PV area. “I said, ‘We have to get these guys on board,’” Orndorff recalled. During lunch at what was then Friendly’s in Gap, Rogers asked Orndorff a question that has become legendary. “Tim offered $25,000, and he talked about hours of manpower,” said Orndorff. Ultimately, Rogers asked Orndorff what he would do if Rogers could supply him with the money and/or the manpower. That conversation led to a summer school and food distribution program for students in the PVSD area, but it also sparked more conversations. TIN formed originally as Together 2011 and the next year became Together 2012. Rogers admitted that moving forward with Together 2013 seemed a little silly, so the name Together Initiative Network and moniker TIN was chosen. Part of TIN’s regular activities involved attending the annual AHA Conference. At one conference, the group heard about the work Kevin Palau was doing partnering schools and churches in Portland, Ore. See TIN pg 4
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n June 10 in the village of I n te rco u r s e , more than 70 adults and children gathered in the Perella Schoolhouse at the Intercourse Library to get up close and personal with a few Pennsylvania natives. Raven Ridge Wildlife Center director Tracie Young, with help from her assistant Molly Snavely, was visiting the library with several Raven Ridge ambas- Tracie Young of Raven Ridge Wildlife Center gives Barron, a black vulture, a chance to sadors. The program, show off his wings during a visit to the Intercourse Library. which offered interesting animal Yo u n g a l s o b ro u g ht a l o n g facts to the fascinated youngsters Oberyn, a black rat snake who was made possible by the Library could grow to seven feet in length System of Lancaster County 2025 and will climb trees. She explained summer programming dubbed that rat snakes got their names “Color Our World.” Raven Ridge is because farmers used them to clear an organization located in Wash- barns of mice and rats. “Now that ington Boro. The nonprofit reha- it is warming up, (rat snakes) will bilitates native animals, especially lay on asphalt to warm up because birds of prey, but also mammals they are cold blooded. Give them and reptiles. a chance to get off the driveway,” Young opened by introducing a Young stated. pair of eastern box turtles named Broad-winged hawks, such as Ozzy and Harriet. She pointed out Raven Ridge ambassador Meret, that a turtle seen trying to cross may be found at the tops of trees, the road may be moved to the especially alongside highways. other side. “Pick the turtle up and Young explained that the solitary move him in the same direction he hawk makes a high-pitched peepis already going,” she instructed, ing sound. A favorite broad-winged noting that taking the turtle else- hawk food is chipmunk, but they where to be released is not a good will also eat mice, voles, and idea because that turtle will spend crickets. Meret was injured and the rest of its life trying to find lost his right eye. “Predators need its way home. Young added that both eyes, so he is non-releasable,” it is easy to tell a male eastern box explained Young, who noted that Molly Snavely of Raven Ridge turtle from a female because the the hawk’s feathers are designed to Wildlife Center holds Phoenix, a peregrine falcon who is an male will have orange legs, orange blend in with tree bark. under his chin, and red eyes. Another bird of prey that Young ambassador for the center, during
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