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APRIL 26, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV • NO 8
Firmly rooted in past, local Kiwanis Club focuses on future they’re harmonious and we’re focused on what we do.” The Kiwanis Club of the Lititz ervice is a blessed opportunity. But to some people, being able Area gives away thousands of books to help kids makes service even each year, and the organization raises funds for local organizations more special. like the Schreiber That’s what the Center for Pediatric Kiwanis Club of the Lititz Area stands “We’re looking to Development and the Cleft for; that’s what it’s help the children Lancaster really all about. of the world, one Palate Clinic. The The Kiwanis Club c o m m u n i t y a t a club also sponsors local scholastic serof the Lititz Area time.” vice groups: Key seeks to serve the Club, Builders Club, local community and its surrounding areas through Circle K and Aktion Club. To fund its altruistic efforts, directly and indirectly supporting the development of children. But in Lititz’s Kiwanis Club conducts four another way, it’s a group of matur- major fundraisers each year - a ing citizens who have always served, wine, cheese and chocolate tasting passing on their legacy to the next party in February; the Lititz Pretzel Fest in May; a kids’ day in the park generation. “We’re looking to help the chil- in May; and the Lititz Chocolate dren of the world, one community Walk in October. “God’s been good to me,” said at a time,” said Charles Stickler, the Kiwanis Club of the Lititz Area’s Stickler. “The best way to give back vice president. “Our focus is to help is to give back to God’s people. Our children any way we can, and litera- kids are our future. I like meeting cy is a big piece of that. We’re an people. I like helping people. I think organization of people who look to for most of our members, they help the children of the community. share that same common theme.” Each year, members of Kiwanis Our people work together well;
BY JEFF FALK
Members of the Kiwanis Club of the Lititz Area meet regularly.
International perform an average of 150,000 service projects and raise a total of $100 million worldwide. Locally, Kiwanis International also sponsors clubs in Lancaster, New Holland, Mount Joy, Elizabethtown, Lebanon and Reading. “We’re teachers, engineers and truck drivers,” said Stickler. “We’re a group of citizens who want to be able to help our community. Agewise, we’re a mixed group. It’s just an interesting group of nice people who are dedicated.” The Kiwanis Club of the Lititz Area was formed from the remnants
of the now-disbanded Kiwanis Club of North Lancaster, whose origins can be traced to the mid-1950s. Formally established on Sept. 14, 1994, the current Kiwanis Club in Lititz initially featured a roster of 40 members, a number that has dwindled to 22 recently. “Over the years, people have moved away or passed away,” said Stickler. “Our club is getting older. ... To me, the key to our future is getting more young people involved.” For additional information on the Kiwanis Club of the Lititz Area, go to www.lititzkiwanis.com.
Charles Stickler
Scholarship offered to Lititz Community Night at Barnstormers could be home run future EMTs and paramedics BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Those who attend Lititz Community Night at the Lancaster Barnstormers will be treated to an evening of baseball. BY JEFF FALK
Both Lititz and baseball epitomize the concept of wholesomeness. In the
dictionary, the definition of wholesome could be flanked by depictions of baseball and Lititz. They go together like mom and apple pie.
On Saturday, May 6, the Lancaster Barnstormers minor league baseball franchise will celebrate the wholesomeness of Lititz through the
Michael P. McMahon was a true Renaissance man. A 1993 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, he was a registered nurse, a flight attendant and a school bus driver. Each job offered Michael a chance to help people, something he truly believed in. Although he gave his all to everything he did, he was most passionate about his work as an emergency medical technician (EMT). When Michael passed away from colon cancer in October 2021, his family turned its grief into an opportunity to help others. The Michael P. McMahon
Scholarship for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was created to help any resident of Lancaster County who wishes to pursue an EMT, Advanced EMT or Paramedic Certification. Michael was the oldest of four children and the son of Mike and Joanne McMahon. “He was loving, and he was loved by his family and friends,” Mike stated. Added Joanne, “Michael’s life was so varied. You couldn’t put him in a box. If he was interested in something, he’d do it. … They say it’s the dash between the years on your gravestone that matters. Michael made the most of that dash.”
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