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is f lexing its muscles. LPL’s current expansion project signifies health, growth and evolution. It is a literacy expansion. “ We get to reach so many people,” said Carolyn Reiste, the executive director of the LPL over the last two years. “I love being able to welcome people into the library, just being able to serve people. Lititz is something so special. Everyone loves the library. A patron browses the Lititz Public Library’s extensive collection. They’re so supportive, and we love them. I enjoy being 651 K issel Hill Road, Lititz , the structure will take shape during able to make their day and give recently embarked on a $1.7 mil- the summer, interior work will be them something to look forward lion expansion project that will performed during the fall months, allow it to better serve the commu- and the entire expansion project to.” L P L , w h i c h i s l o c a t e d a t nity. After foundations were laid, could be complete by December.
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Special Olympics Explores Pure Nature of Sports BY JEFF FALK
Some of its offerings aren’t exactly what one might consider traditional Olympic sports. But what makes Special Olympics so special is that it unlocks potential, it explores the therapeutic nature of athletics, and it enhances lives. “My favorite part is watching the growth of athletes as people,” said Lynn Lopez, a team lead for Special Olympics Lancaster.
LHCC Is All for One and One for All BY JEFF FALK
In the developmental world of nonprofits, the Lancaster Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (LHCC) is in its infancy; it’s a newborn. But in a short period of time, LHCC has laid a stable foundation upon which growth can be nurtured. Essential for continued maturation are public awareness and community support. Once it does blossom, LHCC will connect resources to those in need, unlock the economic potential of the local Latino community and make Lancaster County a better place to live. “It’s in its baby stages, but people are beginning to reach out,” said Esther DeWoody, the founder and president of LHCC. “The mission is to reach the Latino business owners and educate members of the Latino community about the community resources available to them, so they can do better in education and financially. We want Latino business owners to know that it’s possible, that they can do it. People are willing to go the extra mile to welcome the Latino community and work with them.” After putting thoughts into motion in April of 2025 and launching the organization’s website in November, DeWoody for mally founded LHCC in March of this year. DeWoody is currently operating the fledgling organization from her Manheim Township home but hopes to move into a more permanent brick-and-mortar office by the end of this summer and then eventually add staff. For the moment, LHCC conducts membership meetings from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on the last
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