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JUNE 7, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV • NO 14
With compassion projects, Love INC seeks to build stronger communities BY JEFF FALK
omething wonderful happens when volunteers put their faith into practice and help others. At Love In the Name of Christ (INC) of Lancaster County, people do this through “the compassion projects.” “Part of what we believe is that God calls us to live out our faith and serve,” said Katie Leaman, the communications and donor development director for Love INC of Lancaster County. “ We provide resources and opportunities to serve, and we’re able to help the community by listening to their needs. Our goal is to help people with financial needs remain in their homes or make their homes more accessible.” Currently, Love INC is looking for
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people in need to help and for volunteers to provide that help for its compassion projects. Many of the compassion projects focus on minor home repairs and additions like yard projects, painting, small electrical fixes and adding handicappedaccessible ramps. Participants, who must demonstrate specific needs, either physical or financial, are encouraged to reach out to Love INC of Lancaster County. Love INC provides volunteer labor and many of the materials required for its compassion projects. Participants for Love INC’s compassion projects must also reside in the Warwick, Manheim Township, Manheim Central, Ephrata, Cocalico, Elizabethtown, Donegal and Hempfield school districts. “Right now, there’s a big push on to get the word out to people who might have needs,” said Leaman.
“We’re waiting to help people. We do our best to meet all the calls, but if we can’t, we try to connect people to other resources. When we receive calls, we try to connect local residents with our partner churches in their areas. It’s essentially a mission trip to your backyard.” Last year, Love INC received between 200 and 300 requests for services as part of its compassion projects. Some 250 volunteers from Love INC’s 32 member churches completed about 100 of those projects in 2022. “I want people to know that serving is a call for Christians,” said Leaman. “It can be very easy. There are people in need in your neighborhood, and you may not even realize it. Our nonprofit mission is to mobilize the Lord’s churches to serve the community. We partner and connect with churches across the county.” See Compassion projects pg 8
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“Order Up!” Being a waitress is a demanding and sometimes thankless job. It requires attention to detail, multitasking skills and patience. It also demands physical stamina, a can-do attitude and a nurturing mindset. Serving is not an occupation for everyone, but Julia Daughtery pulls it off quite nicely. A resident of Akron, Daugherty has been a waitress for eight years, about the last 12 months of which have included serving at Knight and Day Diner, 3140 Lititz Pike, Lititz.
“I feel like it takes a certain type of person to be a server,” said Daugherty. “You have to be an outgoing person. Obviously, you want to be kind to your customers. But you’ve also got to have a backbone. You have to have a lot of patience. You have to have a nurturing character.” Typically, Daugherty works 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Knight and Day Diner, serving both the breakfast and lunch crowds. She stressed that those who frequent diners are generally a different clientele from the customers who go to bars or taverns. See Waitress pg 3
UDS Challenger offers program for those with special needs BY ANN MEAD ASH
UDS Challenger Football and Cheerleading program for individuals with disabilities meets from August through October.
Teresa Wiedemer, who coordinates the Challenger Football and Cheerleading program for United Disability Services (UDS), can sum up the goal of the program in one sentence. “It’s a great way for kids with disabilities to meet other kids (with disabilities),” she said. Wiedemer, who took over the program in 2022, recalled the story of a young man who joined the flag football league last year. “In the beginning, the boy didn’t realize how active it was,” said Wiedemer. “He would play a few minutes and then sit down, but by the end of the season, he was playing the whole game.”
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