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Anne Brossman Sweigart Charitable Foundation Awards 2020 Grants
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Do You Know...? Page 5A
Student Spotlight Ephrata High School Olivia Mountz Lititz Area Mennonite School Emma Sauder Biblical Message ............. 14A Births.................................... 15A Crossword Puzzle......... 13A “Happy Birthday”.......... 15A Obituaries ............................2A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”................... 10A Things To Do ................... 13A
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This year, the Anne Bross man Sweigart Charitable Foundation awarded 43 grants totaling $266,000. The organizations receiv ing grants and awards for 2020 included: Aaron’s Acres, American Legion
Cloister Post 429, The Bridge Youth Center, Chris tian Endeavor, Ephrata Area Rehab Services, Ephrata Area Social Services, Eph rata Cloister Associates, Ephrata Performing Arts Center, Ephrata Public Lib
rary, Ephrata Recreation Center, Evangelical Luth eran Church of the Holy Trinity, Excentia, Girls on the Run, Girl Scouts of America, Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc., Gretna Music, Gretna Theatre, The Histor
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese ical Society of the Cocalico Lititz Warwick Area Com Valley, Keystone Pet munity Chest, Mount Gretna Enhanced Therapy Services, Area Historical Society, Lincoln Cemetery Associ Muddy Creek Lutheran ation, Lititz Historical Foun Church, Pennsylvania Canine dation, Lititz Public Library, (Continued On Page 4A) Lititz Recreation Center,
Local Family Sets Goal To Brighten The New Year For Those In Need
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With the new year officially underway, one local family decided to come up with a way to raise money to help those impacted by the COVID19 situation and offer some hope for a better 2021. The Pfautz family of Ephrata came up with the idea to have a bake sale. Parents Dana and Seth guided the children with
their kindness project, which was a way for their kids to be actively involved in caring for others. The initial idea stemmed from one of Dana’s daughters and her friends who had a lemonade stand this summer to help get school supplies for Ephrata students in need. The siblings spent most of an entire day baking and
handing out flyers and had the sale the following day. It was a lastminute idea and the kids were amazed at the support and number of people who stopped. When all was said and done, they received over $1,500 in donations. So far they have sent a Visa gift card and some diapers and wipes to an unemployed server
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese going through a really tough from the benefit. The kids time, and they also dropped followed safety protocols, off gift cards to the Good wearing masks and using hand sanitizer regularly. Samaritan shelter. These five children serve Shown in the photo, as an inspiration to young from left to right, are and old alike, and help us Chase, Mia, Maura, Ella to remember the words of and Gavin Pfautz, holding Jesus in Acts 20:35: It is their Christmas sign and more blessed to give than to a few goodies remaining receive.