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Wednesday, December 17, 2025 • Volume LX, No. 36 • Read The Digital Edition On The Web: snews.com
In This Week’s Issue:
Anne Brossman Sweigart Foundation Awards $400,000 To Local Organizations
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On Thursday evening, December 11, the Anne Brossman Sweigart Chari table Foundation awarded and presented 53 grant recipients with grants total ing $400,000 at its annual Christmas Tea held at the Foundation headquarters located at 204 Spring Garden Street in Ephrata, which was one of Mrs. Sweigart’s former homes and the former home of her sister, Bertha Brossman Blair. Nearly 65 persons attended this year’s
event. Additionally, two $5,000 educational scholarships for college were awarded to Sampson Gibson of the Ephrata School District, and Kaitlyn Elliott of the Cocalico School District. W. Craig Brossman, a great nephew of Mrs. Swei gart, said of the event, “I am really happy that my greataunt’s Foundation is helping with so many local charitable causes within the greater
Denver and Ephrata area. My great-aunt lives in the memory of all those who receive grants from her Foundation which, in turn, will help a lot of people. To date, her Foundation has given over six million dollars in grants since its founding.” This private charitable foundation was founded by Anne Brossman Sweigart on April 1, 2005, to foster and promote religious, charitable and educational causes. To
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese learn more about the left to right, representing the Foundation or to request a Anne Brossman Sweigart Grant Application, write to Charitable Foundation and the Anne Brossman Sweigart recipient organizations are Charitable Foundation, c/o (front row) Clarence Spohn 126 East Main Street, Lititz, (Trustee), Patrick J. PA 17543, or visit the Castagna (Trustee), Stephen website at www.abscf.com. R. Gibble, Esquire (Trustee Grants are considered by the and Distribution Comm Distribution Committee of ittee), Fred N. Buch the Foundation each Sep (Trustee), Ruth Buch (Dis tember and awarded each tribution Committee), W. December of the same year. Craig Brossman (Trustee Shown in the photo, from (Continued On Page 2A)
Reinholds VFW Post #6759 Supports Local Rescue Organizations
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The Reinholds VFW re cently presented checks in the amount of $2,000 to three different rescue groups, including Middle Creek, Search and Rescue (MID SAR), Berks County Search and Rescue (Berks County SAR) and Penn sylvania
Canine Search and Rescue (PACSAR). Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (front row) Jason Smith (PACSAR), Julius Tyner (MIDSAR), Jeff Baird (MIDSAR), Scott Hertzog (Berks County
SAR), Terry Wise (PAC SAR), Kristy Smith (PAC SAR); (middle row) Brian Winterstein (Berks County SAR; Cheryl Speece (Berks County SAR), Robin Klahr (Auxiliary), Britta Stuart (Auxiliary President), Jon Beaver (Post Quartermaster),
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Missy Queen (Auxiliary), Nancy McQuate (Auxiliary Trustee), Patrick McQuate (Auxiliary); (back row) Mike Queen (Post Jr. Vice President), Sarah Munro Maddonna (Berks County
SAR), Katina Beaver (Auxiliary), Kristine Brown (Auxiliary Guard), Cindy Kantner (Auxiliary Trustee) and Mindy Fichthorn (Auxiliary).