Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Special events

FUNDRAISERS:

·A soup and sub sale fundraiser will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pancake Farm Restaurant, 1032 S. State St., Ephrata.

The sale will benefit A Tail to Tell Puppy Mill Rescue.

Cost of soup -- chicken corn noodle or chili -- is $8 a quart. Subs -- Italian, turkey, ham and veggie -- are $5.

·Faith United Church of Christ, 1204 Wabank Road, will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast Saturday from 8 to 10 a.m.

Cost is $6 for adults and children over 12, $4 for children 5 to 11 and free for children 4 and under.

Proceeds will benefit the outreach and missions of the church.

For more information, call 393-3431.

LECTURE: Country Meadows of Lancaster will present a lecture on "My 9/11 Journey: Tragedy, Grief and Hope" with Mahlon Fuller.

Fuller, now retired, was on duty Sept. 11, 2001, as an air traffic controller at Pittsburgh International Airport and participated in the shutdown of the nation's air space, which involved approximately 4,000 airplanes already in flight. He also will discuss tracking United Flight 93 which crashed in Shanksville.

The lecture will be held Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel at Country Meadows, 1380 Elm Ave.

To register or for more information, call 392-4100.

TRAINING: Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster will hold 40 hours of training for volunteers starting Friday, March 15, and running through Saturday, March 23.

Volunteers are being sought to provide individual advocacy and education, front desk coverage, group facilitation, fundraising, PFA court accompaniment and children's services. They also are needed to answer the 24-hour hotline and handle public education/speaking engagements.

Cost is $50 for individuals interested in volunteering and $75 for those taking the training for professional reasons.

In addition, other volunteer opportunities are available that do not require the 40 hours of training. Volunteers must be at least 18.

For more information or to schedule an interview, call Cathy Sofilka, 299-9677, extension 3105.

FROLIC: Fairmount Homes will hold its fifth Safety Vest Frolic on Friday, Feb. 15, at 9 a.m.

Kay L. Moyer, safety nurse educator from the Penn State Extension Service, will provide supplies to make vests and assemble kits for the Amish and Mennonite Students Reflective Safety Vest Project.

The frolic will be held in the Crest View Gathering Room, 1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata.

Volunteers are needed to help with different components of the project, such as cutting strips of Velcro or reflective tape, or sewing binding to the vests. Also, donations are needed to purchase additional materials for more vests.

Health

TALK: Dr. Joan Harrold, medical director at Hospice and Community Care, will discuss different models of hospice and palliative care Monday at 7 p.m. in the chapel at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland.

The free session is the third of a four-part series.

For more information, call 355-6159.

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