June 2009 Archive of News and Musings

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Eat Your Heart Out, Michael Scott
 
The Scranton Branch of Dunder Mifflin is surely jealous, because at BHA we just brought on our very own "Ryan The Intern" (see bottom picture below).

Our summer intern from Messiah College, Ryan Faus, has been a jack of all trades helping with property rehab, mailings, furniture donations, cleaning out storage, and public relations tasks. And as you can tell from the picture above, he's a lot of fun to have around. I hope by the end of the summer, Ryan will be afraid of how much he loves me.

Ryan is from Elizabethtown, and grew up at BHA Member Church, Chiques Church of the Brethren.

Posted by Steve Schwartz   (6/16/2009 9:40:25 AM | link)

Monday, June 15, 2009
Welcome, Anne!
 
This month we welcome Anne Wessell to the BHA Staff. Anne is well known to us as she is the daughter of BHA Board Vice President Paul Wessell. Paul has been on our Board since 1990, so Anne remembers hearing about and helping at BHA since she was a young child.

We're excited to have Anne join us for the summer as our Development Assistant, primarily taking the lead in organizing and promoting our 20th Anniversary Celebration Banquet. She comes well qualified as she recently graduated with a degree in communications from Loyola College in Maryland and has public relations experience.

Anne will be with us through the banquet, and then starts a year of service with Brethren Voluntary Service in late September. She attends BHA Member Church, Spring Creek Church Of The Brethren.

Posted by Steve Schwartz   (6/15/2009 11:39:41 AM | link)

Thursday, June 04, 2009
5th Annual Spring Thaw Bike Tour Highlights
 
We completed our Mother's Day week flurry of activities with the 5th Annual Spring Thaw Bike Tour. The bike event started in Palmyra, and featured routes of 25 miles, 50 miles and 100 kilometers (62 miles) through Lebanon, Lancaster and Dauphin Counties. This year 24 riders and two sponsors helped us raise $9,500 for our Transitions program for homeless women and children.

Special thanks are due to volunteers from Palmyra Church of the Brethren (COB), Conewago COB, Mount Wilson COB, West Greentree COB, Elizabethtown COB and Spring Creek COB for hosting rest stops for the riders, as well as the other volunteers who assisted with rider support on the day of the ride.

Thanks also to the bike tour planning committee:
Darrel Reinford, Chair
Linda Bell
Josh Benton
Michael Collins
Jeff Eckert
Heather Kelly

Here are some highlights:

From left: Joe Taylor, Jennifer Rash and Andy Rash were our top fundraising team, representing Harrisburg Brethren In Christ Church

Our first rest stop was manned by Pastor Jon Brenneman at Mount Wilson Church of the Brethren with his wife Sara and son Christopher, who supervised the activities

John Kelly rode 62 miles through beautiful farm country and small towns, and was our top individual fundraiser

BHA Program Participant Kelleah held her own Spring Thaw Bike Tour, toddler division

Gail D’Angelo, Jim Donovan, and Mark Pishock, representing Opportunity Sponsor M&T Bank, celebrate their successful ride along with BHA Director Steve Schwartz

With about 4 miles to go on her 62 mile ride, Vicki Landis (and four other riders) were hit by a flash thunderstorm. Steve Schwartz offered to pick Vicky and the others up in the support van, but they wanted to finish. Steve snapped this picture with his cell phone as he couldn't believe they powered through rain so blinding he could barely see out the windshield.

Soaking wet but successful, Vicky Landis (left) and Sherilyn Schock are glad to have finished

The three other riders caught in the storm (from left: Linda Bell, Barb Ricci and Kay Care) are also dripping with excitement to have made it back to Palmyra

(See more Bike Tour pictures on BHA's Facebook page.)

Thank You Bike Tour Sponsors!

Opportunity Sponsor

 
Promise Sponsor

Posted by Steve Schwartz   (6/4/2009 9:11:46 AM | link)

Tuesday, June 02, 2009
7th Annual Golf Tournament Highlights
 
On May 15, 103 golfers joined us at ParLine Golf Course in Elizabethtown to celebrate and support homeless single moms. This Mother's Day week event drew our biggest crowd ever (by almost 20). The golfers and sponsors helped us raise $7,500 for the housing and support we provide to the women and children at BHA.

Special thanks are due to the tournament planning committee:
Josh Stroup, Chair
Heather Kelly
Becky Kenderdine
Jeff Meck
Vince Myers
David Teets
Meghan Tyler
Clarence Wenger

Here are some highlights:

We had a beautiful day for golf!

Bob Stoll follows his approach shot to the 3rd green

Doris Aument hopes to sink this putt

As Shawn Lochinger learns, sometimes the putt just won't drop

After the tournament, we had a delicious pork chop dinner

BHA Director of Development Heather Kelly (right) looks on as Marquitta Hall, program participant, shares about the goals she and her family are attaining while in the BHA program

Woody Dalton enjoys the gift certificate he won for hitting the long drive

Congratulations to this year’s winning golf foursome, Dave Coble, Paul Baker, Joel Koser and Dennis Herr. The group was sponsored by Kettering Masonry and Concrete.

(See more Golf Tournament pictures on BHA's Facebook page.)

Special thanks are due to the following sponsors:

Posted by Steve Schwartz   (6/2/2009 1:28:24 PM | link)

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