An art reception in September will feature numerous artists who participate in weekly art classes at The heART of Friendship ART Gallery located in downtown Ephrata. The heART of Friendship, an extension of Friendship Community, empowers adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities to pursue the creation of art as a way of developing skills, achieving [...]
Browsing Posts published in August, 2011
by Hank Kadel, Landis Homes resident This story starts in the year 1930. I was nine years old and joined the Lancaster YMCA. I wanted to learn to swim and the “Y” was the place to get started. It was a slow start and soon I learned to swim the entire length of the pool—all [...]
As she begins her 16th year of instructing classes at Landis Homes, Joanne Hess Siegrist, founder of Heritage Watchers, says, “I am already anticipating the many students who will engage in this year’s hands-on activity to transform their personal photographs, memoirs, and history into accessible and priceless family heirlooms.” The monthly classes are open to [...]
