November 2017

Calling All Book Lovers
Check out the Art &
Clay Next Chapter Book
Club every Friday afternoon
from 1 to 2 pm.
Your facilitators are Marguerite
Grimm and Matt
Wideman, two community
FANS who volunteer
their time and friendship
to lead the group. Order a yummy smoothie,
soda or coffee drink, and enjoy a good
book with new friends. All reading levels are
invited, and non-readers too. Everyone participates
no matter the reading level or
choice to read or listen. Club members
need to bring their own money to buy a
drink or snack at the Square7 Coffee Shop.
Call Julie Bruckelmeyer at 740-652-7220 or
email at jbruckelmeyer@fairfielddd.com for
more information or to register. There is also
a book club at Tim Hortons on Memorial Dr.
from 4:30-5:30 pm on Thursdays and they
would like to welcome new members to the
club too. To learn more about Next Chapter
Book Clubs, go to https://
nextchapterbookclub.org/ .
Mark Your Calendars for
Annual Gift of Time & Pancakes
Community volunteers and organizations are gearing
up for the 23rd Annual Gift of Time event, 10 am to 2
pm , Saturday Dec. 2 at Lancaster High School. This
yearly event is sponsored by the Fairfield Association for
the Education of Young Children and was created to
give children of all income levels the opportunity to participate
in crafts and play activities, as well as to receive
complimentary services, free photos with Santa and
even receive a free book!
Aimed at children ages birth to 8, all kids must be accompanied
by an adult.
In addition, the event takes place the same time as the
annual Kiwanis Pancake breakfast which raises money
for children in the community. Pancake tickets are just $2
for children and $6 for adults. It has become a tradition
for those unable to attend the pancake breakfast to instead,
buy tickets for families attending Gift of Time. If
you’d like to donate some tickets, please see Temple
Montanez or Julie Burckelmeyer and they will see that
your donation gets to the right people. For information
about Gift of Time, contact Cathy Crawford at 740-654-
0897.
Dynamite Abilities
Paves the Way
The Dynamite Abilities Self-Advocacy group held an old fashioned
field day at the Lancaster Camp Ground Community
Center in late September to invite friends to join the group.
There were 65-plus attendees with special guests from the Amanda High School MH Classroom. The classroom
teacher, Mr. Polinski, used the opportunity as a hands-on learning experience for building skills of independence.
Each student applied for their Lancaster-Fairfield Public Transit mobility pass and then rode public
transit from the high school to the Lancaster Campground. The hosts and guests ate lunch together while
learning about the Dynamite Abilities group and the importance of being a responsible self-advocate.
The Dynamite Abilities group meets the third Thursday of each month from 10:00am to 11:30am at the Hope
Center at 1629 Hubbard Dr. Lancaster. For more information, contact Scott Campbell at 740-689-1494 or Julie
Bruckelmeyer at 740-652-7220.
Home Energy Assistant Program (HEAP)
HEAP offers heating bill assistance during the winter heating season. Whether an eligible household heats
with electric, gas, firewood, coal, propane, fuel oil or kerosene, this program can help. Customers who receive
utility services from AEP or Columbia Gas may also be referred for the Percentage of Income Payment
Plan (PIPP). Those eligible for the program may receive electric bill payment assistance. Call Lancaster-
Fairfield Community Action for information, 740-653-4146.