The Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice awards the Peacemaker Award to a local resident who has helped significantly in making us a more just and peaceful community. A ceremony celebrating the recipicient is held every year at the Adams County Public Library, Gettysburg Branch. The recipient receives a plaque, and books are given to the Adams County Public library in honor of the recipient.

2003 Peacemaker Award

The winner of the 2003 Peacemaker Award is Nancy Forgang, director of the Gettysburg Community Soup Kitchen. She was presented with the award in a ceremony held on Monday, April 14, at 7 pm in the Eisenhower Room at the Adams County Public Library.

Nancy Forgang was one of the founders of the Soup Kitchen in 1991 and has served as its director ever since. Initially, the Soup Kitchen was a ministry of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Gettysburg, where it is still located. In 1994 it became the Gettysburg Community Soup Kitchen. It is sponsored by a number of local churches, assisted by donations from individuals and businesses. It serves a free, nutritious lunch, six days a week. Currently, somewhat more than forty people are fed each day. The numer goes up to fifty or sixty in the summer. As Director, Nancy is in charge of organizing volunteers to purchase, cook, and serve the food, in addition to running the day-to-day operations.

Nancy is also a founding member and former Convener of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. She volunteers once a month at the South Mountain Secure Treatment Unit, where she holds cooking classes for the prisoners. The food they cook is served the next day at the Soup Kitchen.

She is a long-time member and former Chair of the Gettysburg Interchurch Network for Social Concerns. She is an organist for St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Middletown.

If you would like more information about the Soup Kitchen or are interested in volunteering, please call (717) 337-6463.

The books donated to the Adams County Public Library in Nancy Forgang's name were:

Robert Atwan and Laurance Widener. The Power of Compassion: Transforming the Correctional Culture

David Blum and Arnold Steinhardt. Quintet: Five Journeys toward Musical Fulfillment

Cindy Crosby. By Willoway Brook: Exploring the Landscape of Prayer

Oliver Davies and Thomas O'Loughlin. Celtic Spirituality

Nicholas Delbanco. The Countess of Stanlein Restored: A History of the Countess of Stanlein Ex Paganani Stradivarius Cello of 1707

Hilary and Piers du Pré. Hilary and Jackie.

Alan Jones and John O'Neill Wiley. Seasons of Grace: The Life-Giving Practice of Gratitude.

Max Lucado. A Love Worth Giving

Elaine Murray Stone. C. S. Lewis: Creator of Narnia

Kerry Walters. Jacob's Hip

Craig Whitney. All the Stops: the Glorious Pipe Organ and its American Masters

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