I grew up in a small town in Lancaster County, PA. We were a small community called Solanco. Everyone pretty much knew everyone and it didn't take long for information to spread.

When I was in high school, the community experienced many tragedies including the deaths of students from car accidents, murders, and suicides.

Each time a tragedy like those would happen, the entire community would be shaken to its core. Since we were such a small town it was highly likely that you had classes, played sports, or went to church with the person or family members of the person who had died.

Each time a tragedy would occur, our community would ultimately come together.

However, it wasn't just our community that came together, it was our entire county. Lancaster County is populated by over 543,000 people living in about 1,000 square miles of land.

While we may not have been close in proximity, we made sure we took care of each other.

When tragedy struck our small farming community, guidance counselors from all over the county would arrive at our high school to help students talk through their feelings about what happened. Surrounding school districts would send flowers and food platters for our teachers and administrators and make donations to GoFundMe pages.

Sports teams from other districts would get t-shirts made with the number of a fallen athlete and wear them in support on game days when our school would play them.

The community of Lancaster County always supported Solanco in its time of need.

Unfortunately, tragedy has struck a Lancaster County high school yet again.

Recently, a car accident that killed two students occurred near Warwick High School in Lititz, a small town in Lancaster County. Lititz is a close community like Solanco and this event has rocked the town to its core.

Since the accident, the community has come together. The entire county has come together in support of Lititz.

Almost every school district in Lancaster County encouraged its students, staff, and administration to wear Warwick's school colors (black and red). Churches across the county organized prayer chains. The community raised over $105,000 (and are still collecting) to support the hospital and funeral costs of the three students involved in the accident.

In today's world, tragedy strikes every day. However, it doesn't always happen this close to home. I am so glad to have grown up in a community like Lancaster County where everyone supports each other through times of tragedy.

Lancaster County is #WarwickStrong.

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