Linda Amos-Ganther

Background

Amos-Ganther, Linda was born on September 13, 1950 in York, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Herbert and Gloria (Stell) Gardner.

Education

AS, York College Pennsylvania, 1980; Bachelor, York College Pennsylvania, 1984.

Career

Stringer York Dispatch, 1985. Owner Grandmother Amos' Log Cabin Quilt Creations, York, Pennsylvania, The Wordwrite Shoppe, Murchison, Texas.

Membership

Local parent representative Head Start Parents Group, York, 1982-1988, state parent representative Pennsylvania, 1984-1988, national parent representative, 1988. Member steering committee Olde York St. Fair, 1984-2002, Week of the Young Child, 1998-1999. Active Leadership York, 1985.

Committee member Boy Scouts American Troop #7, Margaret E. Moul Cerebral Palsy Home, since 1998. Volunteer Wellspan Blood Bank. Volunteer Earth Day, since 1990, Pick-Up Pennsylvania, since 1998, People for Peace and Justice, since 2000, York County Community Against Racism, since 2004, Keystone Games, 2005, Main St. York.

Block captain Old York St. Fair, 1985-2000. Registration clerk Yorkfest Arts Festival, 1992-1999, KC's St. Rose Lima Food Pantry, since 1998. Hostess Hospitality Wellspan Blooddrives First Presbyterian Church York, since 2001, York Union Rescue Mission Ladies' Auxiliary, since 2004.

Church library Calvary United Presbyterian Church, York, Pennsylvania, 1980-1983, 84-87. Charter member, key fund raising chairperson The York County Food Bank, Inc., Women's Auxiliary Group. Volunteer Gala Opening Event, Martin Memorial Library.

Member Poetry Society Texas, Poets East Texas, Live Poets' Society of York, Rusk County Poetry Society, York County Community Against Racism (member public relations committee since 2003), Pennsylvania Poetry Society, West Virginia Poetry Society.

Interests

• Quilting, gardening.

Connections

Married Ralph Amos, August 30, 1978 (deceased). Children: Vanessa B. Levy, Dawn Marie Vaida, Randy James Amos, Morgan A.T. Amos. Guardian Owen Miles, Junior.

Married George William Ganther, April 17, 1994.

Father:

Herbert Gardner

Mother:

Gloria (Stell) Gardner

Spouse:

George William Ganther

Spouse:

Ralph Amos

child:

Morgan A.T. Amos Amos-Ganther

child:

Dawn Marie Vaida Amos-Ganther

child:

Randy James Amos Amos-Ganther

child:

Vanessa B. Levy Amos-Ganther