The New Holland Sportsmen's Banquet will be held on Friday, March 13, at Yoder's Restaurant, 14 S. Tower Road, New Holland. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for various displays, with dinner at 6:15 p.m. The event will include door prizes.

Jeremiah J. Catlin, a retired Army chaplain, will be the speaker. Catlin served with the 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division from March 2006 to March 2008 and was deployed to Mosul, Iraq, from October 2006 to December 2007. In November 2007, he was medically evacuated from Iraq with Stage IV melanoma cancer and was informed that the cancer would likely end his life in six months or less. This diagnosis took Catlin to his next duty station at Fort Meade, Md., with the Warrior Transition Unit to seek medical care through Johns Hopkins. After three surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy, he received a clean bill of health in March 2009. He was allowed to return to active duty in June 2009 and served until his retirement in May 2025.

Catlin's military awards include the Bronze Star medal, Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Iraq Campaign medal with two campaign stars, the Combat Action Badge, and several other medals.

In November 2007, Catlin saw a ministry need for wounded veterans to get into the outdoors. This vision became the foundation for a nonprofit ministry, Chappy's Outdoors Inc., which has supported more than 1,600 wounded, ill, and injured veterans in 24 states over the past 17 years.

To purchase tickets, visit https://sportsmansbanquet.ticketspice.com/new-holland-sportsman-banquet-2026. For more information, call 717-738-0963.