C32—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 26,1980 BY SALLY BAIR Staff Correspondent HARRISBURG - “I’m overwhelmed,” Henry Moon said simply as be accepted an award by the Penn sylvania International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE) Alumni Associate n recently in Harrisburg. Moon, formerly assistant state 4-H leader and assistant professor of agriculture extension at Penn State, has retired after 35 years of service. In his last 15 years with the University, Moon’s duties included working with IF YE delegates and exchangees and other aspects of in ternational program. Moon supervised the in ternational adventures of 96 young people in the IF YE and 4-H Teen Caravan program. It was an ex perience which left a deep impression on him. “I enjoyed every minute of it. It brought me a lot of happiness. I cannot express what it has meant to me in my life,” Henry told the group of thirty-five alumni who gathered to honor him. “I owe many moments of happiness to the program and I appreciate what you’ve done for me.” The Association presented Moon with an engraved silver plate and a framed picture featuring the IF YE emblem surrounded by Dauphin Co. 4-H dancers win blue at Farm Show HARRISBURG - One of the highlights of the Penn sylvania Farm Show is the Folk and Square Dance Contest, according to Frederick Rudy, Extension Agent - 4-H Youth, in Dauph’r County. This year the Da phm County 4-H Clubs entered two sets in the competition. This was the first year of competition for these 16 4- H’ers. These 4-Hers danced three dances to determine the white nbbon placmgs and one additional dance to determine the red and blue nbbon placmgs. The set entered in the under 17 class won a blue IFYE honors Moon after 35 paintings of nationals from ten countries. Moon is understandably enthusiastic about the benefits of this international program. “For those who participate,” Moon states, “They experience per sonality growth and gam a depth of understanding about the family and role expectations. It is a great contribution to them in getting ready for life.” He said there is a “deep emotional impact” on the delegates and their hosts in another culture. In the IFYE exchange program, young people travel to another country and live with farm families there in an effort to gain better understanding of that country’s way of life. Henry added, “The ac ceptance of a child-parent relationship must have a solid effect on the depth of international understanding achieved.” Over the years. Moon says, “The value to the in dividual has remained the same. They really leam to understand another way of life by living it.” Some changes have oc curred, however. The name of the program has changed from International Farm Youth Exchange to In ternational 4-H Exchange, reflecting the fact that more and more 4-H’ers are non rural. ribbon. This set consisted of eight 4-H’ers. They were: Brenda Hensley, Brenda Fisher, Shelly Fetterhoff, Cindy Baker, Greg Taylor, Kurt Hess, Enc Kreider, and Calvin Dunpsey. The second set won a white ribbon. These eight were; Tina Taylor, Wendy Wiesthng, Lisa Yohn, Barbara Baker, Rick Baker, Todd Kohr, Doug Shope, and Scott Rummel. Add Vinegar Add a little vinegar to the water when an egg cracks during boiling It will help seal the egg The Teen Caravan program has been developed as an opportunity for younger 4-H’ers to ex perience an international exchange on a shorter, smaller scale. Further more, Henry notes, there are now speciality interest groups which travel behind the iron Curtain countries of Poland, Hungary and Russia. More developing countries are participating through the Youth Development program in which young people travel as advisers who work with youth in their host country. Henry noted additionally that relations with some Latin American countries have become strained as governments change. The program held its first exchange in 1948 and someone from Lehigh County in Pennsylvania was among the first eight young people to travel abroad in an effort to create a better international understanding which might prevent another war such as the one the world had just experienced. It has grown and continued to offer hundreds of young peoplette opportunity to live with host families abroad. In Pennsylvania a total of 136 young people have par ticipated m the program as delegates. Moon has also been responsible for the ex changees who come to Pennsylvania to live with farm families m this state, and at times, it has provided both challenge and humor. The opportunity for the exchangees is unique. Moon states, “The ex changees get a more honest and accurate opinion of the American family life. They see a contrast with the television shows, wild west programs and movies which are often offered in other countries to portray the American way of life. “I have had the constant feeling that exchangees are overawed to find that the American farmer works and American kids work. Many of them come from a class system in which they don’t work. They have learned to appreciate the American approach to the work ethic. ” He added, “Exchangees often go home saying, ‘Americas don’t have time to relax’”. Officers of the Pennsylvania International Farm Youth Exchange Alumni Association present retiring Assistant State 4-H Leader with an award honoring his work with the exchange program. From left, Davida Waters, former vice president; Douglas Pierson, president; Henry Moon and wife Bunny. Moon notes he often finds the first host family is the one with which the strongest bond is made because it is there that the language is the biggest problem. “Delegates are so frequently endeared to the first family that they want to return and show off what they have learned.” Moon said he has ap preciated all the letters he gets from exchangees when they return home, adding, “Welcoming home IFYE’s means so much to me.” He said his work with the program has “built a whole family of contacts. The IFYE program is a hard thing to leave.” Moon is married to the former Bunny Ely. They are the parents of four married children and have five grandchildren. II All Sizes From 800 Gal. to 4600 Gal. Vacuum or Augermatic 1100 gal. New Idea Open Door Vac. • PLANNING LAYOUTS • SALES • INSTALLATION • SERVICE SHENK'S FARM SERVICE 501 E. 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