Lancaster Society 21
Lancaster County Farm
Women Society #2l met March 9
in the home of Mary DeLong at
New Providence with Evelyn
Landis and Sally Jackson serving
as co-hostesses. Fifteen members
answered roll call by telling of
their winter projects. Miriam
DeLong and Anne Steinberg dis
played beautiful needlework.
The Project Few Happiness was
discussed at length reviewing sev
eral individual needs and group
helps which we could coopera
tively affect. Several members
were assigned to obtain further
information concerning these
items which will be considered at
a later date.
Lancaster Society 34
Lancaster Farm Women Socie
ty 34 met at Buck Home Furnish
ings on March 20 to get home
decorating ideas.
It was decided to make a dona
tion to CAP and to give a $lOO
Berks Society 6
Anthony Carabella, Berks
County Commissioner, spoke to
the Berks Society of Farm Women
#6 in the home of Pearl Hoffman.
He spoke on land fills, toxic
waste, recycling, and illegal
drugs, which are tile biggpst prob
lems in Berks County.
Berks Heim Bingo will be held
on Thursday, April 6.
This group will be entertained
by Group #1 on Monday, April 10,
at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,
Douglassville.
Donations were given to the
Heart Fund, Oley Fire Company
Truck Crew, Oley Ambulance,
and Alsace Manor Fire Company.
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A letter was read on behalf of
the Makc-A-Wish Foundation of
Lancaster County Board of Direc
tors in gratitude for the recent
donation from Farm Women #2l.
An old-fashioned spelling bee.
conducted by Connie Groff,
brought everyone to their toes.
Miriam DeLong saw victory as
the winner and Esther Graybeal
was second. In the General Infor
mation Quiz, Sally Jackson and
Hazel Aument were winners.
The regular monthly meeting
for April 13 has been changed.
Members will meet on that date at
the St. Paul’s United Church of
Christ parking lot in Quarry ville at
6: IS p.m. to rally to Quality Court,
Centerville, for dinner.
savings bond to a deserving senior
FFA member.
The chance-off was won by
Diane Herr.
Next month’s meeting will be a
progressive dinner at several
members’ homes.
The April 18 meeting will be an
Everybody’s Birthday Party at the
Greshville Hotel. Everyone is to
bring a five dollar gift to be
exchanged.
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Berks Executive
The March meeting of the
Berks County Farm Women
Executive Board met recently in
the Agriculture Center with 14
members and two guests present
President Janet Schlegel, opened
the meeting. Roll call was
announced by stating if members
were excited about the up-coming
Spring Rally at Somerset
Plans are being finalized to
travel by bus to Seven Springs for
the Spring Rally.
It was decided that each group
would contribute $lO toward the
Berks Heim Volunteer Recogni
tion Dinner Centerpieces.
Members are looking forward
to helping at the Berks Heim
Spring Festival June 3 and 4.
Raffle tickets are also on sale for
this event.
Ladies are encouraged to attend
the exciting and informative prog
ram being planned for Berks
County Extension Homemakers
Day at the 4-H Community Center
on April 26. Reservations of $6
are needed to attend.
The Beiks County Milk Shake
Wagon is available for money
raiser events. Forms are available
to enter the Cherry Pie Baking
Contest at the Reading Fair in
September.
The next meeting of the County
Board will be held Monday, May
1, at the Agriculture Center.
Green Valley Society
The Green Valley Farm Evelyn Beshore. Winners were
Women held their meeting at Luna Kohler, Clara Wilt, Cather-
Deb’s Restaurant at Newberry- ine Dowatt, Betty Bertolette,
town on March 14, Hostess was Mary Lantz, Naomi Cashner,
Shirley Miller. Door prizes were Alvema Bupp and Reba Wise,
won by Ruth Traver and Mabel Our next meeting will be held at
Miller. the home of Athena Beshore April
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York County Stay Awak-Athon
Recently 514-H’ers from York Four 4-H’ers were recognized
County pulled an “all—nighter” for collecting the most sponsors
for the benefit of the Central Pen- and most money. Jennie Rice of
nsylvania Chapter of the Cystic Glen Rock had both the highest
Fibrosis Foundation. By playing number of sponsors and most
volleyball, watching videos-, danc- money collected with 45 sponsors
ing, playing Win Lose or Daw, and and $225. Sandy Eisenhour of
eating ice cream sundaes and other Wellsville had the second-highest
munchies, they were able to stay number of sponsors and was fol
awake from 8:00 p.m. until the fol- lowed by Tammy Ruhland of
lowing 8:00 a.m. and help less- Seven Valleys and Tina Shaffer of
fortunate youth afflicted with cys- East Berlin. Jaime Albright of
tic fibrosis. Via sponsors who sup- York collected the second-highest
ported the youth at a previousl amount of money followed by
agreed upon hourly rate, the Tina Shaffer and Tammy Sebright
4-H’ers raised $1,509.50. of Wellsville.
Northern Livestock Club
An Indiana County 4-H club is promotional exhibit, purchase
one of 16 national 4-H groups to poric materials, develop a consum
receive a grant from Bob Evans er survey, and prepare pork food
Farms Inc./Owens Country Saus
age to conduct special pork prom
otion programs. The Northern
Livestock 4-H Club, under the
direction of leader Lois McCo
naughey, has received $BOO for
their proposal.
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will use their money to develop a
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