Dairy Council Inc . Changes Direction (Continued from Pag* Al) and nutritionists who oversee and initiate programs designed to meet their goals. According to executive director Jan B. Stanton, some changes to past practices are coming. “We’ve had a history that has been exciting land successful,” Stanton told the group of about 200. “But it is sometimes danger ous for an organization to have successful past “It can tie us to old methods of operating. We must continually seek to improve. This means we must question how we operate and make the necessary changes.” According to Stanton there are some changes in the offing. Business as usual at out Dairy Council is out. We have gone through a strategic planning pro iry, project director for Nutrition issues for the Black Communi ty, presents outstanding achievement awards to Lindy Kilby Brooks, executive direc tor for North Inc. Philadelphia WIC program, and Janet Ohene-Frempong, nutrition education coordinator for the program. 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A new mission statement was developed. “Dairy council ensures that dairy foods are positioned as pro viding a unique contribution to personal health and well-being within the framework of the major food catagories,” Stanton said. “We challenge our employees to market creative and scientifically based nutrition education mater ials and service directly to key leaders, as well as to consumers through various media, in order to meet the needs of changing lifestyles.” She said it is a mission which must be the focus of all of the orga nization’s activities. According to Stanton, as a result of the reviewing of the effective ness and efficiency of Dairy Coun cil Inc., it was decided to limit the scope of aggresive efforts to three major groups health profes sionals. educators and the media. Therefore DC Inc. will have three major teams operating by August, each of which will report to the executive director. The three groups are the health professional programs team, lh» nutrition education programs team and the public relations team. Part of the reason for the change, according to Stanton, is that, “We had become product dri ven. By this we mean, when a new product came out from NDC, we would gear up to promote that pro duct. Sometimes without thinking about whether it really suited our 2000 Head Hog Finishing Barn CONTACT STEVE PETERSHEIM 717-354-2780 CONCRETE WALLS, INC. customers, “Today, at Dairy Council we have dedicated ourselves to talking to the customer and finding out what she wants before developing or promoting new products.” Furthermore, Stanton reported that it was discovered that methods for evaluating success were not exactly encompassing. “Our standards of quality were not often measured. We have now established standards for customer service. For example, we are now 30 YEARS AGO i hree county 4-H leaders were awarded special plaques for 20 or more years of faithful service in 4-H work Thursday night. Mrs. Samuel Long, Drumore Rl, has been a leader in home eco nomics clubs for 20 years. Mrs. B. G. Sheaffer, Lititz R 2, was honored for her 28 years as a 4-H leader. Victor Longenecker, Elizabeth town R 3, has been a leader in 4-H agricultural clubs for 28 years. The plaques were presented by Miss Lucy Baldwin, assistant home economics agent, and Winthrop Merriam, assistant county agricultural agent at the annual county 4-H leaders banquet at Hostetler’s Banquet Hall, Mount Joy. Other leaders receiving pins for work with 4-H were as follows: agriculture, S years, Mrs. Mark Hosier, Carl Nestleroth, Edgar Shrom, Agram Flory, Sr., John Shelly, Elmer Buckwalter, Ivan Nolt, Mrs. Richard Maule, Charles Warfel, Mrs. Walter Overgaard and Clarence Sweigart Agriculture, 10 years, Harry Showalter, Edgar Porter. Home economics, S years, Mrs. Paul Erb, Mrs. C. Warren Leinin ger, Mrs. Roy W. Martin, Mrs. JOhn McCall, Mrs. Titus Shenk. Home economics, 10 years, Mrs. Kenneth Musser, Mrs. How ard Swarr. Home economics, 20 years, Mrs. Samuel B. Long. Everett Kreider was toastmaster Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 16, 1991-A37 tracking orders that come into our office and measuring how long it takes for them to be processed and mailed out,” Stanton said. Another problem with status quo at Dairy Council Inc., accord ing to Stanton was the variety of responsibilities which fell upon field woiicers to perform and the spectrum of knowledge with which they had to work. Thus the formation of teams and the narrowing of focused goal groups THIS WEEK in the absence of president Richard Lefever. -R. Edward Hamish II of Christ iana R 1 Monday night was named president of the Lancaster County Ayrshire-Jersey 4-H Club. Edwin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Edwin Hamish, succeeds James Brubak er, Lititz Rl. who was elected new reporter of the club. Other officers elected were Ger ald Kreider, Quarryville Rl, vice president; Joyce Kreider, Quarry ville Rl, secretary; Lucille Kreid er, Drumore, treasurer; Nancy Kreider, Drumore, and Paul Bru baker, Lititz Rl, and Coral Ann Krantz, New Providence Rl, song leader. Adult leaders of the club arc Milton Brubaker, Lititz Rl; Abram G. Flory, Sr., of Manheim R 3 and David Hamish, Quarryvil le R 2, for Ayrshires, and Paul Herr of Holtwood R 2, and Raymond Landis, Lancaster R 4 for Jerseys. -Members of the Lititz- Manheim 4-H Community Club named Robert Hollinger, Lititz R 3, president at their reorganizational meeting Monday night. John Buckwalter, Lititz R 3, was named vice president and rep resentative to County 4-H Council along with Hollinger. Other officers elected were sec retary, Cynthia Bucher of Lititz R 2; treasurer. Jay Foreman, Lititz R 3; news reporter, James Brubak er of Lititz Rl; song leader, Linda Peiffer, Manheim Rl; game lead ers, Barbara Heisey, Lititz R 2, and Steven Rannels, Lititz.
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