UNIVERSITY PARK (Goitre Co.) —Before enrolling in the first Super Cupboard program to be offered in Pennsylvania, Rosalyn Brown, of Chester, and her five children depended completely on welfare. Now Brown works two part-time jobs and will start nurs ing school in the fall. “If I hadn't attended the Super Cupboard workshops, I might nev er have learned about these oppor tunities,” she said. With support from Hands Across America, the Greater Phi ladelphia Anti-Hunger Council started the Super Cupboard prog ram in 1987 to help those who repeatedly use emergency food services become more self sufficient As a member of the Anti- Hunger Council, Shirley Parrish, extension home economist in the Southeast Region and coordinat ing trainer in the EFNEP program, identified extension's role in deve loping life skills training. As a result of extension's initial involvement, Penn State's College of Agriculture provides education al support. ODfVE 'Revolutionary Improves Tract! 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They also learn about maternal and infimt nutrition, weight main tenance and gardening. Participants leave each class with a food package geared to the nutrition lessons and recipes cov ered that day. This provides a strong incentive to attend classes. "Just as important, the work shops provide information that can help people find their way out of poverty," says Judith Heald, mana ger of Penn State's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, a federally funded program for low-income families. Some graduates are so enthu siastic they volunteer to assist with future workshops and spread the word about the program. “A friend told me about the first Super Cupboard workshop,” said Brown. “I attended because I was curious. I learned how to cook healthier meals, and with the money I’ve saved, I can buy extra things to fix up my house. But that 's only part of it. The classes taught us about health and first aid, domestic abuse, literacy, motiva tion and self-esteem. I learned how to get financial aid to start nursing school. Outdoor work and play pose laundry challenges. Here are tips on fighting summertime stains: Ice Cream: Pretreat or soak the stain using a product containing enzymes. Soak for about 30 minutes for fresh stains or several hours for older stains, then launder the garment as usual. Grass: Pretreat or soak in warm water and a product containing enzymes. Soak for about 4 hours, keeping the garment submerged in 'V k "" y*"JI #1 ■vv Brown said the program improved her children's lives too. They are working harder in school and are developing leadership qualities. One daughter is presi dent of her 4-H teen council and another is secretary. Brown herself has become an active member of her community. She is president of the advisory board for Penn State's Urban Gar dening Program in Delaware County and a 4-H aide. She also participates in Penn State's Family Keep It Clean the water (place a white towel on top of it if necessary). Launder, using a detergent containing enzymes and a bleach that is safe for the fabric. Mildew: Launder the garment in chlorine bleach, if it is safe for the fabric. If not, soak in an oxy gen bleach and hot water and laun der in the hottest water safe for the fabric. Badly mildewed fabrics may be damaged beyond repair. Mud: Let the mud dry, then ■RLei iiter&son 6 TT 4 Rib 6 TT 8 IT 8 TT Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 10,1991-819 Price 3 Rib |$ 41.00 54.00 $ 77.00 Community Leadership Program. To leant how your organization can start a Super Cupboard, con tact Shirley W. Parrish, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Philadel phia County, 4601 Market Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia, 19139, or (215) 560 4157. You can also contact the Pennsylvania Coalition on Food and Nutrition, 128 Locust St., Harrisburg, PA 17101 or call (717) 233-6705. To obtain a Super Cupboard guide, send $6.50 to PCFN. brush it off. Rinse under cold water, then pretreat with a paste of powdered detergent and water or a liquid laundry detergent. Let set for a few minutes, then launder. A study completed by dermato logists states that one reason for fingernails becoming brittle is let ting them constantly get wet and dry. The study found that it’s not the soaking in water or the deter gent that increases the nail damage. Poultry Queen (Continued from Page B 14) the wayward eggs were plastic, Marlene answered the improm tu question by saying her parents taught her to live her life to her ful lest by fulfilling her dreams. As Alternate, Marlene Enck will receive a $3OO scholarship or $l5O in cash. Lori Mitchell, the 17-year-old daughter of Edward and Barbara Mitchell, is a senior at Warwick High School. As an employee of R.W. Sander Company, Lori was eligible to enter the pageant. She portrayed Charlene Chickling in her skit and answered the improm tu question by saying that her parents taught her to treat others as she would like to be treated. Diane Louise Musser, a 1991 graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School, dressed as Little Red Riding Hood carrying a basket of poultry products to her grand mother. Diane helps her parents Harold and Judy Musser with their 240,000 broiler operation m Elizabethtown. Diane related that the most valu able lessons she learned from her parents were to have good morals and to think postively of herself and do the best she can. Jennifer Moyer, the daughter of Grace and J. Roger Moyer Jr., helps with the family’s two com puterized chicken houses with 174,000 layers. Jennifer’s skit, accompanied by music appropriate to the era, por trayed three different housewives and showed how eggs and poultry have changed from 1945 until the present. Jennifer attributed her father’s leadership and honesty as traits that influence her the most. Judges for the day-long event were Rick Meek of Inter Vet, Brad Hicks of WGAL’s Farm Report, and Lou Ann Good of Lancaster Farming.
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