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ing Spring Presbyterian Church,
which has adopted Camp #1 of
Mountain Brook Orchards, St.
Thomas, for three years.
When the farmworkers arrive,
church members take health kits
and blankets to the camp “to get
acquainted with them and to de
monstrate our Christian love to
these people who are in our com
munity,” Cole said.
The’first year, all the workers
spoke Spanish. The wife of the
church’s youth pastor speaks
Spanish fluently, so she acted as
interpreter.
“For last year, we all brushed
up on our Spanish and we got
to the camp and they were all Hai
tian,” Cole said. “It was a total
shock.”
Some farmworkers requested
Bibles, Cole said, adding that
many have a Christian back
ground. Sometimes the church
people lead devotions at the camp,
“and the workers pray for us,”
Pill HAPPENINGS
4-H Recognition Night
Recognition of 4-H members, leaders, and friends of
4-H donors was held recently at the Wanensville Fire
Hall.
Bronze first-year pins were presented to 25 new 4-H
leaders. Five-year leaders recognized included: Susan An
drews-Roughßiders, Patty Beaver-Valley Riders, Joan
Dunkleberger-Bottle Run, John D. Harvey-Fairfield
Community, Joan Hauser-Indian Park, Sandra Hollings
worth-Chippewa Acres, Mike Jarrett-Bald Eagle, Barbara
Miller-Valley Riders, Patty Peterman-Green Valley, Ste
phen Peterman-Green Valley, Cynthia Sauter-Fairfield
Community, John Shoup-Rifle Club, Douglas Stabler-
Huntersville, Judy Stablcr-Huntcrsville, Carol Ann Stein-
Green Valley, and Joyce Stugart-Quaker Hill. They were
presented a five-year silver 4-H clover pin. “
The leaders honored for 10 years of service to the 4-H
program were Cynthia Cristman-Cogan House and Nancy
Jarrett-Bald Eagle. They received gold 4-H clover pins.
Betty Delany-Bottle Run, received a pearly 4-H clover pin
for IS years of service. The Diamond 4-H clover was pre
sented to three 20-year leaders. They were Marian Lovell-
Bottle Run, Edward Snook-Livestock Committee, and
Edna Styer-4-Leaf Clovers.
The 2S-year 4-H emerald pin award went to Vivian
Eck-Nisbet Community and Nancy Snook-Livestock
Committee and the 4-H sapphire pin was awarded to
Ralph Styer-4-Leaf Clovers for 35 years of service to the
4-H program.
The 1993 Friends of 4-H Donors were recognized, and
members were recognized for their participation in team
contests. Fashion Revue, Presentation Night, and Toast
masters Public Speaking. Members were also given first
year Teen Leader awards, national awards, and officer
pins.
New 4-H County Council officers are President Sarah
Way, Vice President Shaunda Baier, Secretary Melanie
Harris, Treasurer/News Reporter Lelsie Rinker, and 4-H
advisory representatives Leslie Rinker and Daryl Rinker.
Katie Jarrett and Daryl Rinker were recipients of the
Outstanding 4-H’er Awards. Krissy Girven received the
James Nicholson Memorial Citizenship Award and the
Russell Berger Memorial Dairy Award went to Adam
Fraley.
Tom Murphy is 4-H coordinator and Michele L. Hol
lenback is extension assistant.
Lycoming County 4-H
Chooses Cutstanding 4-H’ers
The recipients of Lycoming County’s 1993 Outstand
ing 4-H’er awards were announced during the Annual Re
cognition Night held at the Warrensville Fire Hall.
Those recognized were Katie Jarrett, a student at Mont
gomery High School, a member of the Bald Eagle 4-H
Club and the Toastmasters Public Speaking Club, and
Daryl Rinker, a Williamsport High School student, a
member for the Fairfield Community 4-H Club and the
Toastmasters Public Speaking Club.
Katie Jarrett serves as a teen leader for her club. Bald
Eagle. She is one of Lycoming County’s 4-H ambassadors
and an active participant in the county program.
Daryl Rinker serves as teen leader and was a past presi
dent for the Fairfield Community Club. He is serving as
4-H advisory representative of the county council and is
also an active participant of. the county program.
Cole said.
Donna Brown is coordinator of
lay ministries for First United
Methodist Church of Chambers
burg, which has adopted a camp
for four years.
The farmworkers sometimes
share their lives and beliefs. “Peo
ple from the church arc always
deeply moved,” Brown said.
“They enrich our lives as well.”
Many of the workers have a strong
faith, they are away from their
families, and they appreciate the
personal attention, she said.
In the peak season, four other
paid chaplains and three volun
teers assist Kauffman in the minis
try to the camps, teaching, coor
dinating programs, doing personal
consultation with the workers, and
helping in emergencies. “It keeps
us busy to cover all the camps.
The time we can go there is limit
ed, because of the farmworkers’
work schedule.” He and his staff
cover the camps that are not
adopted and keep in contact with
the ones that are.
All activities are cleared with
the orchard owners first, Kauff
man said, and they arc very co-
operative.
At El Vista Orchards, Inc., Fair-
Held, owner Dave Benner raises
450 acres of apples and 150 of
peaches. He employs 50 farm
workers at the peak of the season.
Hector Lebron has been coming
to El Vista every sumnra for 22
years. The church that adopts his
camp provides transportation for
the men to attend church and visits
them for volleyball games, he
said.
Dave and Mary Margaret Kuhn
own Kuhn’s Orchard near Cash
town, Adams County. About 75
percent of their 150 acres of ap
ples go to Knouse Foods; they also
grow 75 acres of peaches and nec
tarines. To help get the crop in,
they employ 25-30 farmworkers at
the peak of the season. Fruitbclt
uses Kuhn’s packing house to as
semble the fruit boxes.
The majority of workers in the
camps are single men, while the
families usually live in private
housing.
Most of those “single” men,
however, have families back in
Mexico who depend upon them,
Kauffman said. “They send the
largest part of their check home to
Mexico, then they need the basics
from our ministry.”
While Kauffman acknowledged
that some of the men drink and
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are basically good, hardworking
people.”
At a camp for single men in
Adams County, the workers pre
pared hot dogs and soup on their
lunch break. Their huge kitchen is
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The U.S. Department of Agri
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year, in fact, most of the food on
the average American’s table is
picked by a farmworker, Kauff
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we wouldn’t have these delica
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There is still a need for educa
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“Many people still don’t see the
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pick the fruit, where would it be?”
Statewide, farmworkers pick
mushrooms, tomatoes and grapes.
They And the same attitudes in
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said. “There’s been a lot of
change, but we’ve still got a way
to go.”
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