p c 3ha/tm Societies Berks Society 3 Group 3of the Berks County A mother-daughter tea will Society of Farm Women held its highlight the next meeting on May April meeting at the home of 24 at the home of Mary Bartho- Regina Moyer, Boyertown R.D. 4. lomew, Boyertown R.D.7. Eleven members and one guest . Group 3 will hold its 40th we re present' anniversary celebration at St. Four members of Group 3 will Andrew United Methodist attend the 29th Annual Spring Church, New Bcrlinvillc, on June Rally of the PA Society of Farm 29. All Berks County Farm Women on May 11 at the York 'Women groups are invited to Fairgrounds. attend. Lancaster Society 18 Lancaster Farm Women Socie ty #lB hosted by Rhoda Herr met in Mellinger’s Mennonite Church on Saturday, May 14. The meeting was conducted by vice president Roberta Shepherdson. Devotions by Elizabeth Diem contrasted the discipline, respon sibilities, family rules, etc. between today’s children and the children, now grown, of yester year She also recounted the results in young adulthood between the two methods of rais Ag-Chem Covers All Your Spraying Needs From Parts to Short Line Equipment FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE DEALER NEAREST YOU: Lelnbach Plant Food Co. Farm Supply Cranbury, NJ Shippensburg, PA 609 -44* -0935 717-532-5511 C.B. Hoober & Son Intercourse, PA 717-76*4231 ing children parental authority and two unlimited permission. The program by Sandra Yocum was a presentation of many dolls, showing native dress, ethic, herit age, quaint and bridal examples. Mrs. Yocum and husband con duct research and live on the Penn State Research Farm near Landisville. Twenty ladies and five guests enjoyed the afternoon of fellowship. Stoltzfus Morgantown, PA 215-2*6-5146 Smeltzer Equipment .. _ _ & Supply Messick Farm Equip. Pleasant Gap, PA Elizabethtown, PA •14-359-2544 717-653-M67 Delmar Grain Delmar, DE 302446-9567 NEWARK, Del. Embedded in the 4-H pledge is a commitment to service and to community. Delaware’s 4-H clubs take this commitment seriously and find that they are having fun while giv ing of themselves. Kathy Carlisle, president of Sussex County’s 4-H Leaders, says all clubs find some way to give community service. From beach cleanups to walkathons, from biice safety to Seeing Eye dogs, she’s seen every club and every 4-H’er reap the rewards of voluntarism. One club regularly raises money for the Bridgeville library by sponJflHng a petting zoo. This is a project that benefits the 4-H’ers’ families, friends and neighbors. Other club-sponsored activities with immediately visible results are highway cleanups and wetlands adoption. Carlisle says that in addition to group activities, clubs encourage community service in individual Berks Society 6 Ten members of the Berks County Society of Farm Women Group #6 enjoyed an Everybody’s Birthday Party at the PleasantvUle Diner. A poem was read by Joyce Mast, and a funny letter was read by Dorothy Wagner. Flower plants were given to each one pre sent and gifts were exchanged. President Janet Schlegel install ed Karen Hoffman as a new mem ber. Plans were finalized for those going to the Spring Rally. The next meeting will be held at the home of,Pearl Hoffman, Read ing. Tri-County Farm & Home Bloomsburg, PA 717-437-3440 & Eq(j|p . New Berlinville, PA 215-307-2109 Long H Service Triple H Equip. Peach Bottom, PA 717-548-3775 ours Of Community Cornerstone project areas. For example, child ren with a horticulture project may be encouraged to plant flowers at a school or retirement home. Those taking a foods and nutrition or breads project may donate goods to a bake sale. In Kent County, the Houston Cardinals 4-H Club has a tradition of community service. For 22 years, the club has supported Mil ford Memorial Hospital’s Annual Spring Fair with a ball toss booth. All proceeds go to the hospital to buy new equipment and supplies. The club averages a $2OO dona tion each spring. At 25 cents a toss, the 4-H’ers are kept busy staffing the booth. Carol Argo, adult leader of the Cardinals, says the booth is a fam ily, as well as a club, tradition. Her father was a member of the Cardi nals when he was a boy and Argo was a member of the club when it began the booth. Now her children are involved. Argo says the older members of her 4-H clubs throughout the county help younger members learn about volunteering and ser vice. She points out that without the help of these teens, it would be impossible to offer summer day camps for younger children. “The sense of giving back to the community begins when you are a member of 4-H,” Argo says. “You leant that you are an active part of caring for your community.” New Castle County’s Fantastics 4-H club also serves its communi ty through a variety of projects. Adult leader Karen Charles says when kids join her club they make a commitment to participate in at least one service project. Broken Down Deteriorating Walls Need Repairs? ÜBT COO&3&VE '*Tfie Concrete SpeciaCsts" SOLfPL JOWi