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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
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The program by Sandra Yocum
was a presentation of many dolls,
showing native dress, ethic, herit
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Twenty ladies and five guests
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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.
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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.
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Some members may donate S
hours of service, while others who
take citizenship projects may
donate as many as 60 hours a year.
Charles says a favorite group
project is packaging food at the
Food Bank in Newark, which dis
tributes goods to individuals and
families in need. In an afternoon,
half a dozen children may bag a
thousand pounds of pasta or hun
dreds of ears of com.
One of the most difficult pro
jects in terms of real labor
involved was a seasonal cleaning
of Wilmington’s Ronald McDo
nald House, which offers housing
to out-of-town families who have
children hospitalized here.
“That was work,” says Charles.
“Washing windows more than
100 and cleaning and putting
away outdoor toys and furniture.”
She adds that other projects,
such as planting beach grass, have
been pure fun and balance out the
hard labor of other projects.
Citizenship, leadership and the
commitment to community ser
vice are a common thread running
through 4-H clubs statewide.
Whether in individual or group
projects, pledging hands to larger
service is a cornerstone of 4-H.
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