There’s A ‘Mom Away From Home’ At 4-H Horse Show UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Only a handful of celebri ties are recognized by a single name Cher, Liza, Madonna. Elvis, and Liberace, to name a few. The Pennsylvania State 4-H Horse Show has its own single-name star Maria! Maria Campomizzi is the head liner in the show’s Hospitality Room every October, and her fans return year after year to pay hom age. Mention her name, and almost anyone who’s ever worked the show will use any or all of the fol lowing words to describe her: friend, encourager, coach, excel lent cook, superb hostess, hard worker, untiring volunteer, unique and loveable person. At the 1982 state show, the late Jim Gallagher (another name instantly recognized among Pen nsylvania horse lovers) expressed his concern to Maria that many of the show judges and committee members had not found time to eat properly. Jam-packed days and the lack of nearby restaurants had not permitted them to break free long enough to have a decent meal. Maria took it upon herself to telephone a long list of Harrisburg eateries and convinced one of them to slay open past regular hours for the hungry horse-show people. Gallagher was so impressed with her ingenuity and take-charge atti tude that he invited her to initiate a “hospitality room” at the 1983 show. Maria brought plenty of home made vegetable soup, hot coffee, bagels, and doughnuts that first year, but decided she would have to find a way to lop her own efforts the next year, and the next, and thtf' Lancaster Farming 1 E. Main St. Ephrata, Pa 17522 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-1164 FAX 717-733-6058 PHONE HOURS: Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Thurs. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. OFFICE HOURS; Mon. thru Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following categories are available for your classified advertising. In Section D. 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She doses out generous measures of friendship along the way. “It’s really like having your own ‘Mom-away-from-homc’,” said Don Tanner of McKean County Cooperative Extension. “And if you’re too busy to leave your post, she’ll bring the food to you or relieve you while you break away to eat” Tanner, as well as many others, said Maria simply has always been there, and it would be hard to ima gine the state show without her. Like all great stars, Maria begins preparing for her one woman show long before the per formance. As soon as this year’s busy show week is over, she will begin poring over supermarket ads for the best foods, then spend the winter cooking and baking afl the sumptuous goodies people will enjoy next fall. She will spend the spring and summer stocking her freezer with fresh fruits and veget ables from her own garden and those of others. All of this is simp ly a labor Of love for Maria, who considers herself a “frustrated gourmet cook." So much can be said about this small, generpus, energetic woman who came to the United States by way of Germany, with brief sto povers in World War II labor and refugee camps. Over the years, Maria has shared a wealth of We Now Accept Visa CLASSIFIE \ LANCASTER FARMING } P 0. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522 \ NOTE; Please do not use this form for Mail Box Market Ads, see instructions with Mailbox Markets Name Address City Zip Please publish my. starting with the # I enclose. □ Check Enclosed □ Visa{l3 or 16 numbers) □ Mastercard (16 numbers) Card # - Exp. Date; Signatun Box Replies; Ads with answers coming to a box number, c/o Lancaster Farming: $1.50 per ad per week additional. This newspaper will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of any advertisement. ■ ■ 'a' B *’* ( is H {Jf T ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ inspiring stories with friends and co-workers. She said that 4-H peo ple have become her family here in America. Her work at the State 4-H Horse Show is simply a culmi nation of decades of volunteerism with 4-H, including 23 years as a 4-H horse leader in Bucks County. Maria has worked the regional 4-H horse shows as host, judging team coach, and horse-bowl judge, and she has repesented her county at district meetings. But 4-H"is a passion with Maria. Her fan club said she loves the kids and will do anything for them, including chauffeuring them to clinics and various other activities. Montgomery County Coopera te Extension Agent Nancy Kad will said Maria has been known to travel hundreds of miles to take young people (too young to be eligible) to 4-H State Days to prac tice horse judging for future competition. In addition, she teaches a mea suring certification class for coun ty 4-H leaders and gives horse clin ics for 4-H’ers in Bucks County. When Maria judges horse shows across the state, she generously donates her fees to the Therapeutic Riding Endowment Fund in sup port of the 4-H Horseback Riding • for the Handicapped program. In 1992, Maria helped establish the James Gallagher Trophy in Grooming and Showmanship at the regional level. She said that much of her work now is a tribute to Gallagher, who was Penn State’s equine specialist for many years. Gallagher conducted the first interstate 4-H horse judging contest in the United States, which became the National 4-H Horse (Word Ada Only) D AD ORDER BLANK PLEASE WRITE CLEARLY State Phone( ) word ad times issue. Classify under (Be sure to include all numbers) & Master Card PLEASE CALL OUR CLASSIFIED AD DEPT. IF YOU WANT TO ADVERTISE A DISPLAY BOX IN OUR PAPER Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 29, 1994-C7 Marla Campomlzzl is the headliner at the State 4-H Horse Show's Hospitality Room every October. Her cooking and friendship make long days at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex more palatable for the show judges and commit tee members. Judging Contest, and he worked with the Easter Seal Society to organize handicapped-riding programs in Pennsylvania. At the time of his death in 1991, he was planning a Pennsylvania Center for Integrated Therapy and conducting an economic impact study of the equine industry in the state. Many of those Maria so willingly serves correspond with her throughout the year with let ters, Christmas cards, and thank ypu notes. 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