812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 27, 1996
Melissa Melskey rides Saturn Bay In preparation for the
upcoming Eastern Arabian Horse Show, which will raise
money tor the Four Diamonds Fund tor Children with
cancer at the Hershey Medical Center. The show will feature
more than 600 horses from 23 states and two Canadian pro
vinces competing In more than 200 classes for more than
$20,000 In prize money.
Horse
Kids
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Fanning Staff
QUENTIN (Lebanon Co.)
Fifteen-year-old Melissa Meiskey
is going to do what she loves best
ride Saturn Bay, her purebred
Arabian horse in the upcoming
Eastern Arabian Horse Show.
Held at the Quentin Riding
Club, south of Lebanon on August
2-4, it is one of the largest horse
shows in Pennsylvania. Not only is
it a spectacular horse show, but it
benefits the Four Diamonds Fund
for Children with cancer at the
Hershey Medical Center.
The show will feature more than
600 horses from 23 states and two
Canadian provinces competing in
more than 200 classes for more
Milk Promotions With Minor Leagues
From left, Alternate Dairy Princesses Heather Oberholtzer and Yvonne Peterman,
along with State Dairy Princess Rhonda Klleklak celebrate June Dairy Month with
Williamsport Cubs Manager Ruben Amaro.
PITTSBURGH (Allegheny
Co.) The Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program Board asked
baseball fims in Erie and Wil
liamsport, Pa. if they “got milk?”
during two recent ballpark promo
tions.
Coordinated by the American
Dairy Association & Dairy Coun
cil Mid East on behalf of the
Show Benefits
With Cancer
than $20,000 in prize money.
Melissa prefers Arabian horses
because of their beauty, intelli
gence, and versatility.
The daughter of Neil and Julie
Meiskey of Lititz, Melissa has
been riding horse since she was
two years old. For the past seven
years, Melissa has been a member
of the Boots and Saddles 4-H Club
and is now secretary and a teen
leader of it
Those attending the show,
which does not charge admission,
can watch Melissa and others com
pete in classes such as Western,
English, Hunter, Dressage, Rein
ing, Mounted Native Costume,
Driving, Side Saddle, Halter, and
Jumping.
PDPP Board, the events took
place June 24 with the Erie Sea
wolves and July 9 with the Wil
liamsport Cubs. Emphasizing the
“got milk?” message, advertising
packages with the local ball clubs
were secured as a way to extend
messages locally.
Fans at both promotions were
greeted by local dairy princesses
The show begins at 8 a.m. each
day and ends at 10 p.m. Each day
offers a wide variety of classes and
a country fair with mote than 60
exhibits and displays with artists,
crafts, clothes, food, fun, and
surprises.
In addition, an art auction and
tack trunk raffle with more than
$6,000 in merchandise and gift
certificates will benefit the Four
Diamonds Fund.
Saturday For The Kids includes
a fun competition class for all
children under eight years of age,
who may participate in the free
stick horse class to be held at 6:30
p.m.
Proceeds from the chicken bar
becue held Thursday, Aug. 1 from
4 p.m, to 8. p.m. will also go tow
ard the Four Diamonds Fund.
Tickets at $S a piece can be pur
chased from the H&H Tack Shop
in Annville and The Office of
Development at the Milton S. Her
shey Medical Center or by calling
(717) 949-3102.
The primary purpose of the fund
is to provide relief from extraor
dinary financial burdens for the
families of children with cancer
who are treated the Milton S. Her
shey Medical Center and for
research.
The Four Diamonds Fund is
taken from the title of an essay,
14-year-old Christopher R. Mil
lard wrote before he died of cancer
in 1972. Millard’s essay deals with
the struggles fought with the wea
pons of courage, wisdom, honesty,
and strength.
A booklet containing Millard’s
copyrighted essay reproduced in
his original hand writing is avail
able to those who make contribu
tions to the fund.
If you are unable to attend the
show, but would like to make a
contribution to the fund and
receive Millard’s essay, contribu
tions are payable to the. Milton S.
Hershey Medical Center for the
The Four Diamonds Fund, Office
of University Development, The
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center,
Hershey. PA 17033.
Admission and parking at the
horse show are free. For more
information, call (717) 949-3102.
After July 31. call (717) 273-1276.
who distributed "got milk?" pro
motional items and reminded the
crowd to drink milk. Both teams
designated the special games as
"Dairy Day" at the ballpark.
The Erie event featured a “Big
gest Dip” pre-game ice cream
cone building contest between lo
cal radio personalities. As part of
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