818-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 1997 COLLEGEVILLE (Montgom ery Co.) Did you know that approximately 30% of your household waste is organic mater ial that can be recycled in your own backyard? Leaves, grass clippings, other yard wastes, and food scraps, are all materials that will naturally decompose through a process called composting. If you have considered composting but haven’t gotten around to making or buying a bin, now is your Auction To Benefit ERIE (Erie Co.) The eight eenth annual auction to benefit the Erie County 4-H/Youth Develop ment Program will be held Satur day, April 26, beginning at 10 a.m. The auction will be held indoors in the 4-H/FFA Youth Arqn«. at the Waterford Fair grounds, located just south of Waterford on Route 19. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for inspec tion of merchandise. Seating and refreshments will be available. 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According to Robert Soltis, vol unteer co-chair of this year’s event, all proceeds from the auc tion will directly benefit the coun ty’s more than 2,400 4-H mem bers. Funds raised will be used to provide these young people with scholarships enabling them to attend a number of leadership and citizenship development activi ties, to help cover the costs of con ducting the annual 4-H Fair, or to provide a variety of other 4-H programs and opportunities to the county’s young people. participating stores throughout Montgomery County, or through participating mail-order companies. The first BIN Workshop will be held on Saturday, April 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m„ as pan of the Perkiomen Valley Watershed Association’s Earth Day celebration. The workshop will take place at the Old Mill House in the Central Pcrkomen Valley Park, Plank Road, Schwenksville, followed by a tour Erie 4-H All items will be sold by Auc tioneer Paul Holtz who has volun teered his professional services to 4-H again this year. He will be assisted by Bill Beilis of Franklin, an apprentice auctioneer and Ven ango County 4-H members. Terms of the auction are strictly cash and cany. Donations of items for the Auc tion will be accepted through the day of the sale. Those wishing to donate items may contact the extension office at (814) 825-0900, or Roberi Soltis at (814) 756-5334. MAKE A LOW PROFILE HIGHLY ECONOMICAL. 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The Recycling Education Prog- Pre-registration for BIN Work ram of Penn State Cooperative shops is required. To pre-register Extension, Montgomery County, or to find out about other BIN will be teaching the BIN Work- Workshops, call the Recycling shop. The coupon give-away for Education Program at (610) compost bins is sponsored by a 489-4315. University Of Delaware Holds Family Ag Day NEWARK, Del. Bring the family to Ag Day on Saturday, April 19, when students from the College of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Delaware introduce the community to the wide world of agriculture. The ever-popular annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the grounds of Townsend and Wotrilow halls on South College Avenue in Newark. Adults can stock up on bedding plants and leant to identify pests and weeds, while children can find out about chicks and blue hens, ride a pony or a hay wagon, milk a cow, pet a piglet or climb on a tractor. 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