Airville Milk And
Money 4-H Club
The first meeting of the year
for the Airville Milk and Money
4-H Club was Feb. 24 at 7:15
p m. at 'the Chanceford
Presbyterian Church with 26
members present.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read, along with
the treasurer's report and
approved with the newly elected
officers announced; president-
Susan Richardson; vice presi
dent-Sara Greek; recording sec
retaries, Erin Marks and
Raechel Kilgore; corresponding
secretary, Barbara Richardson;
treasure, Christi Knight;
Airville Milk And Money 4-H Club 1998 Officers,
Standing, From left, Will Reinsfelder, Barbara Richardson,
Lisa Jones, Candice Knight, Nicole Marks, and Raechel
Kilgore. Sitting, from left, Sara Greek, Susan Richardson,
Christi Knight, and Erin Marks.
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reports, Lisa Jones and Candice
Knight; and historians, Nicole
Marks and Will Reinsfelder 111.
Susan Richardson reported
on the Third Annual
Pennsylvania All-Breeds Dairy
Convention Feb. 13-15 at Penn
State University, where 18 club
members and five chaperones
attended workshops, including
topics on computer website
applications, ag careers, and
dairy nutrition.
Upcoming club activities for
this year include dairy judging,
dairy bowl, "June is Dairy
Month" promotion at a local gro
cery a fitting and showing
workshop, local fairs, and shows
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with member's dairy project ani
mals Other club activities
include parades, a spring
fundraisers, project tours, and
group holiday parties.
For more information, con
tact club leaders Melvin and
Barbara Marks at (717) 862-
1742 or club president Susan
Richardson at (717) 382-1495
Toastmaster Leadership
Program
Eleven 4-H youth celebrated
their graduation from the
Toastmaster Junior Leadership
Program recently at Skippy's
Cilantro's Restaurant in
Doylestown. The eight-week
course focused on public speak
ing and meeting management
and was taught by Doylestown
toastmasters Vickie Aikens,
Perkasie and Edurry,
Warrington.
Acting 4-H President Emma
Kaminski, Bensalem, intro
duced Tim Conniff, Tbastmaster
Club President to the group.
The two 4-H speakers for the
program were Lori Snyder,
Upper Black Eddy, and Kristen
Burning, Pipersville. Both
teens spoke about their horses.
Their speaking skills were cri
tiqued by 4-H members Amber
Zezeck, Chalfont, and David
Rombold, Hatboro.
Short table topic speeches
were presented by 4-H'ers, their
parents, and siblings. Led by
Aikens, each group created a dif
ferent story about a bear, a cir
cus, or the Wild West. Other 4-
H members participating were
Michelle Burning, Pipersville;
Heather Gordon, Yardley;
Michael Koehler, Dublin; Greg
Little, Bensalem; Michael
Suchodolski, Warminster; and
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Pat Freiler, Bucks County
Cooperative Extension 4-H
Coordinator, expressed appreci
ation to the Toastmaster Club
volunteers. Each 4-H member
received completion certificates
from 4-H and Toastmasters.
For more information on this
and other county 4-H programs,
call the cooperative extension
office at (215)345-3283.
Golden Fleece 4-H Club
Elects Officers
Officers were elected at this
year's first meeting of the
Golden Fleece 4-H Club Feb. 15.
The meeting was held at the
Thompson home of leader Barb
Cottrell.
Elected officers are as fol
lows: president, Amanda Gaffey;
vice-president, Jason Corey; sec
retary, Sarah Corey; treasurer,
Nicole Harvatine; and news
reporter, Karl McDonald.
The group discussed possible
new times for the Harford Fair
sheep shows. The two new
members were shown sheep
equipment as well as how to
handle their sheep when show
ing them at the fair.
Born To Show Dairy Club
The Born to Show Dairy Club
had its first meeting of the new
4-H year on March 14. Pledges
were led by Brad Castrogiovanni
and Amanda Hoover.
Elections were held and the
new officers are as follows; pres
ident, Andrea Garner; vice pres
ident, Jeremiah Fearnley; secre
tary, Tiffany Gesford; treasurer,
Ben Hibbard; historian, Amanda
Hoover; callers, Shana Mack
and Ben Hoover; and news
reporter, Hilary Gesford,
Leader Steve VanKuren
talked about some of the club's
members, including Andrea
Garner who received the award
of Outstanding 4-H'er, and Ben
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Hibbard who is one of the five
ambassadors from Susquehanna
County. All members participat
ed in a cow judging contest spon
sored by Hoard's Dairyman.
Andrea adjourned the meeting
and refreshments were served.
The next meeting will be held
April 11 at 7:30 p.m. a the
Montrose Presbyterian Church.
Lancaster County 4-H
Woolies Club
The Lancaster County 4-H
Woolies Club held its reorgani
zational meeting on Monday,
March 16, at the Lancaster
Farm and Home Center. The
meeting was called to order by
last year's president, Travis
Douough. The pledge of alle
giance was led by Joelynn
Douough and the 4-H pledge
was led by Sara Boyd.
Project books were handed
out. The Woolies Club Roundup
will be held Thursday, August
13, at the West Lampeter
Fairgrounds
Election of officers was held
as follows: president - Jessica
Schmidt, vice president - Radell
Peters; secretary - Sarah Boyd,
assistant secretary - Ashley
Funk, Treasurer - April Leaman,
assistant treasurer-Sarah
Zurin, news reporters - Denck
Bollinger and Joelynn Donough,
social chairman - Andrew
Gerhart, Holly Hoover, and
Allison Hughes
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