Summer Institute Provides Cooperative Experience To FFA (continued from Page A 1) selling sodas, gum sales, jail bails, picnic games such as a water balloon toss, and even taping a leader to the wall raised money for their four coopera tives. Students must also keep records of the money transacted, said Stoltzfus. Additionally skits, discus sions, role-plays, and an off campus tour of a local agribusiness offered a chance for students to experience the inner workings of a cooperative. They also went through a fictional in terviewing process after discuss ing what makes an applicant desirable to an employer. The institute gave scholars the opportunity to write, speak and participate in discussion as they reviewed bylaws, elected of ficers, and mapped out ideas to generate cash. Hal Doran, Boalsburg, was in volved full-time as institute di rector for 26 years and spent most of his life in cooperatives. Doran was also instrumental in designing the state-level pro gram. “I think the fact that this pro gram has lasted 40 years con firms that a lot of people over many years have put together something helpful and valu able,” said Doran. “The staff is mainly volun teers who have special interests and resources to plan and work the event,” said Doran, who es timates that six to eight different areas of expertise are needed to give the studerits a well-rounded education. ‘'The resource people bring Tractor with Loader Model 6018 L and 6020 L The only tractor with a lifetime drive train warranty. Great standard features include power steering, two speed transaxle 4.7 cubic foot bucket with easy single lever control Standard hydraulic rear PTO and 3 pt. hitch allow for over 15 optional attachments DISTRIBUTORS, INC. 311 Willow St., Terre Hill, PA 17581 717-445-8431 different talent to different parts of the program,” said Doran. “It works nicely because usually the resource people have been stu dents once or twice in the past and have an interest in young people and in farming enter prises. It’s a nice combination that all works together to max imize the experience.” Goals of the experience, ac cording to Doran, include both academic and character growth. In the academic category, stu dents gain knowledge and ap preciation of business enterprise systems not taught in depth in school, said Doran, as they learn the value of cooperatives for both the producer and the con sumer. Besides academics, however, said Doran, leadership skills and character building are also im portant products of time spent in the institute. Stoltzfus said that “the insti tute allows us to teach leader ship by involvement. Instead of sitting and taking notes, it puts the students in the situation where they have to lead.” Students are from areas all over Pennsylvania, giving “a different community mix that builds on 4-H and FFA experi ence,” he said. “It’s interesting to see the group in the matter of hours become one group.” Several hundred people are involved in the regional pro gram which raises money locally, from councils across the state, to sponsor the students. Team-building activities, a square dance, a DJ dance, vari ety show, and picnic also gave LAWN CARE NICE scholarship winners and alternates are, from left, front row: Emily Grove, Ship pensburg; Amy Kaucher, Mechanicsburg; Kristina Eshbach, Lancaster; Gabbriel Frigm, York; Cristin Neil, North East; Bernadette Nace, Newvilie; and Courtney Miller, New Hol land. Back row, from left, is Jessica Erickson, Harbor Creek; Jared Zimmerman, Leba non; Daniel Harnish, Willow Street; Andy Alwine, East Berlin; Craig Schoenberg, Shippensburg; Mark Fulton, Shippensburg; BJ Atkins, Lebanon; Heather Sisto, York Springs; and Jennifer Stover, Mechanicsburg. the students a time to enjoy building friendships with their peers. Many students were already selected from students in their area, since smaller, local confer ences are conducted across Pennsylvania. The institute closed with an Ingersoll Designed and built from the ground up, this unit meets tough standards for easy operation. • Standard Power Steering • Single Lever Forward & Reverse • Single Lever Boom Control • Single Lever Crowd & Bucket • Quick Setting Stabilizer Pads • Low Weight Won’t Compact Turf • Model 60208 H awards banquet where many scholars gave short presenta tions on highlights of the semi nar. Also awards for the theme poster, variety show, game show, and various leadership and achievement awards were given out. In addition scholar ship winners were announced. Loader Backhoe Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,2001-A23 The scholarship winners were selected to go to the National In stitute for Cooperative Educa tion (NICE) meeting conducted later this summer in Atlanta, Ga., which includes 400-500 stu dents from all over the United States.
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