Family Living
Focus
by
Pat Leach
Indiana County
Extension Agent
Celebrating Midlife:
The Best Is Yet To Be
Don’t vegetate—rejuvenate!
Have the “ho-hums” this mid-
January day? A sure cure is to
“escape” the day-to-day routine
and plan a trip where you can
enjoy a beautiful mountain land
scape, see a nationally-known an
tique show, participate in tours
related to horticulture, history,
music or horse racing! While
you’re at it, why not attend some
outstanding educational pro
grams tailored to help you meet
the challenges of today’s midlife
years.
Interested? Then mark your
calendar for April 7-9, for the
“Celebrating Midlife: The Best Is
Yet To Be” Conference to be held
at the beautiful Oglebay Resort
and Conference Center in Wheel
ing, West Virginia.
Cooperative Extension educat
ors from Penn State University,
Ohio State University, West Vir
ginia University, and The Uni
versity of Maryland are collabo
rating to bring you a unique
conference filled with fun and
learning.
With two humorous speakers
and 45 different workshops deal
ing with personal development,
financial security, health and
wellness, family connections,
housing, and caregiving responsi-
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have a “ho-hum” attitude at this
conference!
“Forty is the old age of youth,
SO is the youth of old age.” Victor
Hugo (1820-1885) in this quote
could have been talking about us
in modem times. Midlife or mid
dle age is a relatively new phe
nomenon because people are liv
ing longer and raising smaller
families. We have more years
ahead in which to direct our en
ergies after age 40, 50, 60 or 70.
Never before have there been so
many challenges, changes and
choices for those of us in the mid
dle years.
Just to wet your appetite, here
are some of the workshop titles:
“Do You Want to Work Forev
er,” “Smart Money Moves for
Midlife,” “Caregiving Includes
Caring For Yourself,” “Walking
in the Footsteps of Our Past,” or
“Active for Life.”
Through these workshops you
will be able to take normal
changes in stride, consider new
options, feel more in control of
your life, build on the strengths
of your family and prepare your
self to deal with the unexpected
events. Whether you come for
your own enrichment or come to
learn how to help others with
whom you work, we guarantee
you will leave more “energized”
Delaware County Teens
Attend National 4-H Congress
SPRINGFIELD (Delaware
Co.) Marisa Blagman, of
Brookhaven, a student at West
Chester University, and Jana
Holt of Wallingford, a student at
Strath Haven High School, re
cently returned from Atlanta, Ga.
where they participated in the
2001 National 4-H Congress.
They represented Delaware
County and were part of a
42-member delegation from
Pennsylvania. This event was at
tended by over 1,100 teens from
47 states and Puerto Rico.
The four-day event was hill of
interesting events, excellent
workshops and well-known
to enjoy the years ahead with a
renewed sense of confidence.
What else could you ask for?
Tempted to find out more on
the conference? Check out the
complete conference on the web
site at www.celebratingmidli
fe.org or contact your local coun
ty extension office. You can also
write to me, Pat Leach, Extension
Agent, Penn State Cooperative
Extension, 827 Water Street, In
diana, PA 15701 or call me at
(724)465-3880.
If you’re worried about getting
to Oglebay Resort, don’t. The re
sort is easily accessible from the
PA turnpike, 1-79 South of Pitts
burgh or Rt. 70 West. If you’re
interested in saving money, take
advantage of the early bird regis
tration rate good through Feb. 1,
and the special conference room
rates at Oglebay good through
Feb. 14.
Be good to yourself and plan
for this great getaway event.
After all, don’t you deserve it?
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speakers and also included a
community service project. The
National 4-H Congress has a long
history of providing a quality ed
ucational and multicultural expe
rience to address the needs and
issues of youth ages 15-19, while
helping to develop capable, com
petent, and caring citizens.
Attendees had the pleasure of
hearing several outstanding and
notable speakers. Each speaker
focused on the theme “Celebrate
the Possibilities.”
Dan Thurman talked about
“Celebrate Our Differences. Dr.
Robbie Melton, assistant vice
chancellor for academic affairs
for the Tennessee Board of Re
gents, focused on “Serve One An
other.”
Katie Harmon, 2002 Miss
America, spoke on the topic,
“Creative Positive Changes,” and
“Stand Up and Speak Out” was
the title for Dan Clark, former
NFL football player and writer.
All speakers stressed leadership
and self-deter
mination.
Another highlight was the 4-H
member participation in Mon
day’s CNN Talk Back Live show.
4-H members had a chance to
voice their opinions on national
television. They also received a
tour of the CNN studio.
Every 4-H member partici
pated in the “Art of the Season”
community service project. The
“Art of the Season” is a holiday
event held by the Children’s
Healthcare System. Children
from the community attend
workshops to make holiday
crafts. All proceeds go to the
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The 4-H members manned differ
ent stations and helped children
create their crafts.
All participants were also
asked to bring new children’s
books to National Congress. Over
1,300 books were collected and
donated to the Children’s Health
care Systems to be distributed to
children and their parents to en
courage reading.
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