816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 18, 2002
State Government Opens Doors For 4-H Members
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Schuylkill County 4-H members visited
Harrisburg during this year’s 4-H Capitol Days.
Pictured above, from left are: Rep. Bob Allen;
4-members, Crystal Smith and Amber Noecker,
both of Auburn; and Sen. James Rhoades.
Dauphin County 4-H members at 4-H Capitol
Days: Pictured from left: Katherine Summers,
legislative assistant to Rep. Ron Marsico;
4-Hers Amanda Platt, Joseph Toole and An
juli Johnson; Rep. Mark McNaughton.
Centre County 4-H member Erin Homing of
Bellefonte, center, met with Rep. Mike Hanna,
left, and Rep. Lynn Herman, right, at 4-H Capi
tol Days.
4-H Leaders Recognized
UNIVERSITY PARK
(Centre Co.) Adults and
youth volunteers from
across the state received
congratulations for a job
well done at the 2002
Pennsylvania 4-H leaders
Forum recently at the Nit
tany Lion Inn on the Penn
State University Park
Campus.
Berks County’s repre
sentatives included: Jac
queline Hertzog and
Charles Hertzog of Bird
sboro, Sandra Shorley and
Linda Hausman of Boyer
town.
Ted Alter, Penn State as
sociate vice president for
outreach and director or
cooperative extension in
the College of Agricultural
Sciences, delivered the
commendations at the
event, which featured
workshops designed to help
adult and teen
4-H leaders to become bet
ter teachers and youth
counselors.
“Volunteer 4-H program
leaders serve as educators,
mentors, positive role mod
els and friends to thou
sands of young people
throughout the state,” says
Robert Lewis, professor of
agricultural and extension
education and coordinator
of the forum. “On average,
each 4-H leader gives more
than 200 hours of their
time each year and makes
an important impact on the
lives of young children at a
time when the involvement
of a caring adult or peer
can play a critical role in a
young person’s ability to
make good choices in some
very challenging situation.
Our 4-H leaders set a won
derful example for youth.”
Almost 11,000 volun
teers are involved in Penn
sylvania’s 4-H programs.
Each year, these volunteers
work with nearly 125,000
rural and urban youth be
tween eight and 19 years of
age.
Workshops at the forum
featured information on
how leaders can involve
youth members in such 4-H
programs as computers,
animal science, textile sci
ence, wildlife and foods.
Chester County 4-H members are pictured
above while visiting with legislators at the 4-H
Capitol Days in Harrisburg. Pictured above,
from left: Sen. Robert Thompson; Jose Santiago
of West Chester; Thomas Marsh of Honeybrook;
Maria Soto of Oxford; and Rep Arthur Hershey.
Jefferson County 4-H members Suzanne Ray
buck, left, and Tara Neill, right, met with Rep.
Sam Smith during the 4-H Capitol Days in
Harrisburg.
Somerset County 4-H members, Nathaniel
Barbera and Leanne Berfcey, attended 4-H Capi
tol Days, April 15 and 16. Pictured above from
left, seated, Barbera and Berkey; standing: Rep.
Dick Hess, Rep. Robert Bastien, and Sen. Rich
ard Kasunic.
Forest County 4-H member Charlette Stiffler,
center, met with Rep. Jim Lynch, left, during
4-H Capitol Days. On the right is Harry Blan
che!, Forest County extension agent.
Juniata County 4-H members at the 4-H Cap
itol Days Jennifer Brackblil, left, and Alexi
Raffle, right, with Phil Hoy, Penn State, youth
program management director.
Lehigh County 4-H members are pictured
above while attending 4-H Capitol Days. From
left: Bob Soha, Allentown, volunteer 4-H leader;
Rachel Rennie, Center Valley; Rep. Paul Sem
mel; and Tom McGovern, Emmaus.
Bucks County students visited with legisla
tors at the 4-H Capitol Days in Harrisburg.
Above, from left: Charles Kroll, Melissa Domer,
Rep. Paul Clymer, and Jason Radcliff.
Snyder County 4-H members at the 4-H Capi
tol Days are pictured from left: Maty Aurand,
Corinda Varner, Brittany Rice, and Sen. Edward
Helfrick.
Snyder County 4-H members visited with
Rep. Russ Fairchild, left, during the 4-H Capitol
Days in Harrisburg. Pictured above from left:
Rep. Fairchild, Mary Aurand, Corinda Varner,
and Brittany Rice.