4-H Honors Volunteers With
* Salute To Excellence’ Awards
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Two Pennsylvania resi
dents recently were chosen as
outstanding volunteers by 4-H as
part of the organization’s “Salute
to Excellence” recognition pro
gram.
The program honors individu
als who serve as the best exam
ples of 4-H volunteers by showing
dedication and hard work, and
by having significant positive in
fluence on youth. The Lifetime
Volunteer Award is conferred
upon an individual who has
spent more than 10 years volun
teering for 4-H. The Volunteer of
the Year Award is presented to
an individual who has served
with 4-H for less than 10 years.
Mary Ellen (Ellie) Bard of
Portage, Cambria County, was
chosen as Pennsylvania’s 2003
Lifetime Volunteer Award win
ner. Bard has participated in nu
merous 4-H projects and activi
ties since childhood.
Grant Workshop For Value Added
Agricultural Products To Be Conducted
PENNSBURG (Montgomery
Co.) The Southeastern Penn
sylvania Resource Conservation
and Development (SEPA
RC&D) Council in partnership
with USDA Rural Development
will be conducting a workshop on
the new Value Added Agricultur
al Product Marketing Develop
ment Grant, Thursday, May 15
trom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This session will benefit agri
cultural producers who seek
grant.assistance in turning their
raw product in to a marketable,
higher value-added product
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718 Vintage Rd.
Christiana, PA 17509
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7 SR 655
Millcreek, PA 17060
An active 4-H leader in Cam
bria County for more than 20
years, she currently leads the
Pleasant Hill Swine Club, the
South Ebensburg Community
Club and the Cambria County
Lamb Club. She has been a mem
ber of the state’s 4-H Program
Advisory Committee since 1985
and spearheaded the creation of
the annual Cambria County 4-H
Sausage Sale fund-raiser.
Bard has organized and run
the 4-H Roadside Clean-Up proj
ect with the Pennsylvania De
partment of Transportation for
19 years. She also organized
“Project Blue Bird Box” with the
4-H Woodworking Club and the
County Conservation District for
the 2002 4-H Centennial.
Rick Perry of Kennerdell, Ve
nango County, was selected as
Pennsylvania’s 2003 Volunteer of
the Year. Perry has been volun
teering for four years and cur-
thereby enhancing their profita
bility. Attendees will receive in
struction on program require
ments and how to complete an
application for the new Value
Added Agricultural Product
Marketing Development Grant.
Applications are expected for
projects from a variety of agricul
tural sectors such as com, soy
beans, hardwoods, mushrooms,
renewable energy, wineries, agri
marketing ventures and commu
nity-supported agricultural proj
ects.
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240 Frysville Rd.
Ephrata, PA 17522
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16700 Jade Ave.
Bloomfield, IA 52537
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RR 2, Box 241
Mifflintown, PA 17059
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Liverpool, PA 17045
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rently serves with the Seneca In
dians 4-H Club.
While mainly guiding youth
involved in beef cattle care, he
also has mentored young people
with a variety of interests. Rick is
a member of the Venango Coun
ty 4-H Leaders and is a past fair
board director of the 4-H Fair
Inc. Through his involvement in
these committees, he has helped
to initiate a Rate of Gain pro
gram for 4-H beef, encouraged a
broader awards system for young
participants and worked to devel
op the local 4-H fairgrounds.
The 4-H Salute to Excellence
Awards were created in 2002 by
Gene and Sharon Swackhamer to
emphasize the important work of
4-H volunteers across the nation.
They are supported by the Salute
to Excellence Fund, which pro
vides donors with the opportuni
ty to recognize 4-H volunteer
leaders who have made an im
pact on their 4-H experiences.
Value Added Agricultural Prod
uct Marketing Development
Grant (VADG) program would
include independent producers,
farm cooperatives, agricultural
producer groups, and majority
controlled producer-based busi
ness ventures.
To ensure adequate applica
tion packets, register with the
SEPA RC&D Council by May 9.
For more information concern
ing the workshop and to register,
contact the SEPA RC&D Coun
cil by telephone at (215)
541-7930.
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215 Orchard Rd.
Spring Glen, PA 17978
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1355 Mt. Vernon Church Rd.
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
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65 E. Winter Rd.
Loganton, PA 17747
Brubakers Host Farmland Trust
MOUNT JOY (Lancaster Co.) Brubaker Farm
Spring House, owned by the Luke and Barbara Brubaker
family, was the site of a Lancaster Farmland Trust social
Tuesday evening. More than two dozen Trust supporters
attended. In photo, from left, Luke and Barbara with Heidi
Schellenger, executive director of the Trust. Schellenger
noted the Trust has so far preserved 160 farms at more
than 10,000 acres and is working on a five-year plan that
looks at “doubling membership and acres during the next
five years,” she said. Dan Herr, Strasburg, first board
president of the Trust, also spoke about the Trust’s early
history. Luke Brubaker noted that East Donegal Township
has “more farms preserved than any other townships in
the U. 5.,” he said. Brubaker Farm is home to about
500-600 cows and 250,000 broilers.
Photo by Andy Andrews, editor
Spring Garden Expo May 17
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.)
The Penn State Master Garden
ers of Wayne County and Penn
State Cooperative Extension are
having the second annual Spring
Garden Expo, Saturday, May 17
at Lakeside Elementary School
in Honesdale from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Admission for children is
free, and $2 for adults.
This years’ Garden- Expo is
featuring Ralph Snodsmith, host
Correction
In the May 3 issue, Lancaster Farming reported erroneous in
formation regarding the recent Meyersdale FFA banquet. Guy Mar
cellus Sechler is a current resident of the Goodwill Mennonite Home
in Grantsvilie, Md. Lancaster Farming regrets the error.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 10, 2003-A39
of the “Garden Hotline” radio
show which is broadcast nation
wide on the ABC Talk Radio
Network.
The Spring Garden Expo will
feature more than 20 garden-re
lated exhibits, educational work
shops, and demonstrations
throughout the day.
For more information, contact
the Master Gardener Program at
(570) 253-5970, ext. 239.
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