Berks Extension Association Reflects On 89th Year
Berks County Cooperative Extension Association board members, from left, Judy
Hospidor-Earnest, president; Kenneth Banner, vice president; Travis Werley, treasurer;
and Laura Kennedy, secretary.
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Fgdtares Editor
LEESPORT (Berks Co.)
Berks County Extension Associa
tion serves as a resource to many,
but Monday evening was an op
portunity for staff, volunteers,
and community members to learn
together.
At the 89th annual banquet,
Mary Bach, Pennsylvania’s con
sumer advocate, presented com
pelling evidence for consumers to
know the laws in order to become
shopping savvy.
As extension enters its 90th
year, Richard Kauffman, direc
tor, said that many challenges lie
ahead. Especially pressing are the
funding uncertainties. Extension
must find new ways to fund ex
tensive programing. Publication
fees for 4-H have been imple
mented. Staffing continues to be
downsized, and new ways to con
tinue to operate are being explor
ed.
Although changes are neces
sary, Kauffman said that one
thing will not change. “Our focus
on our clientele and dedicated
service to
Berks County
will remain.”
Judy Hos
pidor-Earn-
est, president
of the board,
said, “This
year’s budget
challenges
have
strengthened
us as a board
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and as a statewide community.”
This past year, the extension
hosted the first legislative com
mittee breakfast, 4-H cost recov
ery program iniatives, and the
implementation of a network
computer system.
The family living advisory
committee guides programing to
meet community needs. Some of
these outreaches included pro
grams on coping with stress,
grief, and diabetes and other
health problems, and weight con
trol. Workshops are also offered
on sweatshirt recycling, and cre
ating hats and scarves to donate
to local emergency shelters.
Food safety is big issue that ex
tension programing addresses
through workshops, articles, and
radio reports. More than 300 food
handlers completed the extension
course for sanitation certification.
Better Kid Care and family
strength programing offer addi
tional resources.
Through 4-H programing in
schools and community, youth
are served.
Some of the adult workshops
include teaching on grazing, gar
dening, horticulture, turf man
agement, marketing farm prod
ucts, and providing educational
support for farmers and land
owners.
Extension outreach is not
limited to Berks County. Fay
Strickler, family living agent,
served as the national president
for cooperative extensions’ pro
fessional organization represent
ing more than 8,000 members.
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