2013 WINNERS

THE BANQUET WAS LAST NIGHT AND A FIRST FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP AS I SPLIT IT 3 WAYS.    AS YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE BELOW WE WILL GO LEFT TO RIGHT...SARA MOYER AND SHE WILL BE GOING TO PAUL SMITH COLLEGE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.  
NEXT IS ASHLEY CONFER AND SHE WAS ONE OF THE 7 FFA KIDS THAT HELPED US TO MOVE LAST YEAR.  ASHLEY IS HEADING TO PENN STATE MOUNT ALTO AND ALSO FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. 
THEN CATRINA BOLLINGER AND ALSO ONE OF THE KIDS THAT HELPED US TO MOVE.  CATRINA IS HEADING TO EITHER JOHNSON COLLEGE OR HARCUM AND TO BE A VETERINARIAN TECHNICIAN.
JUST SEEMED THE RIGHT THING TO SPLIT THE MONEY AND HELP ALL THREE.
AND THEY SAY THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY ISN'T BRIGHT........HEH.

ARMY MEN

I STILL HAVE MANY OF THE TOYS I PLAYED WITH AS A KID IN THE 60'S.  AFTER OUR MOVE TO LEWISBURG AND THE SMALLER HOME I CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THE BOXES OF THINGS AND TRY TO FIND HOMES FOR ITEMS.  ON VACATION A FEW WEEKS AGO AND STUMBLED ONTO MY OLD ARMY MEN AGAIN.  DECIDED IT WAS FINALLY TIME TO GET A HAPPY HOME FOR THEM AND HAPPENED TO THINK OF KIM AND HER SON GRADY.  EMAILED AND ASKED IF SHE THOUGHT HE WOULD LIKE THEM ESPECIALLY SINCE DAD SERVED IN THE GUARDS.  PLEASE SEND THEM........WAS THE REPLY.    GOT A TEXT FROM KIM A DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND SHE REPORTED THE ARMY MEN WERE ALL OVER THE FLOOR AND  GRADY WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME PLAYING WITH THEM.
IF YOU EVER SAW THE TOY STORY MOVIES AND IN PARTICULAR  # 3........THATS KIND OF HOW DOUG FELT     : )

FLAGPOLE

I KNOW THIS ACTUALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP BUT IT STILL KINDA DOES.  FOR YEARS I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO SOMETHING IN HONOR OF BERT AT CAMP VICTORY. WHILE AT CAMP COURAGE THIS PAST MAY IT FINALLY CAME TO ME AS I LOOKED AT THE FLAGPOLE.  NOTHING BUT GRASS AROUND IT AND LOOKED RATHER DRAB.  I THREW OUT THE IDEA OF LANDSCAPING THE FLAGPOLE TO JAMIE AND SHE LOVED THE IDEA. YESTERDAY I WENT OVER TO MILLVILLE AND THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED.   I WILL PUT BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES IN THE FOLDER.  THIS NOT ONLY HONORS BERT BUT WITH IT BEING AT THE FLAGPOLE AND BUYING THE FLAG EVERY YEAR IT WILL ALSO HONOR OUR VETS AND THOSE STILL SERVING. 

FISHING WITH MARK

THIS PAST SATURDAY MARK BENFER AND I WERE FISHING IN MAZEPPA AND WHAT A GREAT DAY. WILL POST A PICTURE IN THE ALBUM OF THE 15 INCH CHUB MARK LANDED.  WE ARE DEFINITELY DOING THIS AGAIN.

ASHER

I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT SHANDA AND NEIL HAD THEIR FIRST CHILD...ASHER WAS BORN MAY 14TH AND SO HAPPY FOR THIS GREAT YOUNG COUPLE.
CHARLIE AND LEAH HAVE TO BE SMILING DOWN SEEING A YOUNG ONE IN THE OLD FARM HOUSE AGAIN.

MISS 4 - H

JEN BOOP IS NOW AN ASSISTANT 4 - H PROGRAMER AND SO TICKLED TO SEE THIS NEWS. KNOW SHE WILL DO A SUPER JOB...REALLY PROUD OF HER.

2012 WINNER IS...

THE BANQUET WAS LAST NIGHT AND MAYBE THE BEST BANQUET EVER. FOOD WAS WONDERFUL AS USUAL AND LOTS OF OLD FRIENDS. MADE SURE TO GIVE A THANKYOU TO THE 7 KIDS THAT HELPED US TO MOVE. STILL CAN'T GET OVER HOW HARD THEY WORKED AND CAN NEVER TRULY REPAY THEM FOR HELPING US OUT.
THIS YEARS WINNER , ALLIE BRININGER , IS ONE I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
YOU MEET SOME GREAT YOUNG PEOPLE GOING TO THE BANQUETS LIKE THIS BUT ALLIE IS SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SPECIAL. I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING HER ALSO THROUGH KELSEYS DREAM AND SEE FIRST HAND THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION SHE PUTS INTO THAT GREAT ORGANIZATION. NOW OFF TO BE A NURSE AND I GUESS MY DREAM SOMEDAY IS TO SEE THIS RAY OF SUNSHINE A PART OF CAMP DOST . I KNOW KELSEY WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE THAT TOO.