2020 Fall Farm Outlook

PAGE 32 2020 Logan County Farm Outlook LINCOLN DAILY NEWS October 28, 2020 CONTINUE X The Middletown 4-H’ers are also collecting plastic lids and plan to donate benches to the school. “We wanted to donate a bench to the school so it could be a buddy bench. They are used so that if a child is feeling lonely or feels like nobody wants to play with them, they can sit on the buddy bench and the other children know they need to go and include them. We are excited about this bench because no child should feel left out. “Our other plans this year were to make and deliver May Baskets and to host a Senior/ Grandparent luncheon but neither could happen due to the covid virus.” The Pioneers Pioneers 4-H Club leader Darlene Crider prefaced her essay saying, “Community service is the cornerstone of what we do as a 4-H club. We have a community service activity associated with every meeting.” Last fall the club participated in the Oasis Scarecrow contest and baked sweet treats to donate to the annual Harvest of Talents. They also helped build a float for the Lincoln Christmas Parade and handed out candy at the parade. Crider added, “One of our favorite community service events is filling shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child. Throughout the year member families pick up items (toiletries, small toys, school supplies, small clothing items, etc.) to include in our shoeboxes. At our November meeting we gather everything together and divide it up between the boxes, choosing appropriate ages (two to four, five to nine, 10-14) and whether the items should be for a boy or girl. Each member chooses the age and gender they prefer and put together their own box with the supervision of the leaders to insure that each box contains all of the necessary items (i.e. crayons, toothbrush, etc.). Beyond that, it is at the discretion of the member filling the box! It allows them to think of the child who will be receiving the box and what he or she would like to be given.” Same as for the other two clubs, the pandemic impacted activities. Crider said, “Our plans for the year also included a basket donation for the Walk for Life silent auction, a food drive for our local food pantry and assistance for the Relay for Life, but unfortunately these events were cancelled because of Covid-19. We will be able to get back to normal once the corona virus has abated!”