Junior Grange
Greetings from the Junior department.....We have been busy, busy, busy...I would like to share some activities you may have spotted Junior Grangers at these past few weeks...here in Berks County, we honored our 14 year-olds at a recent Pomona meeting. They were given hooded sweatshirts from the Berks County Junior Grange Team as a thank you for their hard work and dedication to the Junior Grange program...They will all be missed, BUT have promised to be helpers at future Junior Grange activities...We CAN’T afford to lose them...
The Berks County Juniors were busy collecting soda tabs for the past year. At our December Pomona meeting, they were all turned in...We collected over 50 pounds of soda tabs...no matter how you size it up...IT WAS A LOT!!!! They were all donated to the Shriner’s Hospital for their continued efforts...
Marion Junior Grangers celebrated Christmas with a friendship fruit salad...Every Junior was asked to bring in 2 pieces of fresh fruit to share to make our fruit salad...It turned out great and every morsel was enjoyed by the juniors...Santa also found time in his busy schedule to stop by our meeting to visit with the Juniors...
January found several Juniors busy helping at the PA Farm Show "Farmer For A Day" play area...we swept, helped the chickens with their eggs, helped to keep the scarecrows busy and swept some more...It is a great opportunity to visit with tired parents as their children enjoy some safe fun...
Yes, BUSY is the word for the Juniors...what are you up to? Share your news with the Junior Department and just maybe, you’ll see yourself in a future Advocate article...
Happy being busy...
Karen Mohn
14 year-olds left to right: Felicia Weitzel,; Karen Mohn (Junior Coordinator for Berks County); Carlene Heck; Tyler Sattazahn; and Desira Kunkle
Recycle Project - Berks County Juniors display the over 50 pounds of soda tabe...
Junior Grangers helping at the Farmer For A Day area at the Farm Show
left to right: Braden Gourley; Samantha Haag; Brittany Haag; Ashley Mohn holding FUTURE Junior Granger Logan Eisenhower, nephew of Junior Committee member Ann Reigel
Grange Royalty helping at the Farm Show
left to right:
Young Couple Christie and Joel Straub
Junior Princess and Prince Brittany Haag and Braden Gourley
Youth Ambassadors Gail Switzer and Adam Waite
Marion Grange Juniors with Santa Claus
Junior Grangers help with the "Laying Hens" in the Farmer For A Day area at the Farm Show
left to right: Samantha Haag; Braden Gourley; Brittany Haag;
and Ashley Mohn holding Logan Eisenhower
