Lancaster County 4-H presents a Heart of 4-H Award to a Lancaster County 4-H volunteer each month in recognition of outstanding volunteer serice. The purpose of this award is to recognize volunteers who are, indeed, the heart of 4-H.
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Kay has been a 4-H leader for 10 years. She was a leader with the Hands Across America 4-H club for one year and organizational leader of Clovers and Company for nine years. Clovers and Company has been recognized four times as an Outstanding 4-H Club based on club participation at county fair. Kay and her husband Ron have been longtime superintendents of the Lancaster County Fair 4-H Bicycle Safety Contest.
"I like to see kids having fun while they learn," says Kay. "It was so much fun to see them learn new skills such as baking, sewing, woodworking, horticulture, etc. My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer was all the activities we did as a group: the community service projects, launching rockets, woodworking, baking and especially the mother/daughter breakfasts. Once a year, we would meet in the morning in our pajamas and cook breakfast together -- it was a blast!
Kay runs her own business, Kays Kwilts and she belongs to the Quilt Guild. She helps makes quilts to give to the poor through organizations such as Quilt Guild, the Linus Project and People's Mission.