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POMFRET — Buck’s Soft Serve, LLC of Woodstock Valley, set up a donation bucket at their checkout on their website and raised more than $4,500 for the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp.
Buck’s owners Judy Buell and Emilie Hebert and their families opened the serving windows to the public in 2018 on the farm originally owned by Harvey Buck, grandfather to Judy’s husband Ben.
In pre COVID-19 times, visits to the goat pen, bunny cages, and chicken coops, playing corn hole and hula hoops by the tables under the shade tree made it a wonderful family destination. Because of COVID-10, they switched to a curbside service in the former parking area.
Both Judy and Emilie were 4-H club members and attended camp when they were kids. Emilie was born and raised on a dairy farm and went to camp throughout her childhood, “making memories and friends that I cherish to this day”. She has been leading cow camp since 2016 and also does Farm Camp. Judy and her children also grew up as 4-Hers and attended camp. Judy became a club leader and also served on the advisory group to the Windham County 4-H Fair Board, working with kids in all aspects of running the fair. Judy said “the friendships I formed and skills I learned from my 4-H experiences are lifelong”.
Despite the temporary change to their business model, they were concerned enough about the virus-induced problems the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp was experiencing, that they set up a donation bucket at their check out and on their website and since the beginning of May, more than $4,500 has been raised at Buck’s for the 4-H Camp.
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