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4-H

Farm Credit East recently donated to the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp. Front row, left to right: Foundation Board members Jane Rider, Sandra Ahola, Beverly Champany, Mary Seguine, Marlies Thomen and Lynn Weaver from Farm Credit, flanked by other 4-H Foundation members and Farm Credit East staff. Photo by Jim Goodwin Photography

 

 

POMFRET — Staff members from Farm Credit East and Windham County 4-H Foundation  board members celebrated Farm Credit East’s donation on the steps of the lodge in Pomfret Oct. 5.

Vice President  Lynn Weaver said the money was raised from the proceeds of a silent auction celebrating Farm Credit’s 100th anniversary earlier this summer.  Leadership at the bank decided to donate those funds to one  of their credit union’s not-for-profit  members and chose the 4-H camp as the recipient.  

The formal donation was made during a Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce sponsored business showcase event at the 4-H Camp lodge featuring 19 local businesses.  Each business attending had a display table and an opportunity to connect with chamber members informally and during a brief presentation of what they had to offer during the formal program.  The renovated lodge was decked out in an autumn theme and those present enjoyed seeing it and checking out the view of the pond from the front porch.  In her remarks, Foundation President Jane Rider directed those present to the Giving Tree Wall as many individuals and businesses among those attending helped to make the lodge renovation possible with their donations.  The evening ended with a campfire by the lake and an opportunity to make s’mores, taking those in attendance back to their own childhood camping experiences.