Friday, September 10, 2010

Thrills & Skills at the County Fair

Look at this - FRIENDS building Bridges! This IS what Thrills & Skills is all about! This is the Outdoor Display depicting our Bog Bridge Repair project put together for the Schagitoke Fair. We won a blue ribbon for this KIDS!
The last minute touches for the outside Fair Plot. Dad's get in on the action to help put this all together. Barb - bringing all the materials and know-how to get this put together!
And - on the inside. We made another Blue Ribbon winning display of all the community service done this year. Everything from UMCOR Health Kits for Haiti, cookies for the homeless, Christmas gifts for 5 girls living at Unity House, Bean Soup Jars to give to community 'acquaintences' for Christmas, to installing 4 blue-bird houses at Dyken Pond Environmental Center and Bog Bridge Repair project on the Taconic Crest Trail. Well Done EVERYONE!
Look at this. Hannah meets the Judge!!!! Wonder what he had to say about her Flower Press!
This is Janice Fox. The 4H Youth Coordinator for Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension of Cornell University. She thinks Bri's anorak is PRETTY SPECIAL! We think JANICE is pretty SPECIAL too. Thanks for all your help - always given with a smile - to our club!
We did BUNCHES of sewing projects. I see Eliza's apron, Grace's Anorak, Mel's skirt, Hannah's apron, and more! I think there is a quilt in there somewhere. Nicely Done! We also had 11 projects recognized as really well done that will be on display at the 2011 NYState Fair. GREAT JOB!
Here are some more sewing proejects. I see Kathleens musical pants, Eliza's cross-stitched pillow, and a BUNCH of 9-patch pillows.
Let us not forget the flowers! This display included our Dried Flower Mirrors and documentation of our forced hyacinth bulbs!
You know we aren't all about sewing and food! We also made lamps, created hiking journals (and documented 12 hikes to qualify for judging) and did woodworking - like flower presses and CD racks. Nice stuff!

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