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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1994-01-26, Page 9Times -Advocate, January 26, ,1994 Page 9 Hensall Fair might be one day event HENSALL - Residents at Queensway spent the middle of January participating in several winter activities. Fun and Fitness classes have been a little bit different lately. People have been taking Fun'ology quizzes and playing word power games. Last Tuesday, Joyce Pepper played the piano for the Hymn Sing. This was in place of the regu- lar church service, but was just as inspiring as residents sang the old familiar songs. The Men's Choir from Exeter Christian Reformed Church enter- tained on Thursday evening. The voices were a pleasure to hear, as they sang in perfect harmony. And...because the first Hot Choco- late Party was such a great success, Queensway finished off the week with a second one! More than 30 residents enjoyed a mug of hot chocolate with whipped cream or marshmallows. Area churches fight hunger HENSALL February is the Drive Month for the Huron - Perth Group of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Drought, war, famine, and poverty continue to create extreme hunger and hardship all across the eastern and southern parts of the African continent. The churches and other groups of Huron and Perth counties are responding. Last year over 20 groups and congregations representing the various religious denominations and special interest groups of the Huron -Perth area raised over $28,000.00 for the C.F.G.B. The organizers of this February's Drive hope to meet or exceed that figures as more congregations and groups join in the effort to support those that are not as fortunate as ourselves. The C.F.G.B. works on as {o -Church aid basis rathean on a Government -to - Government basis. This allows the churches to monitor grain shipments from source to destination. Partner churches sharing resources also keep administration costs below three percent. The Canadian Government has been so impressed by the track record of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank that is Canadian International Development Agency (C.I.D.A.) matches each dollar raised 4 to 1. Last year there was approximately 450 tonnes (18 tractor trailer loads) of corn shipped from this area. This was bagged at the Hensall District Co-operative, trucked to Hamilton, railed to Montreal, and then loaded on a ship to Africa. In addition, there was two very successful "growing projects" in this area which will add much more grain to the shipments in 1994. Any churches, or groups, in Perth and Huron counties wanting to get involved in the 1994 Drive may contact Perth - Huron Co-ordincator for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Don McKercher, R.R. 1, Dublin, 527-1837. Videos describing the activities of the C.F.G.B. are available for loan from Milton Dietz, R.R. 4, Seaforth, 522-0608. Exeter UCW EXETER - With Alma Langford president, the meeting of the afternoon unit of the UCW opened with repeating the Purpose and several 'Did You Knows?' January 24 'will be the Presbyterial meeting in the church when Mary Baechler and Leona Hera will take the registration. Doris Denham, convener of the meeting, read 'One Day at a Time' and Ruth Brock read ' Making Resolutions - Instead look to' our Priorities (family)'. She also read 'Life is Too Short'. Denham introduced guest speaker Jean Bennett who last February went to Africa with the Food Grain Bank. In 1992, 72,000 metric tonnes of grain were sent to 22 countries. In 1990 Ethiopia was 80 percent forested and now it is six percent. Jane Muegge explains the 'Slice of Huron' programs to mem- bers of the Hensall Agricultural Society. HENSALL - The Hensall South Huron Agricultural Society is con- sidering making its June fair this year a one day event rather than spreading over two days.. But a firm decision was not reached last Wednesday night. Instead, a motion was passed giv- ing the board of directors the go ahead to make a final decision. And that decision is expected tonight. The agriculture society did an- nounce the theme for the fair this year - Youth and Agriculture. And to get some ideas, members heard a presentation by Jane Muegge, of the Ontario Ministry of Agricultural and Food. Muegge was one of the organiz- ers last year for the 'Slice.of Huron' project put on in Seaforth by OMAF for Grade 4 and 5 students in the county. With the help of a video, she gave society members an overview of how the program educated chil- dren about different aspects of farming. Muegge said demonstrations were set up the children explaining everything from soil erosion to how a cow is milked. Although the program was put in place by OMAF, several groups cooperated in the week-long exhibi- tion. 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