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MEMBER'S ROOST
Upcoming Events - Membership Renewal - Board Meetings/Rooster's Tale - Miscellaneous

Hi fellow farmhands!

This page is intended to provide information for Members of Quiet Valley between newsletters, etc.
If you are not a member and are interested in what that means, please click here.

Upcoming Events, etc.

Ice Harvest - No ice on the pond! Looks like we will have to buy ice for the events this year.

Maple Sugaring - The sap should run in the next few weeks. We will let members know by E-mail when its time to fill the kettles.

BBQ BBQ Making Days
Saturday, February 25 and Saturday, March 24 from 8:30 to around 2:00
It is winter time, which means that it is time to make the barbeque we will need for our spring Farm Animal Frolic. We need a lot of barbeque, so we will need many hands to make this big job easier. Lunch will be provided: salad and a great barbeque sandwich! And, of course, some kind of dessert! So mark your calendars now, and plan to come out and have a great time working in the kitchen!

Spring Clean Up
Saturday March 24, 2012 (better weather date of the 31st) We start at 9:00 a.m. Help us spruce up the farm after a long winter! We will clean up the barnyard, barn, education building and schoolhouse. Wash windows, rake leaves, sweep away the dust and cobwebs as part of a friendly group of volunteers! Jobs for folks of most ages! Bring your lunch and we will provide beverages and dessert.

A SPINNING BEE

Come to the farm for a spinning bee on Monday, February 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. If you have some time and want to spend a fun day spinning with other like-minded folk come to the new side of the Education Building on the 27th. Whether you spin on a drop spindle, Sacony wheel or walking wheel, you are welcome. Brong your own wheel or use one that belongs to quiet Valley. Bring a bag lunch and your spinning supplies. No charge, but please contact Sue Oiler to register at 570-992-2803.

Gift Shop

Have you been busy working on your crafts, and do you have a nice stock of items to put on consignment in the Gift Shop here on the farm,?
As you know, you price all the items and Quiet Valley keeps 25% of the price you put on the price tags. Remember to write your initials on the tags, also if you have like items and they are priced the same, please give them the same number. If you have pillows and they are all the same size, then they get the same number, and if you have potholders and they are the same, then they also get one number.The initials and the numbers are a great help when it is time to count everything before we send out the consignment checks. We need you to bring a list of everything you bring to the gift shop, the list should have your name, address and phone number on it. Click here for a copy of the Consignment Receipt.

I am going to set up the Gift Shop on Wednesday & Thurscay, March 14th and 15th. Please bring your items to the Gift Shop on those two dates. If you can't make it on those days please call 570-992-6161 and make other arrangements.

Hope to see you in March
Lisbet Price
Gift Shop Manager

Hike the Perimiter of Quiet Valley - Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm

An interesting, rugged walk with Gary Oiler as guide. If interested, please E-mail or call the farm at 570-992-6161 to register.

Farm Animal Frolic 2012

Winter is halfway over and my thoughts turn to Spring and Farm Animal Frolic. Farm Animal Frolic where all those newborn animals greet the public for the first time. Farm Animal Frolic where you can oooh! and aaah! over those cute little baby animals. Farm Animal Frolic where you can meet up with old friends and eat all those yummy baked goods.
Have you had a chance to look at your calendars and set aside a day or two to come out to the farm and volunteer? The dates are May 19 & 20, 26 & 27. We need many volunteers to staff these fun-filled days. I will start calling soon but if you prefer you may call me, Darlene Repsher at 570-421-1634. I look forward to talking to you.

Summer Volunteer Opportunities

Summer Event Helpers - help needed with Summer Garden Party, Music in the Valley, Heritage Craft Day, Pocono State Craft Festival
Spring/Summer Garden Tenders - Help in this area is always needed especially as we get into the warmer, wetter, and weedier part of the summer!
Junior Volunteers - for Quiet Valley members 14 and up. This program will be presented in a different format for 2012. Responsible young men and women can contact the farm to find out what kind of volunteer opportunities are available.
Summer Highlights - Heritage Craft Demonstrators - If you have a heritage craft skill you are willing to demonstrate during summer tours please contact me to get on the schedule.

Please contact Deb DiPasquale with any questions about these volunteer opportunities or others you may think we need. Remember: Quiet Valley can’t succeed without each and every one of our wonderful volunteers.
You can reach Deb by E-mail or 570-992-6161.

Friends of Quiet Valley

Save the Dates!

The Friends of Quiet Valley have another exciting year of events planned, so mark your calendars now!

Friends’ Annual Plant Sale at Farm Animal Frolic – Saturday and Sunday, May 19 & 20; Saturday and Sunday, May 26 & 27 (if plants remain) – Gary will again offer garden vegetables and flowers for sale. Volunteers will be needed to help transplant in mid March.

Second Annual Rooster Run – Saturday, July 14th, 2012 – This is a 5K cross country run/walk that provides fun and activity for all ages. Plan to spend the day by attending Quiet Valley's popular “Music in the Valley” that follows the 5K at 12:00 noon.

Pocono State Craft Festival – August 25 – 26, 2012 – The Friends will again sell delightful refreshments and volunteers are needed to help make this effort a success. Support the arts and the Friends at the same time!

Christmas Craft Workshop and Luncheon – Saturday, November 3, 2012 – A new event last year, participants had a wonderful time making Christmas crafts and savoring a delicious homemade luncheon. This year’s workshop will feature a new array of crafts.

Cleaning house? The Friends will again have a collectibles corner for the summer in the Quiet Valley Gift Shop. Space is limited and we are looking for high quality donations.

For more information or to volunteer to help with any events, please E-mail or call the Office at 570.992.6161.

Thank you for your support!

Photo Contest Calling all Photographers
Quiet Valley will be creating a Calendar to Commemorate our 50th Anniversary in 2013. We want to create the best Calendar possible and know that we have a very talented membership. We need your photographs!

How the Contest Will Work:
• Individuals will submit standard photo images that capture the essence of Quiet Valley. Winning submissions will be available for Quiet Valley to reproduce for the creation of the 50th Anniversary Calendar.
• Contestants will submit a maximum of three 4x6 inch images via snail mail to QV by the close of business on June 15th.
• A panel of judges will narrow the submissions down to the top 13 images.
• The image receiving the most votes will be featured on the cover of the 50th Anniversary Quiet Valley Calendar. Contributor will be credited for his/her submission.

Contest Specifications and Rules:
~ Images should be in JPEG format, in high-quality (HQ) or above; or a slide and/or negative. ~ Images from previous years are permissible. ~ Images must be submitted by June 15th and should include the contestant’s name, E-mail address and telephone number. ~ Contest is open to all photographers. ~ Submitting a photo for the contest will automatically provide Quiet Valley with the right to reproduce the image for the creation of the 50th Anniversary Calendar. ~

We look forward to your participation in this contest!

corncobs Corncob Dart Help Needed - YEAR ROUND!

Looking for a project that you can do at home to help Quiet Valley? Try your hand at making Corncob Darts for us to sell at the Gift Shop. They are extremely popular with the youngsters who visit us on school tours and in the summer. This can be done at home or at the farm. We provide the needed materials as well as teach you how to make them. We need these made year-round! Please call the farm at 570-992-6161.

Upcoming Workshops

Please check The Rooster's Tale newsletter and the Web site Workshop Page

Etc.

Annual Meeting

Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Farm
Social Time 6:30, Dinner at 7pm

Our speaker will be Roger Spotts, Monroe County Conservation District Environmental Education Coordinator. He will be speaking about the development of the natural history of Monroe County.

The dinner will be held at our own Education Center. We have tried hard to keep the cost of the dinner down and at the same time provide an outstanding tasty dinner for a cost of $20.00 per person.

Menu choices:
Chicken Marsala
or
Filet Florentine
a second choice of either a Garden Salad or Soup (Chicken Noodle or Butternut Squash Sausage)
Baked Potato and Vegetable.

We will have a variety of deserts to choose from, baked by some of the best cooks in the county (as they will be donated to Quiet Valley by some of our own members).

Click here for Reservation Form.

Call Florence Wells with any Questions, 570-992-3760.

Picnic 2012 Membership Picnics
Tuesday, June 26, Wednesday, July 25, Thursday, August 23

Membership Renewal

Click here to go to the Membership Page for more information and a Membership Form. We are now recognizing memberships for 12 months (ie. if you join in May, your membership will expire the end of May the following year). You will receive a bill about a month before your membership expires. No more "red Roosters" on the newsletter.

Gifts - Remember you can give Gift Certificates to family and friends for any occasion to the Gift Shop, Gift Memberships or Gift Passes to our Events. Please contact the Office by E-mail or 992-6161. Check out our Farm Animal Friends Program - great birthday or holiday gift for all ages!

Donations - Contribute to the future of Quiet Valley by donating to the Endowment Fund. Please make checks payable to Quiet Valley and send to 1000 Turkey Hill Road, Stroudsburg PA 18360.

Board Meetings/Rooster's Tale/Web Site:

Board Meetings
All at 7:00 pm, First Tuesdays:
February, April, June, August, September, November

Annual Membership Meeting
May

Rooster's Tale Newsletter
Mailed 6 times a year. We welcome membership contributions and will include them as space allows.
Please send information to Quiet Valley, 1000 Turkey Hill Road, Stroudsburg PA 18360 or E-mail us
Deadlines: 15th of the month prior to mailing
Mailing Dates: First week of Feb., Apr., Jun., Aug., Oct., Dec.

Web Site
If you have an article for the good of the members and any articles for the Newsletter, please also send a copy to the Office for inclusion on the Web site.

Miscellaneous:

It pays to shop Weis Markets – and it can pay Quiet Valley. In 2011, Weis Markets, Inc. donated over $335.00 to Quiet Valley because you members turned in your Weis Markets cash register tapes to the farm. Please keep turning in your Weis receipts.

Please check the Store Number at the top of your receipt. We can use receipts from Store Numbers 151, 155, 157, 158, 159, 162, 164, and 166. Please do not cut off the receipt below the Balance as we need the space to do calculations and have the receipts accepted by Weis Markets.

They very generously donate a percentage of their sales to non-profit organizations such as us. Thanks to you and thanks to Weis Markets! Please either drop off or mail your slips to:
Quiet Valley
347 Quiet Valley Road
Stroudsburg PA 18360