Strawberry Roundup raises $1,300 for 4-H projects

The 4-H Strawberry Roundup, held June 5 at the Farm & Home Center, raised more than $1,300 for the 4-H members’ projects.

Twenty-three members participated in the event, sponsored by the Lancaster Rotary Club, and were judged on their project books and strawberries. The berries were later auctioned off by Keller Auctioneers to Rotary members.

Ainsley Elkner, of Marietta, was named grand champion of Division 2, receiving $150 for her quart of strawberries, and Terran Smoker, of Cochranville, was the division’s reserve champion, receiving a bid of $120. Division 2 includes youth exhibiting berries for the first time.