Wyoming County 4-H Clothing Revue Results
The stage was set on Friday evening, May 13th at the Warsaw Central High School for the annual Wyoming County 4-H Clothing Revue. This year’s theme was “Fashion Forward”.
On April 28th and 30th, ninety-two 4-H members had their sewing projects evaluated on all aspects of clothing construction including choice of fabric, sewing and finishing details, as well as fit in preparation for the revue. 4-H members participated in the evening’s revue on May 13th, which featured a fashion show with eighty-seven garments modeled by those members who completed a clothing project. 4-H’ers modeled an array of garments including aprons, chef hats, shirts, shorts, blouses, pajamas, and night gowns. Participants also showed off handmade costumes, bath robes, jackets, skirts, and a variety of dresses on stage before an audience which included this year’s celebrity judges – former Wyoming County 4-H’er and clothing revue participant, Ashley Fagan Biondo of Leicester, NY and Carole Jones of Arcade, NY, Managing Editor for the Arcade Herald.
The 4-H’ers had a chance to model on stage while being evaluated on fit, poise, posture and style of the item they had sewn.
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| Wyoming County 4-H'ers selected to participate in the 2011 NY State Fair Clothing Revue in Syracuse in August. (l to r): Joshua Spicer, Pavilion; Alicia Clark, Warsaw; Haley Parker, Perry; Allysa Pascoe, Perry; Adele Schenk, Delevan; Laura Beth Yuhnke, Wyoming and Joshua Yuhnke, Wyoming. |
The following 4-H’ers were chosen to represent Wyoming County at the New York State Fair Clothing Revue in Syracuse in August: Alicia Clark of Warsaw; Haley Parker of Perry; Adele Schenk of Delevan; Joshua Spicer of Pavilion; Laura Beth Yuhnke of Wyoming; along with alternates: Allysa Pascoe of Perry and Joshua Yuhnke, Wyoming.
The Western District 4-H Clothing Revue will be hosted by Niagara County and held this year at the New York State Power Authority Power Vista on Saturday, June 4th. The 4-H members chosen to participate in the district revue, in addition to the State Fair contestants are: Eliza Cox of Perry; Ashley Kerr of Varysburg; Jennifer Yuhnke of Wyoming; and Lydia Zielinski of Arcade.
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(l to r): Sandy Pirdy, Arcade and Adele Schenk, Delevan. Adele was the recipient of a new ‘Baby Lock BL9’ sewing machine donated by Sandy Pirdy, owner of Creekside Fabrics, Quilts, & Yarn in Arcade. |
In a special presentation, Sandy Pirdy, owner of Creekside Farbrics, Quilts, & Yarn in Arcade, announced Adele Schenk of Delevan, NY as the recipient of a new ‘Baby Lock BL9’ sewing machine donated by Creekside Fabrics, Quilts, & Yarn. Adele’s application was selected by Mrs. Pirdy from seventeen applications submitted by Wyoming County 4-H members. Mrs. Pirdy also recognized two runners-up, Haley Aures of Bliss and Allysa Pascoe of Perry, and presented both with gift certificates to Creekside Fabrics, Quilts, & Yarn. Mrs. Pirdy also recognized Lorri Crater of Warsaw for her inspiration and dedication to helping so many 4-H members develop their sewing skills over the past 14 years. Although Lorri was not able to be present at the clothing revue Friday evening due to her daughter’s college graduation, members of her 4-H club, the Tiger Cubs, thanked Lorri for opening her home and helping them to all sew garments for the annual clothing revue, in addition to all the other projects she assists them with throughout the year!
Congratulations to all clothing revue participants! For more information about the 4-H clothing program or other programs for youth, contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County at 786-2251 or click here.