This Week In 4-H – October 1st, 2010
Howdy 4-H’ers. A couple of weeks has gone by since we merged CloverTees.com into ClassB.com and started our new 4-H blog.
To get things started on the right foot, we’re announcing the start of a weekly series which will highlight some of the interesting news and activities in the world of 4-H.
Make sure to bookmark this page or subscribe to our feed so you don’t miss anything! And, as always, we encourage you to post a comment below with your thoughts on any of the topics.
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4-H News for October 1st…
How would you like to receive a $3,000.00 scholarship and another $3K to donate to your favorite charity? How about $20K, $30K or even $50K? OK, that may be a silly question, but if you hurry over to the J.C. Penney Facebook page, you can enter to win. All you have to do is submit a 250 word essay on a community project you are planning, along with a photo, and J.C. Penney will choose the winners. But you’d better hurry, the deadline for entry is October 3, 2010.
– Click this link for more information and a link to the page – JCPenney to Donate $1 Million to Youth, Charities- Now this is what we call taking the initiative – Mary Kersetter, who grew up participating in 4-H, recently traveled to war-ravaged Iraq and introduced the 4-H idea to Iraqi civilians. And they can’t get enough of it! In fact, Mary has already formed three 4-H clubs in Baghdad and Anbar.
But Iraq has a different culture than the U.S. Check out this story about how Mary was able to weave 4-H into the culture of the Iraqis.
– Awesome job, Mary! – Frenchville Native Uses 4-H to Aid Iraqis - This week, our 4-H volunteer award has to go to Anne Keene of Monroe, Louisiana. Anne started in 4-H when she was just a girl, and years later became a volunteer when her own children joined their local Club – and she hasn’t stopped! Even after her children grew up and moved on, Anne kept on volunteering for decades, over 30 years. Now that’s worthy of some applause! Anne is being inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in October.
– Read more about her commendable story here – Volunteer Put Heart Into 4-H 
How does your garden grow? Through hard work and commitment, which is what these 4-H’ers have done in Arkansas. As a community project, they volunteered their time and energy into helping get a community garden started in their local park.
If any of you are looking for a way to help your community, this is an awesome idea. Community gardens not only look nice, they actually put food into the mouths of hungry people and provide a spark in community development. They will also be helping in the harvesting and distribution of the produce.
– Another super job! – Health Coalition, 4-H Members Cultivate Community Garden West of Hamburg- While we’re on the subject of helping others, lets shine the spotlight on a group of 4-H members in Worthington, Minnesota. The “Elk Tip Toppers” gathered things for, packed and donated 65 drawstring bags full of items for foster children in their community. When the Elk Tip Toppers found out that foster children have very little of their own, sometimes just the clothes on their backs, they sprung into action. Gathering donations from local stores and businesses, they were able to put together these much-needed packages.
– You can read all about their story here. Great job Elk Tip Toppers! – 4-H Club Compiles Bags for Children Placed in Foster Care
Well, that’s it for now everyone. If you have a story or news event you’d like to share, please send them to blog@classb.com.
Make sure to leave a comment below with any stories we missed!
Have a great weekend and we’ll see you next week!