Post Rock District Participates in 4-H Service Challenge

By Aliesa Woods, 4-H Youth Development Agent

To end the National 4-H Week celebration, Post Rock District 4-H members took part in the Kansas 48 Hours of 4-H Service Challenge. A few examples of projects completed include:

The Solomon Valley Club in Gaylord gathered a trailer load of recyclable products.

Asherville Achievers 4-H Club decorated and delivered pumpkins to the Mitchell County Hospital Health Care Systems Residential Care Center.

The Sunflower 4-H Club in Osborne took an afternoon to go through the downtown district in Osborne to wash windows of all the vacant buildings in Osborne.

The Smith Center Heart of America Club went door to door to collect canned foods.

Mankato Eager Beavers decorated pumpkins and delivered them to Jewell County Long Term Care residents.

The members of the Busy Bees 4-H Club in Kensington worked together to wash windows around their community.

West Beloit 4-H Club members picked up trash in the Beloit community at the fairgrounds, ball fields, and north of the shopping center. 

The Jewell County Jr. Leaders moved 100 years of newspapers from the old library to the Historical Center for the curator.

Members of the Natoma Eager Beavers 4-H Club gave their hands to larger service to help raise funds to buy new championship and league banners for the USD 399 school gym by hosting a chili fundraiser before the football game.

Research has proven that participation in 4-H has a significant positive impact on young people. Recent findings from the Tufts University 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development indicate that, when compared to their peers, young people in 4-H are nearly four times more likely to contribute to their communities,

Kansas 4-H is a network of families that grows great kids and it's for town/city families too. For more information about how you can get involved in 4-H check out www.JoinKansas4H.org.