Raise Your Hand 4-H Alumni and Friends to Help Kansas 4-H!
Kim Naber, 4-H Program Assistant
4-H, the largest youth development program in the nation, is calling on alumni and supporters to raise their hands to help bring 4-H to 10 million youth by 2025. Currently 4-H empowers nearly six million young people in every county across America, reaching over 82,000 youth in Kansas in 2017.
For more than 100 years, the 4-H impact on young people has been immeasurable. “Having experienced our programs first-hand, our alumni know best what a positive impact 4-H had on them growing up, which is why we’re reaching out to them to support the next generation of true leaders,” said Amy Sollock, 4-H Youth Development Area Specialist in southwest Kansas.
“Whether they’re running Fortune 100 companies, performing to sold-out crowds, leading community programs or volunteering to empower local youth, 4 H alumni are the epitome of true leadership,” said Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO, National 4 H Council. “Our alumni and supporters across the country now have the perfect opportunity to support 4-H youth in their communities, ensuring that the next generation has the opportunity to benefit from the 4 H experience.”
As part of the Raise Your Hand campaign which runs April 1 - May 15, 2018, 4-H is asking supporters in Kansas to ‘Raise Your Hand’ to help kids in our community by providing the hands-on learning that only 4-H provides.
“Voting” is easy – alumni can go online to www.4-H.org/RaiseYourHand. Raising your hand is a vote towards a $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000 award for the states with the most hands raised.
Your vote takes less than one minute and could help win money to support local Post Rock District 4-H activities. Help Kansas be one of the winning states; so Raise Your Hand now and select Kansas! The contest ends May 15.
“4-H gives kids the opportunity to learn by doing, to grow from not only the encouragements brought by success, but also through challenges and failures, as these skills will help them to handle whatever life may throw their way,” explains Jennifer Nettles, Grammy-award winning musician, actress and 4 H national alumni spokesperson.
For more than 100 years, the 4-H impact on young people has been immeasurable. “Having experienced our programs first-hand, our alumni know best what a positive impact 4-H had on them growing up, which is why we’re reaching out to them to support the next generation of true leaders,” said Amy Sollock, 4-H Youth Development Area Specialist in southwest Kansas.
“Whether they’re running Fortune 100 companies, performing to sold-out crowds, leading community programs or volunteering to empower local youth, 4 H alumni are the epitome of true leadership,” said Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO, National 4 H Council. “Our alumni and supporters across the country now have the perfect opportunity to support 4-H youth in their communities, ensuring that the next generation has the opportunity to benefit from the 4 H experience.”
As part of the Raise Your Hand campaign which runs April 1 - May 15, 2018, 4-H is asking supporters in Kansas to ‘Raise Your Hand’ to help kids in our community by providing the hands-on learning that only 4-H provides.
“Voting” is easy – alumni can go online to www.4-H.org/RaiseYourHand. Raising your hand is a vote towards a $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000 award for the states with the most hands raised.
Your vote takes less than one minute and could help win money to support local Post Rock District 4-H activities. Help Kansas be one of the winning states; so Raise Your Hand now and select Kansas! The contest ends May 15.
“4-H gives kids the opportunity to learn by doing, to grow from not only the encouragements brought by success, but also through challenges and failures, as these skills will help them to handle whatever life may throw their way,” explains Jennifer Nettles, Grammy-award winning musician, actress and 4 H national alumni spokesperson.
