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MyEagleNews.com • Giving Back 2020 • 19 Community Service & Learning 4-H programs are grounded in the belief that kids learn best by doing. Youth complete hands-on projects in areas like science, health, agriculture and citizenship, through a positive youth development environment. Members can concentrate on one focus area or they can try a variety of programs throughout their 4-H experience. Opportunities for involvement in the 4-H Youth Program: What do members do for the community? 4-H has a history of completing projects to benefit the community. The 4-H pledge includes, “I pledge my hands to larger service for my club, my community, my country and my world.” Through 4-H, young people have the opportunity to design their own service learning based upon what they see is a need in their community. After pinpointing the need, 4-H’ers create a solution to that need. Each club does community service projects in their own community as well as participate in county wide community service. Besides meeting the needs of the community, 4-H’ers are learning valuable skills about designing a project and following it through to completion. One of our largest community service projects is the Tree of Giving. Grant County 4-H provides the organizational piece of the project and partners with DHS, Families First, Chester’s Elves and Les Schwab Tire Center. 4-H also provides gifts for all the teen tags on the tree. • Volunteering • Sponsoring 4-H Awards for Fair Recognition/Special County Leadership, Citizenship and Project Awards • Scholarship 4-H Youth Membership Fees • Sponsoring full/partial scholarships for youth to attend one of the many available 4-H camps • Support annual fundraiser efforts including citrus or fireworks sales • Supporting the Youth Livestock Auction For larger donations and gifts such as endowments, estates, real estate, and monetary gifts for Grant County 4-H please visit the Oregon State University 4-H Foundation website for more information: www.oregon4hfoundation.org For questions, to join 4-H, or to become a volunteer, contact the OSU Extension Service - Grant County office at (541)575-1911, 116 NW Bridge St. Suite #1, John Day, Or 97845 or contact christal.culley@oregonstate.edu or bonni.booth@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Extension Service prohibits discrimination in all its programs, services, activities, and materials on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, genetic information, veteran’s status, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. This publication will be made available in an accessible alternative format upon request. Please contact OSU Extension Service Grant County at 541-575-1911. S210417-1 Sponsored by:
