Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - Page 19
4-H volunteer leaders
are awesome!
The 4-H program relies on volunteer adult leaders to organize
and lead groups of 4-H members. We currently have 56 trained
and active 4-H Leaders in Morrow County. Research shows that
youth who have a non-parental adult as a friend, teacher and
mentor do better than youth without such an adult presence. As a
4-H leader and educator, you are in a position of great influence.
You can channel members’ curiosity, inspire new interests, and
continually offer new opportunities for them to grow and develop
into happy and productive adults. You can be the key to a young
person’s success.
A recent study showed that most 4-H leaders volunteer
because they are interested in making a difference in the lives
o f young people. While some 4-H leaders have expertise in
a particular content area, such as animal science, it is not a
requirement. The 4-H program is always looking for quality,
committed adult volunteers. If you are interested in exploring
becoming a 4-H volunteer, please call or visit the Extension
office at 541-676-9642.
Studies show that each 4-H volunteer gives an average
of 200 hours of time annually to the 4-H Youth Development
program. Looking at Oregon’s 6,000 volunteers, that means
1,200,000 hours are given annually to help youth develop skills
for a lifetime. Nationally, the current estimated dollar value of
volunteer time is about $20 per hour. Not only are 4-H volunteer
leaders awesome, but the value of their time to Oregon 4-H is
more than $20 million annually.
A ear in review
(L-R): John Swaggart of Swaggart Brothers Construction in Hermiston with Morrow County Fair and
OTPR Queen Krysten Powell, 4-H ambassador Sydney Qualls, 4-H ambassador Kane Sweeney, FFA Sentinel
Timothy Gould and fair manager Zech Hint/. -Contributedphoto
What a year...a person has
only to set foot on the fair
grounds to see all the progress
and improvements that have
been made.
With a water project, new
pavement and little fixes here
and there, the grounds are
at their best for the centen
nial Morrow County Fair next
week.
Not only have the fair
grounds seen an upgrade in
their appearance and usabil
ity, but community members
Harvesting 100 years of
4-H memories
The Morrow County 4-H program is looking for any 4-H memorabilia
(Morrow County and non-Morrow County alike) to share in a display at
this year's centennial of the Morrow County Fair, held Aug. 14-17.
Photos, ribbons, trophies, pins, exhibits you made or your grandparents
made when they were in 4-H, or anything people have lying around would
be a great addition to this year’s display recognizing the hard work and
memories from 4-H throughout the years. Fair staff will be happy to make
copies or take photos of items people don’t feel comfortable to have out
on display.
Contact the Morrow County 4-H office or 4-H leader Doashea Qualls
for more information: 541 -676-9642. Help Morrow County 4-H “Harvest
100 Years of Memories.”
also have more opportunities
to get involved.
This last year, Kane Swee
ney and Sydney Qualls of
4-H, Timothy Gould of FFA
and Morrow County Fair
and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Queen Krysten Powell trav
eled around Morrow and
Umatilla counties visiting
businesses and spreading the
word about the 100th Morrow
County Fair. These county
ambassadors also made sure
to inform business and indus
try members that the fair is
here to help the whole county,
and that it relies on sponsors
and supporters to make it all
happen.
“With all of the happenings
this past year, I cannot wait to
see what other things we can
do here at the Morrow Coun
ty Fairgrounds to make our
county proud to call this place
a part of their home,” says
Fair Manager Zech Hintz.