4-H Teens as Teachers doing healthy lifestyles training

Health Rocks!!

To date 1,690 elementary youth in 20 communities have been reached by 93 4-H teens as teachers & 25 adult mentors.

Look for the Robotics Challenge at the State Fair on Sept. 1, 2007 at 1-5 pm located in the Ag Center.

Eight high school youth in Minnehaha County taught science subject matter to elementary and middle school students through the 4-H Afterschool Program. – 2006

Faye King of the County Liners 4-H club delivers 4-H bears to P.A. Rod King and Nurse Jane Fitzpatrick at the Avera Volga Medical Clinic. The 4-H Bear Community Service project helps 4-Hers reach out to other children in local clinics, day cares and pediatric facilities. – 2006

SDSU Collegiate 4-H Club Volunteers Raise $38,584

The South Dakota State University Collegiate 4-H Club volunteer over 500 hours assisting the South Dakota 4-H Foundation in the State 4-H Phonathon. Collegiate 4-H members contacted South Dakota 4-H Alumni to raise $38,584 for 4-H programs and in return receive grants from the Foundation for their service projects.  

4-H members and Avera staff at 5 sites in SD packed boxes with backpacks that included winter clothes, letters & holiday wishes to children of Hurricane Katrina – State 4-H Council Ambassadors worked with the Avera sites to make this happen!

“I feel this was a good way for 4-H, Character Counts, Avera, and the Foundation to work together to help those in need. It was also a fun Christmas Community service project for my own 4-H club. Happy Holidays!”. . .Erica Sperry, State 4-H Council Ambassador "Super C"