Dave Galer has been a Macomb County 4-H volunteer with the Detroit Arsenal 4-H Club since 2013. Galer led the development of a new youth gardening project. He led 4-H’ers in building raised garden boxes, bean tepees, a Mrs. Potato Head potato patch, scarecrows, and a vegetable stand. He also partnered with the Macomb County MSU Extension 4-H Master Gardeners to help maintain gardens and educate children. Galer took the gardening project to a higher level when he challenged youth members to develop an irrigation system for tomato plants that promoted water conservation, build a worm farm for soil development, and construct a compost pile to replenish the garden soil.
During club meetings, Galer guides and encourages the members to make decisions, lead projects, and create a positive impact in their community. He also encourages club members to participate in statewide and national 4-H opportunities.
Galer also led a 4-H youth day of service in which 4-H members came together to create flower beds and landscaping at the Macomb County Animal Control Facility. This effort created a nicer looking space at the facility in which community members could consider pet adoptions.
