Laux is a highly involved member of the Saginaw County 4-H community, leading the Saginaw County Fair Livestock Exhibitor Group and the Frankenmuth Area Patriots 4-H Club. She takes great care to ensure every youth, no matter how new or how experienced, knows the essentials: how to pick out an animal, how to monitor weight gain, and how to train an animal for show. Laux routinely offers showmanship clinics, hands-on trainings on tagging and vaccinations, and support on buyer’s letters, record books and more.
As a 4-H leader, Laux also knows the importance of service and has married her love of agriculture to serving the community. She engages Frankenmuth Patriots 4-H members in bringing their projects to schools, retirement homes, businesses and community events to teach them about their animals. Laux also started a “seed library” at her local library, providing free seeds to those in the community who want to start a garden, as well as information and resources about growing the seeds.
As she strives to build the next generation, Laux seeks out ways for older club members to take on leadership roles or try new things. Whether it’s supporting them as they fill out an award application or learning to bake a pie, Laux finds a way to grow and advance members’ knowledge and skills, while also cultivating their social, emotional, academic or career development success.
