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In addition to the new restrooms opening (photo top left), a new schoolhouse entrance (photo top right), My Plate theme garden (middle photo) and willow art structures (bottom photo) were installed in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens this summer.

Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens Welcome New Additions

The Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens received a facelift this past summer. A new entrance and theme garden were installed in the Schoolyard Demonstration Garden and ...

The new Kettunen Center archery and firearms ranges, made possible by Thomas H. Cobb, will provide safe spaces for members of 4-H and other groups to learn and practice shooting sports skills.

Kettunen Center Shooting Sports Ranges Open

Two shooting sports ranges opened at Kettunen Center in late August, thanks to a generous gift from Thomas H. Cobb, former Michigan 4-H Foundation trustee ...

The Macomb County 4-H Youth Council joined the Make the Match County 4-H Endowment Campaign by establishing the Macomb County 4-H Endowment Fund. Pictured above are Macomb County 4-H Youth Council members Mya Brown, Maxwell Williams and Maggie Bohm.

Macomb County 4-H Youth Council: Making the Match for 4-H

This year the Macomb County 4-H Youth Council joined the Make the Match County 4-H Endowment Campaign as a leading contributor and established the Macomb County ...

Two new endowments established by Ingrid Thacker and Deanna House will not only provide a lasting legacy for their husbands but also support the maintenance and long-term care of Kettunen Center facilities and grounds, and help sustain 4-H educational programs at Kettunen Center. Pictured above are the participants at the 4-H Mentoring Weekend at Kettunen Center July 22-24, 2016.

Endowments: Creating a Legacy in Memory of Loved Ones

Kettunen Center, Michigan 4-H’s volunteer and youth development training facility, was fortunate enough to have two new endowment funds created this past year to support ...

Elsers Make the Match for Branch and Hillsdale

Hillsdale County 4-H alumnus Arlon Elser and his wife, Shirley, a Branch County 4-H alumna, provided a capital campaign gift to help establish 4-H endowments ...

Tuscola and Wexford Counties Invest in Future of 4-H

Recently the 4-H councils in Tuscola and Wexford counties made long-term investments in 4-H by establishing funds with the Michigan 4-H Foundation. Both funds are ...

Estate Gift Helps Grow Calhoun County 4-H Endowment

The Calhoun County 4-H Endowment Fund was established with an initial estate gift made to Calhoun County 4-H by Harold E. Thomas. Thomas was an ...

Campaign Update

Thank you for helping us to log another million dollars for Michigan 4-H’s future! As of Nov. 15, 2016 total giving for the Campaign for ...

New 4-H Foundation Officers Elected

Douglas E. Lewis, of Milan, was elected president of the Michigan 4-H Foundation at the fall board meeting Oct. 7. Lewis is director of student ...

2016-17 Board of Trustees Election Results

Michigan 4-H Foundation board of trustees elections were held at the Oct. 7 Michigan 4-H Foundation Annual Membership Meeting. Trustees are volunteers who serve as ...