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- Meet Brady Gibson: Kalamazoo County 4-H March 9, 2020Kalamazoo County 4-H'er Brady Gibson gives a personal testimonial of the impact of Michigan 4-H.
- MSU Distinguished Academic Staff honoree credits Michigan 4-H for igniting his successful career February 27, 2020MSU Extension’s Brandon Schroeder was recently honored with MSU's Distinguished Academic Staff Award. However, before joining MSU Extension 15 years ago, Schroeder was already a part of the Extension community: he spent his youth as a Michigan 4-H member.
- Meet Mike Tate: a visionary leader for 4-H, youth development February 26, 2020Michael Tate, Michigan’s first African-American state 4-H director, helped shape the future of 4-H in Michigan.
- 4-H Children's Gardens provide experiential start to school year November 1, 2019Elementary students from Dwight Rich School of the Arts spent their first two weeks of school at Michigan State University for experiential learning at the 4-H Children's Gardens and other campus locations.
- Gift planning for Michigan 4-H's future November 1, 2019This past fiscal year, Max and Beverley Benne documented a bequest from their estate, which will provide future funding for Michigan 4-H.
- 2019-20 4-H Mini Grant Recipients Announced November 1, 2019The Michigan 4-H Foundation awarded over $14,000 in mini grants for the 2019-20 year to support local 4-H programs.
- North Central 4-H hosts summer camp at Kettunen Center November 1, 2019Kettunen Center was host to the North Central 4-H Camp.
- Kyley DeFrancesco: Alger County 4-H September 12, 2019A personal testimonial of the impact of Michigan 4-H from Alger County 4-H'er Kyley DeFrancesco.
- Hipple honors her father’s legacy with a planned gift for the gardens June 3, 2019Karen Hipple documented a planned gift to create an endowment for the Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens in memory of her father, Per G. Lundin, Michigan assistant state 4-H leader from 1925 to 1956.
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