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The Sebastian Family
Michigan 4-H’ers pledge their hands to larger service in a time of need
Across the state, county and globe, the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19, has upended everyday life in nearly every way ...
Kennedy DeFrancesco
New youth joins foundation board of trustees
Alger County 4-H member Kennedy DeFrancesco, of Munising, was elected to the Michigan 4-H Foundation board of trustees at its January board meeting. Michigan 4-H ...
Kids from Schoolcraft County with their targets
Glassen Foundation establishes 4-H shooting sports endowment
The Hal and Jean Glassen Foundation made a $100,000 gift to establish a new 4-H endowed fund with the Michigan 4-H Foundation to support the ...
New sidewalk provides safe passageway to 4-H Children’s Gardens
This past summer, the parking lot adjacent to the Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens underwent construction to install a new safe passage sidewalk. This new sidewalk ...
Over 100 participants at Kettunen Center
Kettunen Center hosts 29th 4-H Creative Arts Celebration
For nearly 60 years, Michigan 4-H’ers and volunteers have explored their inner creativity and learned new talents at 4-H’s skill-building workshops at Kettunen Center. The ...
Brady Gibson
Meet Michigan 4-H: Brady Gibson
Brady Gibson is a 12-year-old member of the 4-H Fulton Lucky Clovers in Kalamazoo County. In his second year of 4-H, he is involved in ...
Change Makers from Alpena
Alpena 4-H Tech Changemakers
In northeastern Michigan, the fight against microplastics in the Great Lakes is being championed by the Alpena 4-H Tech Changemakers. In this era of beach ...
Brandon Schroeder
MSU Distinguished Academic Staff honoree credits Michigan 4-H for igniting his successful career
On Feb. 4 Brandon Schroeder, an MSU Extension fisheries and coastal communities senior educator, was honored with the Distinguished Academic Staff Award at MSU. One ...
Image of youth hands in shape of a heart around the 4-H emblem.
MFB 4-H Excellence in Agriculture Award recipients announced
Three outstanding 4-H volunteers will receive 2019-20 Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) 4-H Excellence in Agriculture Awards. Beth Clark, of Shiawassee County; Vera Kempf, of Newaygo ...
Meet Mike Tate: a visionary leader for 4-H, youth development
Michael Tate, Michigan’s first African-American state 4-H director, shaped the future of 4-H in Michigan. Michael J. Tate, Ph.D., began his career in 1972 as ...