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4-H
lends a helping hand
Contributing
writers: Michelle Betz, Jennifer Cutraro, Beth Forbes, Meggie Issler
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More than 700 Indiana 4-H members donated “wish
list” items to the Ronald McDonald House of Indiana, a home
away from home for families of children being treated at Indianapolis
area hospitals.
Participants in the annual 4-H Youth Round-Up,
held in June on Purdue's West Lafayette campus, were each asked
to donate one item.
“Some donated just one item; some donated
a sackful. It was wonderful to see 4-Hers become so involved in
such a beneficial community service project,” says Purdue
Extension 4-H youth specialist Chris Cook-Leitz.
Each year the 4-H Round-Up Committee chooses
a project to involve 4-H youth in serving their community. “The
Ronald McDonald House is a wonderful institution that, in our case,
allows youth to help youth,” Cook-Leitz says.
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