4-H, the largest youth development program in the nation, is calling on all alumni to raise their hands to help bring 4-H to 10 million youth by 2025. The organization is 100 years old and has about …
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4-H, the largest youth development program in the nation, is calling on all alumni to raise their hands to help bring 4-H to 10 million youth by 2025.The organization is 100 years old and has about 6 million members. About 220,000 live in Missouri. It is a youth development organization that helps prepare young people for life and careers.“Having experienced our programs firsthand, our alumni know best what a positive impact 4-H had on them growing up, which is why we’re reaching out to them to support the next generation of true leaders,” said Marla Tobin, chair of the Missouri 4-H Foundation.“Whether they’re running Fortune 100 companies, performing to sold-out crowds, leading community programs or volunteering to empower local youth, 4-H alumni are the epitome of true leadership,” said Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO of the National 4-H Council.“Our remarkable alumni now have the perfect opportunity to pay it forward, ensuring that the next generation has the opportunity to benefit from the 4-H experience.”4-H is asking alumni to “Raise Your Hand” and pay it forward in support of providing the hands-on learning that empowers kids across America.Alumni can go online to www.4-H.org/raiseyourhand to join.Raising a hand is a vote toward a $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000 award for the states with the most alumni hands raised. Alumni can then support the activation by tweeting, posting and sharing their #4HGrown experience or support and tag fellow alumni by asking them to raise their hands for their state.“4-H gives kids the opportunity to learn by doing, to grow from not only the encouragements brought by success, but also through challenges and failures, as these kids’ skills will help them to handle whatever life may throw their way,” said Jennifer Nettles, Grammy Award-winning musician, actress and 4-H national spokesperson.The campaign runs to June 30.University of Missouri Extension 4-H connects the technical knowledge of Mizzou to a community of more than 200,000 youths from across Missouri learning about the sciences, leadership, citizenship and skills for life.For more than 65 years, the Missouri 4-H Foundation has been managing funds for the MU Extension 4-H Youth Development Program, providing higher education scholarships and recognizing 4-H volunteers.4-H
