Submitted by Thurston County
The National 4-H Council will launch its fifth annual Fall Paper Clover Campaign on Wednesday, October 8, this raises thousands of dollars each fall for local 4-H programs in Thurston County and across the country.
Each year in the fall and spring, the National 4-H Council teams up with Tractor Supply Company and Del’s Feed and Farm Supply stores to raise money for local 4-H programs with the sale of paper clovers in local stores for a donation of $1 or more at checkout.
In Thurston County, the Del’s Feed and Farm Supply stores in Olympia and Yelm will sell the paper clovers from October 8 through October 19, with 65 percent of the funds raised at the two stores going directly to fund 4-H programs in Thurston County. As in years past, 5 percent of Paper Clover proceeds raised in Thurston County will go to the statewide 4-H office in Pullman, and 30 percent will go to the National 4-H Council.
“The Paper Clover Campaigns have become our major fund raiser for the Thurston County 4-H program, and we are so grateful for the help that our friends at Del’s Feed and Farm Supply give each spring and fall to support these kids,” said Dianna Ullery, 4-H Program Coordinator for the county.
The Thurston County 4-H program is a partnership between the private, non-profit National 4-H Council, the Washington State University Extension program, and Thurston County government. What started as a handful of agricultural clubs for youth in the late 1800s and early 1900s has grown into a community 414 members supporting 53 clubs in Thurston County, and 6 million young people across America learning about agricultural techniques, technology and research through practical “hands-on” learning. The national 4-H organization is a unique partnership of the National 4-H Council, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 100 land-grant universities across the country, and more than 3,000 county offices that form the land-grant university Cooperative Extension System.
To learn more about the Thurston County 4-H Fall Paper Clover Campaign, or to find out more about the WSU Thurston County Extension 4-H programs and membership, click here or call (360) 867-2157. WSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination.
