Toyota 4-H 0 project educates youth in water quality

Summer 2008, Volume 29, No. 2
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Toyota 4-H20 project educates youth in water quality
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Youth from six Michigan counties will take part in water quality
education with the Toyota 4-H20
Community Project.
The $75,000 grant from National
4-H Council, funded by Toyota,
involves youth from Wayne County;
Oakland and Washtenaw counties;
and Alcona, Cheboygan and Presque
Isle counties. In addition to their individual goals, each program will create
a community sharing opportunity
for youth to share knowledge and the
stewardship activities they carry out to
address critical water quality and environmental issues that they discover as
part of their learning.
In Wayne County, 40 school
districts will be offered scholarships
to participate in Michigan’s Great
Lakes Education Program (GLEP),
a joint Michigan 4-H Youth Development and Michigan Sea Grant educational initiative. GLEP introduces
fourth-grade youth to the history,
health and purpose of Lake Erie and
its tributary, the Detroit River.
“The program develops stewards
for our environment,” said Gary
Williams, Wayne County MSU Extension 4-H natural resources Extension
educator and GLEP co-director.
GLEP participants experience the
water firsthand in a 2½ hour school
ship cruise of the Detroit River and
Lake Erie where they examine plankton samples, test water clarity, practice
marine knot tying, take temperature
readings and other learning activities.
“It gives youth knowledge of
our greatest resource on our planet
which happens to be our aquatic
resource, the Detroit River and Lake
Erie,” Williams said.
Dyan Wardwell, science teacher
at Bates Academy in Detroit, has
participated in GLEP for the past
seven years.
The Toyota 4-H20 grant will fund classroom
scholarships for the Great Lakes Education
Program (GLEP). Below youth learn about
navigation and mapping as part of GLEP.
“It’s the best field trip my children have ever been on. The thing
that gets them first is going out on
the boat,” Wardwell said. “The kids
are engaged from the minute they
get off the bus.”
When the students arrive at the
marina they review boating safety
and are divided into four groups, usually named after the Great Lakes.
“As soon as the boat pulls away
we go to the four stations on the
boat,” she said.
The four stations focus on benthic
studies of sediments at the bottom,
navigation skills and mapping, water
clarity and oxidation testing and seamanship skills including tying knots
and measuring wind speed.
“At the first station, the teacher
gets a bag to take back to the classroom and a videotape of everything
under the water,” Wardwell said.
“We can see animal and plant life
from the bottom using a really neat
video microscope so everyone can
see what we’ve found.”
The day doesn’t end when the students leave the boat. For the second
half of the day, the students go to the
metro park to learn about the Great
Lakes ecosystem, including food
chains, animals, fish and wetlands.
“This is just a wonderful program.
There are so many topics and lessons
that are covered in third and fourth
grade. This just ties it all together
for them,” Wardwell said. “They
learn about wind and weather, water
quality, measurements, food chains,
wetlands and ecosystems, and how to
manipulate microscopes.
“The kids are so engaged the
entire day. It’s fantastic!”
Featured Funds ......................... 2
Michigan 4-H International
Programs celebrate 60 years .. 2
Sollman joins foundation board ...2
Dow Chemical funds REAACT .....3
4-H alumni inducted into 4-H
Emerald Clover Society ............ 5
4-H Family Reunion ................... 5
Corporate sponsors give 4-H
workshops a boost ................... 6
Michigan Herb Associates
sponsors indoor gardens ......... 7
Featured Funds: Mini-campaigns growing endowments
MICHIGAN 4-H INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS ENDOWMENT
Fund Goal: $120,000
Fund Status: $75,589.12
Michigan 4-H International
Programs celebrate 60 years
Percent to Goal: 63%
Fund Update
Since January, an additional $17,316.65 in cash and pledges
has been received for the Michigan 4-H International Programs
Endowment from the following:
Carol Abraham
Jan Corey Arnett
Robert and Susan Chaffin
Harlan Copeland
Linda and Donald Eppelheimer
Lawrence and Sally Foote
Sharon Fritz
Robert and Betty Guettler
Thomas and Beverly Hain
Friedrich and Anita Henningsen
Henrietta and James Hensler
Ray and Sharron Howard
Jeffrey and Ashley Kala
LeRoy and Hazel Mabery
Joan Pierce Boewe
Dwight L. Quisenberry
Rhoda Reini
Mary Robb
Allaire Schlicher-Buetner
Sandra Clarkson Stuckman and Noel
Stuckman
Gaylord and Shirley Thompson
Horace and Lynn Thompson
Mark and Mary Thompson
Maynard and Pamela Thompson
Melvin and Linda Thompson
Ethelyn Thompson Anderson
Thomas and Jeanne Thorburn
Doreen VanSickle
Ronald and Mary Voorheis
Suzanne Voss
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Donald Wissman
WNF&GA, MICHIGAN DIVISION, ENDOWMENT
Fund Goal: $30,000
Fund Status: $15,370
Percent to Goal: 51.2%
Fund Update
The Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, Michigan
Division, Endowment will provide annual support for international
exchanges, 4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp, the
Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens and 4-H volunteer training
(including support for Kettunen Center). Thanks to the support
of WNF&GA branches and gifts in memory of Eleanore McCurry,
the fund has exceeded its $10,000 per year goal for 2007-08.
Gifts to the endowment were received from:
Ann Arbor Branch, WNF&GA
Birmingham Branch, WNF&GA
Bloomfield Hills Branch, WNF&GA
Daniel and Beverly Burlingame*
Clarkston Farm & Garden Club
Country Garden Club of Northville
County Downs Branch, WNF&GA
Jean DeDecker
Eric Erdahl*
Franklin Branch, WNF&GA
Robert and Katherine Genez*
Mrs. Josephien Hague*
Barbara Hodges*
Jim and Joan Hoggatt*
Pete and Annie Hoggatt*
Holiday Farms Branch, WNF&GA
Wilton and Debbie Holmes*
Gerry and Gary Howard*
Lapeer Wildflower Branch, WNF&GA
Carol Leonard*
Brooksie Letts*
Agnes Lincoln*
George and Charlene Lincoln & Lee*
Mary E. Lyons*
Jeannette Matyn*
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Helen H. McAllister*
Eleanore P. McCurry
Tony and Bessie Montante*
Moonglow Branch, WNF&GA
Northville Garden Club*
Paula O’Brien*
Chris Perrigo*
Plymouth Branch, WNF&GA
Pontiac Branch, WNF&GA
Port Huron Garden Club
Rochester Branch, WNF&GA
Romeo Branch, WNF&GA
Roger Ruppal*
Doris Rutledge*
Claudia Scioly*
Louise and Don Shoknyder*
Ms. Marge Spring*
Springfield Branch, WNF&GA
Troy Branch, WNF&GA
Michael and Pam Vandever*
Sue Vette
Warren Branch, WNF&GA
Kathy West*
*Indicates endowment gifts in
memory of Eleanore McCurry.
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Michigan 4-H celebrated 60 years of international programs on
May 31 at the MSU Kellogg Center. Seventy-four people attended
the event hosted by the Michigan 4-H International Association
and the Michigan 4-H Foundation. Pictured above are founding
donors of the Michigan 4-H International Endowment (L to R):
James and Henrietta Hensler, Wilma and Charles Gruner, Keith
Brown, Melvin and Linda Thompson, and Lou Ann and Russ
Mawby. Founding donors not pictured are: Darlene Allen, Sharon
Fritz, Walter and Eleanor Goff, Kathleen Stroud, Mary Wahl, and
Donald Wissman.
Sollman joins Michigan
4-H Foundation board
Amanda G. Sollman, of Brown City
(Sanilac County), was elected to a
three-year term on the Michigan 4-H
Foundation board in April. Sollman’s
board position is one of three positions
for trustees aged 16 to 22.
Sollman is a sophomore at Michigan State University
pursuing a degree in agriscience education and agriculture
and natural resources communications.
She graduated from Brown City High School where she
was active in Sanilac FFA, band, National Technical Honors
Society and the National Honor Society. She is currently the
state secretary of the Michigan FFA Association and is an
active member of the National Junior Swine Association.
Sollman’s 4-H career in Sanilac County has included
membership in the Flynn Hustlers 4-H Club, where she
served as secretary in 2005-06. She was recognized as the
two-year Sanilac County 4-H Royal Court member (200406) and also served on the 2006 and 2007 Michigan 4-H
Dairy Judging Team.
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Dow Chemical funds 4-H REAACT expansion
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The Dow Chemical Company has
renewed its support for 4-H REAACT
(Reaching Environmental Awareness and Action in Communities
Together) for a fourth year.
Launched in 2004, the initial
three-year 4-H REAACT program
funded by the Dow Chemical Company and DTE Energy involved 206
youth aged 9 to 18 representing
diverse communities in environmental science learning experiences in their local communities
and at other natural resources-rich
learning environments statewide.
“These young people are developing environmental science skills
and technology literacy that is
usually reserved for postsecondary
education. And they are getting
it through 4-H,” said Smallwood
Holoman, Dow Promise manager,
Dow Chemical Company.
Dow Chemical’s support will provide expansion grants for countybased 4-H REAACT programs and
will also support new water quality
education statewide.
“Dow is extremely proud to support the 4-H REAACT program for a
fourth year,” Holoman said. “This
initiative engages diverse youth from
urban, suburban and rural communities to get outside and connect
with their environment, both natural
and man-made environments. And
it’s done in a fun way!”
Oakland County’s Army of Fun
established in 2004 as
part of the statewide 4-H REAACT
project, is a recipient of one of the
county-based grants.
The club, led by Robin Hell and
4-H Club,
Sandy Hawley, has weekly meetings
where they’ve learned about entomology and their environment and
done community service.
“This is our fourth year. It
started with 9- to 12-year-olds as a
club studying bugs,” Hell said.
The 15 youth members have
become very close, she noted.
“They’ve made new friends
here. They’ve been together since
fourth grade, and now they are just
starting high school,” she said. “It’s
been a really great experience.”
The club has done a pond study
and examined under rocks, camped
under the stars, collected pop tabs
for the Ronald McDonald House,
and attended 4-H Exploration Days
and 4-H workshops at Kettunen Center. They use a laptop computer with
a microscope and a digital camera
to document their learning.
Currently, the club is taping a
public service announcement on
the West Nile Virus.
“We’re hoping it will air on
cable and the local school channel. It’s important to get the word
out. You don’t hear about it very
much right now,” Hawley said.
“We also have a community
garden behind the building where
we meet, the Hazel Park Indian
Education Building. We patterned the
garden after a native woman’s wheel,”
Hell said. “We planted strawberries
last season and this year it was a thrill.
A lot of our members didn’t realize
how they grow and how different they
taste fresh from the garden!”
For Hawley, 4-H has had a
personal impact.
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Oakland County’s Army of Fun 4-H Club has learned about
entomology and environmental science and done community service
through the 4-H REAACT initiative.
“My son was speech-delayed,
and since he’s become a 4-H
member, he’s been president, vice
president and historian,” Hawley
said. “It’s helped him speak in
front of people, and he really
enjoys it!”
“They have elected officers
and have embraced the whole 4-H
methodology,” said Julie Scislowicz,
Oakland County MSU Extension
4-H educator. “They have provided
leadership opportunities for the
young people of their community,
and this club has intertwined environmental education and diverse
culture with the positive youth
development of 4-H.”
Aug. 7 — 4-H Children’s Gardens 15th Year Celebration:
‘An Evening in the Gardens’ from 6 to 8 p.m. For details
or to RSVP, visit http://www.hrt.msu.edu/GardenDay/
Celebration.htm or call (517) 355-5191, ext. 339.
Aug. 8 — MSU Garden Day. Featuring nationally known
speakers and a chance to participate in garden workshops
at the MSU Horticulture Gardens. For details, visit http://
www.hrt.msu.edu/GardenDay/Default.htm or call (517)
355-5191, ext. 339.
Aug. 24 — Deadline for ordering an inscribed brick for fall
placement in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden and/or
Kettunen Center. With a gift of $250, you can make this
permanent memorial or tribute. Brick forms are available
at www.mi4hfdtn.org/brick.html or call (517) 353-6692.
Oct. 3 — Michigan 4-H Foundation annual meeting at
Kettunen Center.
Oct. 4 — Michigan 4-H Family Reunion and unveiling of the
2008 4-H Emerald Clover Society Wall at Kettunen Center.
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4-H alumni inducted into 4-H Emerald Clover Society
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Twenty-four outstanding Michigan 4-H
alumni were inducted into the Michigan 4-H
Emerald Clover Society June 19.
The Michigan 4-H Emerald Clover Society
honors former Michigan 4-H members whose professional leadership and community service reflect the
ultimate outcome of 4-H membership — extraordinary use of an individual’s head, heart, hands and
health to make communities, the country and the
world better places in which to live. This recognition
is provided by Michigan 4-H Youth Development with
support from the Michigan 4-H Foundation.
Thanks to an overwhelming response of 48
nominations, this year’s class of inductees is the
largest since the inaugural class in 2002.
The 2008 inductees are: Max Benne, of Sturgis;
Barry Borst, Niles; Raymond Borton, Davis, Calif.;
Patricia Johnson Brown, Richmond, Va.; Arlon Elser,
Battle Creek; Sharon Fritz, West Branch; George
Hazle, St. Johns; Shirley Hazle, St. Johns; Matthew
Kempf, Holton; Vera Kempf, Holton; Marie Koch,
Frankenmuth; Aletha Mahaffy, Snover; Frederik
Meijer, Grand Rapids; Thomas Middleton, Clarkston;
William Miller, Conklin; Michael Pridgeon, Montgomery; Dawn Reid, Singapore, China; George Rock,
Cadillac; Sara Stuby, Constantine; Nancy Thelen,
Saline; Steven Thelen, Saline; Mary VanAllsburg,
Muskegon; Norman Veliquette, Elk Rapids; and
Donald Wissman, Manhattan, Kansas.
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Twenty-four Michigan 4-H alumni were inducted into the Michigan 4-H Emerald Clover Society
June 19. The class of 2008 are (L to R): Sharon Fritz, Marie Kuhne, Shirley Hazle, Patricia
Johnson Brown, Sara Stuby, Nancy Thelen, Dawn Reid, Vera Kempf, Thomas Middleton,
William Miller, George Hazle, Steve Thelen, Barry Borst, Donald Wissman, Max Benne,
Michael Pridgeon, Arlon Elser, Raymond Borton, Matthew Kempf, and George Rock. Not
pictured are Aletha Mahaffy, Frederik Meijer, Mary Van Allsburg and Norman Veliquette.
Former Michigan First Lady Janet Blanchard
served as the mistress of ceremonies. Blanchard
is also a 4-H Emerald Clover Society member.
Honorees received a recognition award, an
exclusive Emerald Clover Society membership
pin and individual biographical recognition on
the society’s Web site.
The 2008 class will also be recognized on the
Emerald Clover Society wall at Kettunen Center
during the 4-H Family Reunion on Oct. 4.
4-H Emerald Clover Society members are
inducted every two years. The inaugural class was
inducted in 2002 in honor of the national 4-H
centennial. Subsequent classes were inducted in
2004 and 2006. Nominations for the 2010 class
will be accepted through Jan. 31, 2010.
For more information on the 4-H Emerald
Clover Society and its 112 members, visit http://
www.mi4hfdtn.org/ecs.
4-H Family Reunion to celebrate 4-H’s 100th birthday
4-H started in Michigan in Muskegon and
Mason counties in 1908. That means this year,
2008, is the 100th birthday of 4-H in Michigan.
“This centennial year is all about looking at the
future of 4-H in Michigan and its role in helping our
state’s youth meet today’s challenges in technology,
entrepreneurship, healthy living and community
service,” says Cheri Booth, state leader.
Special 100th birthday observances are
planned throughout the year. A commemorative
ice cream flavor, 4-H Forever, was also created
by the MSU Dairy Store and will be available all
summer at the main dairy store at MSU.
The Michigan 4-H Family Reunion is Oct. 4 at
Kettunen Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Any current
or former 4-H member, volunteer, trustee, staff
member or friend is invited to attend. Activities
include crafts, pontoon boat rides, nature hikes,
a picnic lunch and much more.
At 12:45 p.m., a brief program will celebrate
Michigan 4-H’s birthday with the unveiling of
the 2008 Emerald Clover Society wall, the 4-H
Volunteer Salute to Excellence Award presentation and the launch of the 1908 Club, a new 4-H
booster group made of 4-H alumni, volunteers,
staff members and friends.
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1908 Club members purchasing lifetime
memberships this year will receive free tickets
to the 4-H Family Reunion.
Tickets for the 4-H Family Reunion are
$10/adult and $5/child 10 and under and may
be purchased online at http://www.mi4hfdtn.
org by Sept. 22. Overnight accommodations are
available at an additional cost upon request.
For more information about the 4-H Family
Reunion or the 1908 Club, visit http://www.
mi4hfdtn.org or call the Michigan 4-H Foundation at (517) 353-6692.
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Corporate sponsors give 4-H workshops a boost
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Each year, thousands of Michigan 4-H volunteers and teens attend
Michigan 4-H’s skill-building workshops at Kettunen Center.
With the generosity of sponsors,
4-H provides partial scholarships for
workshop participants that reduce
the registration cost by 60 percent
for 4-H volunteers and youth.
Businesses, organizations, foundations and individuals may sponsor
these 4-H workshops through a gift
to the Michigan 4-H Foundation.
The 4-H Veterinary Science
Workshop was sponsored by the
Accident Fund Insurance Company
of America.
“Skill-building and education
are the foundation of a successful
career, regardless of the discipline.
The 4-H training workshops act as
springboards for the skill-building
and education process,” said Ron
Schoen, executive vice president
and chief financial officer, Accident Fund Insurance Company of
America. “By supporting volunteer
and teen training, we prepare and
empower them to educate others.
This sort of support is a great investment for Accident Fund and for the
youth participating in various 4-H
activities and programming.”
The Feb. 22-23 4-H Veterinary
Science Workshop was one of the
largest workshops with nearly 200
participants, including Molly Buis
of Washtenaw County. She has
attended the 4-H Veterinary Science
workshop three times.
“There are always great resource
people. There are always the vet
students and varied speakers.
“I learned some veterinary science-related information, but also
had the chance to talk to 4-H’ers from
other counties about what they do in
their veterinary science clubs,” Buis
said. “That’s a unique opportunity.”
Participants explored animal
digestive systems, reproduction, and
other aspects of animal health by
Kettunen Center hosts
Former 4-H staff reunion
Fifty-six former MSU Extension and 4-H staff members
gathered at Kettunen Center May 15-16 for the Former
4-H Workers Reunion. The group will sponsor a trellis in
the arboretum at Kettunen Center with funds raised from
a silent auction. The reunion is held every three years, the
next is in May 2011.
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At the 4-H Veterinary Science Workshop at Kettunen Center
Feb. 22-23, participants learned about animal digestive systems
(above), reproduction and other animal health topics.
sharing information and experiences,
asking questions and quizzing veterinarians about their skills. They also
learned about food-borne illnesses
and participated in real-life veterinary
scenarios to help them recognize
healthy, sick or injured animals.
“My favorite part is the handson sessions where you dig right in
and learn something physical,” she
said. “My favorite session this year
was about the ruminant digestive
system. We actually got to look at
the digestive system of a sheep from
MSU. That was very interesting. I’ve
heard about their four stomachs
before, but it was amazing to see
what they actually look like!”
She is a high school junior this
fall, but plans to be a veterinarian.
“I never remember wanting to
be anything else.”
About 18 statewide workshops are
held annually at Kettunen Center.
Additional 4-H workshop sponsors for 2007-08 included Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the
Chemical Financial Corporation,
the Consumers Energy Foundation,
the W.A. Dart Foundation, the DeRoy
Testamentary Foundation, the Dow
Chemical Company Foundation,
the Grand Rapids Kennel Club, the
Greater Muskegon Kennel Club, the
Hal and Jean Glassen Memorial
Foundation, GreenStone Farm Credit
Services, the Kalamazoo Kennel Club,
the Michigan Electric Cooperative
Association, the Michigan Milk Producers Association and the Michigan
Pork Producers Association.
Annual support for 4-H volunteer
training is also provided by individual
donations and these Michigan 4-H
Foundation endowment funds: the
Donald J. and John H. Hawkins
Memorial Fund, the Thelma and
Leonard Burleigh Fund, the Jack
and Betty Barnes Tribute Fund, the
4-H Proud Equestrians Fund, the
Sandra Clarkson Stuckman 4-H
Endowment, the Turner-Ousterhout
Memorial Funds and the Howard
Zindel Memorial Fund.
For more information on workshop sponsorships, visit http://
www.mi4hfdtn.org or call the
foundation at (517) 353-6692.
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Michigan Herb Associates sponsors indoor theme gardens
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The Michigan Herb Associ-
(MHA) has been an annual
supporter of the Michigan 4-H
Children’s Gardens since 1988.
Founded in 1987, MHA was a
leader in the construction of the
Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden
as a theme garden sponsor of the
Peter Rabbit Garden and Garden
of Delight. MHA was also a lead
contributor to the Jane and Lee
Taylor Tribute Endowment Fund
and a major sponsor of the Summer
Garden Party in 1999.
“The 4-H Children’s Garden is a
wonderful inspirational garden and
one of the best in the country,” said
Julie Krist, MHA president.
“Rose Rounds and Mary Garrity
were the founders of the Michigan
Herb Associates. They came up with
the idea to have a statewide herb
association,” she said.
Around the same time, Jane
Taylor, the first curator of the 4-H
Children’s Garden, was developing
the 4-H Children’s Garden, and
MHA became a garden sponsor.
“Each year, we hold an annual
conference in Wells Hall at Michigan State. The silent auction proceeds always go to the 4-H Children’s
Garden. If we have other discretionary income we also donate it to the
gardens. Norm Lownds lets us know
what sponsorships are available,
and then the board decides what to
support each year.”
In 2007, MHA donated the silent
auction proceeds to sponsor the
Michigan Garden in the indoor
garden and this year did the same
for the Follow Your Nose Garden.
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“The 4-H Children’s Garden
is a wonderful inspirational
garden and one of the best
in the country!”
Julie Krist, Michigan Herb
Associates president
“Our motto is ‘each one – teach
one’ which we try to apply through
our conference, the Michigan Herb
Journal and through money given
to the Michigan 4-H Children’s
Gardens,” Krist said.
The Michigan Garden features
plants grown in Michigan. The
Michigan-shaped garden includes
a “Big Mac” bridge (a replica of
the Mackinaw Bridge), a miniature Lake Michigan and a solar
fountain.
The Follow Your Nose Garden is
a garden for all senses. Visitors can
sit on the bench, close their eyes
and smell the plants, touch the leaf
textures and listen to the sounds of
the garden.
“Most herbs are full of good
scent and flavor, so the Follow
Your Nose Garden fits well for us,”
Krist said.
MHA also sponsored the Around
the World Herb Garden, which
includes a collection of the world’s
culinary herbs planted around a
globe, when the indoor garden
opened in 2003.
The indoor garden provides
year-round access to science-based
learning and exploration of plants
for children. It has 22 theme gardens and is located in the greenhouses of the MSU Plant and Soil
Sciences Building.
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The Michigan Herb Associates has sponsored three theme
gardens in the Indoor Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden including
the Michigan Garden (above). MHA has been an annual donor to
the gardens since 1988.
“I believe, and I think most
of our members agree, that the
younger you get people involved in
gardening, the longer they’ll stick
with it,” she said.
Other indoor theme garden
sponsors are: Linda Nelson, of East
Lansing, the Always a Child Garden;
Linda Orlans, of Birmingham,
Harry’s Herbology Garden; and
Milton Muelder, of East Lansing,
the Soilless Garden.
Additional theme gardens
remain available for a sponsorship
gift of $5,000 each. Theme garden
sponsorship includes a donor
plaque and covers construction
costs, maintenance and curricula
development for that garden.
Other sponsorship opportunities in
the indoor garden include the garden
tunnel, wonder wall and mini-amphitheater. The Butterflies in the Garden
exhibit is also available for an annual
sponsorship gift of $10,000.
For more information on garden
sponsorships, call the Michigan 4-H
Foundation at (517) 353-6692.
Indoor garden
sponsorships available:
Compost Garden
Container Garden
Garbage Can Garden
Great Lakes Garden
Habitat Garden
Internet Garden
Kid Curator Garden
Kitchen Garden
My Favorite Foods Garden
Pass-along Plants Garden
Rainbow Garden
Rainforest in my Kitchen
Garden
Seeds of Science Garden
Take a Deep Breath Garden
Webcam Garden
Garden Tunnel
Wonder Wall
Mini-amphitheater
Butterflies in the Garden
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President
Philip A. Seitz, Hale
Vice President
Jamey T. Fitzpatrick, Lansing
Treasurer
Michael D. McIntyre, Okemos
Secretary
Cheryl N. Booth, Ithaca
Immediate Past President
Thomas H. Cobb, Bloomfield Hills
TRUSTEES
Faye A. Adam, Snover
Jeffrey D. Armstrong, East Lansing
Pamala R. Babbitt, Muskegon
Elaine M. Bristol, West Branch
Sheila M. Burkhardt, Novi
Thomas G. Coon, Williamston
Polly Diehl, Holland
Victor L. Fulgoni III, Battle Creek
Jeremy J. Garrett, LeRoy
Smallwood Holoman, Jr., Midland
Allan C. Hooper, Jackson
George E. House, Ada
Rita A. Klavinski, Marshall
Douglas E. Lewis, Milan
Robert J. Patterson, Big Rapids
David L. Porteous, Reed City
David B. Ramaker, Midland
Steven G. Rawlings, Traverse City
Ronald H. Schoen, Laingsburg
Amanda G. Sollman, Brown City
Claudia J. Scioly, Ann Arbor
Mary E. Tatter, Watervliet
Wayne H. Wood, Marlette
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Cheryl D. Howell
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Abbey A.W. Miller
Clabuesch named MBA
Banker of the Year
Michigan 4-H Foundation former trustee Paul Clabuesch, of
Sand Point, was named the 2008
Michigan Bankers Association’s
Banker of the Year.
Kettunen Center named
Green Lodging Partner
Kettunen Center has earned Green
Lodging Michigan Partner certification from the Michigan Department
of Labor and Economic Growth.
Green Lodging Michigan encourages
facilities to implement environmental
initiatives and cost-saving “green”
practices to conserve energy, reduce
water consumption, protect air quality
and reduce waste.
Kettunen Center announces
staff changes
Jamie Mielke-Mitchell is Kettunen
Center operations coordinator, effective
May 1. Mielke-Mitchell had served as
marketing coordinator since April
2007 and has been on staff since 2006.
Shari Ault also joined the Kettunen
Center staff as office manager.
Michigan 4-H Foundation
55th Annual Meeting Oct. 3
The 55th Michigan 4-H Foundation Annual Membership Meeting is
Oct. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Kettunen
Michigan 4-H Foundation
members that donated $10 or more
in the past year are encouraged to
attend the annual meeting and stay
for the 4-H Family Reunion Oct.
4. The Clover Citation Dinner for
major donors will follow the annual
meeting. Invitations to the dinner
will arrive in September.
Center.
Thanks to our Corporate
Clover Club members!
The Corporate Clover Club
is an annual giving program
recognizing corporate and
business gifts over $1,000.
Between Feb. 9 and June 30,
2008 corporate gifts were
received from:
• DTE Energy Foundation
• Grand Rapids Kennel Club
• Greater Muskegon Kennel Club,
Inc.
• GreenStone Farm Credit
Services
• Ingham County Farm Bureau
• International Union, UAW
• JSJ Corporation
• Kalamazoo Kennel Club
• Kalamazoo County Farm Bureau
• Michigan Farm Bureau &
Affiliates
• Michigan Holstein Association
• Monroe County Farm Bureau
• MPI Research, Inc.
• MSU Federal Credit Union
• Toyota
• Van Buren County Farm Bureau