September 2004
Heart of 4-H Award winners

Julie Thomson and James Walla

Lancaster County 4-H is proud to announce Julie Thomson and James Walla as winner of September’s “Heart of 4-H Award” in recognition of outstanding volunteer service. They started volunteering for 4-H nine years ago when daughter Terra joined as a Clover Kid.

In 2001 they started The Checkmates 4-H chess club as a pilot Nebraska 4-H project. Since then, they have organized three very successful statewide 4-H chess tournaments.

Julie is leader of the Sunshine Clover Kitties 4-H club. She encourages and leads the club in many community service projects such as participating in Kiwanis Karnival, Adopt-a-Park, Toys-for Tots, food and book drives, collecting Ronald McDonald tabs, recycling newspapers and volunteering for the 4-H Food Booth at the Lancaster County Fair.

They also help at the county fair in other ways: Julie assists with 4-H Style Revue and Horse Shows and Jim is a judge for the 4-H Bicycle Safety Contest.

They both like volunteering because they get to witness the growth of young people in so many areas and use their training and talents to make a positive contribution to the future.

Other activities they are involved with are: Jim is president of the Nebraska State Chess Association; Julie is the librarian for Oak Valley School; and they both volunteer at school events, for the Cornhusker Pony Club and at the Trinity Methodist Church.

Congratulations to Julie and James! Volunteers like them are indeed the heart of 4-H!

 

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