Lancaster County 4-H presents a Heart of 4-H Award to a Lancaster County 4-H volunteer each month in recognition of outstanding volunteer serice. The purpose of this award is to recognize volunteers who are, indeed, the heart of 4-H.
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John has volunteered for 4-H for nearly 10 years, helping with the Ropes & Riggins 4-H horse club which his kids Cassie and Josh have been members. He is superintendent for the Roping/Working Ranch 4-H Horse Show and helps with the 4-H Horse Games Show at the Lancaster County Fair. John is an active member of the 4-H Horse VIPS committee. He also helped at last fall's 4-H Roping Clinic and has brought cattle for roping practices.
"I like being a 4-H volunteer because it has been fun to watch the kids come into the horse program, begin their riding skills and develop into really good horsemen when they leave 4-H," says John. "We have been blessed with really good leaders in Ropes & Riggins that have taught the kids alot about riding and training horses. My favorite experience was watching the kids catch their first calf at county fair or make a really good run in one of the game events. This is when they realize how hard work really pays off."