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 service. The purpose of this award is to recognize volunteers who are, indeed, the heart of 4-H.
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A 4-H volunteer for more than 15 years, Kath has been a club leader, a superintendent of 4-H Clothing at the Lancaster County Fair, presented workshops on clothing and helped with Pillow Party and Jammie Jamboree sewing workshops. She has continued to volunteer with 4-H long after her own children went through the program. Last year, she donated a sewing machine to a 4-H youth.
"I like being a 4-H volunteer because I like working with youth. Nothing is more rewarding than seeing those big smiles saying I did it myself!" says Kath. "My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer was taking my club to the extension office for a practice session on modeling and we were a bit late. I rushed my girls into the room and five minutes later we realized it wasn't modeling but the Life Skills competition! I talked the girls into doing it as long as we were there, and several did the competition in later years."