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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Alice has volunteered for 4-H since 1942 in Jackson County, Mo., Dawson County, Neb., and Lancaster County. Alice's mother, Julia Watt, was one of the first 4-H leaders in Jackson County, starting a chicken project in 1918. Alice still volunteers with the Lancaster County Super Fair sheep show and State Fair clothing exhibits.
Ted has volunteered for Lancaster County 4-H since 1955 and served as a State Fair sheep superintendent and Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Show sheep superintendent for 35 years. He still interview judges livestock premier exhibitors at State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben, and judges at numerous county and state fairs. The Doanes co-led the Progressive Herdsman livestock 4-H club for many years. Alice also led the Pinafore Lassies clothing club. Both are long time supporters of the 4-H Speech Contest. They encouraged everyone in the Progressive Herdsman to give a speech at county fair or a club meeting. They still sponsor numerous speech, sheep, swine, and clothing trophies at county and state fair.
Alice says her favorite 4-H experience is having three 4-H members become national winners at the Make it With Wool Contest. Ted says his favorite experience is watching bashful youth become professional adults such as dentists, professors, and lawyers.