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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He has been involved with 4-H for 23 years and is the longtime beef project leader for the Happy Go Lucky 4-H club. Greg's father started the club in the 1930s, and Greg's daughter Bev Pearson is the new club leader. He also has grandchildren who are members of the Happy Go Lucky club. Greg has been the superintendent of the Lancaster County Fair 4-H Beef show for over 10 years and he assists at all beef weigh-ins and nose printings.
"4-H gives me a chance to give back to the community and to be involved with other 4-H families," says Greg. "My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer is watching as my grandkids become the 4th generation of our family to show at the Lancaster County Fair."
Greg is a board member of the Nebraska Shorthorn Association and Nebraska Junior Beef Expo, and a junior advisor to the Nebraska Junior Shorthorn Association.