2018

A 4-H volunteer for five years, Troy coaches the North Star Trap Club.

“I enjoy working with kids and watching them mature and get better at shooting trap,”

Troy says. “My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer was coaching a shooter that hit one target her first practice and at the end of the season she was hitting 18 to 20 targets out of 25.”

A 4-H volunteer for six years, she has helped as parent volunteer with several clubs: 4-H Explorers, Prairie Star and Bourne Equestrian (the later two are horse clubs). Jenny just finished serving three years on 4-H Council, two years as treasurer. She helped with 4-H Council fundraisers such as the 4-H food stand and Chicken Dinner at the Lancaster County Super Fair, as well as helping setup for static exhibits at fair.

Lincoln Northeast Kiwanis member and Nebraska Extension Poultry Specialist Dick Earl started hatching baby chicks in a Lincoln classroom in 1975. Embryology became a Lancaster County 4-H school enrichment program the following year.

A volunteer for more than six years, Sally is organizational leader of the Prairie Star 4-H club and assists with Boots ‘N’ Hooves and Hunter’s Pride clubs. All three clubs focus on the 4-H horse project.

From April through October, Sally coaches youth at horse events, pre-districts, districts and Super Fair. The rest of the year, she organizes 4-H horse clinics, holiday horseback caroling, trail rides and other equine events focused on growing leaders, community and knowledge.

Mary has been one of the superintendents of the 4-H general areas at the Lancaster County Super Fair for six years. General areas includes posters, entrepreneurship, citizenship, Quilt Quest and animal static exhibits. She has also volunteered at the 4-H food stand at Super Fair.

A Lancaster County 4-H volunteer for six years, Chris is co-leader of the Clever Clovers 4-H club. The club has been recognized as a Nebraska Club of Excellence for the past three years. He is also a parent volunteer for the Helping Hearts Clover Kids 4-H club. Previously, Chris helped enter horticulture projects at the Howard County Fair and Nebraska State Fair when it was in Lincoln. When he was in college, Chris was active in the UNL collegiate 4-H club and helped organize ExpoVisions for 4-H youth and leaders statewide.

She is a project leader for the Fusion 4-H’ers club, which has been recognized as Nebraska Club of Excellence the past three years. She helps with the monthly meetings and club’s many community service projects, including Kiwanis Karnival. In addition, Tabetha has helped at the Lancaster County Super Fair during 4-H static exhibit judging and in the 4-H food stand.

Kylee has volunteered for 4-H since aging out as a member two years ago. She is the superintendent of the 4-H/FFA Meat Goat show at the Lancaster County Super Fair, been an instructor at Clover College workshops and helped at pillow sewing workshops.

A volunteer for two years, Nichole is co-organizational leader of the Amazing Treasures 4-H club. The club meets monthly and works on activities voted on by the group at the beginning of the year. Members also do many community service projects such as activities with Waverly Care Center residents. The Amazing Treasures was a 2017 Outstanding 4-H Club based on members’ participation at the Lancaster County Super Fair.

Brandy has been a superintendent of the 4-H Home Environment project areas at the Lancaster County Super Fair for eight years, ever since she aged out of being a 4-H member. Brandy also helps teach furniture painting workshops each spring.

Erica has volunteered with 4-H since aging out as a member six years ago. Erica has helped in a variety of ways:

A Norris FFA Advisor for 18 years, Kristyn has volunteered at 4-H/FFA livestock shows at the Lancaster County Fair. Most recently, she has helped with the beef show. Growing up, she was a 4-H member in Colfax County.

“I like being a 4-H volunteer because I am able to work with my Norris students outside of the classroom and really see what they are passionate about — agriculture!,” says Kristyn. “I enjoy seeing students learn and progress throughout the years! They gain so much confidence and knowledge as a result of youth programming like 4-H and FFA.”