2013

Five years ago, Kent started helping with his daughter's various horse clubs. He is in his fourth year on 4-H Council and has a crucial role on the food booth committee. The 4-H food booth at the Lancaster County Super Fair is Council's primary fundraiser. Kent is currently treasurer of 4-H Council.

Laurie has volunteered with the South Prairie Wranglers 4-H Club rabbit project for five years, and recently became rabbit project club leader. Laurie has been on the Lancaster County 4-H Rabbit Volunteers in Program Service (VIPS) Committee for three years and currently serves as vice president. She assists with the spring rabbit shows and fall rabbit clinics. Laurie also helps with the 4-H Rabbit Shows at the Lancaster County Super Fair and is a co-superintendent of the Rabbit Quiz and Rabbit Races.

Rod Hollman is a longtime supporter of 4-H through a variety of roles, including: leader of the Lone Star 4-H livestock club 1974-89 | President of Lancaster County 4-H Council in the '80s and ex officio member on the Extension Board (he was involved when the current building at 444 Cherrycreek Road was built) | member of the Lancaster County Ag Society for more than 20 years -- 8 years as president (he was involved when the Lancaster Building at the old State Fairgrounds was built and when the Lancaster Event Center was built), | member of the Nebraska State Fair Board for nearly seven yea

Anne has been co-leader of Joe's Clover Knights 4-H club for five years. A Nebraska 4-H Club of Excellence, Joe's Clover Knights currently has 55 4-H members. The club works on many projects together, including rockets, food & nutrition, clothing, and quilting. Club community service projects have included creating meal bags for low-income families (for which the club received a Governor's Agricultural Excellence Award to support), making quilts and blankets for donation, and school and church grounds clean-up.

Brian and Shannon Vogler began volunteering nine years ago when their oldest daughter started in 4-H by helping at the county fair. Six years ago, they started their own 4-H club, the Country Riders. Brian has served on 4-H Council and Shannon has served on the Horse Volunteers in Program Service (VIPS) Committee – both roles helping strengthen and support the 4-H horse program in Lancaster County. The Voglers have volunteered as level testers, co-organized roping clinics and superintended various 4-H Horse Shows at the Lancaster County Super Fair.

Volunteers for five years, the Scotts help lead the Jolly Ranchers 4-H club and are co-superintendents of the 4-H/FFA Sheep Show at the Lancaster County Super Fair. They also contribute by helping with sheep weigh-ins, hosting practices for livestock judging teams and volunteering at the 4-H Food Booth at Super Fair. Last year, they helped with Lancaster County 4-H's community service project of painting trash cans for the Lancaster Event Center. The Scotts are active members of the Livestock Booster Club and also sponsor trophies for the Super Fair.

Holly began volunteering with the All American Kids 4-H club seven years ago when her daughter started 4-H. Holly took over as club leader five years ago and continues to lead the club even after her daughter went to college. Holly has also volunteered with the Pick-a-Pig 4-H club and 4-H food booth at Lancaster County Super Fair.

The Lloyds have volunteered with 4-H for nine years. They are leaders of the Equi Riders 4-H club, members of the Horse Volunteers in Program Service (VIPS) and superintendents of the 4-H Horse Trail Show at the Lancaster County Super Fair.

A 4-H volunteer for four years, Ben helps the Happy Go Lucky 4-H club with group projects and meetings. He assists with the Youth Livestock Premium Auction at the Lancaster County Super Fair and has helped organize 4-H/FFA Beef Weigh-In days.

"I like to help encourage youth as they get the 4-H experience," Ben says. "My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer is watching the kids grow and change as they develop into adults, and seeing how they learn life skills."

4-H volunteer for eight years, Nicole is the leader of The Green Explorers 4-H club, and previously led The Zookeepers club for 4-H'ers ages 5-7. She has also helped in 4-H Council's food booth at the Lancaster County Super Fair.

The Spaths have volunteered for Lancaster County 4-H for 12 years in a variety of ways: Both have helped with the Stevens Creek Stars 4-H club, helped with setup for the county fair, provided livestock for judging contest practice, provided sheep for young 4-H'ers to have an animal project, and donated to the Youth Livestock Premium Auction | Kris has been ringman at the county fair 4-H/FFA sheep show, tabulated results for the Livestock Judging Contest, was announcer for this year's county fair Elite Showmanship Contest and provided transportation for youth to attend livestock judging cont

Leader of the Salt Valley 4-H horse club, Maralee has volunteered for eight years. Prior to being a leader, she helped with the EquiRiders club. At the Lancaster County Super Fair, Maralee and the Salt Valley club are superintendents of the 4-H Western Horse Show-2 and have helped at the 4-H food booth. Maralee is also a member of the Horse Volunteers in Program Service (VIPS) Committee. She also helped with fundraising for the Lancaster County judging team to attend the 4-H & FFA Western Nationals in Denver last January.