Iowa 4-H Alumni & Friends

The Iowa 4-H Foundation will be raising money to promote 4-H growth in the counties at the Iowa State Fair. We need your help! Here is how the game works: The Iowa 4-H Foundation will host a county endowment coin wars competition from August 8 th – 12 th from 10 AM- 5 PM at the 2013 Iowa State Fair. This competition will be located at the Iowa 4-H Foundation booth in the Iowa 4-H Exhibits Building. There will be 5 jars, each representing 5 county areas in Iowa. Here are the counties represented in each area:   Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Boone Allamakee Buena Vista Appanoose* Adair Dallas Black Hawk Calhoun Benton Adams Hamilton* Bremer Clay Cedar Audubon* Hardin Buchanan* Cherokee Clinton Carroll Humboldt Butler* Dickinson Davis* Cass Jasper Cerro Gordo Emmet Des M...

4-H'ers for 4-H is an annual campaign conducted by youth members of the State 4-H Council Finance Committee. 4-H Clubs across the sate are encouraged to donated $2.50 per 4-H member. Funds raised from this campaign benefit financial aid, State 4-H Conference, and other projects as voted upon by the State 4-H Council. The Iowa 4-H Foundation doesn't know of any other state where 4-H'ers actively raises money for their 4-H program. This year, 356 clubs participated representing 79 counties. Counties and clubs were recognized for: -Top County Per Member -Most Improved Giving County -Top County -Top Area And your winners are.... The 2013 Top County Per Member Award went to Wright County with $4.98 per member, with Webster County in second at $4.48 per member and Worth County in third with $4.26 per member.   The Most Improved Giving County award is given to counties that increase their contributions by the highest percentage over the previous year. In first...