It may seem a simple thing, a paper clover, but to 4-H members, it means development programs and camps. It means scholarships for youth and leadership-building experiences. From Oct. 4-15, Tractor Supply Co. will continue its successful partnership with 4-H through its in-store Fall 2017 Paper Clover fundraiser to benefit the youth organization.
Visitors to the any Tractor Supply Co. location, including Columbus and Starkville in the Golden Triangle, will have an opportunity to purchase paper clover emblems at checkout for as little as a dollar. The 4-H clover symbol represents head, hands, heart and health.
“Each clover is a dollar, and many people give more,” said Mandy Schaub, manager of Tractor Supply Co. in Columbus. “We can put their names on clovers and tape them to the windows. Our store goal is to raise $1,000 to $1,500.”
During the campaign, individual 4-H clubs often participate on site by holding bake sales, car washes or bathing pups, as Lowndes 4-H members did this past spring. Lowndes youth sometimes also bring animals to the store site. Local members will be at the Columbus store location from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 14.
“We created the Paper Clover fundraiser because we know how important local 4-H groups are to protecting a way of life that’s built around community and service,” said Christi Korzekwa, Tractor Supply Co. senior vice president of marketing, in a press release. Since 2010, the partnership between the chain and National 4-H Council has generated more than $11 million to support 4-H programming.
“We really appreciate the support of Tractor Supply and the community, and we would love to have kids look at 4-H and all the things it has to help educate them on so many topics they’re interested in,” remarked Extension Service Agent II Reid Nevins in Lowndes County.
Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO of National 4-H Council, said, “We could not be more thankful to the Tractor Supply customers who have helped make Paper Clover such a successful event over the past eight years. Every clover sold contributes directly to an amazing 4-H experience for youth who may have otherwise not had the opportunity.”
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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