Montana 4-H Clover
is produced by
Montana State University Agriculture and Extension Communications

and funded by
Montana 4-H Foundation.

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Edited by: Karen Johnson, Marla Goodman, Suzi Taylor

Contributors: Rae Lynn Benson, Wendy Gerky, Chery Ann Weatherell, Jennifer Wells, The Livingston Enterprise, The Great Falls Tribune

What is MSU Extension?

MSU:
The Extension program is a fundamental part of Montana State University's land grant mission, developed to ensure that all Montanans benefit from the University.

Public access:
The program extends university knowledge to the people who need it, even if they never set foot on a campus. It gives every Montanan access to useful information and expert help via workshops, demonstrations, community meetings, publications, videos, the internet and other sources. Montana 4-H is MSU Extension's youth development program.

Educational outreach:
Extension links a network of MSU facultytopic specialists on the MSU-Bozeman campus and agents in 53 counties and seven reservationsto the people. Its role is to extend practical knowledge to the public about agriculture, natural resources, youth development, community development and family and consumer sciences.

Free information:
MSU Extension provides resources on topics that range from raising livestock, growing crops and protecting the environment to raising a family, managing finances, starting a business and protecting your family's health and well-being.

For everyone:
You can use Extension by calling your local agent (listed in the county section of the phone book), by taking advantage of workshops and demonstrations in your area, or by clicking on "Extension and Outreach" at www.montana.edu.

For a catalog of free and low-cost publications, call (406)994-3273 or browse the Extension catalog online.

Nice place for a swim...

4-H' ers use Phon-a-Thon to raise money for 4-H camp

4-H' ers have raised money to build a floating dock here at the Darrell Fenner
4-H Camp near Ferndale.

The Flathead Teen Council, directed by the Flathead County Teen Ambassadors, is making their county' s 4-H camp facility better and better -- one phone call at a time.

By talking with donors and supporters about their own 4-H experience, these teens gain self-confidence and relationship building skills during their annual Phon-a-Thon. The project raises funds for the Montana 4-H Foundation and Teen Council community service activities.

In 2002, the teens pledged their Phon-a-Thon receipts to the repair of the Darrell Fenner 4-H Camp facility in Ferndale. They contracted for a new floating dock to be built and even obtained grants from the Cinnabar Foundation in Helena and the Wal-Mart Foundation toward their project.

For the past 8 years, Flathead County has had one of the highest 4-H enrollments in the state. Nearly 590 youth are enrolled in 25 4-H clubs, and over 250 non-club youth participate in special interest projects and camp experiences. Over 200 volunteer adult leaders help make this all possible.

by Cheryl Ann Weatherell

Montana 4-H Clover 2003
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The programs of the MSU Extension Service are available to all people regardless of race, creed, color, sex, disability or national origin. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, LeRoy Luft, Interim Vice Provost and Director, Extension Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717.