Leader College is this weekend and I hope you are planing to attend, if not teach, at the event. In either case a couple of reminders. Registration begins at 9:00 am and closes at 9:30 am. Everyone that attends (including county and district personnel) must register and pay $15. If you are coming and did not register plan to bring correct change or a check.
By now I'm sure you are aware of the terrible accident that occurred in El Paso involving 5 4-H members. If not, 5 youth were burned badly in an accidental fire at a 4-H food booth fund raiser.
We will be taking a collection at Leader College in support of these families as they work through this tragedy. If your 4-H clubs or county programs are bringing checks, please make them payable to the Texas 4-H Foundation and put "El Paso 4-H youth" in the memo line.
We will facilitate the deposit of the funds after the event. For those of you wishing to contribute individually, I would encourage you to go to the Texas 4-H Foundation Website and make a contribution using "pay pal".
Till next time, Take Care,
Kevin
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
4-H ers in NEED
There has been a terrible accident involving 4-H ers and a food booth fundraiser in El Paso Tx. 5 children were burned. 3 are in ICU at University Medical Center in Lubbock and 2 are in regular admittance at the El Paso hospital.
Information regarding the particulars of this incident are not clear at this point. What is clear, is that these 4-H families are in need and a call to action is going out state wide! One or more of the injured children are expected to be in the hospital for more than a month. This will undoubtedly cause significant hardship for their families.
As details surface regarding what we can do to assist I will share them through this blog. In the mean time there are a few things we can consider.
Families from ElPasso are displaced and carring for their children in Lubbock. They will be needing lodging and accomidations. Money sent to Lubbock can be spent on what the families need, when they need it.
Money and or gift certificates to restraunts that are in the Lubock area would be of great benifit to these 4-H families.
Please work to inform your 4-H network of this terrible situation.
Please also consider having county contributions ready to present at this weekend's leader coollege.
Our prayers and our contributions are needed.
Kevin
Information regarding the particulars of this incident are not clear at this point. What is clear, is that these 4-H families are in need and a call to action is going out state wide! One or more of the injured children are expected to be in the hospital for more than a month. This will undoubtedly cause significant hardship for their families.
As details surface regarding what we can do to assist I will share them through this blog. In the mean time there are a few things we can consider.
Families from ElPasso are displaced and carring for their children in Lubbock. They will be needing lodging and accomidations. Money sent to Lubbock can be spent on what the families need, when they need it.
Money and or gift certificates to restraunts that are in the Lubock area would be of great benifit to these 4-H families.
Please work to inform your 4-H network of this terrible situation.
Please also consider having county contributions ready to present at this weekend's leader coollege.
Our prayers and our contributions are needed.
Kevin
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