- Author: Stephanie L Barrett
This fall Tractor Supply Company (TSC) is rolling out their new Paper Clover Campaign that will impact even more kids in our county. For every dollar donated, now .90 cents will go directly to send kids to 4-H camp and leadership conferences, and only .10 cents will go to National 4-H Council to administer the program. Previously, our county received .65 cents of each dollar donated. This change means more TSC funds will be sent directly to Riverside County!
With this change, TSC is requiring that we report how these funds are being spent. Because of this reporting, all funds received for Riverside County will remain in the County Management Board account and will be allocated 50% to camp and 50% to leadership. The Camp Committee and the Citizenship Committee will determine how to spend these funds. If you would like to be on these committees, please contact the Camp Key Leader, Kathryn Elliott at riv4hsummercamp@gmail.com, and the Citizenship Key Leader, Jaclyn Elder at mj_elder@att.net.
Even though your club will not be receiving a check , please continue to support the Paper Clover Campaign. All county youth will benefit by our ability to drastically lower the cost of camp and providing funds for youth to attend leadership conferences. A primary camp is in the beginning talks of being planned so that our primary members who love to talk about 4-H at TSC and who the public love to see at TSC can benefit. And remember -- this does count as your club outreach which all clubs are required to do throughout the year.
California had our most successful campaign to date this past spring, raising over $54,000 from generous customers who supported 4-H at TSC's registers. We are grateful to everyone who participated, from buying a Clover to working at a 4-H table during the campaign at their local Tractor Supply. The results definitely prove that the more 4-H'ers spend time at their local TSC talking to customers about their experience in 4-H, showing some of their projects, and encouraging customers to buy a Paper Clover, the more money is raised. Customers love to connect with our youth!
If you haven't already been in touch with your local Tractor Supply Store, please stop by and thank the manager and his or her team for their generous support of 4-H and see how you can get involved in this tremendous community partnership. Think of the number of kids you could possibly help send to 4-H camp or to a leadership conference just by working with your Club and getting your 4-H'er to a TSC in your community and by encouraging your friends, family and neighbors to support this campaign! Thanks for all you do to support our 4-H youth.