JUNE 2018

H A L E C O U N T Y 4 - H HALE COUNTY 4-H NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

Operation Serve WHAT IS OPERATION SERVE? Project summary: Annual collaborative effort of the City of Plainview, First United Methodist Church and other churches/organizations in Plainview, which recruits volunteers to serve in the community. The goal of this day is to supply holistic opportunities in which every church, organization, and age group can utilize individual gifts/skills to personally aid in the development of the community. Opportuni-ties range from baking/cooking, sewing, and visiting assisted liv-ing centers, to yard work, house clean-up, small maintenance repairs, and other odd jobs that citizens in Plainview may not be able to physically or financially complete. Volunteers spend the day working these various projects and are encouraged to utilize this experience as a "spring board" for continual involvement in the community. City of Plainview joined forces with Operation: Serve in 2015 in order to collaborate on a city-wide cleanup day to encourage all citizens to clean up their properties. Roll-off containers were setup in strategic locations around town with volunteers availa-ble to help unload. Volunteers were also able to assist those that did not have the means to drop off their trash. The results were great with approximately 200 volunteers and 24.52 tons of trash, brush, and tires being collected in one day. Project Description: Having a community clean-up day certainly is not unique in the world of municipalities. This is a key way cities can encourage their citizens to take pride in their community, their neighbor-hood, and their home. By providing ways to make it easier for citizens to participate, it makes the chance of strong participation even better. Plainview’s goal was to clean-up trash and debris found throughout town by providing opportunities for citizens to comply voluntarily versus using code enforcement and citations.

Operation Serve - Clean Hike and Bike Trail RSVP and Hale County 4-H

Date: Saturday, June 30, 2018 Time: 10:00 A.M. Place: Hike and Bike Trail All 4-H members are asked to meet at the gazebo off of Quincy street. We will divide into groups and clean the trail with the RSVP members. **An E-Waste event will also be held during Operation Serve at the First United Methodist Church in Plainview.

If you have anything for next month’s Community Service Connection, send it to Cathy (jcbanda@ag.tamu.edu) or drop it off at the Extension Office by Friday, June 22nd.

Denim for Stockings Chairmen: Seth and Sterling Berry

Seth and Sterling Berry are asking for donations of

old jeans or denim. They will be made into Christmas

stockings for US troops stationed at Kunsan Air Force

Base in South Korea. Please drop off at the Extension

Office or call Shelley Berry (292-0766) for pickup.

County Wide Community Service Neighborhood House

Chairmen : Henley Stoerner Please bring shampoo to the Hale County Exten-sion Office no later than June 15th. The shampoo will be taken on the “June Specialty Tours” to Lubbock June 16, 2018. You can contact Beverly Wall at 774-1040(M) for further information.

Summer Meals on Wheels Opportunity Any 4-Her who would like to deliver Meals on Wheels during the summer, please contact Kim Horne at 806/292-9020. She will be happy to find a route for you. Volunteers are always needed to fill in for the fulltime volunteers. You may volunteer for as many or few days as you wish.

These community service opportunities are available at the club meetings for the month of JUNE:

• FISH - Paper sacks and plastic bags (C)

• PAWS Pet Adoption - Loose change (C)

• Ronald McDonald House - Aluminum beverage tabs or crushed Aluminum cans (D)

• Saint Jude’s Children's Research Ranch - Campbell’s labels (N)

• Pennies for Progress - Loose change for the Texas 4-H Center projects (S)

• Amarillo Veteran’s Hospital - Travel size personal hygiene items (S)

• Blue Jeans Go Green Denim Recycling - Any type of old denim (N)

(C) - County (D) - District (S) - State (N) - National (I) - International

County Wide Community Service Faith In Sharing House (F.I.S.H.) -

Bar Bath Soap Chairmen: DeLynn Gary

All Hale County 4-H Clubs are asked to bring bars of bath soap to the Hale County Extension Office. The items will be used for clients at F.I.S.H. You can con-tact Beverly Wall at 774-1040(M) for further infor-mation. These items may be dropped off at the Ex-tension Office by June 29, 2018.

County Wide Community Service Faith In Sharing House (F.I.S.H.) -

Toilet Paper Chairmen : Colton & Colby Scott

All Hale County 4-H Clubs are asked to bring toilet paper to their May meetings. The items will be used for clients at F.I.S.H. You can contact Beverly Wall at 774-1040(M) for further information. These items may be dropped off at the Extension Office by June 29, 2018.