150 4-H members, grades 7th -12th labeled rice and beans and sorted canned goods at the Linn Benton Food Share Warehouse as part of planned activities at the 2011 Summer 4H Conference at Oregon State University."We are grateful for the help of the 4-H members," said Susan James, Volunteer Coordinator for Food Share. "They were energetic and enthusiastic in the work they did. With only 4 full- time staff members at Linn Benton Food Share, we depend on volunteers to help us with the work of collecting, handling and distributing almost 5 million pounds of food. In this case, the number of volunteers from 4-H for several hours was an enormous help."
Besides this community service project, The 300 4-H members chose from 60 classes throughout the 3 day conference. The classes offered ranged from activities such as traveling to the State Capital, climbing rock walls, buying the right horse to hiking, cooking, and yoga classes.
