National 4-H Week

I was in downtown Healdsburg last night and saw the greatest thing. The Alexander Valley 4-H club has put up its annual display in the window at the south east corner of Matheson and Healdsburg Ave. Clearly the Brandt's have donated this space for the best work yet that I have seen from this wonderful club. I was a leader in this club for the past years and I am always amazed at the work these kid's and all 4-H'ers do.

If you have kids and you want them involved with a great group check out 4-H, it may be just the thing for you. I know that it was one of the great experiences in raising my twins and it gave them a great foundation for so many things that they will run into in life.

I remember the first person that I talked to about this was Dave and Bunny Lewers. Dave said "Bob I could tell you a lot of great stories about our experience but this is something you need to live through to experience. Imagine it is Xmas eve morning and your kids 4-H sheep gives birth and you are all huddled around each other, It's cold, rainy and you are in the barn watching the look on your kid's face as the miracle happens. You will never feel closer to God and your family".

Dave was right! We spent a lot of hours taking care of our animals. My kids were into rabbits and chickens. It was a lot of work with endles rewards. We will never forget what 4-H did for us.

If you need any information about 4-H and how to get involved drop me a line. I would be happy to help and in the meantime stop by the window and see what the kids did.