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HELP YOUTH FIND THEIR SPARK WITH JOANN FABRICS From now until April 30, every dollar can make a difference in helping a young person find their SPARK. While visiting your local JOANN store or shopping online, you can support 4-H by adding a donation at checkout. The funds donated will support the 4-H program, with 50% going back to local 4-H programming and 20% supporting Michigan 4-H. To find out more about this partnership, visit https://www.joann.com/4-h/
ensuring all young people – regardless of their background or beliefs – are empowered with the skills to lead for a lifetime. “Together, we have built a life-changing movement that serves six million youth each year,” observes Jennifer Sirangelo, President and CEO of National 4-H Council. “Fueled by this historic investment, we will make even greater progress toward our shared vision: providing all young people with access to opportunity.” We extend profound gratitude to MacKenzie Scott and her husband, Dan Jewett – not only for the largest single gift in 4-H's 120 year history – but also for their belief in the strengths and influence of young people to improve the world around us.
THE 10TH WELFARE AND SAFETY OF THE RACEHORSE SUMMIT WILL BE HELD JUNE 22, 2022 Like previous summits, the event will be free and open to the public in the Keeneland sales pavilion and streamed live online. The agenda will include a review of the Thoroughbred industry's implementation of safety recommendations developed at the first summit in 2006 as well as a presentation by Dr. Tim Parkin on the latest statistics from the Equine Injury Database. The full program and list of speakers will be available soon. The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, coordinated and underwritten by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and The Jockey Club and hosted by Keeneland Association, was held for the first time in October 2006. The two-day workshop, which brought together a wide crosssection of the breeding, racing and veterinary community, was designed to improve safety and soundness for the Thoroughbred racehorse. The subsequent summits, with the same sponsors, have been held every two years at Keeneland. During the original summit, committees were formed and began working on various aspects of Thoroughbred welfare and safety. These committees include On-Track Injury Reporting, Education and Licensing, Shoeing and Hoof Care, Racing Surfaces, Durability, Race Conditions and Racing OffAPRIL 2022 • C & C PUBLISHING, INC. ©2022 (54) LANDMARK $50 MILLION GIFT TO 4-H FROM MACKENZIE SCOTT As partner to Cooperative Extension's 4-H program, we are pleased to share the news of a transformational $50 million gift to the National 4-H Council from writer and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Because of 4-H's expansive reach into every US county, parish, and territory, this investment will support positive youth development for millions of kids and families. Amid the serious challenges affecting our youth – from a national mental health crisis to widening opportunity gaps – the skills, confidence, and resilience young people develop through 4-H are essential. “This extraordinary gift is a rare and special occurrence,” shares Krysta Harden, National 4-H Council Board Chair and President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. “With such a significant gift comes great responsibility. We will engage our stakeholders to ensure these resources lift the diverse voices of young people and create equitable and inclusive opportunities for this generation, and future generations to come.” This gift builds upon the dedicated efforts of thousands of local Cooperative Extension 4H educators, more than 500,000 volunteers, and millions of 4-H youth, alumni, and donors. It leverages decades of public investment from counties, states, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture at USDA. And it will sustain 4-H's commitment to
ice, and Health and Medical Records. For more information visit www.graysonjockeyclub.org/ The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit is one of the safety initiatives spearheaded by The Jockey Club. Please visit www.jockeyclub.com for details regarding the Thoroughbred Safety Committee, Equine Injury Database, and Jockey Health Information System.
GREENSTONE DONATES $20,000 THROUGH MEMBER GROWN OUTREACH To celebrate GreenStone's milestone of returning $115 million to members on Patronage Day, GreenStone is donating a total of $20,000 to local organizations and charities through the Member Grown Outreach program. Money will be directed to groups based on GreenStone member votes at their local branch under one of these categories: health and wellness, local disaster relief, or sustainability and environment. This is the fourth year GreenStone has donated through this program. “We are invested in helping local organizations support the communities where we all live and serve,” said Dave Armstrong, GreenStone CEO and President. “This is part of our company and cooperative culture, and with Member Grown Outreach, we can increase our collective impact.” On March 17, 2022, the GreenStone board of directors increased the patronage return to $115 million. GreenStone members received their Patronage in the form of dividend checks on St. Patrick's Day. “This marks 17 years of returning a total of $720 million back to our members,” said Dave Armstrong, GreenStone CEO and President. “As a cooperative, we're here to provide a dependable, competitive, and responsible source of credit and financial services to our owners. We've been focused on that for over one hundred years, and we continue to stay very focused on that today as well. Anything we can do to reduce our members' overall cost of borrowing, we will do, and Patronage is one of those tools.” WWW.SADDLEUPMAG.COM
