Eagles donates to
Explore 4-H program
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October 29, 2011 |
The Boundary County Eagles Lodge generously
donated $500 to the Explore 4-H Afterschool Fun
program in Bonners Ferry. The Afterschool
program offers students, grades K-6, a safe,
casual, fun and educational environment on
Friday’s, while their parents work.
The October 15th presentation, made by Eagles
Melvin Wood, and Dennis Johnson, came after a
summer of fundraising by the Eagles Lodge cotton
candy booth, primarily during the County Fair.
Tom Flory, Eagles Chairperson for the cotton
candy booth at the Boundary County Fair said,
“One hundred percent of the proceeds from our
cotton candy booth go towards Boundary County
Youth.” “We are pleased to present Explore 4-H
Afterschool Fun with this donation and are very
pleased to learn it will fund scholarships for
two young people to attend their 4-H Friday
program.”
Explore 4-H Afterschool Fun has also acquired
funding to provide additional scholarships for
the program and are eager to fill these slots
with students. Christina Cowell, the programs
coordinator said, “We are very grateful to the
Eagles Lodge for their generous donation. We are
also excited that this year we are able to offer
a sliding scale to help ease the financial
burden for parents and guardians in these tough
economic times.”
Explore 4-H Afterschool Fun is currently in its
sixth year, and is funded through the University
of Idaho and grants from USDA Children, Youth
and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Program and the
Idaho Community Foundation. The CYFAR grant,
however, offers no scholarship opportunities for
children to attend the program.
Explore 4-H Afterschool Fun meets at the Bonners
Ferry Middle School on Friday, from 7:30AM to
5:30PM, during the school year.
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