Local 4-H Club donates book bags to Head Start Preschool program
The Barnyard Champs 4-H Club in Walla Walla continues to help promote literacy in the valley by donating books to the Head Start/ECEAP Preschool program. Over the past 7 years the has sewn over 1700 book bags for the Head Start/ECEAP program at Blue Ridge School. In June, the 4-H group personally delivered 242 bags to the children at Head Start and were greeted by many smiling faces.
The 13 members of our club who helped sew bags this year during group sewing sessions were Anthony Neal, Annie Ladderud, Chris Neal, Liz Wood, Kyle Jameson, Mary Neal, Sarah Jameson, Seth and Garred Guttromsen, Ashley Bennett, Evan Jameson, John Neal, and Jerry Ladderud.
Head Start / ECEAP Programs are family development programs that provide comprehensive education, health and social services to children ages 3 - 5 and their families. Head Start preschool is funded by the federal government and ECEAP (Early Childhood Education Assistance Program) is funded by Washington State.
"The Barnyard Champs 4-H Club took on this community service project because we felt the need to help these children and we hope this act encourages others to do the same," said Sarah Jameson and Mary Neal.
Besides sewing, Barnyard Champs 4-H members, who range in grades from 1-12, raise sheep and pigs to show and sell at the Walla Walla County Fair.
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