| Show U S Business Gives 1 Million For H 4 Work WorkMore More than half a hundred corporations foundations and interested citizens provided over 1 million through the National H 4 4 H Service Commit Commit- Committee tee for the llie support ort and ad ad- advancement of the 4 H pro pro- programs programs grams according to the or or- or organization's 1961 annual re- re report report port just released reported Den Ben Lindsay County Agricultural Agent In the report Chris L Christensen president of the Committee says Those of us In the business and civic world regard 4 II work as an unusual educational program which embodies the basic principles of free obligation We believe we have bave an obliga obliga- tion to help young people de- de develop de their abilities to the highest degree And from the H 4 donor view of point RaYmond Raymond C Firestone president Firestone Tire and Rubber Company adds We are convinced that tha there is no better training ground than 4 H 4 for the de- de development development of 01 good citizen citizen- citizenship ship self reliance honest en en- en endeavor deavor respect for leadership and a cooperative attitude to- to toward toward ward others Completing four decades of service to the youth move move- movement ment the nonprofit corpora corpora- corporation tion reports average tenure of Ii 4 award donors at more than 17 years Three firms have backed the n 4 move move- movement ment for 40 years and two started their support in 1961 1061 The National H 4 4 Service Committee In cooperation with the Extension Service annually stages the National 4 H Club Congress and pro pro- provides I vides educational services na na- na nationally It publishes a month month- monthly monthly ly magazine National H 4 News operates a H 4 4 H merch merch- merchandise service and maintains a year round public tion program program |
