by Daniel Smith
On Saturday, April 19 I volunteered in a fundraiser for the Suisun Valley 4H club. The fundraiser took place at Suisun Valley Elementary School and included games, a photo dress up booth, BBQ dinner, slide show, and auction. It was a fun night that raised a lot of money for the 4H club which leads many community projects and provide unique learning opportunities to youth. Here is their website: suisunvalley4h.com Before the fundraiser began we set up tables and chairs and other various activities. We filled a box next to the photo op. with different hats, wild sunglasses and other goofy things. Someone brought a elastic launcher toy and some buckets. The kids would try to launch their favorite small stuffed animal into one of the buckets. Although the activity became less a game of who could make it into the bucket and more a game of who could make it over the far fence. We also set up the display tables for the items that would be auctioned. It was amazing to see the level of creativity involved in the making of some of the items. There was everything from a set of custom dog birthdays cards, to 4 tickets to an As game, and even a cord of firewood! These items were all made by 4H members. But they that's not all they had to auction. There was also the desert auction. People made pies, cakes, cookies, macaroons, and all kinds of creative deserts. In the end the items, baskets, and deserts were all sold and some for many many times there actual value. The auctioneer was fun to watch and they managed to raise a lot of money. The food was both food people brought plus freshly barbecued meat. All of it was excellent. I got to eat with the attendees and talk with several members of the club. Not a club member myself, this was extremely interesting. Members can join different projects each year like community services, public speaking, welding, livestock, and loads others. They experience educational opportunities beyond that of a typical public education. Overall the event was a large success and I was very excited to have been a part of the fundraiser for 4H which is an excellent organization. Fundraisers are excellent way to benefit many causes in the community and with the amount of involvement required to produce one there are always great opportunities to be a part of one. I enjoyed my experience and learned a lot from it and think that it's a great way for anybody to spend their weekend.
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