Spring 2010
Board of Trustees
The Foundation has a new additions. We would
like to introduce our new Associate Accountant
Ms. Donna Bushek and our new student
employee Ms. April Ehrlich.
2010-2011
ARIZONA 4-H YOUTH
FOUNDATION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Donna was retired from the IRS where she
worked as an examination manager. She is
originally from Lincoln, Nebraska and has lived
in Tucson for 14 years! She loves to take her dog
Coco for walks every morning and she has just
learned how to knit.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Doug Wright
April is a freshman at the University of Arizona
majoring in Biology. She is originally from
Yuma, Arizona and was a member of 4-H for
the past 10 years. You can see her picture on the
last page under our 2010 scholarship recipients!
Tosha is in her final year at the University of
Arizona and will begin student teaching in
Agriculture Education at Highland High School
in Gilbert, Arizona in January 2011.
We look forward to keeping up the great work
that the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation has
turned out over the past 30 years!
PRESIDENT
Carol Wuertz-Behrens
SECRETARY
Beverly Collier
TREASURER
Mack McKeon
PAST PRESIDENT
Dan Klingenberg
FOUNDATION ASSOCIATE
ACCOUNTANT
Donna Bushek
Board Members
Cliff Amator
Donald Butler
Tim Dunn
Rodney Glassman
Paul Groseta
Cory Mellon
Don Walker
Arizona Extension Representative
Kim Gressley
Newsletter Editor
Tosha Freytag
Student Employees
Tosha Freytag
April Ehrlich
4-H is going green...er!
In order to cut down on costs and make things more convenient for
our tech savvy users, the Foundation Newsletter will now be offered
via email.
If you would like to receive the newsletter by email please contact us 8/15/10-11/7/10
with your email address at:
11/12/10-11/14/10
dbushek@cals.arisona.edu
Date
11/26/10-11/30/10
1/6/11-1/9/11
Event Calendar
Arizona State Fair
4-H Shooting Sports
Certification
National 4-H Congress
National Western Roundup
Arizona Drip
Systems
Arizona Farm
Bureau
Federation
Commercial
Investors Realty
Inc.
Desert Construction
Desert Tree Farm
Arizona Machinery
Calcot
Doug Mellon Farms,
Inc
Farm Credit
Services
(SW Region)
Farnam
Gowan Company
(Caroline Lott
Jessen
Foundation)
The Glassman
Foundation
Keithly-Williams
Seeds
The Norton
Foundation
Sundance Farms
Wells Fargo
A special thank you to the following individuals, corporations and foundations who have made a difference in
the lives of Arizona’s youth by helping the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation reach out to children and young
people all across Arizona. These donations were made during the period of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
Emerald Partner
($10,000 or more)
Jim & Mary Faul
Farm Credit Services Southwest
Leeds Foundation
Diamond Clover Club
($1000 to $4999)
Bronze Clover Club (Cont.)
($100 to $499)
Arizona National Livestock Show
Robert & Mary Bowman
Cochise County Junior Livestock Auction
Glassman Foundation
Keithly–Williams Seeds
Dan A. Klingenberg
Mack & Sandra McKeon
Paul C. Helmick Corporation
Santa Fe Ranch
Brett Benedict
Bruce Hiscox Farm
Linda L. Bruce
Earl H. & Louise R. Carroll
Colin Lee Mellon Farms
Cory Mellon Farms
Henry J. & Berniece M. Czajjkowski
Dairyland Milk Company, LLC
Delta Diversified Enterprises, Inc.
Dr. Paul C. Deutsch
Leonard W. Dewhirst
Doug Mellon Farms, Inc.
Eagle Produce Limited Partnership
Feenstra Friesians
General Sharpening
Gladden Family Farms
Bruce Heiden
Insty Prints
David B. Jenner
J.F. & L.A. Keller
Klingenberg Farms
Amy Jean Knorr
Lisa Lauxman
Connie Lipinski
Maricopa County Cattlewomen
Matthew Mellon Farms
J.K. May & Bebe Brown
John & Cindy McCain
W.A. McGibbon
Robert J. Meier
Doug Mellon
Job Bob Neely
Jon L. & Carolyn Nickerson
V.P. Ogurek
Ronald Olding Jr.
Gold Clover Club
($500 to $999)
Margery A. Bayless
Mary Louise Brown
Foster & Leigh Cheatham
Dinsmore Farms
Tom & Mary Lou Edwards
Cecilia M. Grondin
Mohave County 4-H Leaders Council
Curt A. Peters
Bronze Clover Club
($100 to $499)
Acoma Animal Clinic
R.E. Anderson
Arizona Agricultural Aviation Assn.
Arizona Grain, Inc.
Ashton Company
Edwin & Sheila Baker
Bales & Bales II
Charles & Janice Bell
Bronze Clover Club (Cont.)
($100 to $499)
Herman L. & Kathleen M. Orcutt
Arthur B. & Lois L. Pacheco Jr.
Larry & Marlena Parrott
Payson Concrete & Materials, Inc.
Todd Reeg
Ronald & Cynthia Rovey
San Pedro River Farms
Eugene G. Sander
Walter T. Scrimgeour
Clyde T. Sharp
Allan & Joan Solheim
Corinne Stinson
Transportation Services, Inc.
Susan Traux
Tucson Tallow Co.
Don Walker
Judith Wheeling
Sarah Wuertz
Yuma Area Ag Council
Copper Clover Club (Cont.)
(under $100)
Hellen G. Hood Mitts
Dennis & Susan Nordeen
Albert Parenteau
Mark & Susan Pater
David & Ellen Patterson
James & Lavina Platt
James Pletcher & Susan Ochs
Terry & Jane Pray
Robert & Judy Prosser
Barbara Ramage
Danny & Alberta Rapier
Mary Robinson
Rural Animal Clinic, P.C.
James Shelly
Cam Smith
Lawrence M. Sullivan
Jim & Karen Weddle
Ray & Eileen Weick
Thank you to the following donors who gave a gift
in memory or honor of a special person during the
past year.
Copper Clover Club
(under $100)
Animal Heath Express
Kirk Astroth
Baboquivari Cattle Company
Charlotte Cardon
Thomas & Sammie Caywood
Calvin Cordes
John & Anna Daer
Elkhorn Ranch, Inc.
Ethel & C. Kenneth Farnsworth
David & Carol Ferris
Ken Forgia
Dr. Mark & Mary Lou Frankel
Graydon & Betty Gaudy
Happy Trails Pet Services
Robert Kennedy
Joe Leisz
Loren’s Pooper –Scooper Service
James A. Mansperger
Maricopa 4-H Cloggers
Maricopa County Farm Bureau
In memory of
Ruth Cordes
Calvin Cordes
In memory of
Jacob Daily
Dinsmore Farms
In memory of
Carl R. Dinsmore
Dinsmore Farms
In memory of
Marcia Foster
General Shapening
In memory of
June Gibbs
Corinne Stinson
In memory of
Gerry Hanger
Farm Credit Services
Southwest
In memory of
Sarah Harman
Corrine Stinson
In memory of
Buck McNeal
Farm Credit Services
Southwest
In memory of
Bob Moody
Henry & Berniece
Cxajjkowski
In memory of
Madge E. Williams
Dinsmore Farms
Sarah Appleby
Ellen Beckett
Ralph Hall Scholarship
University of Arizona
June Gibbs Scholarship
Arizona Western College
“4-H has instilled a
commitment to the community
in me.”
“I cannot imagine what my life would
be like without 4-H.”
Kristen Brown
Farm Credit Services
Scholarship
Arizona State University
“I have learned so much about being a citizen, leader,
and teacher through being in 4-H.”
Sarah Edwards
Cheatham Scholarship
Iowa State University
“As I continue my education
and move through life, I
know that I will always have
my 4-H family by my side.”
Emily Gasho
Cochise County Jr. Livestock
Scholarship
Cochise Community College
“4-H has strengthened my belief
in integrity through fair
compatitions and teamwork”
Chelsea Hendryk
Bayless Scholarship
University of Arizona
Illiana Camacho
Landeen Scholarship
CollegePlus!
“4-H has inspired me to be a better
person.”
April Ehrlich
Faul and Faul Book Scholarship
University of Arizona
“I am confident that with the
experienced 4-H has given me, I have
what it takes to handle anything life
throws my way”
Lindsay Gregston
“It’s (4-H) about becoming a family,
learning how to help others in need,
and having a place to be you.”
Dana Dobbins
Grondin Scholarship
University of Arizona
“4-H is the base of my leadership
style and has given me a foundation
for who I am, and who I want to
become.”
Myles Gallagher
Pima Co. Jr. Livestock
Scholarship
University of Arizona
“4-H was a memorable focal point of
my high school years”
Katelyn Hamel
Fitch Scholarship
University of Arizona
Fitch Scholarship
Arizona Western College
“4-H has always been an
important part of my life”
“4-H has taught me many values and
changed my life for the better”
Jolyn Jameson
Pima County 4-H Horse Scholarship
University of Arizona
“4-H to me is a family”
“4-H not only helps us understand our relationship with
the rest of the animals on the planet, but teaches us how
to be better human beings”
Katherine Bierhaalder
Hawthorne Scholarship
Fashion Institute of Design and
Merchandising
Jenna Lanagan
Farm Credit Services Jake Flake
Scholarship
University of Arizona
“4-H will always be a part of who I am
and who I will become in the future.”
Jennifer Lee
Kellie Milner
Faul and Faul Book Schlolaship
Clark University
Faul and Faul Book Scholarship
Southern Utah University
“4-H has provided countless
opportunities that I have zealously
taken advantage of”
“Because of the knowledge I’ve
gained from 4-H, I know I am better
prepared and ready for the challenges
ahead”
Jessica Richardson
Cochise County Jr. Livestock
Scholarship
Arizona State University
“With 4-H I learned to handle
anything that comes at me with
grace and never let them see
you sweat.”
Cabrina Treece
Faul Scholarship
Coconino Community College
“4-H has taught me how to take
charge of my life and believe in
myself”
Emily Wiseman
Sarah Richardson
Fleming Scholarship
Arizona State University
“The opportunities that 4-H
presents to youth opens doors for
us to grow and achieve throughout our lives.”
Allison Vaughn
Beckey-Bagley Scholarship
Cochise Community College
“I have achieved so much while I
have been in 4-H.”
Kayla Woehlecke
Kaitlyn Myers
Faul and Faul Book Scholarship
Fort Scott Community College
“I am very grateful that I was given
the opportunity to be a part of it
(4-H).”
Jennifer Sherlock
Bayless Scholarship
Lamar Community College
“Being a 4-H member has given me
opportunities that I never would
have had elsewhere”
Trinitie Webb
Pima County 4-H Leaders
Scholarship
Pima Community College
“I will take the things that I learned
in 4-H dogs and apply them to my
leadership roles in the future.”
Hannah Woehlecke
CRSSS Scholarship
Northern Arizona University
Betty Accomazzo Scholarship
Northern Arizona University
Jimmy Accomazzo Scholarship
Central Arizona College
“My experience in 4-H has been a
journey of discovery,
perseverance and growth as a
person.”
“Having had the foundation built up
from a community such as 4-H is truly
an honor.”
“With the support of the 4-H
organization I am positive that I can
reach my educational goals.”
Amanda Zamudio
Jessica Zamudio
Fitch Scholarship
University of Arizona
Hawthorne Memorial Scholarship
Pima Community
“4-H helped me find myself,
hobbies, and decide what I want to
do for the rest of my life.”
“4-H has taught me some skills like
teamwork and hard work that you
can’t learn in any other youth
organization.”
Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation
325 Forbes Building
The University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210036
Tucson, AZ 85721-0036
Nonprofit ORG
US Postage PAID
Tucson, AZ
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