Several area 4-H members stepped up to the fourth annual “4-H is on Fire to Read” challenge put on by the Cass County 4-H Youth Development program. In celebration of March is Reading month, ten youth members read a combined 30,184 pages.

Members from local clubs, 4 Kids 4-H Club, Country Trailblazers, Flaming Youth, Jones Rough Riders, Kids-n-Kids, Legacy, and M-40 Hustlers participated in the reading challenge. Madison Suseland received the award for reading the most pages at 11,302 pages totaling 35 different books.

Those wishing to learn more about the Cass County, Michigan 4-H program should contact the Michigan State University Extension office at 120 N. Broadway, Suite 209 in Cassopolis; call 269-445-4438 or go to www.msue.msu.edu/cass. It is the mission of 4-H to create non-formal, educational opportunities to help youth thrive in a complex and changing world.

 

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