After growing project into a business, former 4-H’er gives back to the organization

Morgan Rose
Aug 28, 2021
Aug 28, 2021 Updated Sep 3, 2021

county fair — Kayla Page poses at a past Beaverhead County Fair with several of the lambs she raised and sold to local 4-H members.

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As the largest non-formal youth organization in the United States, 4-H offers a plethora of life skills, lessons, and opportunities to those who choose to participate. While the skills garnered through 4-H often stick with an individual for life, the specific projects they took part in as a youth most commonly do not continue on past 4-H.

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