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County Impact Statements - Hot Spring County
Hot Spring County Fifth Annual Trail Ride
Trail Ride Assist To Provide Needed Funds For 4-H Youth Center Renovation
Ellen and David Hedges and members of the Husky Trail Riding
Club sponsored their Fifth Annual Ride to benefit the 4-H Youth Center roof
replacement program.
The Hedges’ along with the Husky Trail Riding Club coordinate two trail rides
each year. This year marks their fifth year and their ninth trail ride. The
rides are open to all people if they ride or not. The trail ride usually lasts
two days beginning with breakfast on Saturday morning and ending with dinner on
Sunday evening. Normally riders and wagons begin to gather on the Friday before
the ride, with a lot of people camping out for the ride the next day. The Hedges
have three large fields they provide for over night camping and they are usually
full both nights. There is no fee to participate in the trail ride but donations
are accepted. Food for the ride is usually bought by the Hedges, donated or
both. There are usually over a hundred riders and seven to twelve wagons each
day. This year the weather was rainy but warm and we raised nearly One Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars toward the 4-H Center roofing project. Items are also
collected for a fun auction, a local band provides music and everyone has a
great time, listening to music and eating good home cooked food.
Beginning of 5th Annual Husky Trail Ride
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Impacts
- Coordinated 4-H Achievement Banquet -225 people attended
- Coordinated Annual 4-H Fund Drive activity -collected $8,000 - $10,000
- Conducted a 4-H Auction and raised $2,300 toward County 4-H Center Roof
Project
- Conducted Character Counts Educational Program involving 185 students
- Coordinated 4-H Day at the Arkansas State Fair - 85 4-H’ers, leaders and
parents participated
- County 4-H O-Rama involving 75 4-H’ers, District involving 25 and State
involving 12
- 85 4-H’ers and leaders participated Christmas Craft Workshops
- Involved 23 4-H’ers in a Poultry Chain Project
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