| 4-H
Project |
Service
Site |
Service |
What
did they learn? |
| Clothing |
Volunteers
of America |
sorting
clothing donations for the homeless |
"I
learned to be thankful for what I have." |
| Dairy
Foods |
Farragut
Folklife Museum |
assisting
with exhibits |
"We
learned how to make good displays that many will enjoy." |
| Dog |
Human
and Animal Bonds in Tennessee (H.A.B.I.T.) |
visiting
a nursing home with a dog |
"I
learned that people who are sick or ill still love to
see and pet animals." |
| Food-Nutrition |
Ramsey
House Plantation |
cataloging
books for historic library collection |
"I
learned how to catalog books." |
| Garden
and Plant Science |
Beardsley
Farm |
weeding,
planting, watering |
"It
was neat to learn the different opinions on herbicides.
It was cool helping at a center that helps those who may
not have gotten produce otherwise." |
| Health |
Sr.
Citizens Home Assistance Service |
light
housekeeping |
"I
learned patience and love with elderly people. Sis was
really sweet and she made me laugh. I wish I could have
stayed with her." |
| Home
Horticulture |
UT
Trial Gardens |
weeding
flower beds, working on fish pond |
"Learned
names of flowers and how to clean ponds and feed fish." |
| Horse |
Shangri-la
Therapeutic Academy of Riding (STAR) |
assisting
in barn |
"I
learned that these programs make a huge impact on the
clients' lives and that they can even make a client's
handicap better in certain ways." |
| Meat
Science |
Second
Harvest Food Bank |
sorting
food donations |
"I
learned how to box food. I felt proud because I knew that
I was helping someone needy." |
| Poultry |
North
Knox County Community Chest |
sorting
clothing donations |
"We
learned how to properly hang clothes. It felt good because
we were hanging up clothes for the less fortunate." |
| Beef,
Conservation, Dairy, Field Crops, Forestry, Petroleum
Power, Sheep, Swine |
Ijams
Nature Center |
exotic
plant control |
"I
learned three different weeds and what they looked like."
"Teamwork
is good." |
