The Fraserwood Fearless 4-H Club is living up to its name by fearlessly taking on trash along a stretch of busy highway.
The club will be getting out its gloves and bags near the end of the month and is inviting community members in the RM of Armstrong to pitch in.
The Fraserwood Fearless is a small group that started up last fall but has big plans to contribute to the welfare of its community. The youth will be undertaking a five-mile clean-up from the town of Fraserwood east to the RM of Armstrong and RM of Gimli’s shared border.
“The club is doing a highway clean-up and fundraiser on May 27 on PR 231 from Fraserwood to Road 15E,” said RM of Armstrong Reeve Kate Basford, who got the club up and running. “The club would love to ask the community to join them to clean up Fraserwood and area or just clean up their own yards as a Fraserwood community-wide clean-up.”
4-H is a not-for-profit organization that helps youth develop leadership and communication skills and become responsible, caring and contributing leaders who will effect positive change in their communities. Club are made up of youth ranging from age six to 25 years old. Manitoba has over 130 clubs.
The Fraserwood Fearless received a $500 grant from Farm Credit Canada’s 4-H Club Fund to help it get started, said Basford, and the members will be using the grant to purchase 4-H T-shirts and hats to wear when they carry out club activities, as well as when they’re out and about helping the community.
FCC provides up to $500 for 4-H clubs across Canada to help them with programs and activities. It awarded $100,000 in total for 2022-2023. Sixteen Manitoba clubs, including the Fraserwood Fearless and clubs from Ashern, Balmoral, Narcisse, Teulon and East Selkirk, received a grant.
