4-H club makes blankets for hospice

The Clarno 4-H club recently made blankets and donated them to Monroe Clinic Hospice Home. In front, from left, Makayla Ruegsegger, Madelyn Ruegsegger, Addison Curran and Jordan Greely. In back, from left, Laila Greely, Kierra Zahradka, Mackenzie Ruegsegger, Breann Steiner, Natalie Steine and Eden Greely donate blankets and also receive a tour of the facility.

4h hospice blankets — The Clarno 4-H club recently made blankets and donated them to Monroe Clinic Hospice Home. In front, from left, Makayla Ruegsegger, Madelyn Ruegsegger, Addison Curran and Jordan Greely. In back, from left, Laila Greely, Kierra Zahradka, Mackenzie Ruegsegger, Breann Steiner, Natalie Steine and Eden Greely donate blankets and also receive a tour of the facility.

MONROE — Members of the Clarno 4-H club recently had the opportunity to learn more about a difficult subject while giving back to the same cause.

As part of the Explore 4-H Day event in September, Clarno 4-H club members decided to host a community service station, highlighting a very important part of the 4-H experience. Tie blankets were laid out and pre-cut, and event participants could stop for a few minutes to help tie knots on the blankets before moving on to the next station. Materials for six blankets were donated by the Green County 4-H Adult Leaders association.

Clarno 4-H members delivered the blankets Dec. 11 to the Monroe Clinic Hospice Home. While there, members received a tour of the facility, learned more about the mission of the facility and gained a better understanding of how their service project will help bring comfort to both the residents and their families at the home.

For more information about Green County 4-H, contact Ellen Andrews, 4-H Youth Development Educator, at the Green County UW-Extension office at 328-9440, ellen.andrews@ces.uwex.edu, or greencounty4h.info.

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