4-H Member Spotlight

Amareese is not only involved in 4-H but in her community as a whole. She can be found helping with all sorts of community events. She has helped sort, fold and bag fabric that was sold for a benefit for a lady in town in need of a kidney transplant, volunteers to clean in a local restaurant, and is often found helping her grandparents on their ranch north of Colstrip.  

She also helped her 4-H club paint a barn quilt mural on the side of a store and make Valentine Cards for the Senior Center. Amareese has a kind and giving heart. 

Elyse tries new things and teaches them to others. Before purchasing her market steer in November, she did extensive research and reached out to multiple experts on different types of feed. She wanted to try mixing two types of feed rather than feeding one type the whole year, and to record the results. After determining her ration plan, she promoted it to other 4-H members who were curious about the different feed options.  

Elyse also served as a co-leader for the Glacier County 4-H Cloverbuds. She learned and taught various skills through monthly meetings that ranged from leadership to creativity and community service. She took suggestions from a former leader and tried them at meetings.  Elyse introduced the concept of community service to the Cloverbuds by encouraging them to decorate cookies for the Cut Bank Fire Department.  

Whether it be through tips and tricks or letting a fellow member borrow a garden hose to bathe their animal, Elyse is always looking to lend a hand. She is not scared to ask someone if they need help.  

Bonnie has dedicated herself to 4-H for the last eight years, participating in a wide variety of 4-H projects including poultry, rabbit, dog obedience and agility, sewing, archery, and leadership. She has served as a Gallatin 4-H Ambassador, teen leader, 4-H camp counselor and officer for the Shining Mountaineers 4-H Club. 

Bonnie frequently sets out to challenge herself, often paving the way and finding new opportunities for her 4-H program. Her involvement in state events such as Citizenship Seminar, Rec Lab, Fall Leadership Training, Congress, and in creative contests such as videography, Fashion Revue, and Montana Make It With Wool, has inspired others to learn about them in turn. She seeks out new opportunities to become more involved in niche programs, and events, and programming opportunities. 

Her interest in leadership development opportunities has encouraged other teens to stay involved in 4-H through high school. She is an advocate for the "underdog" and she loves to mentor younger members. 

As a Camp Counselor, 4-H County Ambassador and senior-level 4-H member, Bonnie gives herself, her time and her experience to those in our program. She often guest speaks at our Rabbit, Poultry, Dog and Cat project workshops, teaching members about animal anatomy, showmanship and leadership. She has led various workshops for our county-wide educational initiatives, giving her experiences as a once shy member and showing others how they too can come out of their shells and find something they are passionate about.