Book & Game Drive

If you look on the Texas 4-H Website you will find a statement that says “4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.” For a lot of 4-H members, 4-H has taught them responsibility, leadership, team work, and the importance of giving back to their communities. For their One Day community service project the County Council, a collection of 4-H members from across Wise County, wanted to make a difference in a life of another child.

The County Council is hosting a Game and Book Drive for their annual community service project. 4-Her’s will be collecting new games and books to donate to Cooks Children’s Hospital in Ft. Worth. The Council set a goal of collecting 250 items to donate to the hospital. 

Games include: board games, travel games, card games, puzzles, handheld electronic games, etc. Board games are ways to use and develop thinking skills while spending quality time with families or new friends. Books include: board books, picture books, chapter books, “I Spy” books, game/puzzle books, coloring books etc. Patients and families spend time waiting for appointments or between medical tests and these items help make the time more bearable. All items must be new due to the compromised immunity systems of some of the patients at the hospital. More items can be found at http://www.cookchildrens.org/Giving/WishLists/.

Please help these 4-Her’s make a difference in another child’s life. Items can be donated between 8am and 5pm Monday through Friday at the Extension Office at 206 South State Street in Decatur. For more information about this Community Service opportunity, please contact the Extension Office at 940-627-3341.