{"id":7,"date":"2018-10-27T17:49:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T17:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4lcf.org\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-06-06T16:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T23:07:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4lcf.org\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-69\" src=\"https:\/\/4lcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4LCF_Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4lcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4LCF_Logo.png 297w, https:\/\/4lcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4LCF_Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><strong>Our Mission Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To enhance, encourage and support youth development through the Santa Barbara County 4-H program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To encourage and support the 4-H program, its impact on today&#8217;s youth&#8230; the leaders of tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>4-H encourages productive, wholesome and basic life skills for youth to use as essential stepping-stone to a successful future. 4-H challenges eager minds and offers an educational environment of positive enrichment through hands on experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Primary Purpose and Objective<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To support activities in the 4-H Youth Development Program in Santa Barbara County by providing funding and tangible resources to both local and county level 4-H youth activities in order to enhance the 4-H program.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation shall create a network of both financial donors and resource sources to support, sponsor, and initiate 4-H activities within Santa Barbara County.\u00a0 The Foundation may grant scholarships to deserving youth with the 4-H program to advance their personal growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who We Are<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Four Leaf Clover Foundation (FLCF) is an IRC\u00a7 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation created to enhance, encourage and support youth development through the 4-H Youth Development Program in Santa Barbara County.\u00a0 The current directors are present or former 4-H leaders, parents or alumni.\u00a0 They are appointed to the board by the current board directors. The directors meet regularly to carry out the foundation&#8217;s business.<\/p>\n<p>FLCF works closely with the Santa Barbara County 4-H Management and Program Development Boards, but we are an entirely separate organization.<\/p>\n<p>We are always looking for volunteers to serve on our board.\u00a0 If you are interested, please send an email to Jodi Waples, the board president using the link below.\u00a0 Other officers and board members are LuAnn Ames, Vice-President; Ellen Welby, Secretary; Mary Thieleke Jackson, Treasurer; and Dean Davidge, Director.\u00a0 Zelda Hughes is a Director Emeritus.<\/p>\n<p>Four Leaf Clover Foundation<br \/>\n2539 Elk Grove Rd<br \/>\nSolvang CA 93463<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:president@4lcf.org\">president@4lcf.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Mission Statement To enhance, encourage and support youth development through the Santa Barbara County 4-H program. 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