4-H'ers 'pay it forward' with pop tabs
When Walker County Extension agent Casey Hobbs' 4-H'ers collected pop tabs for Ronald McDonald Houses she never imagined she would benefit directly from her students' kindness. Hobbs and her husband, Jason, spent three weeks at the Chattanooga, Tenn.,
When Walker County Extension agent Casey Hobbs' 4-H'ers collected pop tabs for Ronald McDonald Houses she never imagined she would benefit directly from her students' kindness. Hobbs and her husband, Jason, spent three weeks at the Chattanooga, Tenn., Ronald McDonald House when their newborn son, Gregory, was hospitalized.
Walker County 4-H Council members visited the Ronald McDonald House in Chattanooga Tenn., to see the facility and families who benefit from it. The 4-H'ers were among those across Georgia who have been collecting pop tabs for the past seven years to donate to RMH. Image credit: Casey Hobbs.
When you drop a coin into a donation jar, give blood or volunteer time to a local charity, you may be unable to put a face and name to those touched by your generous deed. In an instant, donors can be transformed into recipients.
Georgia 4-H agent Rebecca Thomas encouraged her 4-H’ers to collect pop tabs as a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House. She never dreamed she would one day be staying in a Ronald McDonald House herself.
Personally experiencing compassion
“I thought it was a wonderful organization for 4-H’ers to contribute to,” said Thomas, Chattooga County Extension coordinator. “However, you don’t realize the impact it makes on a family until you put on their shoes.”
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