Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development members will be focusing on the fourth H of the organization’s name – head, heart, hands and health – as they get outside for exercise and fresh air while raising money for a worthy cause.

The 2021 Oklahoma 4-H Hike for Change will take place April 24 on the Bison Pasture Loop Trail in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Murray County, benefitting the Children’s Hospital Foundation in Oklahoma City. The activity is part of the State 4-H Leadership Council’s statewide service project, Change for Change, said Cathleen Taylor, state 4-H specialist for leadership and civic engagement.

“By partnering with the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation for several years, we’ve raised just over $90,000 through Change for Change efforts. It’s always exciting each year at State 4-H Roundup when we present Foundation representatives with a check for all the funds we’ve raised over the past year,” Taylor said.

The 4-H motto, “To Make the Best Better,” is embodied by such projects, benefitting others while bolstering personal development of club members. Programs and activities are geared toward life skills and learning ways to be involved and engaged.