Lake County 4-H Club Committee

“This company is a completely volunteer organization so the officers of the committee do not work through the office. The officers individual names and addresses have been reported on form 990 part vii section a”

“The form 990 is completed by the tresurer of the organization and it is sent to the lake county office of the purdue co-operative extension service. The documents are maintained at the office and are available for viewing upon request by the public as well as members of the organization. The document is not presented in a formal meeting of the organization prior to mailing to the internal revenue service and the state of indiana.”

“In addition to the actual tax documents all other documents including the bylaws of the organization, the minutes of the meetings, and the budget reports are available for veiwing upon request through the lake county office of the purdue co-operative extension service.”

“This organization oversees, under the guidance of the purdue co-operative extension office, the lake county 4-h program for the youth of lake county, indiana. These programs include such things as agricultural awarness, work shops involving 4-h projects, as well as handling recognition of the 4-h memebers and volunteer leaders for their accomplishments throughout the year.”

“Member leadership and development throughout the year the 4-h members are encouraged to participate at the county area, state, and national levels. These activites can vary from public speaking, judging livestock, and the knowlege of the livestock. The organization uses funds to assist with the registration fees for these activities. Some of the activities will also include trips and workshops, that are held normally on the purdue west lafayette campus, that the members are encouraged to participate in various areas including 4-h band and chorus, engineering workshops, food and health workshops and computer science workshops. The organization also assists in the paying of the registration fee for the youth to participate at the 4-h camp that is held annually at the indiana dunes resource center. The organization has also sen the members to participate in the citzenship washington focus trip to washington dc.”