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The NEW Cooperative Foundation is committing to supporting local 4-H youth. Recently, the foundation donated $35,700 to 121 area 4-H clubs totaling to be 2,380 individual 4-H club members. The money is donated for half of each 4-H youth’s dues in NEW Cooperative’s trade territory, which includes Webster, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Franklin, Sac, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Hamilton, Kossuth, Cherokee, Crawford, Plymouth, Monona, Wright, and Woodbury counties. Pictured above are Brynna Baumhover, Hamilton County 4-H Coordinator, left, and Holly Reicks, Communication Specialist.