Kaufman County 4-H'ers Win Big at State 4-H Roundup

Kaufman County 4-H'ers Alyssa Word and Sarah Murff and Alumni 4-H'er Cassie Bable were amoung the more than 2,500 youth who were present in College Staion to attended this years Texas 4-H Roundup competition and award ceremony. During the roundup, the Texas 4-H Foundation presented a record $1.2 million in scholarships to 233 young people. Among the largest donors are the Houston Livestock Show,which will provide 70 scholarships of $15,000 each; the Richard Wallrath Educational Fund, which will provide 71 scholarships of $10,000 each, and the San Antonio Livestock Show, which will offer 13 scholarships of $16,000 each.
"This is our 49th year to present scholarships during roundup," said Jim Reeves, executive director of the foundation. "The generosity of our donors has helped thousands of deserving young people go on to college."

The program will give more than $1 million in scholarships to Texas 4-H members - the first time that any state has met that amount, according to Gayle Hall, 4-H and youth development specialist for the Texas AgriLife Extension. Sarah Murff, Silver Spurs 4-H Horse Club member was awarded the Richard Wallrath Educational Fund, Alyssa Word a Scurry Rosser 4-H member was awarded the Farm Ag Credit, and Cassis Bable, a 4-H alumnus from the Silver Spurs 4-H Horse Club received the Baccalaureate Scholarship from the Texas Thoroughbred Association.