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43023 DAY MILKWEED GIVEAWAY
Giving back to the community

Ace of Clubs 4-H members gave away more than 650 baby milkweed plants as part of 43023 Day on 4.30.23.  4-H members planted hundreds of seeds of Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Rose Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) at our February meeting and then grew them under grow lights, in greenhouses and using the winter sowing method of planting in milk jugs outside. Members tended the seedlings and later potted up many of the seedlings into larger pots. This service project ties into our Explore the Outdoors group project where we are learning about pollinators and host plants and builds off of our 2022 service project where we created the Butterfly Garden at Kinetic park.  The project aims to support the endangered monarch butterfly and encourage others in the community to plant native plants and become part of the Licking County Pollinator Pathway.  Special thanks to Timber Run Gardens, Prairie Moon Nursery and Moon Maiden Flowers for generously supporting this project!  View photos of 43023 Day from the Columbus Dispatch.

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2023 Community Service Award Winner
Ace of Clubs one of only three 4-H clubs in Ohio to receive prestigious award