OKEECHOBEE – Raisin’ Em Right 4-H Club Leaders Keith and Angela Pendry and Darryl and Patty Boney were honored with the Friend of 4-H Award at the Oct. 11 Okeechobee County 4-H Awards Banquet at the Downtown Venue.

The Friend of 4-H Award honors those who have gone above and beyond to provide resources, time and experience to the 4-Hers of Okeechobee County.

Nomination statements included:

• “They have always been so helpful with answering questions to be such a large club, and let us sit in on their meetings to learn from them.”
• “They have always opened up their showmanship clinics to other 4-H members to attend and utilize the youth of our county as clinic teachers.”
• “They have impressed us with always showing up with plenty of help, taking over, and not leaving until everything is cleaned up, settled and the job is done.”