FCS Financial Awards 49 Community Development Grants

Hitt 4-H Club receives Shaping Rural Missouri grant from Stephanie Tyler, loan officer in Higginsville office.

FCS Financial is recognizing 49 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $250-$500 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications. Grants were awarded to organizations with plans to complete a community improvement project during the summer.

This is the third year FCS Financial has funded the Shaping Rural Missouri grants for 4-H clubs and FFA chapters. “Community development in rural Missouri is very important to FCS Financial. Our member-owners and staff live in rural communities across Missouri,” said Scott Gardner, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, FCS Financial. “These grants not only strengthen our rural communities but allow our youth to work as a team to accomplish a worthy goal.”

The following 4-H clubs and FFA chapters were selected by a panel of judges to receive a Shaping Rural Missouri grant in support of implementing the respective project listed:

• Andrew County 4-H Club (Andrew County): Crow’s Nest at Fairgrounds


• Tarkio FFA Chapter (Atchison County): Tarkio FFA Greenhouse Landscaping


• Mexico FFA Chapter (Audrain County): Landscape Ag Building


• Audrain Co R-VI FFA Chapter (Audrain County): Risers at Fairgrounds


• Columbia FFA Chapter (Boone County): Electrical Improvements at Fairgrounds


• Stoutland FFA Chapter (Camden County): Sustainable Ag Education Garden


• Carroll County 4-H Club (Carroll County): Public Address System for Fairgrounds


• Drexel FFA Chapter (Cass County): Landscape Expansion at School


• New Kids on the Block 4-H Club (Cedar County): Portable Shelving for Fairgrounds Building


• Fox River Clovers 4-H Club (Clark County): Midway Enhancement Project


• St. Thomas 4-H Club (Cole County): Recycling Program


• 4C's 4-H Club (Cooper County): Connector Trail from Katy Trail to Park & Nursing Home


• Cooper County Youth Fairgrounds (Cooper County): Butterfly Garden at Youth Exhibit Hall


• Pilot Grove FFA Chapter (Cooper County): Tigers Get Growing Community Garden


• King City FFA Chapter (Gentry County): Bleachers at Sports Complex


• Gilman City FFA Chapter (Harrison County): Wash Rack at Fairgrounds


• West Plains FFA Chapter (Howell County): Container Garden - Boys & Girls Club


• Holden FFA Chapter (Johnson County): Holden Trap Range Facelift


• Leeton FFA Chapter (Johnson County): Recycling Program


• Laclede County Barn Bums 4-H Club, Lebanon FFA Chapter & Laclede County Aggies 4-H Club (Laclede County): Swine Barn Pen Construction


• Hitt 4-H Club (Lafayette County): Refurbish Corder City Park


• Concordia FFA Chapter (Lafayette County): County Fair Panel Trailer


• Oyster Prairie 4-H Club (Lewis County): Landscape Country Aire Retirement Estates


• Bucklin & Brookfield FFA Chapters (Linn County): Landscape Fairgrounds Entrance


• 6 Pillars 4-H Club (Livingston County): Landscape Litton Agri-Science Center


• La Plata FFA Chapter (Macon County): Renovate City Ball Field


• Stockmasters 4-H Club (Maries County): Vienna Community Message Board


• Mt. Zion Country Clovers 4-H Club (Marion County): Dog Agility Equipment at Park


• Northern Lights 4-H Club (Mercer County): Repair Bleachers at Shelter House


• Twin City 4-H Club (Moniteau County): California Masonic Fellowship Building Restoration


• Monroe City FFA Chapter (Monroe County): Bleacher Refurbishing


• Eager Beavers 4-H Club (Monroe County): Landscape School


• BJ Lucky Shamrocks 4-H Club (Nodaway County): Fence Guard at Ball Park


• Fatima FFA Chapter (Osage County): Small Animal Wash Rack at Fairgrounds


• Louisiana FFA Chapter (Pike County): Landscape at School Courtyard


• Busy Busy Beavers 4-H Club (Randolph County): Sheep & Goat Pens


• Saline County 4-H Club (Saline County): Saline County Fair Renovation


• Downing 4-H Club (Schuyler County): Build Announcers Stand at Park


• Azen Jolly Timers 4-H Club (Scotland County): Show Barn at Scotland County Fairgrounds


• South Shelby FFA Chapter (Shelby County): Concrete Shelter Area


• North Shelby FFA Chapter (Shelby County): Revive Recreational Area


• Youth Livestock Beef 4-H Club & Youth Livestock Swine 4-H Club (Ste. Genevieve County): ADA Accessible Restrooms at Fairgrounds


• Summersville FFA Chapter (Texas County): Bleacher Rail Guards


• Nevada FFA Chapter & Vernon County 4-H Council (Vernon County): Electrical Supply to Fairgrounds

Photo Caption: The Hitt 4-H Club receives a Shaping Rural Missouri Grant from FCS Financial's Stephanie Tyler. The Club plans to use the grant to refurbish the Corder City Park.