Tyler County had two volunteers recognized at the 2025 WV 4-H Adult Homecoming Weekend Recognition Dinner. Elizabeth Jackson and Kelly Jackson were honored as 2025 Outstanding 4-H Volunteers of the Year.

Elizabeth is one of the leaders for the Cloverbuds, Tyler County’s youngest 4-H members. As a former 4-H member, Elizabeth understands the challenges of recruiting members and volunteers to the county program. Elizabeth truly values the motto of 4-H, “To Make the Best Better” and is always willing to step up to help with any 4-H programs. One of the “H’s” in 4-H is to “pledge your hands to larger service”, and Elizabeth does this as the President of the Tyler County Leader’s Association and as an archery shooting sports instructor.

Kelly Jackson is also one of the leaders of the Cloverbuds and serves as the secretary for the Tyler County Leader’s Association. Kelly gives of her time and talents to educate our Tyler County 4-H members with fun programs. As a volunteer, Kelly is always willing to step up and assist with all Extension programs and assist the Extension Agent in multiple programming efforts. Kelly noticed that there was a need for shooting sports instructors and trained to bring beginning archery to Tyler County 4-H. Kelly serves as a camp counselor and worked diligently to restart the 4-H camping program in Tyler County.

Both Elizabeth and Kelly are 4-H All Stars and serve in state leadership roles.

Alan Bolin was also recognized at the awards dinner as the county’s “Friend of 4-H”. Al has been quietly working behind the scenes for the past twenty years. He has stepped in to get vetted as a volunteer when the program needed a male counselor to attend a zip-line trip, worked as the camp cook so that camp could go off without a hitch, and built the raised beds in the office teaching high tunnel which were used by the 4-H Cloverbuds for their pizza garden. Alan hauls and cleans the brooder tank for the chicken embryology school enrichment programs and troubleshoots when the incubator isn’t quite working well. He has prepared the meals for many of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Days. Whenever there is a need, Alan is always willing to step in and get the job completed.