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We'd like to ask for your help.  Vivant.com is giving 1.25 million dollars to help fund local charities and asking for your votes to choose where the money goes.  The program is called the Vivant Gives Back Project .  The 4-H program in our area is in the running and we need your votes, if you are so gracious!  It's a quick vote, which you can do daily, and you can login with your facebook account.  Click HERE to go directly to the Utah County 4-H Mentoring voting page.  You can also click on the graphic below.  The program is listed under the "Mountain" region. If you are not familiar with 4-H and the incredibly wonderful things it provides for our youth, please stop by 4-H.org for more information.  4-H is not just for farm kids, it's an amazing youth leadership organization offering scholarships, leadership training, trips, awards and the chance for youth to realize their full potential!!

A lot of Mommy Bloggers have babies, infants and young school-age children.  I have teenagers.  Moody, trying to find their way and place in life; teenagers. I wholeheartedly believe that part of the key to happiness in teenagers is involvement.  Schools, communities, churches and civic organizations all have programs to keep teens active and involved and give them a sense of belonging.  My children are involved in church groups, school student council, school band and many school clubs.  We are also a big 4-H family.   Many people associate 4-H with farms, horses and animals.  There is so much more to 4-H than agriculture!  I've never lived on a farm or raised animals.  My children are involved with many 4-H leadership and development programs.  This weekend they attended a Winter Retreat at Sundance.  They got to go cross country skiing, snowshoeing, attend workshops and a dance and play games and socialize with their teen...