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in Jtownsand career success through agricultural education. TheColorado FFA Foundation is a nonprofit that supportsthe Colorado FFA Foundation and is proud to be acharity partner of Pedal The Plains and The DenverPost.THE DENVER POST COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPedal The Plains is an event of The Denver PostCommunity Foundation. The Denver Post CommunityFoundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, servesto improve and enrich the lives of those in ourcommunity by raising and distributing funds to metroareaand Colorado nonprofit agencies serving theareas of arts, youth, education and human services.The Denver Post Community Foundation and PedalThe Plains grant program, supported by Wells Fargo,will award the following two nonprofits that serve theEastern Plains have been selected to each receive a$6,000 grant. They will help by providing volunteersand educational offerings throughout the event.4-H PROGRAMEmbedded in the CSU Extension Offices, 4-H is anonprofit designed for youthages 5 through 18 years of ageliving in counties across the state.4-H began over 100 years agoas an educational program forthe rural youth of America. Theirmission remains to empower young people to reachtheir full potential, working and learning in partnershipwith caring adults. Through projects in environmentalscience, rocketry, foods and nutrition, animal science,and photography, members of 4-H learn importantskills such as leadership, ethics, decision making,record keeping, responsibility and communityservice. The 4-H motto, to make the best BETTER, issomething that this nonprofit strives to accomplishas they embark on another century of service forAmerica’s youth.For more information, visit denverpostcommunity.com.COLORADO FFA FOUNDATIONIntegrated into the curriculum ofover 100 high schools in Colorado,the Colorado FFA Foundationis the premier co-curricularleadership organization forstudents ages 14 – 18. Most members of Colorado FFAdo not come from a farm or ranch, but have a desireto learn more about agriculture and the inspiring taskof providing food and fiber to a growing population.Areas of focus are premier leadership, personal growth39