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The W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center is a non-profit dedicated to the youth of our region. The development of the youth in our Commonwealth has never been needed more than now. The Board of Directors at the W. E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center at Smith Mountain Lake embrace the following philosophy: “It is easier to build a child, than repair an adult.”
There is nothing more exciting or empowering to young people than to learn and grow from experiences that they create on their own. This positive learning experience is what our summer camps, specialty camps, and classes provide due to the support from private sources. The Board of Directors, Staff, and private sponsors have been providing the framework for such building, and contributing to the empowerment of the region’s youth since 1965.
Donation Options:
You can directly donate online to the Virginia Tech Foundation which is one of the main sponsors of the Skelton 4-H Center at Smith Mountain Lake.
After clicking on the link below you can select the W.E. Skelton 4-H Center in the drop down menu:
Donate now with the Virginia Tech Foundation!
-Register online at the link below.
-Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy and register your card with your organization after you sign up.
-If a member does not yet have a Kroger Plus card, please let them know that they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.
-Click on Sign In/Register
-Most participants are new online customers, so they must click on SIGN UP TODAY in the ‘New Customer?’ box.
-Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions
-You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.
-Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.
-Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
-Update or confirm your information.
-Enter NPO #85366 or w e skelton 4-h center, select organization from list and click on confirm.
-To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.
-REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your group until after your member(s) register their card(s).
-Do you use your phone number at the register? Call 800-576-4377, select option 4 to get your Kroger Plus card number. Members must swipe their registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.
-All participants must re-enroll in August of each year.
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Over 3,200 youth and 1,500 adults enjoyed a quality program last year because of financial commitments from private donations. Future generations deserve the same opportunity to receive this critical guidance and structure. It is important that you join other caring individuals to ensure that no child is denied access due to lack of funds to this quality program in the future.
A little known fact is that by your contributions 48% of the cost of camp for each youth is subsidized by 4-H Center donations. It is critical that to not only keep this subsidy but also grow the support so that NO child is left home because of lack of financial support. There are numerous planned gift options to benefit the youth at the Center. Please consider giving this year. Your contributions make a difference! Donate today!
