By Karen Rice
Official Kids Mag
This month's kid hero is 10-year-old Lanie
N. She's a 5th grader at Gentry Intermediate
School, where her favorite subject is Social
Studies. She has one older brother and one
older sister and lives on a farm with rabbits,
dogs, horses and goats. She loves playing with
her rabbits and riding her horse in Playday
events. She's also been a member of the
Bloomfield 4-H Club for 5 years.
Lanie has done a lot of community service
projects with her 4-H Club. Last year, in 2021,
the club challenged its members to do one
service project every month. Lanie was all over
that challenge. "Since I like doing it (community
service,) I thought about how easy it would be."
she said.
Lanie explained why she likes doing
community service, "It makes me happy knowing
that maybe I made a difference to someone. It's
the right thing to do and it shows that you care
about them."
Lanie had no problem coming up with a year's
worth of projects, and says it's easy for kids to
do. "There is a challenge for each month or you
can choose one of your own. Our club also does
local service projects too," she added.
Where to get ideas for projects? "Ask around
and ask your parents or teachers to be aware
of what's going on around you," she suggests.
"Mention to other kids what you are doing and
ask them if they would like to help."
"It's a good thing because you get to help
people or animals," she continued. "We should
always want to help others."
Lanie loves being in 4-H and her favorite thing
is "the people and the activities that we do. We
are always learning something new and learning
skills that will help us when we are grown ups."
Take the kindness challenge for 2022! Do
a service project (or lots of them!), help your
community, and tell us about it! We'll feature
you in a future issue of Official Kids Mag! Send
your story to: krice@officialkidsmag.com
a year's worth of
January
Lanie collected items
for a local food pantry.
february
Lanie delivered valentines to
the elderly in Gentry.
march
Lanie donated items to the
Siloam Springs animal shelter.
april
Lanie picked up trash along
Hwy 59 for Earth Day.
may
Lanie made and donated 4-H
bookmarks to the Gentry
Intermediate School library.
Kindness
30 • JANuARY 2022 • www.OfficialKidsMag.com
