JOANN Fabrics and National 4-H Council are partnering to bring more hands-on 4-H programs to youth in local communities across the nation. Through this partnership, we will empower more kids through experiences where they can grow valuable life skills and learn by doing, creating and making.
JOANN stores will engage customers and community members to help equip local 4-H Clubs with the resources they need to grow and to bring the impactful 4-H experience to more kids.
Partnership Impact
Studies show that many students lose their natural love of learning somewhere between kindergarten and their senior year of high school. Hands-on activities are proven to rekindle a love of learning. When youth participate in hands-on projects where they can design, create and make for themselves, they experience all kinds of benefits – from strengthening their creativity and imaginative thinking to improving their motor skills, coordination and self-esteem.
Here’s how:
1. Sign up for the new 4-H Reward Card.
o Starting in November, just in time for holiday crafting and gift-giving, the 4-H community and JOANN customers can save money while “shopping with purpose” with the free 4-H Reward Card.
o This new 4-H Reward Card gives JOANN shoppers 15% off their total in-store and online purchases every day, and gives a minimum of 2.5% of every eligible transaction as a donation to 4-H.
2. Support the JOANN Paper Clover Campaign.
o Participating is easy:
Visit a local JOANN store between February 1 – February 28, 2018 and purchase a $1 or $4 Valentine’s edition of the popular Paper Clover.
With the $4 Paper Clover, customers will also receive a coupon for $4 off their next purchase.
Each Paper Clover will include instructions for a special 4-H/JOANN Valentine’s Day craft idea that customers can create to share with someone special.
All funds collected go directly back to the 4-H program. 30% of those funds stay with National 4-H Council, 70% go to the state 4-H program.
Funds from this program are unrestricted and may be used on anything to benefit the 4-H program. Fund distribution and use is at the discretion of the state.
Different from other paper clover campaigns the paper clovers will not be displayed. Please communicate this with your staff and volunteers.
3. Participate in an in-store service project.
On Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 11am-2pm, local 4-H programs will partner with their JOANN’s store to hand-make Valentine’s Day cards to share their hearts and spread more love to local children’s hospitals, senior citizen centers and others in their community.