Mary Ellen Robers started her 4-H experience as a member of the Catalina Clovers 4-H Club. She started her volunteer career when her son joined 4-H as ance th booster member. The club benefitted from her experierough a number of project areas such as rabbits, cavies, poultry and vet science. She helped her group with a project with the Wildlife Rehabilitation program. She also did much work in the area of international hosting kids and chaperones. MaryEllen was also a key volunteer for the 1997 Western Region 4-H Leaders Forum.
MaryEllen writes that the greatest reward is the smile on the kids faces after competing or a former member telling her how much being in 4-H has helped them in life. One of leaders in her club writes that “She gives so much and you can really tell that she does it because 4-H gives kids opportunities to experience new things and get better in projects as they get older. Another wrote that MaryEllen’s “patience, encouragement and compassion for the kids and their projects go above and beyond the normal guidelines for a leader. Totally dedicated is a term used to describe MaryEllen.