Whiz Kids: Forest View Silver Spurs Win Countywide Contest, Donate to Local Teen's Food Drive

Patch Whiz Kid of the Week: Forest View Silver Spurs 4-H Club

Nominator: Laura Beall

Whiz Kid's Age: Range from 9 to 17 years old. 

Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: Group leaders asked the members to collect 500 pounds in food donations for the Cook County Farm Bureau, as part of a competition with all other 4-H clubs in the county. The group doubled that expectation, collecting 1,124 pounds of food. The first place winner of the competition received $100 from the bureau, and the Silver Spurs decided to donate the money to . Marley Majetic is a local teenager whose aspiration to start up her own food pantry has helped increase donations citywide.

The 4-H Club has 50 members, who participate in activitjes like field-trips to visit the Chicago Mounted Police, Fair Oaks Farm dairy farm and 4-H International Club. In addition to horses, the group members also work with and learn about goats, poultry and rabbits. The group also dabbles in visual arts, including photography. They meet the second Tuesday of every month at Forest View Farm.

Members include:

Amanda Beall, Grace Betz, Serenity Carrasco, Leah Finley, Griffin Garhammer, Margaret Good, Rachael Harms, Travis Harvey, Emma Hasty, Myles Hasty, Ben Hernandez, Sonia Hernandex, Amy Jaimes, Laura Millington, Elizabeth Nery, Tracy Nery, Renee Novellli, Jessica Packett, Julia Parrillo, Carissa Pausma, Larissa Ptak, Jennifer Reilly, Eric Shepherd, Sara Shepherd, Connor Sroka, Luz Stanislawek, Taylor Thorne, Gabby Tareja, Elizabeth Urbanski, Gabby Viglielimo, Robbie Wenninger, Leah Wideman, Nicole Wideman, Kalla Williams, Rachel Scheering, Katie Good, Madeline Arouri, Kevin Beall, Kyle Beall, Sarah Betz, Katelyn Ceska, Natalie Davia, Jennifer Hernandez, Emily Janosz, Delaney Kneita, David Scheidt, Anjel Vela, Jalen Vela, Taylor Zawacki, Tyler Stone, Kayla Stone, Kye Rivers, Aydin Rivers.