Organizational Leader: Patricia Clifton
Club: Tails n Trails
Patricia Clifton has been the organizational leader of the Tails n Trails 4-H club in New Castle County for 4 years and she currently serves on the 4-H Horse Council Committee. Patricia was a member of the Pencader 4-H cub from age 9 to 16 and was an active member of the horse project group. In this club, she learned how to take better care of horses and improved her riding skills. She also learned how to sew, cook, clean, and decorate.
Mrs. Clifton decided to become a leader and started this 4-H club because she wanted to give youth the opportunity to learn all about horses, not just ride them. She hopes that the 4-Hers will learn enough to be able to take care of a horse on their own. As a 4-Her herself, she learned many valuable life lessons that she tries to instill in her 4-Hers everyday: courage, respect, and courtesy. Ultimately, Patricia’s hopes for her 4-Hers is to just go for it and have a blast while doing it. It doesn’t matter whether you are good at it or not!
One of her 4-Hers, Clara Gulick, states, “Mrs. Tricia has good memories of being in 4-H when she was a kid and she leads our club so that we can have the same good experiences. She works hard and plans a lot of fun field trips. My favorite thing to do with Mrs. Tricia is go on trail rides!”
Mrs. Clifton mentions that this quote from William Shakespeare is what motivates her as a leader: “The meaning of life is to find your perfect gift. The purpose of light is to give it away.” She mentions that she will always try to stay positive while doing so because it is not always easy. She may not always see the results, but if she makes a positive difference in just one person, it is well worth it to her.
