A state 4-H license plate program will be considered by Michigan’s full Senate after recently passing out of committee with unanimous support.
Michigan’s state 4-H leader Julie Shultz says in 2021, the organization removed its membership fees to reduce financial barriers for families.
“However, it removed a major source of revenue for our program, a dollar figure that we estimated approximately $450,000 annually,” she explains. “The launch of the Michigan 4-H license plate can help provide a new annual revenue stream through the Michigan 4-H Foundation.