Terri is the founding leader of The Go-Getters 4-H Club, which she started in 1985 after deciding that she wanted her daughter to be involved in a Woodford County 4-H Club. There wasn't a 4-H club in their town, so she decided to take matters into her own hands. It started out as a small club but has since outgrown Terr's home and has now moved into a community building in town to accommodate its members. The Go-Getter's is one of Woodford County's more active with five 4-H members making it to National Club Congress. Terri has been involved in 4-H in what seems to be like most of her life. She had to wait until she was 10 to join and then during her 4-H career, they changed the maximum age to nineteen, so she was only able to be a member for nine years in McLean County. Some of her best memories include participating in the Share the Fun activity in both clubs where the Gridley Girls wore matching 4-H uniforms and performed synchronized flag waving to music and the Gridley Golden Banner Club performing Cinderfella and the Magic Time Machine where small objects were placed in the machine and much larger objects emerged such as putting in a doll and a tall 4-H member wearing a "diaper" emerged. She also has fond memories of her leaders helping with many 4-H projects. At the time of her membership, projects were limited to the type of club so that is why she joined the Gridley Golden Banner Club so that she could have projects such as swine, entomology and gardening. To her 4-H means: learning, hands-on experiences, fun, leadership including serving on committees, record keeping, conducting business meetings, service, a social group, helping others, and a way of life. When she was growing up, the fair was their family's vacation! Now 4-H is a way of "keeping young"!