Donor Spotlights: 2025 Cloverleaf Magazine
Donor Spotlights: 2025 Cloverleaf Magazine
Georgia Power
As Georgia Power provides electricity for the state of Georgia, they also empower 4-H youth. For many years, Georgia Power has shown dedication and commitment to growing the next generation of leaders through Georgia 4-H programming. Support from Georgia Power has come to 4-H in many forms, including gala contributions, State Congress programmatic support, facility investments, and STEM program enhancement. Most recently, Georgia Power has made a significant impact through sponsorship of National 4-H Conference.
National 4-H Conference is a future-focused program that aims to build strong leaders through roundtable discussions, briefings with government officials, and visits with legislators in America’s capital. Hosted by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, this event provides 4-H’ers the opportunity to gain valuable skills in leadership and decision-making. Arthur Tripp, Vice President of Economic Development for Georgia Power, shared “For nearly a century, Georgia Power has been supporting and advocating for the growth of our state, helping to make and keep Georgia the best place in the nation to live, work, and grow. We proudly support youth development programs across the state because we know that when our young people have access to the tools and support that allow them to become the best version of themselves, they become leaders for a lifetime. We are incredibly excited to support Georgia 4-H and the future leaders of our state.”
Georgia 4-H is grateful for the years of partnership with Georgia Power and for their dedication to developing the next generation of leaders.
Dalton & Margie Sirmans
Dalton and Margie Sirmans make a major impact on the Georgia 4-H program. Dalton, a Lanier County 4-H alumnus, and Margie, a Ware County 4-H alumnus, attribute their success to skills and lessons learned through experiences as 4-H’ers. While in 4-H, Dalton served as State 4-H President and as a camp counselor. Margie was involved in the public speaking project and participated in judging teams. Dalton and Margie use their shared 4-H background to help provide opportunities for the next generation to develop vital leadership skills.
Beyond 4-H, The Sirmans founded Main Street Technologies, a financial software company, with the duo serving as CEO and CFO. They are deeply dedicated to the area of refugee support, aiming to shine a light on displaced people and working to change the narrative surrounding the needs and benefits of this population. Success stories and case studies of refugees showcasing their resilience, adaptability, and determination can be found in Dalton’s first book, The Refugee Advantage.
Their generosity across multiple 4-H initiatives is vital to the success of state and local youth programming.
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (working cooperatively with Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the counties of Georgia) offers its educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status and is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action organization.