Garfield Promotes 4-H

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Who doesn't love that spunky cat, Garfield? Through special arrangement with Paws, Inc. (Owned by Garfield creator Jim Davis, an Indiana 4-H Alumnus) the "Garfield connection" with 4-H actually began as a 1987 4-H promotional program in Indiana using the Garfield image on 4-H posters, place mats and stickers to attract attention to 4-H in Indiana.

Later on, in 2001, Garfield items were handled by the National 4-H Supply Service on a nationwide basis after Edwin M. Gershon, senior vice president of licensing and merchandising for National 4-H Council, visited with Davis at a trade show in New York which resulted in a licensing agreement for the Supply Service to handle a Garfield 4-H product line.

There was a wide array of 4-H Garfield products which were popular with the customers – everything from Garfield 4-H T-shirts, stuffed animals and bean bag 4-H Garfields to Garfield cookie jars, coffee mugs and limited edition Garfield 4-H holiday ornaments.