Three Butler County 4-H members received Diamond Clover Awards at the Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 in State College.

The Diamond Clover Award is the highest achievement possible in the Pennsylvania 4-H program, according to Penn State Extension.

Sarah Bupp earned her award for creating fiber arts boxes and distributing them in libraries and extension offices. She also created videos to help teach lessons, showing leadership and ingenuity.

Zephan Samuel earned his award by raising funds to cover the cost of 10 youths' swimming lessons. Along with his swimming lesson project, he shared information and provided activities that encouraged youths to adopt healthy eating habits and a healthy lifestyle. Samuel surpassed his goal of 10 youths and reached 28 youths who received free swimming lessons.

Daisy Snow earned her award by raising awareness of metal recycling. Snow created an educational program called “flat astronauts,” similar to the concept of Flat Stanley. Working with several local organizations, she and members of her community cleaned up scrap metal in several areas.