Douglas County 4-H'ers work in the Lawrence Flower Lawn & Garden Show's concession stand to raise money for their trip to Washington, D.C. These youths will spend seven days in Washington, D.C., learning about government and seeing historic sites. From left are Alison Mesler, Alyssa Golden, Mary Cox and Kaleb Horne.

From left, Gabi, Rebecca and Elizabeth Gant take a break from helping clean April 10 at Hidden Valley Camp in Lawrence. The camp was established for Girl Scout use in 1956.

From left, Girl Scouts Mariam Ali, Devon Lohrenz and Raven Graves help during a spring cleanup at Hidden Valley Camp, just northwest of Kasold Drive and Bob Billings Parkway. The work day was April 10.

The Lawrence Soroptimist Club sponsored an afternoon tea with Altrusa International Inc. of Lawrence and the Lawrence Pilot Club. The event was April 9. From left are Michelle Heller, Dottie Nordlund, Connie Boring, Linda Mullens and Barbara Murphy. Boring is the president of the Lawrence Soroptimist Club.

Douglas County 4-H Ambassadors take time out of their training to pose for a picture. Ambassadors attended workshops on marketing techniques to educate the public about opportunities in 4-H. Pictured are, back row from left, Michelle Colgan, Michael Krumm and Margaret Pendleton; front row from left, Rebecca Hinshaw, Jenn Crawford, Casey Davis and Kari Hadl.

Girl Scout Troop 656 leaders Trish Pflummerfelt, back row left, and Debby McNemee, back row right, and their Scouts helped during a spring cleanup April 10 at Hidden Valley Camp, just northwest of the corner of Kasold Drive and Bob Billings Parkway.

From left, Elizabeth Edens, Cameron Edens and Olivia Marshall, all of Lawrence, load brush during spring maintenance day at Hidden Valley Camp in Lawrence. Friends of Hidden Valley organized the April 10 cleanup day.

Pizza was the reward for those who helped during a spring cleanup April 10 at Hidden Valley Camp in Lawrence. Enjoying their meal are, from left, Robyn Pflummerfelt, Michaela Hernandez, Andrea Mills, Jacob Mills and Samantha Mills.