Kirchhayn Trotters 4-H Club

Jake Eickstedt was an lifelong active member in the Kirchhayn Trotters 4-H Club.  His favorite projects were Sheep, Shooting Sports, and Wood Working.

While in high school, Jake was diagnosed with Lymphoma and treated at Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee.  During his stay, he suggested our 4-H club make blankets for the sick kids at Children’s Hospital because they were always cold.  Starting in 2008, the Kirchhayn Trotters 4-H Club started making blankets for the kids at Children’s Hospital. For the first couple of years, Jake helped make the blankets until he died in a tragic work accident in 2011.

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Today, the club continues to honor Jake, by filling comfort bags for cancer patients.  

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Since 2008, the club has made over 1,000 blankets and has filled over 300 comfort bags since 2018.