Barreto Manufacturing Receives OSUEA Cooperator Award
By Garrett Christensen on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
LA GRANDE – (information from the Union County 4-H) Barreto Manufacturing recently received an OSUEA Cooperator award during the annual OSU Extension Conference. The Union County 4-H sighted Barreto’s continued contributions to the OSU Extension Program and Union County 4-H in particular. In a recent social media post, Union County 4-H wrote:“Barreto Manufacturing and the Barreto Family have been an integral part of the Union County Extension family for over 30 years. Chris and Greg Barreto encouraged their children to be active in 4-H. Chris served for seven years as a 4-H club leader and was an active volunteer with other clubs, and at the State Fair. Their business contributes over $22,000 annually at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show and Union County Fair auctions.
They are dedicated supporters of the Blue Mountain 4-H Center. Greg was elected to the Oregon State House of Representatives in 2014 and through this role was instrumental in securing increased funding for Extension. He also helped start a bi-weekly video call to Extension offices during legislative sessions to better understand community needs and communicate progress on legislation. The Barreto’s have passed their generous volunteer ways on to others helping to secure Extension programs for future generations.”
