2002 4-H Centennial Alumni-The Inaugural Class of the Emerald Clover Society

Recognized by
Michigan 4-H Youth Development

With support from
Michigan 4-H Foundation

Last updated: June 30, 2006

The Emerald Clover Society reflects the ultimate outcome of 4-H membership—extraordinary use of an individual's head, heart, hands and health to make our communities, our country and our world a better place in which to live.

2002 4-H Centennial Alumni: The Inaugural Class of the Emerald Clover Society

Founder/Owner, Two Men and a Truck, Inc.

“I loved 4-H! I took sewing, knitting, had chickens, rabbits and a horse. I still have my ribbons. I’m sure as a very energetic child, the activities kept me busy.”

What began for Mary Ellen Sheets as a way for her two high school-aged sons to earn some spending money is today the fifth largest moving company in the United States with 180 locations in 27 states and in Canada, Ireland and the U.K. As founder of Two Men and a Truck, Sheets is a nationally honored entrepreneur receiving such recognition as the 2005 International Franchise Association Entrepreneur of the Year, the 1999 Working Women’s 500 Congress, the Working Women’s 1999 Best Employer Regional Finalist, the 1998 Michigan Blue Chip Award, the 1995 Michigan Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the 1994 Top 25 Michigan Business Women of the Year and the 1993 Lansing Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year. Her success has been chronicled in several books including "What’s Luck Got to Do With It?," "Start Small-Finish Big" and Glorious Accidents and "Millionaire Women." Her business is the first and so far the only franchised local moving company in the country.

Sheets is a strong believer in community support and has been a volunteer and active benefactor for many organizations, including United Way, Sparrow Hospital, American Cancer Society, the Michigan Freedom Foundation and the Capitol Regional Community Foundation.