W hat do Roy Rogers, Dolly Parton, Orville Redenbacher, Reba McEntire, Herschel Walker, Dan Reeves, and Johnny Carson all have in common? They are all 4-H alumni!
This week celebrated National 4-H week. All across the country new faces are learning about the program, and alumni are recalling the great times they had in 4-H and all of the important life skills they learned. Become part of the action, enroll today!
The 4-H program was established in 1902 and has steadily progressed to where it is today. Today 4-H is the largest informal youth education program. The symbol for 4-H is a four leaf clover. Each of the leaves represents one of the H's: Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. The 4-H pledge incorporates the whole self. It is: I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater loyalty, my HANDS to larger service and my HEALTH to better living for my club, my community, my country and my world. The 4-H colors are white, representing purity or wholesomeness, and green, representing life, growth, and youth. The informal education process that the 4-H program uses is "Learning by Doing." We want all youth, ages 8-18, to do just that! Youth ages 5-7 can enroll in "Cloverbuds" which is a non-competitive introduction to 4-H.
A common misconception of 4-H is that it is only for farm kids or that you have to live on a farm to be in 4-H. Neither of these is true. Today, 4-H involves more than 6.5 million young people from cities, suburbs, rural areas, farms and everything in between. 4-H has many activities that are not animal-related. These include gardening, sportfishing, ceramics, photography, woodworking, cake decorating, clothing, robotics, model rocketry, plus many more. There are also small animal projects that would be easy to do for kids living in town, such as rabbit and dog projects.
This week current 4-H'ers visited the grade schools to talk about their projects and experiences in 4-H. If you are interested and want more information please call or stop by the Extension Office and we would love to answer your questions and get new youth enrolled. We have 14 great 4-H clubs all across the county and would love to match you with the best fit for your family.
The 4-H program also offers many great leadership and citizenship trips, camps and opportunities that teach great life skills such as communication, citizenship, decision-making, leadership, interpersonal relations and community and global awareness. These skills help set 4-H members apart when it comes time to apply for college, scholarships, and jobs. Get your child ahead of the game with this great program. 4-H is great, get into it!
The Logan County Extension Office will be hosting a 4-H open house on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. This open house will display the many different project areas and have people available for any questions you may have.
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