April 2019
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We are about to begin the 39th year of the Georgia 4-H Performing Arts group – Clovers & Co.! During this time, Clovers & Co. has established itself as the top 4-H performing group in the nation. The excellence of the program is a direct result of the outstanding young people who audition for the group each year! We…
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Monday, April 29 County Council Officer Team Meeting at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 Homeschool Club at 3:30 p.m. Cloverbuds Club (K-3) at 5:00 p.m. 4-H Night – Cinco de Mayo Celebration at 6:00 p.m. – open to all school-age youth and their families Thursday, May 2 BB Practice at 5:30, 6:30, or 7:30 p.m.…
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It’s already here, the last 4-H night of the year! Tuesday, April 30 will be our last meeting of our 4-H County Council, which is open to all school-age students and their families to attend. We will ending our year of international travel with a Cinco de Mayo celebration. We will have a taco bar,…
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We just received information about this opportunity, so I apologize for the quick turnaround, as registration is due May 1. Gordon County 4-H is not going as a group, but Catoosa County is and has extra spots available in their van if you would like to ride with them. Please let me know if you…
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4-H’ers NEEDED; please contact Ms. Allie if you are interested in helping with either weekend of the Rabies Clinics. Gordon County 4-H, in conjunction with Animal Hospital of Gordon County, will be hosting a two-weekend traveling rabies clinic across Gordon County. On the first two weekends in May, the veterinarians, 4-H staff, and 4-H members…
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This post will begin a new weekly feature on the blog about the upcoming week’s 4-H events, including practices, activities, and programs. Monday, April 22 All 4-H Staff out of the office all day at 4-H Program Preview Archery Practice from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (last one before state competition!) Tuesday, April 23 Area Poultry Judging Hosted…
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The National 4-H Shooting Sports Youth Leadership Institute is an outstanding growth opportunity for your shooting sports club members. Texas A&M Kingsville will host the institute on August 6-10, 2019. Support from the National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee covers all expenses at the conference. Participants will be responsible for travel to and from the institute.…
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This week, I had an incredible opportunity to represent UGA Extension at the Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) Public Issues Leadership Development (PILD) Conference held in Washington, DC. I was one member of the Georgia delegation, which also included representatives from: the Georgia Association of Extension 4-H Agents (GAE4-HA) Association of Natural Resources Extension…
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The goal of the Georgia 4-H Ambassador Program is to prepare 4-H’ers to become knowledgeable in a specific content area so that they can return to their counties and share what they’ve learned with others. This summer, we’re training 4-H’ers to be STEM or Healthy Living Ambassadors! If you’re interested, you must apply! The deadline…
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Georgia 4-H is now accepting submissions for issue #2 of Best Better, Georgia 4-H’s online fine arts magazine. The pilot issue had a great reception, and we’re excited to see what 4-H’ers will contribute to issue #2. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2019, and we hope to publish during State Council weekend later…
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