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Join the Lincoln County Extension Office and the Lincoln County Senior Center in writing holiday letters to LC residents! Letters are due by November 20th, 2020 to the Lincoln County Extension Office located at 2080 Rowland-York Drive, Lincolnton GA 30817. For every 6 letters submitted, Extension Staff will sign off on 1 hour of community…
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Robyn Stewart As we started back to school last week, I had several thoughts that I wanted to share with Lincoln County. First, I’d like to let everyone know that we have officially moved to our new building! Located at 2080 Rowland-York Drive, the new Lincoln County Agricultural Center is an exciting asset to Lincoln…
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Robyn Stewart Georgia 4-H District Project Achievement (DPA) is designed to empower youth with necessary skills for use throughout their lifetime. Students choose an area of interest, research their topic, write a speech, prepare a poster, and present their findings to judges at the district DPA competition. 4-H’ers develop skills in leadership, creativity, research, public…
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Robyn Stewart The success of any extension or 4-H program is reliant on the involvement of the community in which it is active. Volunteer leaders are a critical part of the growth and execution of our programs. In Georgia, each volunteer hour is averaged at a value of $25.78. Lincoln County has a number of…
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Robyn Stewart 4-H is a key component of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension system and Lincoln County is eager to grow and expand our 4-H offerings. Typically, each individual county extension office maintains a 4-H agent whose responsibility is to grow, develop, and maintain 4-H programs within their county. Here in Lincoln County, we…
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Robyn Stewart Did you know that your student can be a member of both 4-H and FFA at the same time? Lincoln County is blessed to be represented by a multitude of clubs, sports, and other organizations—all designed to promote the development of essential life skills in youth. 4-H and FFA are two of the…
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Dear Prospective 4-H Family, Welcome! Founded in 1902, 4-H is the largest youth development organization in the U.S. with over 170,000 active 4-H’ers in Georgia alone. The purpose of this letter is to clarify what 4-H is, what we do here in Lincoln County, and how you can get involved. The foundations of…
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