Earlier this year, Lincoln County UGA Extension welcomed a new 4-H Educator, Rebekah Goble. With the new school year well underway, we are excited to welcome old and new 4-H\u2019ers back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4-H is a key component of the UGA Cooperative Extension system and Clemson Cooperative Extension system. Each individual county or region is responsible for growing, developing, and maintaining their 4-H programs. Here in Lincoln County, we focus on club meetings, district project achievement, summer camp, state 4-H council, and local service projects. 4-H is open to all students between 5-12th<\/sup> grades who live in Lincoln County. In order to join 4-H, youth and their parents should complete the 4-H enrollment form found at (https:\/\/secure.georgia4h.org\/enrollment\/register?county=Lincoln%20County). If your student does not attend Lincoln County Public Schools but is homeschooled or in an alternative situation, please complete the enrollment card and select the \u201cHomeschool\u201d club option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Lincoln County, students become 4-H\u2019ers in the 5th<\/sup> grade during in-school club meetings. Middle and high schoolers meet in-school during advisement and club meeting times but may meet before school as well. Our current club meeting dates are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 22 \u2013 High School Club Meeting, in-school during advisement, auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 30 \u2013 5th<\/sup> Grade Club Meeting, in-school<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 7th<\/sup> \u2013 Middle School Club Meeting, before school, auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to club meetings, we have some fun activities and service projects coming up this fall. In October, Lincoln County 4-H will be holding a bake sale fundraiser at Bells to fund the purchase of Thanksgiving Dinner for local families in need. On October 22nd<\/sup>, 4-H will visit Double Branches Farm for a tour of the pumpkin patch. In November, there will be a Nature Trail clean up day on the 5th<\/sup> and a fun activity (TBD) on the 12th<\/sup>. We hope to grow our 4-H offerings and encourage all youth 5th<\/sup>-12th<\/sup> grades to join us for these projects! Please follow the Lincoln County UGA Extension Facebook page to get updates on upcoming meetings and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I understand some of our readers live in Wilkes and McCormick counties- and while I can\u2019t speak for them personally, I hope you\u2019ll consider getting youth involved in their local clubs. Ms. Audra Amour leads the Wilkes County 4-H program and can be reached at audrac@UGA.EDU<\/a> or 706-678-2332. Up in McCormick County, 4-H is led by Jaime Pohlman, who can be reached at jaime@clemson.edu<\/a> or 864-852-2112.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lincoln County 4-H is actively pursuing opportunities to serve our community. We have had interest in a wide variety of specialty clubs in the last few years including poultry judging, livestock showing, shooting sports, cooking, and more. Our ability to maintain these specialty clubs relies heavily on the willingness of community members to volunteer to help lead them. If you are interested in being a 4-H volunteer and community leader please reach out to the Lincoln County Extension Office at uge3181@uga.edu<\/a> or 706-359-3233.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Earlier this year, Lincoln County UGA Extension welcomed a new 4-H Educator, Rebekah Goble. With the new school year well underway, we are excited to welcome old and new 4-H\u2019ers back! 4-H is a key component of the UGA Cooperative Extension system and Clemson Cooperative Extension system. 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