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  • Georgia 4-H celebrated excellence during the 80th Annual 4-H State Congress as top 4-H’ers from around the state gathered in Atlanta July 18-21. State Congress includes the state-level Project Achievement contest where more than 200 delegates competed in 50 Project Achievement areas. They also give recognition to youth development professionals, supporters, and public officials for…

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  • Guest Author: Ginger Boatright Rose Ann Austin, former 4-H member and Program Assistant in Long County, has bequeathed a financial donation to the children and youth of the Long County 4-H Program. Miss Austin, who passed Nov 2, 2022 specified that it was her desire to continue giving opportunities to young people of our county.…

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  • Summer Camps Offered for Grades 4-12

    Save the date for the best week of your life! Check out these summer camp options below. Camp sign up has already begun and will close on Tuesday, February 28th. A $100 deposit is due at sign up for any of the camps you choose. Deposit must be exact cash or a check made payable…

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  • Six students from Long County competed in the 2023 Southeast District Project Achievement event at Rock Eagle 4-H Center this past weekend from February 3rd-5th. This consists of creating a project portfolio that includes main project work, research/sharing and helping, leadership and community service activities, and other 4-H related activities that have been completed by…

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  • Six middle school 4-H’ers from Long County experienced “Mission Make-It” at Rock Eagle 4-H Center on August 20th. This immersive learning experience focused on agricultural engineering with a 2022 theme of “Rooted in Agriculture.” Students learned about the engineering design process and then built functional wheelbarrows and windmills from the concepts they learned. These two…

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