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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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  • The Long County Board of Commissioners received a certificate presented by the 4-H program during their August business meeting. Ms. Shelby and 9th grade 4-H’er, Alyssa Lindbom, were able to speak on behalf of the 4-H program to thank the commissioners for their support and budget approval to purchase a new van. Pictured below was…

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  • Georgia 4-H empowers youth to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society by establishing personal and sincere relationships, learning life and leadership skills, and enhancing community awareness. As part of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Georgia has one of the largest state 4-H programs in the country, consisting of more than 196,000 active…

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  • By: Shelby Mumma Our local county program started hosting monthly Cloverbud Club meetings during the school year yesterday from 3:30-4:30pm at the Long County Extension Office. We will also conduct a Cloverbud Camp Week during the summer with local trips and activities each morning for a whole week. We’ve gotten asked several times over the…

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  • By: Shelby Mumma With 4-H being such a hands-on program, it has been hard to keep the numbers up through COVID. However, like everyone else, we are doing our best with what we have. Something that has been added to the program recently is the chance for 4th – 12th graders to join the Cotton…

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