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  • Plastic Games!

    LabX and the National Academy of Sciences are offering fun and eco-friendly challenges during May … Plastic Games!  Each Monday afternoon at 3:00PM eastern, a challenge and judging criteria will be posted on their website.  These challenges use everyday plastic products and educate youth and families about plastic consumption.  Participants have until Sunday at 5:00PM…

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  • STEM Lab Resources

    National 4-H Council’s STEM Lab (https://4-h.org/parents/stem-agriculture/youth-stem-activities/ ) offers more than 20 free STEM activity downloads that can be used in a variety of educational settings.  These activities are developed by various land-grant universities across the United States.  Each STEM Lab activity requires minimal supplies and can be completed within an hour.  Search features on the…

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  • Training for Base Staff

    Do you have new staff on your installation or preparing to train new staff after the PCS season? Chances are you have staff who are unaware of how to conduct a formal 4-H Club Meeting, which includes a president, vice-president, secretary, and so forth. HI 4-H has a great 15 minute training on how to…

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  • When planning a specialty event for your base 4-H groups don’t forget about our 5 4-H Centers. You can use the facility for a day, overnight experience, or some facilities can even send educators to you! Check out the below videos for a snapshot of some neat programs.

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  • Dr. Courtney Still Brown presented to the 4-H Staff in March the variety of Healthy Living Resources available through 4-H and our partners. I was impressed by the variety of programming available and loved that lessons/curriculums are ready to use for educators. The AFI requires that the Air Force focus at least one club on…

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  • The Schools Empowering At-Risk Students (SEAS) project with the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State partners with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) on projects related to student support services such as suicide prevention, threat assessment, and problematic sexual behavior.  As part of that effort, we have developed and maintain an online resource…

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  • AmeriCorps Vista

    Georgia 4-H is recruiting AmeriCorps VISTA full-term regular service and Summer Associates for service.  Following are a few details, please help us share the word in your media outlets.  Feel free to share the attached graphics as well. AmeriCorps VISTA full-term, 12-month-member in Jackson County Extension 4-H Program Recruited for service term of May 11,…

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  • Registration Open

    Free camps for military dependents available ATHENS, Ga. – Teen dependents ages 14-18 of military service members are invited to apply before May 1 to two camps coordinated by the University of Georgia. The University of Georgia 4-H program has coordinated camps such as these since 2010 at locations in Georgia and Florida. “The summits…

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  • First, thanks for taking the time to join our Quarter meeting on 4/9 as we strive to support each other in carrying out sound 4-H programming throughout the state. This post is packed full of links, attachments, and follow-up answers. This was shared with leadership via email on 4/9, but we are including here for…

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  • By Cristina deRevere for CAES News More than 400 Georgia 4-H youth, leaders and volunteers visited Atlanta for Georgia 4-H Day at the Capitol, sponsored by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, on Feb. 6 at the Georgia State Capitol Building and the Georgia Freight Depot. This annual leadership and civic-engagement event connects 4-H youth with Georgia legislators,…

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