Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 10,2005 - Page 9
What is 4-H?
W hat
is
4-H ?
Friends, fun and learning
about n a tu re , c o o k in g ,
growing plants, photogra
phy, animal care, or working
together to help others.
Who can belong to
4-H? - Anyone Kindergarten
through 12th grade. You’ll
find 4-H throughout your
county, state, country, and
the world. Kindergarteners
through third graders must
join 4-H adventure clubs. In
Morrow County, we have
over 250 members in grades
four through 12.
Look what you can
do in 4-H? - Members are
enrolled in animal science,
.
natural science, home eco
nomics, and expressive arts
project areas.
What do you do in
4-H? - It depends on you.
4-H m em bers may be a
friend in the same grade or
school, or include people
from other com m unities.
Clubs decide how often to
meet and elect officers to
conduct club business. Your
club may decide to be active
in the community, raise mon
ey for charity, become in
volved in recycling projects
or build nature trails. You
can go on field trips or to 4-
H camp. The choices grow
as you get older.
Does 4-H cost a lot?
- There are no state or na
tional dues or required uni
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form. You pay $5 per year
for project materials and in
surance in most clubs. Your
4-H club may decide to col
lect dues to fund special ac
tivities.
How do you join 4-
H? - It’s easy. Choose the
project you like. Ask some
friends or brothers and sis
ters to join you. Ask parents,
grandparents, adult friends
or neighborhood adults to be
your leader. Several adults
can share this responsibility.
You need only two members,
but you can have as many as
you like. D eterm ine the
projects your club would like
to enroll in and visit the Ex
tension office or call an agent
for help. There are also nu
m erous active clubs that
welcome new members.
4-H is L earn in g
Today, Leading Tomorrow
and “learning by doing.” -
Learning how to set goals
and w ork tow ard those
goals; responsibility — for an
animal, finishing projects,
choosing how much to learn
and deciding how involved
in 4-H to be; leadership, de-
cision-making, cooperation
and how to present yourself
and ideas to others. For in
form ation about the 4-H
Youth D evelopm ent pro-
gram, contact the OSU Ex
tension office in Heppner,
676-9642 or 1-800-342-
3664.
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Extends our congratulations and best wishes to all the participants in the
M orrow C ounty F air
and O regon T rail P ro R odeo
Heppner - Condon - Lexington - lone - Fossil
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