Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - Page 7
What is 4-H?
F rie n d s, fun and
learning about nature, cook
ing, growing plants, pho
tography, animal care, or
w orking 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
Come spend
time camping,
ATV riding,
hiking...
snowmobiling,
horseback
riding or fishing.
Located in the
beautiful Blue
Mountains south
of Heppner, OR
through third graders can
join 4-H Adventure clubs.
4-H Adventures is an infor
mal educational program
designed specifically for
children in grades K-3. The
program appeals to young
children’s natural curiosity,
enthusiasm for learning,
and high energy levels by
providing an opportunity
for active learning in a non
com petitive environment.
In Morrow County, we have
over 220 members in grades
4 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.
W hat do you do
in 4-H? - It depends on
you. 4-H m em b ers m ay
be a frien d in the sam e
grade or school, or include
people from other commu
nities. Clubs decide how
often to meet and elect of
ficers to conduct club busi
ness. Your club may decide
to be active in the commu
nity, raise money for charity,
become involved in recy
cling 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 c o st a
lot? - There are no state or
national dues or required
uniform. You pay $5 per
y ear for p ro ject m a te ri
als and insurance in most
clubs. Your 4-H club may
decide to collect dues to
fund special activities.
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 re sp o n si
bility. You need only two
members, but you can have
as many as you like. Deter
mine the projects your club
would like to enroll in and
visit the extension office or
call an agent for help. There
are also num erous active
clubs that w elcom e new
members.
4-H is L ea rn in g
Today, Leading Tomor
row and “learning by do
ing.” - Learning how to set
goals and work toward those
goals; responsibility --for
an animal, finishing proj
ects, choosing how much
to learn and deciding how
involved in 4-H to be; lead
ership, decision-m aking,
c o o p eratio n and how to
present yourself and ideas
to others. For information
about the 4-H Youth Devel
opm ent program , contact
the OSU Extension office
in Heppner, 676-9642 or
1-800-342-3664.
Tough Enough
to Wear Pink
Friday at the Fair has
been designated as Tough
Enough to Wear Pink day.
The fair board is selling
bracelets for $1 at the main
gate, or at the fair office
prior to the fair.
The proceeds from
the bracelets will go the Pio
neer Memorial Hospice.
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or
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