4-H Week In Review – October 29th, 2010

Howdy, 4-H’ers! There were a lot of awards and honors given out over the last week in 4-H gatherings all over the country. I wish we could mention all of you individually but there simply isn’t enough time in the day.

But we do want to send out our thanks and congratulations to each and every one of you. Your efforts in 4-H and in the community are making a difference in the lives of people, and that’s the end goal for all of us.

Keep up the great work!

4-H Weekly News for October 29th:

• Agricultural literacy, otherwise known as the knowledge of the agricultural industry, is lacking in children all across America.

  That’s why Evan Hall and Daniel New, 4-H ambassadors in Illinois, have started a statewide effort to bring agriculture literacy to the children of Illinois.

  This week, Evan and Daniel helped launch the statewide effort by presenting two children’s books to a Decatur library. These books will be given to libraries and elementary schools all across Illinois.

  Way to go, guys! We know this will produce some great long-term results and maybe even gain national consideration. 4-H ambassadors use books to spread ag literacy




• Of all things, Indiana counties are now using live worms to teach kids entrepreneurship.

  But it’s not as gross as it sounds. You see, Indiana is introducing a pilot program that will allow the kids to use worm farms to learn about both entrepreneurship and composting. OK, maybe it is as gross as it sounds.

  Either way, they should have enough “castings” to begin selling by the beginning of 2011. Read more here – Worm farmers seek to grow business




• In Kansas this week, a 20-year 4-H Leader stepped down after two decades of amazing work.

  Denise King decided to step down and let someone else take over the reigns of the 4-H Club that she loves so much. But don’t worry kids, she’s not going anywhere. She just wanted someone else to have the chance to learn all she learned from 4-H.

  Said King, “This club truly made me a better parent and I got far more out of my time with them than I put in.”

  Congratulations on a career well done – King steps down from Pioneer reign after 20 years




• Here’s a fund raising event that kills THREE birds with one stone.

  In Liberty, NY, the Sullivan County 4-H Program is holding a fundraiser that will raise money for their program, help the environment and help people in the community save money.

  They will be collecting what they call, “E-scrap,” which are things like batteries, computer monitors and cell phones – which are harmful to the environment when disposed of improperly.

  They are charging nominal fees for people discarding their E-scrap to raise money for their program and for community education, but much less than it would cost to discard at any other professional facility.

  Way to go 4-H’ers, keep up the great work! Another Chance to Recycle Electronics for 4-H Fundraiser

That’s it for this week, everybody. We know there are some stories we missed, so if you have a story or news event you’d like to share, just leave it in a comment below.

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Have a great Halloween weekend and we’ll see you next week!