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The ADVANCE, October 4, 2023/Page 10A
Toombs Youth Celebrate National 4-H Week
The University of Georgia 4-H Pro
gram is celebrating National 4-H Week
and recognizing more than 100 years
of excellence in positive youth devel
opment October 1-7, 2023. Georgia
4-H’ers find their spark and discover be
longing as members of the largest youth
leadership organization in the state.
“I Love 4-H” is the 2023 National
4-H Week theme. With over 6 million
members and 25 million alumni nation
ally 4-H programs touch young people
from all backgrounds and communities.
Georgia 4-H engages 240,000 students
in a standard program year, typically in
4th-12th grades.
Young people will play a key role
in creating a more promising future for
families and communities across the
world. Georgia 4-H empowers youth to
develop leadership skills, life skills, and
responsibility with programming based
on research from UGA faculty and other
land-grant universities nationwide.
Georgia 4-H is rooted in agriculture,
originating with the 1905 Newton Coun
ty Corn Club for Boys. The program
now has additional branches in science,
technology,
healthy liv
ing, and civic
engagement.
Today, 4-H
attracts stu
dents from
all areas of
interests
and engages
youth from the most urban to the most
rural areas.
4-H’ers perform community service,
conduct research, compile portfolios of
their accomplishments, and learn public
speaking skills through oral presenta
tions during 4-H Project Achievement.
Additional 4-H programming in
cludes livestock projects, judging teams,
ambassador programs, performing
arts, safe and healthy cooking, Project
S.A.F.E., and countless other oppor
tunities for
learning and
growth.
4-H sum
mer camp
provides life
changing ex
periences for
thousands
of Georgia
youth every year. The 2023 camping
season brought more than 9,000 camp
ers to five 4-H centers that are scattered
throughout the state from the moun
tains to the sea.
“We are able to provide top-tier op
portunities to our students because of
partnerships with all Extension faculty
and staff in all 159 Georgia counties,”
said Cheryl Poppell, Toombs County
4-H Coordinator. “4-H is giving youth a
safe and welcoming place to thrive that
will set them on a path to life-long suc
cess.”
Georgia 4-H expands horizons for
its members and encourages them to be
productive citizens in the world around
them. National 4-H Week is a collective
opportunity to recognize all the ways
that 4-H’ers are living out the organiza
tional motto “to make the best better.”
For more information about how to
join, volunteer, or support Georgia 4-H,
contact your local University of Georgia
County Extension Office or visit www.
georgia4h.org.
1. Everyone must wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD).
2. Always canoe with a partner.
3. Remain seated while in the canoe.
- If no instructor is present, return to shore to change
positions.
-Adjust PFDs on land and never on the water.
4. Treat the equipment with care.
-Canoes are not battering rams.
-Use paddles properly.
5. Stay within the defined boundaries.
6. Please do not harass the wildlife.
7. Stay with the canoe if you tip over.
-Wait for help or swim the boat to shore.
8. Help put up gear at the end of class.
- Restack canoes.
-Hang up all PFDs according to color.
-Place paddles handle down in the barrel.
- Lock all equipment when not in use.
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Rock Eagle 4-H Center
WE LOVE 4-H CAMP — L to R: Carmen Guerrero, Juleni Gomez and Catie Jane Camp
bell prepare for canoe class at Rock Eagle,
WE LOVE 4-H DPA — Members of the new Homeschool 4-H club participated
in Project Achievement, L to R: Teen Leaders Tami Gonzalez and Grace Holt
pictured with participants Laylee Sellers, Reba Salter, Rachel Salter and Lana
Kate Sellers.
WE LOVE SERVICE — L to R: Toombs County 4-H'ers An-
naLynn Hutcheson and Harper Underwood volunteer to
spread awareness for Childhood Cancer at downtown Ly
ons tailgate event,
WE LOVE CREATIVITY —
Above, 4-H member An-
naLee Bellew participat
ed in the Toombs County
4-H Food Challenge.
WE LOVE OUR VOL
UNTEERS — Left Photo,
Programs such as the
4-H Modified Trap team
would not be possible
without volunteers such
as Matt Jones pictured
with team member Daw
son McLendon,
WE LOVE BEING PART OF A
TEAM — Taylor Copeland
(pictured L with Coach Rob
ert Roberson) along with over
30 teammates advanced to
the Georgia 4-H State Shot
gun Match.
WE LOVE LEADERSHIP — Brittney Bryant and Grace Holt represented
Toombs County at 4-H Day at the Capitol,
WE LOVE BLUE RIBBONS — Kingston Ryals, MaryLaura Tippett, Brittney Bryant, Riya Patel, Bailey
Hutchins and Grace Holt received top honors at Georgia 4-H State Congress.