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ARTS & COMMUNITY
by doing’ with Forsyth County 4-H Club
By Laura Lavezzo
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works with 4-H students through
the Forsyth County Extension
Service, the program offers kids
the chance to learn new things and
to develop social skills while
they’re at it. These days, Smith
said, 4-H agents are working to
make young people good commu
nity leaders, and to help them
“learn by doing.”
“We try to teach them citizenship
and leadership skills,” Smith said.
The 4-H program encourages
boys and girls to be assertive in
their Education, help their neigh
bors in need and enjoy life, an
expansion of the original purpose
of 4-H. The youth development
plan began in Georgia in 1914.
Sponsored by the University of
Georgia-Cooperative Extension
Service, its mission was to teach
. rural -children the most efficient
techniques for agricultural success.
The spur ft’s stand for: Head - edu
cation and learning; Heart - char
actef and community service;
Hands - learning with hands-on
activities; and Health - staying
healthy and safe.
“We go into the fifth grade here
in the county schools,” Smith said,
and there is an after-school pro
gram for middle school students,
she added. However, any child age
9 to 19 may apply for membership.
“They have to be 9 years old by
Jan. .1 of that year,” Smith said.
Students choose to work on special
projects, or they may attend
planned educational trips. The goal
is for a child to learn something
useful with each new experience -
something he/she may be able to
use for the good of the community
or family. Recent tasks undertaken
by Forsyth County 4-Hers include
projects focusing on safe driving,
wildlife preservation, food drives,
recycling, clean environment cam
paigns and more.
According to the Forsyth County
program, 4-Hers benefit from these
activities by: learning facts and
skills useful in everyday life;
becoming self-reliant; learning
how to learn and use knowledge;
relating to change; learning to
work and plan with others; explor
ing education and career opportu
nities; making lasting friendships;
and receiving recognition for work
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Upcoming planned activities
include a trip to Burt’s Pumpkin
Farm and Amicalola Falls in
October; a foray to the veterinary
science department at the
University of Georgia in
November; ice skating; a visit to a
water treatment facility; a college
basketball game; and an excursion
to the Mayfield Dairy in Braselton.
Last summer, 72 4-Hers, adults
and teen leaders spent a week at
the Rock Eagle 4-H Center for
summer camp, and a junior camp
was held at Tybee Island, with sev
eral Cumming residents in atten
dance, including Joanie Mixon,
Emily Teatro, Ashley White,
Morgan Rappatta and Amber
Diamond.
In addition, local high schoolers
Julie Ditmore and Carolyn Smith
represented Forsyth County at the
state 4-H Congress over the sum
mer in Atlanta. The students were
named district winners in March
for their projects. Ditmore won sec
ond place with her plant and soil
science project, while Smith placed
second with a project on safety.
Ditmore and Rachel Panter spent
a week in Washington, D.C., over
the summer as well, as part of the
Citizenship/Washington Focus.
The trip, sponsored by the South
Forsyth Rotary Club, allowed the
students to discuss the concerns of
young people with government
officials. ,
For information on 4-H opportu
nities in Forsyth County, parents
should call Gail Smith or Tammy
Wright at the county extension ser
vice at (770) 887-2418.