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4-H IN B.C. NEWSLETTERA Publication of the B.C. 4-H Provincial Council
In This Issue:WELCOME TO FALL page 2 | CALLING ALL DISTRICTS… page 2 | SUN SAFETY AWARENESS page 3
CLOVERBUD QUOTES page 3 | HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PLANT? page 3 | CENTRAL INTERIOR 4-H FAMILY
FRENZY page 4 | ALUMNI PROFILE page 5 | GOLDEN EARS UPDATE page 5 | YOUTH ACTION page 6
THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME page 8 | ABBOTSFORD AGRIFAIR HOSTS PROVINCIAL DEMONSTRATIONS page 9
4-H FOUNDATION CHALLENGE page 10 | IN MEMORY OF WENDY MUISER page 10 | SOUTH COASTAL
JUDGING WEEKEND page 11 | NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL 4-H MONTH page 12
HEROES LIVE HERE Youth Action 2009
Calling All Districts…
The 2010 Conference is sched-uled to be October 22 -24; how-ever, it can’t go ahead without a District host. The responsibilities of a District host include: leaders participate on the planning com-mittee with staff to organize the conference theme, sessions, and fun activities; MC the conference; provide the Friday evening fun activity for participants; be the hosts for the hospitality suite.
If your District is interested in host-ing the 2010 Provincial 4-H Leaders conference please call the B.C. 4-H office before January 29th so the organizing can get underway.
A Provincial 4-H Leaders’ Conference is an excellent opportunity to learn about new opportunities for 4-H members, meet lots of 4-H Leaders from around the province, and revitalize your energy for 4-H and youth.
To submit articles or for enquiries regarding this publication, please contact:4-H in B.C. Newsletter P.O. Box 490 #1-904 Maud Street Enderby, B.C., V0E 1V0TEL: 250.838.0336 TOLL FREE: 1.866.776.0373 FAX: 250.838.0343EMAIL: [email protected] www.bc4h.bc.ca
CopyrightThe B.C. 4-H Provincial Council maintains editorial control of this publication in order to uphold the integrity and philosophy of the 4-H Program. This does not imply the endorsement or promotion of the use of any product, goods or services mentioned in this publica-tion. Published by the B.C. 4-H Provincial Council 2 times per year. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, including, but not limited to photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without the express written permission of the B.C. 4-H Provincial Council.
Welcome to the fall edition of 4-H in B.C.! What an amazing year it has been so far – everyone with the same goal – making B.C. 4-H the best it’s ever been!
We hope you had a great summer and are getting ready for a fabulous 2010 4-H year!
Our province will be in the limelight in 2010 – let’s show our colours by making 4-H green widely seen! And speaking of colour…November is 4-H month – How are you Celebrating?
Provincial program deadlines are approaching, so please check with your leaders to ensure your applications are complete and ready in time for your club deadlines – you won’t want to miss out on any of these great opportunities!
This year we have a new provincial program called Food for Thought. Check Publication #129 for program descriptions and how to apply for all the interesting and fun programs available to members and leaders! We are also offering an exciting twist to Provincial Demonstrations and Public Speaking – these two events have now been combined into one fabulous 4-day Provincial Communication Event! Details will be released soon on this expanded opportunity – so start preparing your communication topics now!
The provincial staff is here to help throughout the year. Drop by the provincial office, send us an email or give us a call!
Enjoy your newsletter…and don’t forget to Go Green this month!
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The B.C. Cancer Agency’s Prevention Programs awarded prizes to 4-H mem-bers who entered the top ten cancer prevention educational displays at this year’s PNE. Over 40 entries were exhibited by 4-H members, creating aware-ness that more than 50% of cancers are preventable. This year’s competition focused on sun safety.
The winning display in the Senior Category: Laura Wilkinson, Woodlands 4-H Hare and Hound, Style Sense for Sun Safety
The winning display in the Junior Category: Charity Dykstra - Cedarside 4-H Club - “Eye” Can’t See You
The B.C. Cancer Agency Prevention Programs educate British Columbians on cancer prevention through tobacco cessation, nutrition, maintaining a healthy body weight, physical activity, and sun safety. Thank you to the B.C. Cancer Agency for presenting over $2000 in prizes to the top junior and senior edu-cational display winners.
SUN SAFETY AWARENESSB.C. Cancer Agency Prevention Programs Presents Awards to 4-H Members for Cancer Prevention Educational Display Contest at the PNE
Senior: Laura Wilkinson, Woodlands 4-H Hare and Hound - Style Sense for Sun Safety
Junior: Charity Dykstra - Cedarside 4-H Club - “Eye” Can’t See You
cloverbud quotes
Name: Canada ThistleDescription: Purple (sometimes white) flowers Spiny, dark-green, oblong leaves growing di-rectly from the stem, 0.3 to 2 metres in heightWanted for: Infesting crops, pastures, range-lands, roadsides, and riverbanks all over B.C.What to do if you see it: Get rid of it by
digging it up or applying herbicides. Visit the Weeds B.C. webpage for information on Canada Thistle management (www.weedsbc.ca) Be the first to find the Canada Thistle hidden in this newsletter and win a B.C. 4-H prize. Email [email protected] with your answer.
WANTED HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PLANT?
See what a few 6-8 year old Cloverbud members from the
South Malahat and Vanderhoof districts had to say about 4-H!
Q: What is 4-H?
“4-H is a club where you learn about animals, make friends and have fun. You
get to choose your own club and learn more about
a specific animal.”
“4-H is when you take an animal or a project and then you have to feed it and take care of it and then you sell it but dairy you give back and
dog you keep.”
“4-H is about getting education”
Q: What is your favourite thing about 4-H?
“Taking care of the animals”
“In cloverbuds you go to one of the leaders house and do all sorts of stuff”
“My favorite thing is getting candy”
Quotes submitted by Cloverbud leaders Alana Kulchar & Holly Eng
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4-H Family Frenzy included 28 sessions on various topics in the areas of livestock care, non-livestock projects, leadership, safety, recreation, and fun. The sessions were presented by 4-H leaders, friends and alumni from around the province who have become experts in their subject areas through experience in the 4-H program and/or their professional careers.
Sessions were offered in many 4-H project areas including sheep, horse, rab-bit, beef, swine, gardening, photography, leathercraft, outdoor living, and small engines. Two tractor safety and safe animal handling sessions were also offered by FARSHA to teach 4-H members and leaders about different aspects of farm safety. 4-H judging and record keeping were also on the agenda to help members develop skills to manage their 4-H projects. 4-H leaders and parents were given an opportunity to develop their leadership skills through workshops including the 4-H Club Management, Put the Child First, and Introduction to 4-H. The day provided many opportunities for fun and creativity with sessions such as halter making, lahal game, and crafts. During the lunch hour Adrienne Smith and Shawne Bremer from the B.C. 4-H office hosted a presentation of the provincial and national 4-H program and travel opportunities; they interviewed members from the region that previ-ously attended these programs.
The Central Interior 4-H Regional Council would like to thank the many volun-teers who made the day possible, particularly the planning committee: Jackie Halliday, Silvia Laffer, DonDee Foley, Melanie Baker, Joyce Foxcroft, Patty Sims, Janet Sparks, Pat Cousineau, and Marion Cousineau. Thank you also to the following presenters who donated their time and expertise: Sarah van Heeswijk, Reg Steward, Erin Kishkan, Leah Foxcroft, Melanie Baker, Brenda Weber, Ross Stafford, Kevin Bendickson, Nicole Moorhead, Lisa Bertschinger, Jennifer Bergen, Lorrie Swirhun, Jackie Halliday, Earl Boyer, Nancy Cruisk-shank, Lorrie Swirhun, Annie Gallant, Silvia Laffer, and Michelle Archie.
Looking forward to seeing everyone for the 4th Family Frenzy on the last Saturday of September 2011!
CENTRAL INTERIOR 4-H FAMILY FRENZY!
Over 165 4-H members, leaders, and families from the Central Interior 4-H Region met on September 26th for “4-H Family Frenzy” a regional conference that was held at the College of New Caledonia in Quesnel.
4-H Family Frenzy participants and organizers would like to recognize the following community minded businesses and organizations for their generous support of this event:
B.C. 4-H Provincial Council
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Farm Credit Canada
Williams Lake District 4-H Council
Quesnel District 4-H Council
Prince George District 4-H Council
Robson Valley District 4-H Council
Sears Young Futures 4-H Club Grant
Canadian 4-H Council
Dragon Mountain Farm
Staples - Williams Lake
Canadian Tire - Williams Lake
Cariboo Custom Monogramming
Schickworks Signs & Stiches
Kersley 4-H Club
Dawn and Nicole Moorhead
Baker Family
Quesnel Ag. Parts and Supplies
Priestman Family Farm
Alison’s Embroidery and Gifts
North Cariboo Grower’s Co-op
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Clubs: Chilliwack 4-H Horse Club & Chilliwack 4-H Lamb Club Involved: 1997-2001
During her time in 4-H Sarah participated in many 4-H activities and events. Sarah says her favourite memories are of the feelings 4-H engendered: the feeling of hesitation before going into the ring, the nervous anticipation of lining up before the judge to receive a ribbon (no matter what row she was in) and the special feeling that she had knowing she was a part of a group that pledges their head, heart, health and hands to their club, community and country. Today Sarah works as the Executive Assistant to the Honour-able Steve Thomson, Minister of Agriculture and Lands in B.C. She consid-ers herself extremely lucky to be able to combine her love of politics and
her love of agriculture. Sarah feels that the public speaking and dem-onstration skills that she learned in 4-H have made her a more confident woman and contributed to her suc-cess. If you know an alumnus who would like to reconnect or share their story please have them visit the alumni page of the B.C. 4-H website: www.bc4h.bc.ca/programs/alumni.html
4-H ALUMNI PROFILESARAH ELDER
“ 4-H is an incredible program not just because of what it does for
youth in agriculture but what it does for city dwellers as an educa-
tional tool. People need to know where their food comes from and
the visible presence that 4-H has at fairs and exhibitions bridges
the rural-urban divide. I would also like to thank my Mom for her
support and encouragement throughout my time in 4-H. ”
On May 30, from 9:00AM-12:00PM, the Golden Ears 4-H Community Club and other 4-H clubs in the North Fraser district held the North Fraser District 4-H Judging Rally. It was held at the Maple Ridge fairgrounds. A judging rally is where the club members judge different 4-H projects. Each member judges his/her project as well as four other projects. Some of the projects at this years rally were goat, swine, beef, dairy cows, photography, wool, dog and gardening. Judging helps members learn how to examine and evaluate different things.
The Cloverbuds of the Golden Ears 4-H Community Club, went on a field trip to Sun Valley Trout Farm on June 20. Cloverbuds are 4-H members that are 6-8 years old. They learn about the projects they might be able to do when they are older. The group had fun in the morning sun catching fish, roasting and eating marshmallows and do-ing a mapping game as part of their Outdoor Living unit.
“You make other people feel happy, like when go to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital
with animals and take them inside!”
Golden Ears Update
cloverbud quotesQ. What do you do in Cloverbuds?
“In cloverbuds you do meetings and you play games and learn about animals. You learn about all these
animals, like goats, horses, sheep, and cows. We go to judging field day, do public speaking, make Ed
boards. We do really cool crafts!”
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The theme for the conference was “Heroes Live Here”. Throughout the week delegates participated in vari-ous hero-themed activities to learn about topics including commu-nication, teamwork, and decision making. This year we had a special guest speaker, Iha Farquhar, from the Heroes Live Here program for 2010 Legacies Now. She presented three sessions on the topics Dis-cover, Celebrate and Act. In these sessions delegates learned about characteristics of a hero, people whose strong leadership skills have made a difference in their schools, communities, or even around the world, and how they can be a hero in their community. On Friday the delegates had to team up with some superheroes to “save the world” from Dr. Conundrum.
H� oes Li� HereYOUTH ACTION 2009
They are faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. They are the delegates who attended Youth Action 2009 hosted at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. From July 8-12, fi fty-eight B.C. 4-H members from across the province met at Youth Action to fi nd out for themselves what it means to be a leader. This program takes a look at important youth issues, develops leadership skills and self-esteem while building new friendships.
“Youth Action 2009 was absolutely amazing. I met so many new friends, which I’m sure I’ll keep in touch with forever. The experience of team building and making strong relationships was absolutely incredible!
It seemed so odd that meeting and spending time with new friends for 5 days could make foundations for great friendships, but it happened. I can’t wait to go on other 4-H trips and opportunities in the future!”
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After working as a team to complete the heroic challenges they faced in the dry desert heat, the group took flight to the Canada games pool facility to splash around and cool off. Youth Ac-tion came to an end with small group presentations that summarized the week, followed by an awards dinner and dance. Thank you to our program sponsors: B.C. Ministry of Agricul-ture and Lands, B.C. 4-H Foundation, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, and Pacific Coastal Airlines.
4-H Hero ChallengeDelegates were challenged at the end of the program to be a hero in their communities. Submit your stories to [email protected] by Nov 30th to be published on our website and be entered to win some cool prizes!
“ I met some amazing people, I did some amazing things, and I had an amazing time. Youth Action defi nitely was the highlight of my 4-H year!” – Lauren Bevandick
“ Youth Action was a great, fun, team building 4-H experience! It helped me become a better leader and work better with a team, and I encourage anyone who is able to go to Youth Action to take the opportunity without hesitation!” – Michelle Kulchar
4-H H� o Recipe: 1 ordinary person
1 cup of passion
Dash of bravery
Handful of goals
4 cups kindness
1 message
Mix together with a splash of posi-tivity. Knead in choices with the mix then bake in an oven of intelligence.
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THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME4-H Girls Win Pins of Distinction
As the local 4-H drill team prac-ticed in the indoor arena at Ar-butus Meadows for their opening debut in front of thousands of spectators at the RCMP Musical Ride, one could only imagine what must be going through their heads and their hearts.
As the music blared and horses pranced, excitement charged the atmosphere with an electric cur-rent. Some of the kids frowned in deep concentration as they warmed up their horses and ponies, want-ing to be perfect – the perfect seat, the perfect ride, the perfect step, while other’s faces were plastered with grins so huge that they just couldn’t contain their joy.
Glynis Anderson, an outstanding 4-H parent, was the woman behind the razzle-dazzle. Says Anderson, “it was a long, involved process that took months…what started as just purple helmet covers and shirts, quickly included saddle pads and chaps. It was a marathon of sew-ing, but the kids are so proud when they put the outfits on, it made it all worthwhile. I figured it was the least I could do…this has been a HUGE commitment by the girls!”
Says organizer, Joan Larson, “The kids are fantastic; they’ve come so far. Jodi has been such a dedicated riding coach. She worked out all the patterns and the planning as well as providing the girls with superb instruction. Her husband did all the music for us.”
Supt. Marty Chesser, after watching the girls perform, stood quietly at the in-gate. He immediately called Joan Larson over: “How long have they been training?” Joan replied, “5 months on a dime budget on backyard horses that mean the world to them.” Marty smiled and then looked at Joan and added: “Bring the girls up to the stable when they are done.”
Much to the amazement and delight of all the girls and the parents gath-ered there, the members of the Musi-cal Ride stood on parade before the drill team. Supt. Chesser addressed the girls: “You’ve done a fine job! I hope that this experience carries you forward in your lives and careers. Per-haps in one, two, or even ten years, one or more of you will consider a career with the RCMP and apply to join the Musical Ride. I can speak for all the members gathered here that
we would be proud to ride with any one of you. In saying that, the Ride would like to honour you with a gift of an RCMP Musical Ride pin.”
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as the Mounties walked forward and presented the girls with their pins.
“God Bless” to the parents of the 4-H kids, their dedication and the long hours endured as horse-mothers and horse-fathers, the tireless coach and organizers, and the outstanding group of kids ranging in age from
8 – 16 who worked hard and long to reach their goals! Let us all hope that one day, we will see Megan Ed-geley, Nicole Bater, Eilish Anderson, Addie Mercer, Sarah Spencer, Ashley Schug, Katrina Hamilton, Holly An-drews, Suzi Gadd, Ameila Whitelaw, Rachael Robinson, or Shawna Ha-vard, riding one of the famous black horses on parade, representing their country, so that everyone can say – we were there!
Submitted by Laura Heese
“I can speak for all the members gathered
here that we would be proud to ride with
any one of you.” – Supt. Marty Chesser
This year’s Provincial 4-H Demonstra-tions Finals was hosted by Agrifair in Abbotsford. The theme for the fair was ‘Do the Fair with Family Flair!’ Delegates presented on stage in the Pride of the Valley Venue in front of the crowds on Saturday, August 1st.
Reid Schurmann and Evan Schro-eder from the Fraser Valley Re-gion took first place with “That’s a Wrap”, a demonstration of
how to prepare a delicious, healthy wrap. Blue ribbons were pre-sented to the winning team at the Awards Banquet hosted by Agrifair. In second place, Lexi Colton and Amy Stafford of the Central Inte-rior Region demonstrated their creativity in how to craft an original stuffed pig in their demonstration titled “The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jigs”. Third place went to the brother and sister duo of Alana and Mark Kulchar who travelled from their home region of Yellowhead West with their “Apart-ment Sized Christmas Tree” making demonstration.
Nine teams in total traveled to Abbotsford to compete in the demonstration finals. Teams are evaluated on presentation skills, workmanship, teamwork, and their ability to answer questions from the audience. In order to attend, the provincial program teams had to qualify at their club, district and re-gional levels. Congratulations go out to all the teams who participated:
The weekend was not only about competition for the participants. The del-egates spent Friday evening getting to know other 4-H members from across the province team building at the wave pool to beat the local summer heat. The program continued on Saturday night with the delegates enjoying an awards banquet hosted by Agrifair and then the many sights and sounds of the fairgrounds, concluding their Provincial Demonstrations experience sharing breakfast together on Sunday morning.
The 2009 Provincial 4-H Demonstration teams would like to thank this year’s sponsors:
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, B.C. 4-H Provincial Council, B.C. 4-H Foundation, Federated Co-operatives Ltd. and Agrifair.
Abbotsford Agrifair Hosts Provincial 4-H Demonstration Finals
Local MLAs donated a 4-H market lamb to Kelowna Gospel Mission to support their work feeding com-munity members in need.
“Supporting B.C’s 4-H program is very important to me,” says Kelow-na-Mission MLA Steve Thomson. “Engaging young people in agri-culture is a challenge. By donating this market lamb I hope that we can raise awareness of both the 4-H program and the Kelowna Gospel Mission.”
“The Kelowna Gospel Mission is a valuable part of our community,” says Westside-Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart. “The work that they do on a daily basis reminds me of why donating to community organiza-tions is important.”
Kelowna area MLAs Steve Thom-son, Norm Letnick, and Ben Stew-art purchased a market lamb at the annual 4-H auction held dur-ing the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) in August to show support for the 4-H program with the in-tention of donating it to help pro-vide for the hungry.
For more information about the programs offered by the Kelow-na Gospel Mission please visit www.kelownagospelmission.ca and for more information about B.C’s 4-H program please visit www.bc4h.bc.ca.
MLAs Norm Letnick and Steve Thomson present
4-H market lamb to Kelowna Gospel Mission
executive director Randy Benson and kitchen
manager Jackie Sear for Thanksgiving dinner.
Kelowna Gospel Mission Benefi ts From 4-H Market Lamb Donation
Kamloops/Okanagan Region
∙ Meghan McGillivray & Jessica Sage
∙ Melissa Drydyk & Brooke Crandlemire
Vancouver Island Region
∙ Imogen Cooper & Amelia Whitelaw
∙ Carly Higgins & Mariah Ingram
Peace River Region
∙ Rebecca Kantz & Sydney Spitzer
Central Interior Region
∙ Amy Stafford & Lexi Colton
Yellowhead West Region
∙ Alana Kulchar & Mark Kulchar
Fraser Valley Region
∙ Evan Schroeder & Reid Schurmann
∙ Monika Schroeder & Kasandra DeJong
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On April 21st 2009 the Saanich 4-H horse club lost someone very special to us all. Our leader Wendy Muiser passed away. It was very unexpected and we are all still re-covering from the shock of it all, however it is important to share that she was an amazing lady that will never be forgotten by anyone who knew her.
I first met Wendy when her daugh-ter Melissa joined the club several years ago. From the beginning she was eager to help out with anything she could and would go out of her way to help any members that were in need of assistance. Soon after Melissa joined, Wendy became a club leader. She was so excited to participate in the planning stages of what made great 4-H years for us. Her stories and laughter kept us smiling and laughing nonstop. There was never a dull moment anywhere with Wendy around.
She began collecting miniature horses over the last few years and was happy to share her love of the minis with everyone in the club. She offered the opportunity of hav-ing a mini as a 4-H project horse to kids in the club. Even I had the op-portunity of learning to drive with her horse Bo and he became my 4-H project for the 2008 year.
She taught me much of what I know about leadership and generosity. Whenever I needed Wendy, she was there for me. Last summer I had the honour of accepting the A channel Amazing Kid Award. If it had not been for the letters and comments sent in by my parents and Wendy I would not have had that honour. It was Wendy who came downtown with me to accept the award when it was presented.
She was not only a leader to most of us; she was a friend and a sec-ond mother. Now that she is gone,
I honestly don’t know what we will all do without her. The last few months have been tough, and there will be more hard times to come, but we all have to remember the great times we spent together and know that she would not want us to let our lives be filled with sad-ness. She was such a bubbly person full of energy and we need to take a little bit of that “Wendy personal-ity” with us into our futures.
Ciara Buchanan, Saanich 4-H Horse Club
IN MEMORY OF WENDY MUISER
Memorial donations can be made to the B.C. 4-H Foundation, PO Box 490, Enderby, B.C. V0E 1V0
Probably everyone has become aware of B.C. 4-H’s financial crisis right now and the pressure on the Provincial Council to make ends meet. Aubrey Searle made a presentation to the Ambassadors at the training weekend explaining the concept of the B.C. 4-H Foundation: sponsors, members, parents, and clubs donate to the Foundation and the monies are invested. The interest earned on the money is returned to the program. With enough funds in the Foundation, the interest earned each year can hopefully make B.C. 4-H become self suffi-cient, and reliance on large sponsors will be lessened.
We have been encouraged to think of ways to help support the Foundation. Instead of asking for continuing support from sponsors who are probably feeling the economic grip as well, and ask parents who already donate so much of their time, an idea occurred. This idea was why don’t the 4-H mem-bers themselves donate a percentage of their market price to the B.C. 4-H Foundation. Alana Kulchar decided to donate 1% of her steer’s market price. She then challenged the rest of the members who had market projects in the club to do the same. The club was on board and then challenged the rest of
the district who accepted the challenge. Now the members of the Vanderhoof district are challenging the rest of the Yellowhead west region and eventually the whole province to donate 1% of their market animal price to the B.C. 4-H Foundation. This idea can help leave a legacy of 4-H today supporting 4-H tomorrow.
Submitted by Mark and Alana Kulchar
4-H Foundation Challenge!
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4-H members primarily from the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Is-land started the weekend with lunch and some leadership activities coordinated by Fraser Valley 4-H Ambassadors Bree Patterson and Kelsie Warawa. After lunch members attended a seminar on pre-paring written reasons delivered by experienced 4-H judges. Then members began a variety of judging classes including: Goat, Beef, Llama, Poultry, Sheep, Foods, Sheep fleece and Safety gear. The skill of judging is learned in the 4-H leadership program in order to de-velop skills in critical thinking and decision making. After the judg-ing was complete 4-H members feasted on a dinner of B.C. products and then participated in a swim pool party. Sunday’s activities in-cluded a pancake breakfast followed by an agriculture trivia con-test and line dancing lessons. The weekend came to a close with an awards ceremony. Adrienne Smith, Manager of B.C. 4-H, presented the awards to the top aggregate winners for 2009.
The program was organized and run by a team of volunteers from Vancouver Island and the Fraser Valley. The organizing committee chaperones, and delegates of South Coastal 4-H Judging Weekend 2009 would like to thank the many generous sponsors that helped support this valuable opportunity for learning and fun:
Ninety six 4-H members and dozens of volunteer leaders descended on the Maple Ridge Fairgrounds for a weekend of fun and learning at the South Coastal 4-H Judging program, held July 18th and 19th.
1st - Allison Speller, Kamloops/Okanagan
2nd - Anna Douglas, Langley
3rd - Rachel Lee, Abbotsford
4th - Kelsey Hayes, Central Interior
5th - Brittney Schurmann, Abbotsford
6th - Jacquelyn McKenzie Skinner, Cedar
7th - Jarrett Chung-Smith, South Malahat
8th - Nicole Berthelot, Cedar
9th - Claire Nixon, Comox
10th - Johanna Walker, Langley
11th - Becky Green, Cedar
12th - Stacy Beek, North Fraser
13th - Emma Wicks, Comox
14th - Danica Bush, Central Interior
15th - Kayla Brownscomber, Central Interior
Congratulations to all 4-H participants, chaperones and organizing committee members for a job well done. Thanks for making South Coastal 4-H Judging a great success!
CIBC – Agriculture Department
Knights of Columbus #8629
Unifeed
Maple Ridge Country Fest
Coast Mountain Dairy
Cheshire Cabinets
Lower Mainland Vegetables
Direct Plus Meats
Allied Food Services
Miracle Springs Water
Ridge Meadows Parks & Leisure Services
Cackleberry Farms
Buckerfield’s – Abbotsford
Freybe Meats
Safeway – Newton
Thunderbird Livestock Equipment
The Keg in the Country
Diana Miller
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On November 4, it will be easy to find someone in 4-H!Wear green to Show Your 4-H Colours!
Go Green, Go 4-H!
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November marks National 4-H Month across Canada when we celebrate all that 4-H has to offer. With more than 28,000 Members and 8,500 Volunteer Leaders, 4-H in Canada continues to be an important organization for Canadian youth.
The selection of November as the National 4-H Month has historical origins. In each November since 1931, with the exception of 1939, around 150 young 4-H Members have traveled to Toronto as guests of the Canadian 4-H Council for National 4-H Week. This year, B.C. has 5 4-H members and 7 leaders flying to Toronto on November 4 and ‘Showing Their 4-H Colours’ at the National 4-H Members Con-ference and National Volunteer Leaders’ Conference!
Why Green?Green is one of the official colours of 4-H in Canada. The Canadian 4-H Council adopted the four-leaf clover logo in 1952. Green signifies agriculture and youth, while white signifies purity.
On November 4 and throughout the month, we ask 4-H Members, Leaders, Alumni and Supporters to wear green and white to ‘Show Their 4-H Colours’ across Canada and around the world. Go Green, Go 4-H!
November is National 4-H Month How Are You Celebrating?
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