Reading Time: 3 minutes Summer is on the way, and so are 4-H camps, which have run every year since 1917 except for a COVID-19 break in 2021. “We get youth who come from all over to camp. A lot of the youth we serve in the camps are rural. This is the one camp that they hear about […] Read more
4-H camps give kids a chance to develop new skills (and s’mores)
4-H program teaches kids to be judgmental — in a good way
Reading Time: 2 minutes People are often told not to judge, which in one sense is good advice. On the other hand, good judgment is an essential part of living. Perhaps a better term is critical thinking. That’s what 4-H Alberta aims to teach kids through its judging program, including its recent livestock and crop judging competition. “We always […] Read more
Going the extra mile pays off for 4-H clubs during pandemic
Reading Time: 4 minutes Throughout the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, 4-H Alberta had one clear goal: to serve their youth. “We knew they were a vulnerable population that needed this community,” said Kurt Kinnear, the organization’s CEO. “We worked as much as we could to serve our youth through all of this, whether it was virtual […] Read more
4-H Alberta gets first elected board
Reading Time: < 1 minute 4-H Alberta has its first elected board after forming last year when three organizations — the 4-H Council of Alberta, the 4-H Foundation of Alberta, and the 4-H section of Alberta Agriculture — joined together. Andy Pittman, who has more than 20 years of 4-H experience and was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame […] Read more
New 4-H scholarship announced
Reading Time: < 1 minute The newly established Marilyn Sharp 4-H Scholarship will be available this fall for 4-H members from the West Central Region who are starting their post-secondary studies. Sharp has been involved with 4-H since she began working as a district home economist with Alberta Agriculture in 1964 and was the first woman elected president of Canadian […] Read more
Stacy Price and Andy Pittman newest 4-H Hall inductees
Reading Time: < 1 minute Stacy Price and Andy Pittman are the newest inductees in the Alberta 4-H Hall of Fame, which honours volunteers who have made exceptional contributions to the 4-H program in the province. Price has served as a club leader, on the executive on the Calgary Stampede 4-H Parade Committee (for 23 years), district executive and president […] Read more
4-H Alberta registration now open
Reading Time: < 1 minute Registration is now open for 4-H Alberta’s 2020-21 club year. “We understand this year will be different than previous ones and empathize with the difficulties in finding a location to accommodate members for meetings and project events,” the organization says on its website at 4hab.com. The website has registration forms for youth, adults and clubs. […] Read more
Wearing green isn’t just for St. Patrick’s Day
Reading Time: < 1 minute For many years, 4-H clubs have urged members and supporters to wear green in November to show their support for the organization. The Show Your 4-H Colours promotion has also been a way to fundraise by selling green 4-H T-shirts. But this year, “young people need us now more than ever, as they navigate the […] Read more
4-H online auctions to help charities and food banks
Reading Time: < 1 minute Albertans are invited to support local charities, and uplift 4-H members as they complete their livestock projects in new online ways. From now through June 30, there will be 77 sales where 4-H members will be showcasing and offering steers, lambs, hogs and/or goats for purchase. There are 24 charity projects — 22 steers and two […] Read more
‘Learn to do by doing’ sums up 4-H pandemic response
Reading Time: 3 minutes Like many other agricultural groups, 4-H clubs have had to adapt to life under COVID-19. “When they first closed everything down, we said we were going to finish the year, no matter what, and every kid’s steer was going to get sold, no matter what,” said Murray Skippen, general leader of the Fort Saskatchewan 4-H […] Read more
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