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Lake County 4-H Celebrates National 4-H Week
| Written by Editor | |
| Thursday, 07 October 2010 |
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| LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Tuesday, Oct. 5, Lake County 4-H received a proclamation from the Lake County Board of Supervisors designating the week of Oct. 3 to 9 as National 4-H Week in Lake County.
Seven million young people across the United States participate in 4-H, learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. In California 4-H claims 130,000 youth members and more than 20,000 adult volunteers, while in Lake County’s 4-H programs numbers more than 361 members and 134 adult volunteers in its 12 clubs. The Lake County Board of Supervisors recognized 4-H as an official program of the University of California Cooperative Extension on June 6, 1925. As part of the University of California Cooperative Extension, 4-H is a program where youth learn through opportunities that provide them hands-on experience in 4-H’s mission mandates of science, engineering and technology; healthy living and citizenship. For more information on the Lake County 4-H Program or to join please contact the UC Cooperative Extension Office at 707-263-6838. Original post: lakeconews.com/content/view/16309/926 |
