4-H Month
Debra Walnofer, 4-H Assistant for Holt and Boyd Counties
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03/13/2023
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February is Nebraska 4-H Month and a great opportunity to celebrate 4-H!
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- [00:00:00.870]Hello, this is Debra Walnofer, 4-H Assistant
- [00:00:04.660]for Holt and Boyd Counties with your Extension 4-H Update.
- [00:00:08.660]February is Nebraska 4-H Month and a great opportunity to celebrate 4-H!
- [00:00:15.425]In 2023 we want to celebrate all the opportunities 4-H offers
- [00:00:20.949]to help young people find a place where they belong.
- [00:00:25.049]Ways to Celebrate Nebraska 4-H month -
- [00:00:29.478]Have a 4-H Spirit Day -
- [00:00:31.708]Wear green, the 4-H emblem, or your favorite 4-H T-shirt!
- [00:00:37.591]4-H Volunteer Appreciation Day -
- [00:00:40.193]Send handwritten thank-you notes, treats, or goody bags
- [00:00:43.363]to your club and projects leaders.
- [00:00:46.551]4-H Weekend of Service -
- [00:00:49.201]Coordinate your own community service project,
- [00:00:51.721]such as picking up trash, holding a food drive,
- [00:00:55.342]collecting items for a local shelter, or making care packages.
- [00:00:59.509]Volunteer your time with a local non-profit organization.
- [00:01:04.135]4-H Supporter Appreciation Day -
- [00:01:07.495]Ask your local Extension office for the contact
- [00:01:10.155]information for a 4-H donor and sponsor.
- [00:01:14.475]Send them a hand-written thank-you note.
- [00:01:17.395]4-H Professional Appreciation Day –
- [00:01:20.838]Make and deliver 4-H-themed treats or goody bags or shout out your local 4-H
- [00:01:26.331]extension educators, assistants, and staff on social media.
- [00:01:32.359]The power of positive youth development.
- [00:01:35.739]Effective youth development programs like 4-H
- [00:01:38.919]are putting the research to work by focusing on three important areas
- [00:01:44.854]Positive and sustained relationships between youth and adults
- [00:01:49.970]Activities that build important life skills
- [00:01:54.628]Opportunities for youth to use these skills
- [00:01:58.628]as participants and leaders in valued community activities.
- [00:02:03.748]The results of this research - 4-H’ers Excel!
- [00:02:08.801]4-H’ers are. . .
- [00:02:10.535]Nearly 4 times more likely to make contributions to their communities
- [00:02:14.968]About 2 times more likely to be civically active
- [00:02:19.248]Nearly 2 times more likely to participate in science programs
- [00:02:23.755]compared to girls in other out-of-school time activities.
- [00:02:29.621]Nearly 2 times more likely to make healthier choices
- [00:02:33.621]Now those results are a REASON to CELEBRATE 4-H!
- [00:02:38.507]Now is the perfect time to be thinking about joining
- [00:02:41.937]this amazing positive youth development organization.
- [00:02:45.477]4-H online is open for new and returning members to enroll for the 4-H year.
- [00:02:51.971]Go to v2.4honline.com to enroll now.
- [00:02:58.374]If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the 4-H
- [00:03:02.074]programs in Holt or Boyd county reach out to me at 402-336-2760
- [00:03:10.514]or you can email me at holt-county@unl.edu
- [00:03:17.450]I hope you ALL had a wonderful Nebraska 4-H Month celebrating 4-H!
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