An article in the July/August, 1938, National 4-H News entitled “Thrills for Camera Fans” recounts the experiences of delegates to the recent National 4-H Club Camp in Washington, DC, taking pictures of famous buildings, historic sites and camp life.
Photo from the July 2015 issue of the 4-H History Preservation Newsletter
National 4-H week is being celebrated all over America, just as it has been for the last 100 years. Look for window Displays and posters all over our County. Photograph (at bottom) shows Alexander Valley 4-H in front of their Window Display. This is the time of year that 4-H members and volunteer leaders take the time to give a special shout out to the program.
Sonoma County 4-H is a youth development program which allows young people a chance to learn new skills, gain self-confidence, and contribute to their communities. Backed by the knowledge and research base of University of California, extension educators' work with adult and teen volunteers to design educational, leadership and citizenship experiences for youth. These programs are delivered at the local and county level through clubs, schools, after school programs and other community venues.
Sonoma County 4-H empowers youth for the future by involving them in civic activity and actively engaging them in meaningful roles. Through volunteer leaders youth are taught how to assess and improve their projects and activities. In addition, youth learn to build interpersonal relations through communications, negotiations, group and personal decision making and how to deal effectively with conflict. Most importantly they learn how to improve their personal leadership skills and how to apply what they learn.
Did you know?
- 4-H helps kids to do better in school, learn to help others, feel more capable and responsible.
- 4-H is the largest out of school youth organization in the United States.
- 4-H members are more involved in community volunteerism than other youth their age across the state.
- They are also less likely to partake in alcohol, damage property, or smoke cigarettes than other youth in their same age group.
- 4-H'ers are more involved in sports and arts activities and were less likely to have spent six or more hours watching television or playing video games each day. (Tuft study)
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