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4-H awards ceremony<br />
Saturday, July 28, 2012, 4:30 p.m.<br />
4-H youth and their families are invited to a casual get together<br />
on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 4:30 PM at the <strong>Cecil</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
<strong>Fair</strong> to recognize 4-H youth for their achievements during the<br />
week long events at the fair.<br />
We will be recognizing youth for their participation in the<br />
4-H herdsman contest at the fair and other special fair 4-H honors.<br />
Look for more information in the “4-H Talk” newsletter.<br />
Hope to see you and your family at the 4-H gathering.<br />
<strong>Cecil</strong> <strong>County</strong> 4-H provides a supportive setting for all youth<br />
to reach their fullest potential. 4-H clubs are located throughout<br />
<strong>Cecil</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />
Clover groups are for youth ages 5-7 as of January 1st and<br />
4-H Clubs are for youth ages 8-18 as of January 1st. 4-Hers learn<br />
life skills through a variety of 4-H projects, like livestock and<br />
horses, pets, nutrition, clothing, photography, bicycle safety and<br />
woodworking. Although a 4-Her may take any project, some<br />
clubs specialize in a specific project area.<br />
2012 4-H Club of the Year<br />
Calvert Boys & Girls Club<br />
ABOUT 4-H . . .<br />
Since its beginnings at the start of the 20th century,<br />
4-H has grown into a community of 6 million young<br />
people across America learning leadership, citizenship,<br />
and life skills. 4-H can be found in every county<br />
in every state, as well as the District of Columbia,<br />
Puerto Rico, and over 80 countries around the world.<br />
The 4-H community also includes 3,500 staff,<br />
518,000 volunteers, and 60 million alumni.<br />
4-H’ers participate in fun, hands-on learning activi-<br />
CECIL COUNTY FAIR 2012<br />
<strong>Cecil</strong> <strong>County</strong> 4-H Clubs<br />
(ages 8 to 18)<br />
Calvert Boys & Girls<br />
<strong>Cecil</strong> Sliders<br />
<strong>Cecil</strong> Tech Wizards<br />
Cowentown<br />
Horse Tales<br />
Junior Council<br />
Kibbles ‘n’ Kids<br />
Kids of the Future<br />
Krazy Kritters<br />
Kuntry Kids<br />
Livestock<br />
Puddle Jumpers<br />
Rabbit Wranglers<br />
Rising Sun Milk Squirters<br />
Rolling Hills<br />
Stablemates<br />
Stars and Stripes<br />
Tail Twisters<br />
Tailwinds Trotters<br />
Tri-State Trotters<br />
Clover Groups<br />
(ages 5 to 7)<br />
Calvert Boys & Girls<br />
Cowentown<br />
Kibbles’n’Kids<br />
Kids of the Future<br />
Kuntry Kids<br />
Rabbit Wranglers<br />
Stars and Stripes<br />
Special Interest<br />
4-H Camp<br />
<strong>Cecil</strong> <strong>County</strong> Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Board<br />
Archery<br />
Robotics<br />
Young Guns: Shotgun<br />
4-H Outreach Group<br />
ties, supported by the latest research of 106 land-grant<br />
universities across the country. The universities<br />
deliver research-driven programs through Extension<br />
agents in each of the more than 3,000 counties in the<br />
United States.<br />
For more information about the local 4-H program,<br />
write to University of Maryland Extension, <strong>Cecil</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>; 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 1500; Elkton, MD<br />
21921 or email adhall@umd.edu or call 410-996-5280.