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How You Can Support Cooperative
Extension
Advertise in the 4-H Bi-County Horse Show Program (due July 1, show
mid-July)
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Ads pricing: $10
business Card, $20 half page, $30 full page.
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Camera ready copies a
plus.
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Donations help pay for
prizes, judge, and other expenses related to the 4-H Horse Show.
Sponsor a trophy or
award for the 4-H Show at the Fonda Fair (last Tuesday of August through
Labor Day)
Donate an item for the
Ag In The Classroom Auction (Usually the second Sunday in September)
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AITC Auction takes
place at the Fulton County Farm Bureau Chicken Barbecue.
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Bidding at the Barbecue
is via silent auction.
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Money raised helps to
support the cost of Ag In The Classroom materials for school teachers as
well as the Agriculture Awareness Days Program.
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Items could include
products, equipment, gift certificates etc.
Purchase items at the
Ag In The Classroom Auction
Be a Site on the
Mobile Classroom Agricultural Tour (July)
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Mobile Classroom
involves taking school teachers to area agri-businesses and farms to
expose them to agriculture in their own community.
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If you would like to
promote local agriculture and help impact what children are learning
about agriculture in school, contact Bonnie at the 4-H office.
Be a speaker for Ag
Awareness Day
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Agriculture Awareness
Days incorporates 13 station topics in the field of agriculture into an
event for 4th grade classes from area schools.
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Speakers must present a
topic of agriculture in an interesting and interactive way to help
develop the understanding that children have about local agriculture and
its impact on them.
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Two or three Ag Days
are scheduled each year in June and September.
Be a speaker for
Environmental Field Days
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Fifth grade students
come the Environmental Field days and spend 20 minutes at each station
to learn about the environment through hands-on and interactive
presentations.
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Do you have a topic you
would like to share?
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Events take place in
May and September.
Help at Bi-County
Horse Show (July, need not be a "horse person”)
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Volunteers are needed
to help check in riders as they arrive, hand out ribbons, serve as ring
steward, show secretary, ring crew (move equipment in and out of ring
such as jumps, poles, etc.), gate person, concession stand workers.
Host a 4-H Dairy
Judging Barn Meeting (any time of year...must have dairy cattle)
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Dairy Judging Barn
Meetings involve youth learning about and then practicing judging Dairy
Cattle.
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Hosts need to have a
facility that is conducive to classes of four cattle being lead around,
evaluated and placed by a group of up to 40 youth.
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Cattle must also be
trained to lead.
Teach workshop at
Horse Camp (July)
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Volunteers could have
various roles including teaching riding skills for English, Jumping,
Western, Trail, Fitting and Showmanship, Driving, stable management, as
well as various topics of interest to equestrians.
Serve on a 4-H Task
Group (Horse, Dairy, Ag In The Classroom, Dog)
Help implement an
animal show at the Fonda Fair (last Tuesday of August through Labor Day)
Real Men Can Cook
(last Friday of September)
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Join us in planning,
sponsoring and/or working at this fun event where 70-100 area men
prepare and serve their favorite recipe.
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As a sponsor you will
have the opportunity to advertise in the Real Men Can Cook cookbook or
on T-shirts worn by cooks and volunteers.
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Or nominate your
favorite man to cook for the event.
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Planning meetings begin
in the spring.
Buy 4-H Cookies and
Candy
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Watch for the annual
sale in the spring.
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Place your order with a
4-H member, leader, or call the 4-H office.
Face Paint at the
Fonda Fair (last Tuesday of August through Labor Day)
Tell your County, Town
and State officials how important CCE is to the community
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Write an open letter to
your representatives.
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Write a letter to the
editor of a local daily or weekly newspaper.
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Call a local radio,
television or newspaper reporter for a feature story or interview.
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Attend a public forum
where community issues are being discussed.
Demonstrate your craft
or recipe at the annual Holiday Workshop
Serve on the CCE Board
of Directors
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Six Fulton County
residents and six Montgomery County residents assist in setting the
organizational direction, ensuring necessary resources, and providing
oversight for programming, administration and financial obligations of
the association.
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Term of office is three
years.
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Board meets eight times
each year, plus committee meetings to be determined.
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Members represent the
association with decision-makers, community members, stakeholders, etc.
Serve on an Issue
Committee
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Six to twelve
volunteers serve on each committee.
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Committees focus
specifically on a program area.
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Members assist in
establishing program priorities, evaluating programming, fundraising,
and communicating with partners.
Be a Master Gardener
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Join a corps of
volunteers who are trained by CCE in the science and art of gardening.
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Answer questions and
provide educational information to other gardeners in the community.
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Conduct workshops in
schools, for garden clubs, at home and garden centers, and the Fonda
Fair.
Advertise in Town and
Country
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The bi-monthly
magazine-format reaches 2000 homes in the two-county region.
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Its pages are filled
with articles on nutrition & health, family & community development,
horticulture, financial management, science & technology, and youth
development.
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Current advertising
rates are:
o 2” high x 3.5” wide $20/issue $110/year
o 4.5” high x 3.5” wide $40/issue $168/year
o 4.5” high x 7.5” wide $80/issue $312/year
Attend 4-H fundraising
events
Be a judge at the fair
(last Tuesday of August through Labor Day)
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Judging Day is always
the Friday before the Fair begins.
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Youth bring projects in
areas such as woodworking, rocketry, foods, fruits & vegetables,
clothing & textiles, arts & crafts, talent expo, club exhibits, and much
more.
Participate in CCE/4-H
programs and activities
Be a club leader
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Adults undergo an
interview and volunteer application process, meet with a 4-H staff
person, attend training sessions and quarterly volunteer meetings with
other 4-H volunteers.
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4-H staff participate
in the club’s first two meetings to get you started.
Be a resource
volunteer
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Everyone has something
to share. There’s something for everyone.
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4-H offers more than
150 projects in 30 different areas.
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Volunteers can share
their talents and interests in a “hands on” setting, through “training
the trainer,” or in an advisory role.
Make a financial
contribution
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