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18 USC 707 The University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension • georgia4h.org 18 USC 707 From the State 4-H Leader/Director of 4-H 18 USC 707 FOR OVER 172,000 young people in participate in project achievement, to Georgia 4-H; and CNN television Georgia, the University of Georgia show livestock, participate in a judging host and former Bibb County 4-H 4-H Program becomes a place where team, and take field studies to learn Member, Nancy Grace received the young people can learn life skills that more about their local communities. National Alumni Award medallion at they will carry throughout life. Georgia The Georgia 4-H program continues to the National 4-H Gala in the spring of 4-H is fortunate to have a presence in have a positive impact upon our state in 2011. many public and private schools where preparing young people for additional 4-H’ers all across the state continued our county 4-H staffs introduce the educational opportunities and to be to serve other citizens through University of Georgia 4-H Program contributing members in a productive Georgia 4-H. On the back page of to fifth graders all across our state workforce. this publication, you can read how and provide opportunities for those During the past program year a former 4-H’er who, while serving fifth graders to attend summer camp, Georgia 4-H continued to excel both our great country in the military, with our current membership and made a commitment to provide camp Georgians who received recognition for scholarships to young 4-H members in past positive contributions to the 4-H Atkinson County. This young soldier program. Beginning in August 2010 continues to practice the generosity he through July 2011, Georgia 4-H’ers were learned in 4-H. recognized as national winners in four You can also read the story of how different areas: National 4-H Poultry seventh and eighth grade 4-H’ers in Judging, National Egg Prep winner, Georgia for the past ten years have National Wildlife Judging Team, and been collecting and recycling pop tabs the National Consumer Science Skill- and sending the funds they raised to a-thon. Former Columbia County 4-H support Ronald McDonald Houses. member Dr. Tom Rodgers was the 11th This recycling effort teaches 4-H’ers Georgian inducted into the National the importance of giving to others but 4-H Hall of Fame; the Honorable David also provides an environmental lesson Ralston, Speaker of the Georgia House of how we can conserve and reuse our of Representatives and former Gilmer natural resources. County 4-H member, was recognized Our 4-H facilities continue to be an with the Georgia 4-H Green Jacket important part of the support for our Award for his contributions in service 4-H program. During the past year we Georgia Cloverleaf 7 4-H Annual Report 2011 2 18 USC 70 were able to dedicate two new cabins at County, and Lauren Tricksey, a senior Rock Eagle 4-H Center, rededicate the 4-H member at Southwest DeKalb High staff house at Fortson 4-H Center, and School and DeKalb County 4-H Club celebrate the support and contribution President, may have summed up her of Georgia Power in renovating the three short years as a 4-H member the Georgia Power Building at Rock Eagle. best: You can also read about the recycling of Sutton Hall. It is evident that Bill Sutton and the founders’ dream for Rock Eagle 4-H Center is still alive and continues to support the success of the Georgia 4-H program. The Georgia 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees under the leadership of Chair Kirby Thompson once again exceeded the private giving totals, making 2011 the best year ever for the Georgia 4-H Foundation. We continue to have the best trained staff, county Extension agents, county 4-H program assistants, and county 4-H associates working with volunteers and subject matter specialists from Thanks again to those who support the College of Agricultural and us with both private and public funds, Environmental Sciences and College and especially those who give of their personal time and help 4-H members of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia to make the “To Make the Best Better.” Georgia 4-H program among the best if not the best in the United States. – Arch D. Smith, State 4-H Leader/ During the past year I was invited Director of 4-H to be a part of a program in DeKalb The University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension • georgia4h.org 3 18 USC 707 4-H ANNUAL REPORT Contents From the State 4-H Leader/Director of 4-H ................................................................................2 Georgia 4-H Enrollment: 172,366 .................................................................................................5 Georgia 4-H Recognizes AmeriCorps VISTA Members ...........................................................6 4-H’ers Collect Pop Tabs for Ronald McDonald Houses ...........................................................6 Elementary and Middle School Students ‘Step Up and Lead’ .................................................7 Distinguished Alumni Medal Awarded to Former Bibb County 4-H’er................................7 Monsanto Supports Georgia 4-H .................................................................................................7 Georgia Collegiate 4-H Hosts 2011 National Collegiate 4-H Conference...............................8 Life Long Contributions Earn National Recognition ................................................................8 Speaker Ralston Receives Green Jacket Award ..........................................................................9 Art at the Rock Brings Out the Creative Side ...........................................................................10 Environmental Education is Georgia 4-H.................................................................................12 Clovers & Company Celebrate 30th Anniversary ...................................................................15 Recycling of Sutton Dining Hall ................................................................................................16 I Am Georgia 4-H .........................................................................................................................18 Rock Hawk Dedication ................................................................................................................20 Russ is the seven year old son Rock Eagle Dedications ...............................................................................................................21 of UGA VI and stepped up as mascot following the death of 2011 State 4-H Officers .................................................................................................................22 UGA VII in 2009 and again in 2011 District 4-H Senior Boards of Directors ............................................................................23 2010 following the death of UGA 2011 State Winners .......................................................................................................................24 VIII. Bulldog fans have embraced Russ and Russ shows his 2011 Georgia 4-H Scholarship Winners ....................................................................................27 support of Georgia 4-H during 4-H Foundation Report ................................................................................................................28 4-H Day at the UGA Game in Georgia 4-H Organizations ........................................................................................................29 Fall of 2011. Lori Purcell Bledsoe Leads National Association of Extension 4-H Agents ......................29 Cover photo by Blane Marable Georgia 4-H Foundation Donors • Individuals .......................................................................30 Photography. Georgia 4-H Foundation Donors • Companies & Organizations .........................................34 Soldier and Former 4-H’er Jeren Fullmore Sponsors Scholarships .......................................36 The Georgia Cloverleaf was written 4-H, as a unit of Cooperative Extension in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and part of the by Georgia 4-H and CAES Office of University of Georgia, is education and positive youth development. Our purpose — our mission — our mandate Communications staff, Tina Maddox is to reach out to the youth of Georgia providing unbiased, research-based education. 4-H provides “hands on” Owen coordinating. Contributing learning experiences with practical application. We take the University to the people in a manner that communicates writers are Melanie Biersmith, Sharon Dowdy, Tina Maddox Owen, Mary education in common terms with relevance in their daily lives. 4-H members are the youngest students of the Ann Parsons, Janet Rodekohr, Arch University of Georgia. More than one hundred seventy thousand youth learn and grow in 4-H each year. The focus Smith, and Kristen Strickland. Graphic areas of 4-H are Science, Engineering and Technology, Healthy Living, and Citizenship. The work we do in and designer is Carol Williamson. We thank with schools enhances the Georgia Performance Standards. We bring science and technology to life by engaging the counties and 4-H staff for their kids in experiential learning at 4-H Centers using the laboratories and ecosystems at the centers to truly immerse contributions of photographs. the young people in science education. Also, in the tough economic times, 4-H provides opportunities