. Agri-news. Agriculture. CO GO GO C/ LIBRARY ALBERTA AGRICULTURE MAIN FLOOR O'DONOGHUE BLDG. EDMONTON (BLDG) 1040085 October 31,1994 Celebrate 4-H during national week Nov. 7-13 National 4-H Week, November 7 through 13 in 1994, is a time for celebration says Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development's minister. "The 4-H movement has played a significant role in Alberta for over 75 years," notes Walter Paszkowski. "Particularly in rural Alberta, we know the benefits of the 'learn to do by doing' formula that has shaped the lives and experiences of club members, their
. Agri-news. Agriculture. CO GO GO C/ LIBRARY ALBERTA AGRICULTURE MAIN FLOOR O'DONOGHUE BLDG. EDMONTON (BLDG) 1040085 October 31,1994 Celebrate 4-H during national week Nov. 7-13 National 4-H Week, November 7 through 13 in 1994, is a time for celebration says Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development's minister. "The 4-H movement has played a significant role in Alberta for over 75 years," notes Walter Paszkowski. "Particularly in rural Alberta, we know the benefits of the 'learn to do by doing' formula that has shaped the lives and experiences of club members, their families and the many volunteers and friends of 4-H. "As it's often described, 4-H is Canada's premier rural youth organization," adds Paszkowski. "4-H promotes and encourages our greatest resource, our youth, by helping young people develop life and leadership skills, learn about a host of new things through their projects and meet new ; More than 10,700 Albertans were officially involved in 4-H last year. This include 8,150 members and 2,500 leaders in 457 clubs. That number doesn't include the many volunteers on district, regional and provincial councils and boards, or the many friends of 4-H who support the movement in a variety of ways from buying 4-H steers to contributing to the provincial 4-H centre. Alberta 4-Hers were involved in over 30 different projects ranging from livestock and homemaking, to mechanics and computers. Many were also involved in district, regional, provincial and international competitions and events. The national awareness week was designed to give 4-H members and leaders a chance to profile 4-H in their communities, and give those communities the opportunity to show their support for 4-H. Some Alberta 4-Hers will be go to Toronto for two national conferences held each year during National 4-H week. Both members and leaders will join their counterparts from across Canada, and also from the , to learn new skills, mee
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