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Ashley County 4-H Program. Making the Best Better. Diane Mashburn - County Extension Agent- 4-H/Agriculture. 5 Year Overview. Ashley County 4-H. 160 4-H members (up 11.1%) 10 4-H clubs- 1 new club. Bullseye Bandits 4-H Club Conservative Consumer Teens 4-H Outriders 4-H Club
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Ashley County 4-H Program Making the Best Better Diane Mashburn- County Extension Agent- 4-H/Agriculture
Ashley County 4-H • 160 4-H members (up 11.1%) • 10 4-H clubs- 1 new club • Bullseye Bandits 4-H Club • Conservative Consumer Teens 4-H • Outriders 4-H Club • Pine Hill 4-H Club • Smarties 4-H Club • Lucky Clovers 4-H Club • Portland 4-H Club • Wilmot 2nd Grade 4-H Club • Wilmot 5th Grade 4-H Club • Wilmot Science 4-H Club
Ashley County 4-H • 1172 youth • 29.8% of Ashley County youth • 3085 contacts • 4-H Afterschool • Ag in the Classroom • Nutrition Education • People’s Garden • Other School Enrichment programs
4-H Youth Leaders • 38 Youth involved • Club & County • Teambuilding • Leadership • Teen Leaders- • Provide input for 4-H programming • Initial planning for a junior day camp/workshop
AdultVolunteerism • 19 adult 4-H volunteers • Only those online and approved included • 185 adults assisted with 4-H programming
YouthVolunteerism • Recycling ink cartridges/cell phones • Coke tabs for Ronald McDonald House • GP Water Ways Festival group helpers • Ashley County Fair • Ashley County Relay for Life • Servers at various banquets and dinners
O-Rama’s • County O-Rama • 22 youth participated • District O-Rama • 17 youth participated • 13- 1st place • 3- 2nd place • 1- 5thplace
O-Rama’s • Arkansas 4-H O-Rama • 7 participants • Two1st place winners • Three 2nd place, One3rdplace, One 7th place • 1st place team- Food Bowl
Conferences • Teen Leader Conference • 1 Delegate • National 4-H Congress • 1 Delegate • 4-H State Camps • 1 youth- Cloverbud Camp • 2 tentative youth- Forestry & Wildlife Camp
4-H Science • Horticulture projects • 4-H Afterschool • Ashley County Fair
4-H Science • Livestock projects • 41 youth enrolled • Ashley County Fair- 18 registered
4-H Horse • Outriders 4-H Club • 18 active youth • 3 hippology workshops • 2 horsemanship workshops • Competed at • District- 11 youth • State- 7 youth • Regional- 3 youth
4-H Science • Aerospace • 4-H Club Members • 4-H Afterschool students • Library Program
4-H ScienceSchool Enrichment • Worms- Life Cycle, etc. • Crossett • Embryology- Life cycle • Portland • Wilmot (hatched out in classroom)
Broiler Bar-B-Que • Workshop- 16 participants • Competition- 14 participants • District- 4 participants
Shooting Sports • Shooting Sports • Received Friends of the NRA Grant for equipment- $1700 • 4 youth competed at the Arkansas 4-H Range Events Competition • Competited in 7 disciplines
Ross Photography Contest • 8 county entries • 4 state entries • Displayed around Ashley County
4-H Awards Reception • Recognized • 4-H members participation • County 4-H O-Rama winners • 4-H Record Book winners • 4-H volunteers • 4-H leader of the year • Various 4-H participation
Fundraising • Monsanto- Growing Our Communities Grant- $2500 • Annual Letter Campaign- $1375 (down from 2012) • Friends of the NRA- $1765 • Bulb Fundraiser- Clubs- $1416 • Scott Tractor Co. Scholarship- $1000 • Georgia Pacific Donation- $1000 • Ink Cartridge & Electronics Recycling- $882 • Ag Fest- 4-H Proceeds- $736 • Felsenthal Cleanup Prize- $150 • Christmas Parade Prize- $100
Questions? We cannot always build the future for our youth. But we can build our youth for the future. - Franklin D. Roosevelt