Another year of exciting camp activities are in store for 9-13 year olds! You don't even have to currently be enrolled in 4-H to attend!!
This year's 4-H Summer Camp will be held again at the Hyalite Youth Camp on Tuesday, June 21 through Friday, June 24, 2011.
Stop me before i volunteer again!!
I recently gave my friend a magnet that says “Stop me before I volunteer again” and was thinking I should get one for myself. If I’m not working, riding my horse, or playing with my dog, I’m usually volunteering somewhere. Walking dogs at Heart of the Valley, raising money for The National MS Society, teaching first aid classes for the Red Cross... Volunteering is just something that has always been a part of my life. The national volunteer rate went up to 26.8% in 2009, with 63.4 million volunteers donating approximately 8.1 billion hours of services across the country (volunteeringinamerica.gov). Apparently there are other people that feel the same way.
Scholarship Application Writing Tips
Many high school students are graduating soon. Are your children applying for college or college scholarships? Do they need advice and help with what to write? Not only have I written multiple college and scholarship applications, I’ve been able to sit on committees that help disperse funds. Most recently, I was on a committee that read over 80 applications for college scholarships and I began to see a few trends. Here are some easy tips that may help your child stand out (or not stand out--depending) to those people reading the applications.
Operation: Military Kids is an outreach effort supported by the Army's Child and Youth Services in collaboration with National 4-H, Boys and Girls Club of America, American Legion, Military Child Education Coalition, NACCRRAA, and other state or local organizations. OMK serves youth from all branches of the military.
4-H: not just cows, plows, and sows!
Don’t have room in your backyard for a large animal? Not interested in traditional agricultural topics? THAT’S OK! 4-H has something for you too.
Good day! I am so excited to join the blogging team on XLCountry.com. While I’m addicted to email and Facebook, I have never blogged-so be patient with me. My name is JoLynn Miller and I work for Gallatin County 4-H in two capacities: 1. as the 4-H Military Program Coordinator and 2. as the Montana 4-H Mentorship Program Site Coordinator. I’ll explain my roles and get you more familiar with the programs I run in later blogs. Before that though-you need to know the basics about the Extension System and 4-H.
