2013 4-H Enrollment Underway
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Reigning 4-H Master Achievers,
Daniel Weaver and Jordan Younce,
welcome youth in grades 1-12 to
participate in LaGrange County 4-H.
The son of Bob and Melany Weaver of
Shipshewana, Daniel is a freshman
at Calvin College in Grand Rapids,
Michigan where he is studying engineering. Younce is the son of Randy
and Becky Younce of LaGrange and is a
freshman at Indiana University-South
Bend where he is studying business
management. 4-H is a youth development program whose mission is to help
young people build life skills through
participation in hands on projects and
leadership opportunities with the support of adult volunteers.
Students in county elementary
schools have been receiving enrollment information through their local
schools. Enrollment materials are also
available to junior and senior high
students through their school offices.
Also, LaGrange County 4-H leaders are
hoping home school families will add
4-H as an informal education option
in their lessons. Home school families
can incorporate 4-H projects into their
academic lessons. Electronic enrollment was introduced last year and is
once again a fast, secure and convenient option. Families have the option
of utilizing electronic enrollment and
paying the $15 per member state program fee online.
Through informal education, 4-H
is a voluntary youth development program designed to address the interests
of boys and girls through the provision
of contemporary as well as traditional
projects. Some of the newer projects
include computers, consumer clothing,
creative writing, reading, recycling,
scrapbooking, shooting sports education and sports. There are still many
projects available for traditional 4-H
enthusiasts including foods, sewing
and animal husbandry. Returning in
2013 will be the 4-H Llama project
featuring llamas and alpacas. To obtain
additional club, project, or enrollment
information, you may contact the
Purdue University Extension Office in
LaGrange at 499-6334, or visit the 4-H
development link on the Extension’s
web site at www.extension.purdue.
edu/lagrange.
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Last year’s TOPS in 4-H back row (left to right): Jordan Younce, Daniel Weaver, and Kyle Baker. Front
row: Khyleigh North, Lana VanAuken, and Kelsey Younce.
The Hometown Treasure · February ‘13 · pg 43