Guilford club hosts annual 4-H Achievement Day
GUILFORD – Chenango County’s 4-H program marked its 2011-2012 year with celebratory Achievement Day held at the Rockdale Rod & Gun Club last Sunday. The 4-H program has 200 members in Chenango County, and the national 4-H program is among the largest youth program in the country, boasting membership numbers in the millions.
Last weekend’s annual Achievement Day was hosted and sponsored by the Guilford Carry-On 4-H Club.
“We like to move the Achievement Day celebration around the county so the kids get to see more of Chenango,” said 4-H Youth Extension Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Janet Pfromm. For instance, last year’s Achievement Day was hosted by the Greene 4-H Club, and next year it will be held in New Berlin.
As New York State’s Land Grant University, Cornell is responsible for the State’s 4-H program. In 1862, President Lincoln signed the Morrill Land Grant Act, which designated 30,000 acres in each state to be used to in the creation of special Land Grant Universities. In 1867, New York State Senators Ezra Cornell and Andrew D. White utilized the Morrill Land Grant Act and Senator Cornell’s wealth to create the State’s Land Grant School, Cornell University.
Although still a large facet of Chenango County, with over $200,000 worth of labor donated to the program each year, the county’s 4-H organization is not quite as large as it used to be. In 1931, Chenango’s 4-H program had over 1,400 members and the Achievement Day Celebration included a parade down Norwich’s main street.
This weekend, around 70 people congregated at Rockdale Rod & Gun Club for the 2012 Achievement Day. A luncheon was held followed by a slide show reviewing the local 4-H program’s activities. The top clubs and members were recognized and given awards, including paid trips to suny cobleskill and Cornell University. Tractor Supply in Norwich was honored for its efforts in raising $1,200 they donated to 4-H.
“The event was fabulous,” said Pfromm. “It was one of our largest crowds we’ve had. Guilford’s town supervisor George Seneck came, which was nice because it was the first time we had a supervisor attend.” After the awards were handed out, the kids participated in a polymer science project to create “flubber” by combining white glue and borax.
The next event coming up on the 4-H’s agenda is its4-H Horse Fish Fry fundraiser on Oct. 24.
For more information on 4-H, visit ccechenango99.squarespace.com.
Last weekend’s annual Achievement Day was hosted and sponsored by the Guilford Carry-On 4-H Club.
“We like to move the Achievement Day celebration around the county so the kids get to see more of Chenango,” said 4-H Youth Extension Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Janet Pfromm. For instance, last year’s Achievement Day was hosted by the Greene 4-H Club, and next year it will be held in New Berlin.
As New York State’s Land Grant University, Cornell is responsible for the State’s 4-H program. In 1862, President Lincoln signed the Morrill Land Grant Act, which designated 30,000 acres in each state to be used to in the creation of special Land Grant Universities. In 1867, New York State Senators Ezra Cornell and Andrew D. White utilized the Morrill Land Grant Act and Senator Cornell’s wealth to create the State’s Land Grant School, Cornell University.
Although still a large facet of Chenango County, with over $200,000 worth of labor donated to the program each year, the county’s 4-H organization is not quite as large as it used to be. In 1931, Chenango’s 4-H program had over 1,400 members and the Achievement Day Celebration included a parade down Norwich’s main street.
This weekend, around 70 people congregated at Rockdale Rod & Gun Club for the 2012 Achievement Day. A luncheon was held followed by a slide show reviewing the local 4-H program’s activities. The top clubs and members were recognized and given awards, including paid trips to suny cobleskill and Cornell University. Tractor Supply in Norwich was honored for its efforts in raising $1,200 they donated to 4-H.
“The event was fabulous,” said Pfromm. “It was one of our largest crowds we’ve had. Guilford’s town supervisor George Seneck came, which was nice because it was the first time we had a supervisor attend.” After the awards were handed out, the kids participated in a polymer science project to create “flubber” by combining white glue and borax.
The next event coming up on the 4-H’s agenda is its4-H Horse Fish Fry fundraiser on Oct. 24.
For more information on 4-H, visit ccechenango99.squarespace.com.
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