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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

National 4-H week starts Sunday

October 7-13 is National 4-H Week, and Bates County is celebrating the 4-H youth who have made an impact on the community, and are stepping up to the challenges of a complex and changing world.

“4-H has helped me to become the person that I am today. I believe that without 4-H I would not have the experiences and life skills that 4-H participation provides,” said Bates County 4-H Member Rachel Brown of the Hudson Hustlers 4-H.

Recent findings from Tufts University's 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development indicate that young people in 4-H are three times more likely to contribute to their communities than youth not participating in 4-H. Notably, the Tufts research discovered that the structured learning, encouragement and adult mentoring that 4-H'ers receive play a vital role in helping them actively contribute to their communities. According to 4-H Youth Specialist Alan J. Mundey, in Bates County, more than 275 4-H members and 135 volunteers are involved in 4-H.

4-H youth are a living breathing, culture-changing revolution for doing the right thing, breaking through obstacles and pushing our country forward by making a measurable difference right where they live. Learn how you can Join the Revolution of Responsibility at 4-H.org/revolution, or contact Alan J. Mundey, 4-H Youth Specialist, at University of Missouri Cooperative Extension, Bates County at 660-679-4167 or mundeya@missouri.edu.





-our thanks to Alan Mundey

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