Knox County Youth Celebrate National 4-H Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2009

4-H youth from across the nation are celebrating National 4-H Week October 4-10 with the theme of "Celebrate 4-H".

Throughout the year, 4-H'ers solve problems in their communities, raise awareness about issues, and make a difference for their futures in the spirit of 4-H's vision to create a world in which youth and adults learn, grow, and work together as catalysts for positive change. In Knox County, more than 370 4-H community club members in 19 community clubs and 3,000 4-H participants are actively involved in 4‑H.

To celebrate this year, club members decorated 4-H cookie jars and window displays. Cookie jars were given to local dignitaries and organizations. The Knox County 4-H Federation awards prizes to those in the contest with the following results:

Cookie Jars

1^st – Delong Livestock

2^nd – 4-H Spinners

3^rd – Wataga Trailblazers

Other clubs participating were Rio Livestock, Rusty Spurs, Hague Hustlers, Williamsfield Town and Country, Union, Rio Livestock, K'ville Clovers, Bright Horizons, Knox County Power Clovers, Walnut Grove Progressors, Bluegrass Arts and Agriculture, and Bracken Busy Bees.

Window Displays and Locations

1^st – Wataga Trailblazers – ROWVA West Elementary School, Wataga

2^nd – Bluegrass Arts and Agriculture – Knoxville Family Chiropractic

3^rd – Delong Livestock – Orange Chapel Church

Other clubs who participated were Rusty Spurs at Mother Goosebumps, Galesburg; Cloverleaf at JB&D Hardware, Victoria; Union at corner of Route 150 and County 12; K'ville Clovers at Knoxville Public Library; Hague Hustlers at Midwest Bank of Western Illinois, N. Seminary, Galesburg; Knox County Power Clovers at Bank of Yates City, and Walnut Grove Progressors at ROWVA LMC.

You can join the 4-H community today. To learn how to become a 4-H member or volunteer leader in Knox County, contact Cheryl Geitner, Extension Educator, at University of Illinois Extension Knox County, at 342-5108 or cgeitner@illinois.edu.