THE 4-H PLEDGE I pledge My Head to clearer thinking, My Heart to greater loyalty, My Hands to larger service, and My Health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.

THE 4-H MOTTO "To Make the Best Better" THE 4-H SLOGAN "Learn by Doing"

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2009 Summer Youth Programs

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April 30, 2009 4-H Budding Gardener and Nutrition Summer Camp Offered PALM BAY, Fla. - The Brevard County Agriculture and Extension Service and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will offer a 4-H Budding Gardener and Nutrition summer camp June 15 through 19 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Palm Bay Extension Office. This camp will introduce youngsters who have completed 3rd grade and are entering 6th grade to the world of plants through hands-on activities and experiments, including onsite gardening, in the mornings. In the afternoons, youth will work on food preparation and experimenting with foods, as well as learning about how foods work in the body. The cost to attend is $50 per child. Pre-registration is required. For more information, or to register, please call the Extension Office at 321-633-1702. May 15, 2009 4-H babysitting program for boys and girls 4-H is offering a babysitting program for boys and girls 11 years old and up, scheduled at Titusville library June 8th - June 11th. Youth will learn about care, safety and good babysitting techniques when home alone caring for young children. There will be a $5.00 charge and youth must be pre- registered by calling the library at 264-5026 on May 25th or later.

May 13, 2009 4-H Junior Naturalist Summer Camp Offered COCOA, Fla. - The Brevard County Agriculture and Extension Service and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will offer a Junior Naturalist Summer Camp for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, from Wednesday, July 15 through Friday, July 17 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Campers must provide their own lunch, snacks, and drinks. The Junior Naturalist Summer Camp will include teambuilding exercises, seining, hiking, GPS activities and more. Pick up and drop off will be at the Cocoa Extension Office, 3695 Lake Drive, with transportation being provided to local environmental and outdoor venues throughout Brevard County. The cost to attend is $65, and pre-registration is required. For more information, or to register, please call Vanessa Spero or Diana Doughty at the Cocoa Extension Office at 321-633-1702. May 15, 2009 4-H Marine Science Summer Programs 4-H Marine Science Summer Programs offer fun learning opportunities for boys and girls ages 8 - 15 and 5 - 7 with an adult. The weeks of June 1st - June 5th and June 15th - June 19th will be filled with fun hands on activities and field trips. Activities will include seining, dip netting and touring the natural hammocks found in our county. Simple crafts will be included in the program plans, including decorating a tee shirt or making a beach collection bag. There will be a charge of $20.00 for the week for supplies. Youth are not required to be previous 4-H members to participate in this program. Some parent assistance will be needed with some of the transportation. Pre-registration is required, call 264-5289 to register or for further information.

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May 22, 2009

4-H Offers Shooting Sports Classes

PALM BAY and TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Brevard County Agriculture and Extension Service and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will offer 4-Hers basic instruction in gun safety and marksmanship next month.

An introductory air rifle class for 8- to 18-year-olds will be held on Saturdays, June 6 and 13, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Port Malabar Rifle & Pistol Club in Palm Bay; and on Thursdays, June 4 and 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Titusville Rifle and Pistol Club in Mims. The cost to attend is $3.

An introductory shotgun sports class for 12- to 18-year-olds will be offered on Saturdays, June 13 and 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol Club in Palm Bay. The cost to attend is $11.

Students will learn the fundamentals in a fun, supportive and safe environment. They do not have to be current 4-H members to participate. All equipment is provided, and parents or guardians are required to attend and participate.

For more information, call the Cocoa Extension office at (321) 633-1702.

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4-H is a fun, educational program for young people, ages 5-18. 4-H has something for everyone and anyone can join. No membership fees are required, although some project materials and activities may have a cost.   Joining a 4-H club is a great way to have fun, learn new things and meet people. Clubs meet in schools, community centers or at a 4-H volunteer's home.   What's great about 4-H are the many ways to get involved and participate. The best way to determine what's right for you is to contact the 4-H office in North Brevard 264-5289, in South Brevard 952-4536 or at your local County Cooperative Extension office.

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		4-H Members take tours to learn about our community and world. Here you see Members touring Titusville new fire department.
		4-H members participate in a wide variety of projects. Here they gather around to look at baby chicks after successfully completing an embryology project under the direction of the county animal agent Mr. Joe Walter.

What do you want to learn?

  4-H Clubs were in eight North Brevard Schools this past year meeting after school with volunteer leaders. Other Titusville area clubs met in the 4-H office and in community buildings. Some clubs meet immediately after school while others met in the evenings.

  Club activities include marine science, sewing, animal science, electric projects, breads, foods and nutrition projects, consumer education, poster construction, horse projects, citizenship, citrus projects, leadership, community pride projects and many more.

The 4-H experience

  Some Titusville area 4-H members are involved in special interest workshops which are held on holidays, Saturdays, or in the summer. These include Babysitters training held in the early summer at North Brevard Library, Marine Science day camp held the second weeks of June and July at the 4-H office in Titusville, shooting sports workshops, citrus workshops, animal judging and training, and sewing workshops.

  North Brevard 4-H members participate in County, state, and Central Florida fairs. Entering contest ranging from animal judging, consumer judging, baking, making exhibits, aquarium contests, electric circuitboard contest, citrus growing contest, fashion shows and showing animals 4-H member raised.

  4-H members learn how to give demonstrations and participate in county, district and state competitions. Members who are 13 and older have the opportunity to go to state congress in Gainsville and participate in public speaking, demonstration, share the fun, automotive driving, marine judging and fashion shows.

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		4-H Members create horticulture, home ec., electrical and animal entries for the fair. Here 4-Hers make dish gardens for their entry where they won blue ribbons.
		4-H members learn to serve their community through a variety of Community Service projects they plan and carry out. Here a group have just finished a work day on Samsons Island in the Banana River. Part of a Community Pride Project they placed first in the state on in July 2000. Members are still continuing to maintain the scrub section of the island.

  4-H members also may participate in 4-H state Legislature in Tallahassee, 4-H member exchange programs, state poster contests, photography contests and horsemanship training and much more.

  North Brevard members are active members of the Brevard County 4-H Council and plan and participate in County Commissioners meeting visits, Government center tours, Justice Center Tours, officers training, Citizenship parties and activities, district council activities, Jr Congress and Sr Retreats.

So, how do you
join 4-H?

  4-H Clubs are reorganized in August. New clubs will be formed in some schools and neighborhoods. New volunteers are welcome and needed to lead clubs, teach specific areas and judge at some events.

  4-H is a part of the University of Florida and the County Cooperative Extension Service. Join us and become part of a great team as a member or volunteer.

		Members sew their garments and enter them in fashion shows in the county at the state fair in Tampa and at Central Florida Fair. Here three of last yeast state winners show off their ribbons after the show.
		Each year clubs and individual 4-H members compete in a share the fun activity bringing out members in all kinds of costumes for lots of fun! Fun! Fun! Here members still in costume show the ribbon they received for their skit.
		Summer and marine science clubs bring 4-H members into the out of doors where they learn about the environment and learn to canoe. Here they are paddling back from a spoil island where they picked up trash and made educational discoveries about the plants and water there.

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Brevard County 4-H Web Page

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  To volunteer call  
264-5289 for Titusville and 633-1702 for Cocoa.

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Pat Trautman, 4-H Program Assistant -- eMail: trautman@ufl.edu
4-H Office -- 700 Park Avenue, Titusville, FL 32780; (321) 264-5289. Hours: 8-1, 2-5.
Corner of Park Avenue and South Street in North Government Complex; upstairs, center wing
Cynthia Minot - Cocoa 4-H Agent: 633-1708

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