During the month of October, thousands of Tennessee 4-H'ers
conducted service learning projects to celebrate the 4-H Centennial
and National 4-H Week. 4-H groups from 11 counties reported
more than 79 projects through this web site. In all,
9,881 4-H'ers and 1,085 adults dedicated 5,040
hours to helping 79,768 people. Congratulations to everyone
who celebrated 4-H through service!
All counties whose entries totaled at least 100 service hours
were entered in the Centennial Service Celebration contest sponsored
by 4-H Seeds of Service. Nine counties (Blount, Dickson, Dyer,
Giles, Jefferson, Lincoln, Putnam, Sevier and Sumner) reported
at least 100 service hours during the month of October. Honorable
Mention goes to Hardeman County (53 hours) and Sullivan County
(46 hours).
Entries were judged based on number of projects, number of
people involved, number of beneficiaries, number of hours
and reflection activities. The top three counties will receive
a service celebration for 4-H'ers to both celebrate and reflect
on their service projects. 4-H S.O.S. is pleased to announce
the following counties were selected as the winners:
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1st place ($1000 service celebration) - Sevier County |
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2nd place ($750 service celebration) - Dyer County |
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3rd place ($500 service celebration) - Blount
County |
4-H S.O.S. would also like to recognize individual clubs/groups
dedicating at least 100 hours to service in October. Each member
of the following groups will receive a 4-H Garfield ink pen:
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Blount County - Homespun Kids |
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Dickson County - 4-H Honor Club |
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Dyer County - 4-H Honor Club, food-nutrition judging
team and poultry judging team |
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Giles County - 4-H Honor Club and All Stars |
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Jefferson County - Jefferson County Middle School
group |
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Lincoln County - 4-H Honor Club |
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