4-H Teen News Update
- NEW - Teens LEAD 2008 Spring FFA/4-H Teen Leadership Conference scheduled for May 30-June 1, 4-H Camp Farley, Deadline May 14, 2008.
- Massachusetts will be sending a delegation to the 2008 National 4-H Congress November 28-December 2, 2008 in Atlanta, GA. Resume packets are due to Kim Pond by May 30th, 2008.
- Teen Leadership Conference, formerly NE Teen Conference has come to a close. Therefore for the summer of 2008, Massachusetts 4-H has decided to send a delegation to UCONN’s Teen Conference June 29-July1st. Deadline June 6th.
- A NEW Statewide 4-H Teen Club has formed. For more information contact Debbie Beaubien 978-433-9744 or at debbie_1@charter.net.
- UMass Campus tour for 4-H’ers planned for Saturday July 12th
Registration form for the May 10th S.E.T. Camp 
Registration form for the May 10th S.E.T. Camp 
Massachusetts 4-H Ideas for Spring 2008
4-H Seeking Youth Members Working on Science, Engineering & Technology Projects
Are you a 4-H'er working on projects in environmental science, robotics, rocketry, GIS/GPS systems, animal science and more? National 4-H Council is looking for 4-H members to feature in an upcoming promotion. Take a moment to fill out a short 10-minute survey! Click here to access the survey.
Are you a 4-H Alumni? We'd love to hear from you too! Click here to access the 4-H Alumni survey.
If you have trouble or questions, email 4hmarketing@fourhcouncil.edu.
4-H Cares About Community
According to a recent USDA report 179,000 households in Massachusetts are struggling to put food on the table. Hunger is on the rise in the Commonwealth and the Project Bread Status Report on Hunger in Massachusetts reports that the prevalence of hunger in low-income communities here has reached an all time high. With winter approaching many families will need to choose between heat and food.
In response to this documented need, Massachusetts 4-H conducted a statewide food drive to benefit food pantries and shelters across the state. A total of 11,764 pounds of food and $1165.55 in cash was collected and distributed to the food pantries and homeless shelters listed below:
Cape Cod Hunger Network
Lousion House, Adams
Our Friends Place, Pittsfield
Construct, Great Barrington
St. Joseph’s Food Cellar, Attleboro
Greater Boston Food Bank
Haverhill Food Bank
Springfield Open Food Pantry
Palmer Food Pantry
Center for Self Reliance Food, Greenfield
Bread Alone Soup Kitchen, Amherst
Worcester County Food Bank
Germantown Neighborhood Center Food Pantry, Quincy
South Shore Community Action Food Pantry, Plymouth
Thank you to all of the 4-H clubs in Massachusetts that participated in this effort. Working together, we are making a difference in our communities!
Horseland
Watch Horseland during Kewlopolis - the CBS weekend morning kids programming block. During this time the new 4-H commercials will be shown. For more infomation, go to www.fourhcouncil.edu/horseland.aspx.
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