4-H GALA IN OCTOBER TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR THE COLORADO 4-H EXPANSION
The Colorado 4-H Program is hosting a Gala on October 3, 2009, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Monies raised will support 4-H program expansion in the Denver metropolitan area through the establishment of 50 new clubs by 2011 as well as provide funding to maintain the programs, enrolling 1,000 new 4-H members and securing funds for professional staff to support this effort. The expansion plans tie in with the national 4-H initiative on science, engineering and technology.
One highlight of the evening will be the raffle drawing for a 2009 Ford F-150 pickup truck. Tickets for the drawing are $5 each or five for $20 and can be purchased at the event or by contacting the Colorado State 4-H Office at (970) 491-1152.
4-H is the largest out-of-school youth development program in the country with more than seven million members and 500,000 teen and adult volunteers. 4-H strives to ‘empower young people to reach their full potential’ and develop important life skills. The program currently focuses on agricultural sciences, electricity, mechanics, natural sciences, biofuels, renewable energy, and computer sciences (www.ext.colostate.edu/4_h/stem.pdf). The Gala will help support the emerging 4-H projects of lightning photography, robotics, geospatial technology, wind power, and rocketry to name a few.
To RSVP or for further information please contact Jeff Goodwin, State 4-H Program Leader, Colorado State University Extension, (970) 491-1152, or visit the Gala website at www.colorado4h.org/gala/.
Colorado State University Extension is your local university community connection for research-based information about natural resource management; living well through raising kids, eating right and spending smart; gardening and commercial horticulture; the latest agricultural production technologies and community development. Extension 4-H and youth development programs reach more than 90,000 young people annually, over half in urban communities.