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News

     Butts County 4-H has had a busy summer with 56 Cloverleaf 4-H members and adult chaperone attending Burton 4-H Center at Tybee Island and 9 Junior 4-H members and adult leaders attending camp at Camp Jekyll on Jekyll Island. Both groups enjoyed learning about beach ecology, marsh ecology and healthy lifestyles while enjoying swimming and hiking.

     Summer Fun/Enrichment classes this summer were all about water and the title was Wonderful Wet Wednesdays. We did activities ranging from swimming, fishing and studying how our water is treated before it gets to and after it leaves our home. We also had a group of classes taught by Senior 4-H members for the Cloverleaf 4-H members called Fabulous Fridays with My 4-H Friends. On Fridays we learned how to make a pillow, line dancing, crafts, and food preservation.

     Fun and education was enjoyed by all the 4-H members that attended. We are looking forward to next years exciting summer enrichment/fun program.

Events

• School starts August 4, 2008 - 4-H will start in all the Butts County elementary schools shortly after school starts. Look for info coming home with 5th graders.
• Senior 4-H will have their first 4-H meeting for the 2008-2009 school year at the      4-H office at 6pm on Monday, August 11, 2008 - All 9th-12th graders are invited to join 4-H at this time.
• Junior 4-H will have their first 4-H meeting for the 2008-2009 school year at Henderson Middle School in Ms. Ahmed's Room at 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. All 7th and 8th graders sre invited to join at this time.
• Future events posted as planned.