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4-H is a U.S.-based network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development". [1] Its name is a reference to the occurrence of the initial letter H four times in the organization's original motto head, heart, hands, and health, which was later incorporated into the fuller pledge officially adopted in 1927.
[4] [10] Clubs were often named after geographic areas, but some had unique names, such as O.N.O. (Our Night Out) and H.E.O. (Help Each Other). [11] Clubs elected officers and often rotated to different members' homes. [11] Members of the clubs worked with home demonstration agents to choose topics of interest to the clubs. [12] Clubs also had ...
St. Louis County 4-H Club Camp; Jessie Field Shambaugh; W. Gertrude L. Warren This page was last edited on 20 November 2020, at 19:11 (UTC). Text is available ...
A fraternity is usually understood to mean a social organization composed only of men, and a sorority is composed of women. However, many women's organizations and co-ed organizations also refer to themselves as women's fraternities. This list of North American collegiate sororities and women's fraternities is not exhaustive.
Mila Lewis has been a member of the Young Riders 4-H Club for eight years. ... Allie Bessinger nabbed the second-place position in her 15- to 18-year-olds age group with her horse, Penny, who made ...
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis raised a calf while a member. [1]4-H alumni have participated in many fields. One out of every seven adults in the U.S. is a former 4-H member. . Participation in 4-H events and activities, the value of projects completed, and the challenges and responsibilities experienced in 4-H have contributed to the personal and leadership development of 4-H
A proposal for the “establishment of an agricultural-related women's sorority formed in the image of FarmHouse” was unanimously approved by delegates at the '84 Conclave. The women involved and a committee of 4-H men selected the name Ceres Fraternity for the separate women's fraternity. Ceres is the Roman Goddess of agriculture.
By 1924, the system was known as 4-H, [4] for its emphasis on improving head, heart, hands, and health. [5] When Warren joined USDA, membership in the clubs numbered 330,000; at her retirement in 1952, the system had grown to 85,000 clubs with 2 million members. [ 1 ]