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University of Kentucky Cooperative
Extension Service of Calloway County
310 South Fourth Street
Murray, Kentucky
270-753-1452 or 270-753-1456
270-759-4243 (fax)
Mission Statement
The Kentucky Cooperative Extension
Service serves as a link between the
counties of the Commonwealth and the
state’s land grant universities to help
people improve their lives through an
educational process focusing on their
issues and needs.
The Calloway County 4-H Council serves
to provide programs and activities of 4
H-ers. The 4-H Council provides
leadership and direction of the 4-H
program. 4-H strives to assist youth to
develop into productive citizens of
Calloway County.
What does Calloway County 4-H do?
-
Teach Life Skills
- Develop Leadership Capabilities
-
Develops Communications Skills
What does 4-H Stand for?
4-H Motto
“To Make the Best Better”
Age Group Served
Official 4-H Age: 9 to 19
5 to 8 year olds may be involved as
clover buds
Annual Events that Calloway County 4-H
participates in:
August
- 4-H Club Year Begins
- State Fair
- Poultry, Avian and Horticulture
Competition
- Livestock Shows
- Variety Show
State
- Land Judging
- Country Ham Contest
September
- 4-H Kick-Off Celebration and Enrollment
Day Round-Up
- Record Books Due
- MidSouth Fair
October
- Fall School Breaks
- Area Record Book and Honors Training
- 4-H Week
- Social Pumpkin Painting and Park
Clean-up
- Cookie or Cake Decoration Class
- Library Display in Showcases
- Officers Training
- Rock Hunt
- Red Ribbon Week
November
- Area Records Due
- Photography Classes
- Senior Honors Forms Due
- Senior Interview Days Murray and
Calloway
December
- Christmas Parade and Social
- Community Service by 4-H Clubs
January
- Geology 2 and Up
- Dairy Bowl begins
- Livestock Judging begins
- Council Training
- Sewing Classes, tote bags and pillow
cases
- Horse Judging, Hippology and Horse Bowl
begins
- United Way Celebration
February
- Reality Stores
- Geology 1
- Home, Lawn and Garden Show
- County Talk Meet and Demonstration
March
- Dairy Bowl State Competition
- Variety Show
- Area Talk Meet and Demonstrations
- Woodworking Classes
- Steers Tagged
- Summer Job Fair – Calloway/Murray
April
-
Sewing Classes
-
Fashion Revue
- Rock
Hunt
-
Multi-Area Horse Judging Event Expo
- Camp
Registration begins
- Summer Job Fair – Murray
May
- Camp
Registration and Scholarships due
- Farm
Days for Preschool, Kindergarten and
First Grade
-
Lambs, Hogs and Goats tagged
-
Livestock and Dairy registration for
State Contest
-
4-H Camp
June
-
Senior Conference
-
Calloway County Fair
-
Horticulture Judging begins
-
Avian Bowl and Poultry Judging
begins
July
- 4th
of July Parade
-
Freedom Fest
-
Food-A-Rama
-
State Horse Show
-
Western Rivers Livestock Show and
Contest
Agency
Fund Raisers
- Car
Washes
- Bake
Sales
- Fun
Run
- Club
Activities
For more information, please send an
e-mail to
vharper@uky.edu.
Or you can visit these websites:
State of Kentucky 4-H Home Page
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/4h/
State of Kentucky
4-H Programs
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/4h/resource/index.htm
Calloway County
4-H Newsletter
http://www.uky.edu/Calloway/home/4hnews.htm
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