tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post9120984218936650247..comments2024-03-28T14:01:30.380-05:00Comments on Corn, Beans, Pigs and Kids: How to Celebrate National 4-H Week as AlumniValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-80535176009137453982015-10-06T00:55:41.495-05:002015-10-06T00:55:41.495-05:00I loved reading this. I am from Idaho, and 4-H is ...I loved reading this. I am from Idaho, and 4-H is a big part of our culture there. Thanks for sharing. aspirationsoftheaverageaggie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686945510963083248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-46939336108998480032014-10-09T16:36:03.847-05:002014-10-09T16:36:03.847-05:00I love it! I was the same way. I was in Collegia...I love it! I was the same way. I was in Collegiate 4-H in college and started judging in college as well. I think we all can agree 4-H is a great organization!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-25416075702177925622014-10-09T12:18:49.766-05:002014-10-09T12:18:49.766-05:00Thank you for your wonderful post about the values...Thank you for your wonderful post about the values of 4-H. I am starting my 20th year as an adult leader. I was not ready to be done with my 4-H experience when I graduated, so I signed the adult leader form immediately upon my graduation from 4-H. I have cherished every life lesson I have learned and am now passing on to my own 4-H'ers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15425950362112765714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-71515395773535349242014-10-07T15:14:34.019-05:002014-10-07T15:14:34.019-05:00Thank you for your kind words Courtney! I hope Gr...Thank you for your kind words Courtney! I hope Grandma Stakey likes it! And keep up the great work and fun at ISU.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-88441466799539379972014-10-06T20:56:12.984-05:002014-10-06T20:56:12.984-05:00Val, I absolutely love your blog! I also shared it...Val, I absolutely love your blog! I also shared it with Grandma Stakey because she heard about it through the grapevine and wanted to read it! 4-H had a great impact on my life, and I continue to experience its benefits while in college through connections and networking! Loved having you as a role model in my 4-H career. For that, I will always be grateful. Hope all is well with your family!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567290262006375709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-613439111759970592014-10-06T13:58:59.637-05:002014-10-06T13:58:59.637-05:00I think it is great how 4-H gives their youth the ...I think it is great how 4-H gives their youth the opportunity to build their public speaking skills at a young age. I too got a lot of presentation practice thanks to 4-H!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-43624578400803210532014-10-06T13:57:32.651-05:002014-10-06T13:57:32.651-05:00I loved hearing about all of your 4-H experiences ...I loved hearing about all of your 4-H experiences Sherry! My home 4-H club turned 100 years old several years ago and I actually had the club historians at that time contact me for some "history" things. It was neat to see their final project and all of the information and materials they'd gathered from the club's history, including some of the those "antique" things :)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-1013834202920713142014-10-06T13:54:33.645-05:002014-10-06T13:54:33.645-05:004-H has something for everyone!4-H has something for everyone!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-44992148202121218432014-10-06T13:54:05.324-05:002014-10-06T13:54:05.324-05:00Happy National 4-H Week to you too! That'd be...Happy National 4-H Week to you too! That'd be great to see some of your 4-H recipes - I think that'd be a great addition to your posts this week.<br /><br />One of my "4-H Stories" actually comes from a Food & Nutrition project. It was the night before Judging Day at our County Fair and my sisters and I were getting all of our projects organized for the morning when we realize that we couldn't find mine or my youngest sister's challenge cookies in any of our freezers (having three 4-Hers in one houses meant a lot of baking so we often froze 4-H food projects throughout the week prior to fair). Well, the recipe called for butterscotch chips and we didn't have any in our house (and the nearest open grocery store was 30 minutes away one way). Luckily, I was helping a neighbor 4-H family get their sheep ready and they too made the challenge cookies and had just enough butterscotch chips for one batch left. So my youngest sister and I made one batch of the challenge cookies together and picked which cookies we'd present to the judge. Sure enough, my youngest sister got top Junior challenge cookie while I got a red ribbon on mine. My sister and I laughed and learned a valuable lesson about judging. It is always going to be that person's opinion on that certain day. The important aspect to any project is what you learned and not what recognition you receive.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-69433927189706378572014-10-06T13:45:26.852-05:002014-10-06T13:45:26.852-05:00I love how I think back on how to create a goal fr...I love how I think back on how to create a goal from my 4-H days often as an adult.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-47672092245660142972014-10-06T13:43:28.767-05:002014-10-06T13:43:28.767-05:00That sounds good Marci! That would definitely be ...That sounds good Marci! That would definitely be my longest drive for judging ;)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-13819721136414836092014-10-06T13:42:56.602-05:002014-10-06T13:42:56.602-05:00I love your post for 4-H Week! I was a 9-yr member...I love your post for 4-H Week! I was a 9-yr member in Howard County and on State 4-H Council my freshman year at Iowa State. The skills are countless - but I especially credit 4-H for building public speaking skills. I recall vividly my first 4-H presentation with gut-wrenching nerves. But I got through it and then did many more! Now I speak often for work, community and volunteer roles - and I enjoy it! All thanks to 4-H...<br />Amy te Plate-Churchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-74922974968130049412014-10-06T13:42:40.495-05:002014-10-06T13:42:40.495-05:00Thanks Christy and yes, it is amazing how 4-H can ...Thanks Christy and yes, it is amazing how 4-H can impact lives!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680253490735705479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-65382865941972795142014-10-06T12:04:48.362-05:002014-10-06T12:04:48.362-05:00Val, I was a 4-H'er in Guthrie (Highland Dodge...Val, I was a 4-H'er in Guthrie (Highland Dodgerettes), Butler (Butler Bonnie Belles), and Buchanan (Country Cousins) counties; member of county 4-H committee in Sac and Carroll Counties; 4-H mom while living in Winnebago (Forest Everreadies) and Humboldt (Pink Shoelaces) counties; 4-H leader in Humboldt; judge while living in Sac, Carroll, WInnebago, Humboldt and Story counties; and a volunteer in those same five. <br /><br />Interesting to note that I went into the Sac County Extension Office many years ago to ask about judges training and ended up being on that county's 4-H committee in short order. That's the way the 4-H world works, though. Ask and you get so much more than you thought you wanted.<br /><br />Can't wait until my original 4-H project materials are old enough to be "antique" age, and see how much -- or how little -- things have changed in this great youth organization.Sherry Hoyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-33946516313032732014-10-06T11:44:58.914-05:002014-10-06T11:44:58.914-05:00The skills I learned through 4-H prepared me so mu...The skills I learned through 4-H prepared me so much more than I ever expected in both college & work - goals, presentations, writing, etc. As a 4-H leader, love watching 4-Hers grow from year to year. There are unlimited opportunities and I love that each 4-Her can customize what interests them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-39254847356687124312014-10-06T10:33:05.339-05:002014-10-06T10:33:05.339-05:00Val, I was just talking to my sister about Nationa...Val, I was just talking to my sister about National 4-H week this a.m. We were talking about some of the recipes that we used and the many memories connected with those recipes. So, I am sure one of those will be included in my posts this week!<br />Happy National 4-H Week! Great post!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-33462116211166662482014-10-06T10:23:18.038-05:002014-10-06T10:23:18.038-05:00The opportunity to formulate and practice the skil...The opportunity to formulate and practice the skills our children need to make their mark in the world is always good. Dee Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977537652569280748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-87968102120178402512014-10-06T10:19:08.188-05:002014-10-06T10:19:08.188-05:00Val- What a great post about 4-H and all to opport...Val- What a great post about 4-H and all to opportunities that you can do! I know for me having been a 4-Her, in Humboldt County the experience has now came full circle by being a CYC in Polk County! Thank you for all of the 4-H support and I hope that we can get you down to Polk County to judge some year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196398485127656871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046224361000529098.post-61292827330036735712014-10-06T10:09:22.111-05:002014-10-06T10:09:22.111-05:00Amazing how 4-H can impact lives. Meeting people a...Amazing how 4-H can impact lives. Meeting people at conferences :) etc. Great post on the ways alumni can stay involved!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874121714012074602noreply@blogger.com