UGA Cooperative Extension
Columbia County Extension Office:
4-H Youth Development
Shirley B. Williamson, County Agent 
What is 4-H?
4-H is a partner in education. All 5th grade students in Columbia County participate in 4-H experiential learning programs in the classroom. Plus there's no fee to be a 4-H member!
Happy New Year Columbia County 4-H Club! 
Welcome 2012!! Can you believe that the school year is almost half over? The holidays and winter break are fond memories, but we still have exciting things planned for 4-H. February's club meetings will be outstanding!
Forms
- Cloverleaf Enrollment Form (5th & 6th Graders)
- JR Project Achievement Form (Grades 7th & 8th)
- SR Project Achievement Form (Grades 9th - 12th)
- Code of Conduct
- Medical Release
- 4-H T-Shirt Order Form 2011
Newsletters
Cloverleaf 4-H'ers (5th Grade)
Junior 4-H'ers (Grades 6th - 8th)
Senior 4-H'ers aka County Council (Grades 9th - 12th)
- Facebook is your link to all the news and activities for 9th - 12th grade 4-H'ers. Their Facebook name is Columbia County Georgia 4-H Council
- This link, Georgia 4-H Foundation, will take you to the GA 4-H web page for 2012 GA 4-H college scholarship information and how to apply. Don't delay, check it out now! You don't want to miss the deadline date to submit your application!
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General Information
The Columbia County Cooperative Extension and 4-H Youth Development is your University of Georgia connection. There is no fee to join and there are no uniforms. 4-H Friends activity books and officer pamphlets are given to the students. A small fee may be charged for replacement materials. Special interest clubs and other 4-H activities (such as, Archery, Shotgun, Rabbit, Horse, and Jr. Beekeeping Clubs, ice skate and fun nights) have fees to cover trainings and expenses.
Columbia County 4-H programs use the Georgia Performance standards when planning programs for the classroom. Going back a hundred years 4-H believes in its slogan, “Learn by Doing”. This year's curriculum included Agri-Science, Sowing the Seeds of Character, Healthy Lifestyles, Creative Writing, Public Speaking, and Presentation Skills.
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4-H Groups - The University of Georgia's "Youngest Students"
Join the Revolution of Responsibility
Cloverleaf (5th & 6th Grades)
Junior 4-H'ers - Middle School (7th & 8th Grades)
Senior 4-H'ers - High School (9th - 12th Grades) The Facebook icon is your link to Columbia County Georgia 4-H Council
Become our friend and get the latest news, forms and upcoming event dates.
4-H'ers - Protect Yourself When Posting on Social Network Sites
Georgia 4-H specialist Cheryl Varnadoe teaches youth to make wise decisions when posting information to social network sites like Facebook and MySpace. "Our kids are growing up in public. Youth create lasting records of their lives whenever they post something online,” she said. “In a world where anything can be copied, pasted, altered and distributed in the blink of an eye to a vast invisible audience, kids must understand that they hold the key to what kind of reputation they create for themselves.” Read this entire story Protect Yourself When Posting Information to Social Network Sites online from Georgia FACES.
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4-H Camps
Columbia County 4-H had loads of fun at summer camp! Summer Camp Rocked!
Whether it was Cloverleaf Camp at Camp Wahsega, Jr. Camp at Camp Fortson or Sr. Camp at Rock Eagle, Columbia County 4-H'ers had awesome experiences! 4-H leaders, volunteers, bus drivers and teen leaders, had a wonderful time and look forward to doing it all again next year! 
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Project S.A.F.E. Clay Pigeon Shotgun Club
The Columbia County 4-H Clay Pigeon Shotgun Club will be holding two orientation/enrollment meetings at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion (lower level), 3300B Evans to Locks Road, Martinez, GA, 30907. Those dates are Thursday, January 26, 2012 and Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 6:00 - 7:30 pm (if you need your Hunter Safety Card, please attend the January 31st meeting). Due to the nature of this 4-H special interest club, attendance is mandatory for both a parent or legal guardian and the team member/shooter. More information can be obtained from the New Member Orientation Meeting 2012 Flyer.
Yearly club fee is $140 and includes shells, clays, trophies and competition fees to attend district and state matches. This club fee can be paid at one of the orientation/enrollment meetings or to the 4-H Office located in the Savannah Rapids Pavilion. Please make payment in cash or check to: Columbia County 4-H Club. We cannot accept debit or credit cards. Registration deadline date is February 10, 2012.
The Shotgun Club has their own web site, www.cc4hsafe.info, where you can obtain further information on the Hunter Safety Education Course, upcoming events, club calendar, policies and procedures and the necessary forms for registration or download them here: 2012 Clay Pigeon Shotgun Club Membership Packet. Please bring these completed forms to the orientation/enrollment meeting.
The Hunter Education Course is offered on-line by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It is mandatory that every Georgia 4-H shooting sports participant take the hunter education course and have a copy of the issued hunter education card on file with their respective county.
Please use this link - http://www.beasafehunter.org/ - to access the on-line course. Once at the Be Safe Hunter Education site, click on the "classroom" link. You will "click here to create a user name and password ". You must complete the on-line course and print the confirmation of completion. This is very important, remember to print your course completion confirmation form!
We are very lucky to have a DNR Officer that will come to the Savannah Rapids Pavilion on January 31, 2012 (after the enrollment meeting), administer the final test and issue the hunter safety cards. Bring your confirmation of course completion on 1/31/2012 so you can take the final test.
Shotgun Club Contact information:
Lori Patterson, Lead Coordinator - Shotgun Team, tidefan1365@aol.com, 706-832-0994. Keith Howard, Lead Coach - Shotgun Team, keithhowardconstruction@comcast.net, 706-829-3090.
Jr & Sr 4-H Project Achievement-March 9-11, 2012
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Items for Sale
Show Your 4-H Support - Order your Columbia County 4-H T-Shirt Today!
You have three designs from which to choose. T-Shirts are $10 (cash, check or money order only). They can be purchased at the 4-H Office. 4-H T-Shirt Order Form 2011 has the t-shirt designs and available sizes. Great shirts to wear to your 4-H Club meetings!
11 Country Music Stars...songs from famous 4-H Alumni: Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, Hillary Lindsey and Luke Bryan all from GA as well as Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Johnny Cash, Martina McBride, and Alabama. Own your own Limited Edition Copy of Clover Country! The 4-H Clover Country CD order form has the ordering information.
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Community Service Projects
Columbia County 4-H collected 1175 pounds of Pop Tabs!
Ranked First Place for NE District & the Entire State of Georgia of our collection!
Thank you so much for your hard work. You are amazing! These pop tabs were taken to a recycling center and the money has been donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Columbia County 4-H Rocks!
Pounds of Pennies is an annual effort from Columbia County Youth to help the Salvation Army aid needy families during the holidays. 4-H'ers collect pennies or pocket change. Pennies have been picked up. Watch for our grand total...to see how much Columbia County 4-H Club's check will be to the Salvation Army this year! Thank you 4-H'ers for helping this worthy cause - you are Awesome!
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Special Interest Clubs
4-H Archery "The Bow & Arrow" Club
Archery Practice: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 12:00 p.m., 6420 Pollards Pond Road, Appling, GA. For directions or in the event of rain, please call the 4-H Volunteer Club Leader Howard Solki, (H) 706-855-8478, (C) 706-306-7211, hvs1821@yahoo.com .
4-H Jr. Beekeepers Club
Attention Members, if you have any questions or need a schedule and location of meetings, please call the 4-H Volunteer Club Leader Charles Phillips, (H) 706-541-2152, (C) 706-836-2152, charlesp@uga.edu. Teen Project Club Leader is Kate Phillips.
4-H Rabbit "The Thumpers" Club
Attention Members, if you have any questions or need to know when meetings will be, please call the 4-H Volunteer Club Leaders, Mary White, (H) 706-993-1775, (C) 706-312-6855, mwhite143@knology.net and Marguerite Creekmore, (H) 706-993-1973, (C) 706-834-8527, ccreekfam5@gmail.com. Teen Project Club Leaders are Menley Creekmore and Michelle White. Meetings are now held at the Savannah Rapids Dining Hall on the Canal.
New 4-H Robotics Team
Attention Members, if you have any questions please read the Robotics Team Information Flyer 2011-2012 or contact your 4-H Volunteer Leader Angela Stokes, (W) 706-855-6900, angela.stokes@ccboe.net. Teen Project Club Leader is Eric Stokes.
4-H Project S.A.F.E. Clay Pigeon Shotgun Club
Orientation/Enrollment meetings will be on 1/26/2012 and 1/31/2012, 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion. Attendance is mandatory. Yearly club fee is $140 and includes shells, clays, trophies and competition fees to attend district and state matches. More information can be obtained from the New Member Orientation Meeting 2012 Flyer. Please have the forms in the 2012 Clay Pigeon Shotgun Club Membership Packet filled out and ready to hand in at the orientation/enrollment meeting. Registration deadline date is February 10, 2012.
If you need to take the final test to obtain your Hunter Education Safety Card, please attend the 1/31/2012 meeting as a DNR Representative will give the final test on that night following the meeting. Additional information about the Shotgun Club and the Hunter Safety Education Course, please visit the Club's web site: www.cc4hsafe.info.
4-H Volunteer Lead Coordinator Lori Patterson, tidefan1365@aol.com, (C) 706-832-0994. 4-H Volunteer Lead Coach Keith Howard, keithhowardconstruction@comcast.net, (C) 706-829-3090.
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Contact
For more information about Columbia County 4-H Youth Development Programs, please contact 4-H Agent Shirley Williamson, shirleyw@uga.edu, 4-H Program Assistant Renee Briscoe, renee23@uga.edu or call (706) 868-3413.
Upon calling, please ask for the 4-H Office and you will be transferred to that department. Our office hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. We are closed for lunch from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Thank you!
Visit the Georgia 4-H website
UGA Cooperative Extension - for additional resources
Our office is wheelchair assessible. Handicapped parking is located just outside the lower level entrance doors.
