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!
New Address & Contact Numbers
6420 Pollards Pond Road
Appling, GA 30802-3726
(706) 541-4011 Office
(706) 541-4012 FAX
Directions to New Office
We are working on getting office directional roadway signs to be located on Appling-Harlem Road and for the driveway leading to our office building. Thank you for your patience.
Take I-20 to Exit 183, turn right onto Appling-Harlem Rd/Ray Owens Rd & continue for 3.5 miles. For Front Main Entrance, make righthand turn at "One-Way" directional sign before Pollards Pond Road. We are the third brick building on the left. OR take Columbia Road for 12.8 miles, turn right onto Appling-Harlem Rd/Ray Owens Rd for 1 mile. For Front Main Entrance, make righthand turn at "One-Way" directional sign before Pollards Pond Road. We are the third brick building on the left.
Columbia County 4-H Club 
It's been an exciting, fun-filled year! We hope you will be joining us at one of the 4-H summer camps we have planned for you. We will miss you, enjoy your time off, stay safe, and see you again in August!
4-H Vidalia Onion Pick-Up
If you didn't pick up your onions on May 8th, please call the 4-H Office, 706-541-4011 immediately, to make arrangements to pick them up at the 4-H Office, 6420 Pollards Pond Road, Appling, GA, 30802. Please don't put this off!
As 4-H does not have anywhere to properly store the onions, we will not be responsible for orders that were not picked up on May 8th. Vidalia Onions are very perishable and need to be delivered to customers as soon as possible! We want all of our customers to be satisfied with their orders. So please, once again, if you haven't picked up your onions, call the 4-H Office ASAP and come on down to the 4-H Office in Appling! Our office hours are M-F, 8 am - 5 pm. We are closed for lunch from 12 - 1 pm.
Thanks again for helping 4-H strive towards our motto to "Make the Best Better"!
Forms/Information Flyers
- 4-H Camp Orientation and Payment Reminder
- 2012 Rock Eagle What to Pack List
- Cloverleaf Camp Rock Eagle 2012 Flyer
- 4-H Camp 2012 Scholarship Application
- Tybee Island Junior Camp 2012 Flyer
- Senior Camp Rock Eagle Flyer 2012
- 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)
- Welcome to 4-H Parent Newsletter 2011- 2012
- Coming to YOUR Class
- Cloverleaf Sept 2011 Newsletter
- Cloverleaf Oct 2011 Newsletter
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!
Congratulations Graduating Seniors!
It is bittersweet and with great pride that we bid a fond "farewell" to our graduating 2012 Senior 4-H'ers and 4-H Student Intern...Brooke Culpepper, Wenonah Culpepper, Georgie Ekechukwu, Marie Jolly, Rachel Luoma, Jeremy Moon & Peyton Clark! We will miss you and wish you much happiness and success in the future. Please remember to come visit us at the 4-H Office. We love seeing our 4-H alumnus return!
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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 for 2012
- Cloverleaf Camp, June 25-29, 2012, Rock Eagle 4-H Center
- Junior Camp, June 4-8, 2012, Camp Burton at Tybee Island
- Senior Camp - July 2-6, 2012, Rock Eagle 4-H Center
Columbia County 4-H had loads of fun at 2011 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 this year! 
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Items for Sale
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!
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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
Registration is now closed. Attention Members, if you have any questions, please review the 2012 Clay Pigeon Shotgun Club Membership Packet. 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 Programs, please contact 4-H Agent Shirley Williamson, shirleyw@uga.edu, 4-H Program Assistant Renee Briscoe, renee23@uga.edu or call (706) 541-4011.
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 12:00-1:00 pm. Thank you!
Visit the Georgia 4-H website
UGA Cooperative Extension - for additional resources
Handicapped Parking & Wheelchair Entrance is available. Please follow the driveway from the front main entrance around to the right side of the building, to gain access to the handicapped parking & wheelchair entrance doors.
