Community Service Opportunity
If you are looking for a community service project, below is a maintenance list of items that need completed at the Fairgrounds. If you have questions, please contact Kevin Holland at krholland53@yahoo.com
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Experience 4-H at the State Fair Opportunity
The Indiana State Fair provides a venue for about 850,000 people to learn about youth and agriculture. In particular, the approximately 10,000 exhibits displayed by 4-H members in the 4-H Exhibit Hall, Centennial Hall, and Agriculture & Horticulture Building not only helps visitors learn about the state fair’s mission, but also helps promote the educational opportunities available to youth through the Indiana 4-H program. One way to not only promote 4-H but also educate the public about youth and agriculture is to provide an opportunity for 4-H Clubs and Teen Teaching teams to conduct hands-on learning activities related to a 4-H project or topic area with guests in a make-it and take-it style education station. On Saturday, August 11 Indiana 4-H will host an Experience 4-H @ The State Fair day. Various topic areas will be offered in several different locations across the fairgrounds including lawn tractor safety, youth dairy academy, and more. We would like clubs or Teen T
Dairy Handlers Contest
If you have a member who would like to be in the Dairy Handler Contest they will need to be at the state contest on May 19th at the Benton County 4-H Fairgrounds 2743 W St Rd 352 Boswell. Registration will be at 7:30 a.m. in the 4-H building with Mallarie Stookey. At the conclusion of the event students can either be picked up at the fairgrounds promptly before the judging is done or be transported to Harrison High School 5701 N CR 50 W, West Lafayette. If you have a student interested in this event please email registration to Mallarie Stookey at mstookey@argos.k12.in.us . She will be the contact for this contest. Information about the contest can be found https://www.ffa.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/cde_dairyhandlers.pdf The winner will represent Indiana in the National Dairy Handlers Contest during National Convention 2018. If you have any questions, please let Mallarie know. Please note: This contest is not a 4-H Event. Anyone participating in the Dairy Handler
