Success Stories

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  April

  A Stitch of Hope: How 4-H Sewing Sparked a New Love for School

  When the Boyd County 4-H Quilts of Valor – Under Our Wing sewing club launched at Boyd County Middle School, it began with a mission to teach sewing skills while honoring local veterans. But for one s...

  
  

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• 10

  January

  Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours

  In the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Community Needs Assessment for Boyd County, the two of the top five needs were: minimizing youth substance abuse and support for substance use addic...

  
  

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• 09

  October

  Sew On!

  In the fall of 2022, the Ponderosa afterschool 4-H sewing club merged from a parent needs survey that revealed the 4th and 5th grade students were in need of an “afterschool/enrichment/learning” activ...

  
  

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  10

  July

  Hold Your Horses

  As 4-H evolves to include a wide breadth of youths modern interests, innovative educational opportunities and evaluation practices become necessary. Horsemanship and safety-based horse camp was create...

  
  

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