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Orleans Parish 4-H Builds with KaBOOM!
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4-H agents gathered at Langston Hughes Academy, along with hundreds of other volunteers and Verint Systems employees, to construct a playground for students. Playground construction was made possible through KaBoom Build.

Orleans Parish – VIET's MLK Day of Service
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Shout out to VIET for celebrating MLK, Jr. Day by doing a day of service and helping beautify their community by planting trees and cleaning up the neighborhood!
Orleans Parish SPA 4-H Clubs Map Their Community
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During their meeting on January 11, New York Life’s Youth in Governance 4-H Clubs at Success Preparatory Academy mapped their community. The activity was part of their curriculum in public adventures and designed to get the 4-H Club member to think about their community.

Rapides 4-H Members Volunteer During the Holidays
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Check out this video to see what 4-H members are doing in Rapides Parish!
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Grant Parish 4-H Members Spread Holiday Cheer
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Grant 4-H donated Christmas wreaths to residents at Colfax Reunion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
4-H members serve their community across the state
During the 2010 - 2011 year, members from all over the state have participated in service-learning projects. Take a look at the projects completed over the last year.
Youth Issues
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4-H'ers in Madison and Webster parishes, as well as the State 4-H Fashion Board, are "Making the Best Better" by spending time mentoring and supporting youth in their communities.
Vernon Parish 4H'ers Conduct the Back Pack Project
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The Back Pack Project provided nutritious, kid-friendly food items to over 200 youth in the Vernon Parish schools during the holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter/spring break. Back packs were filled with these items – peanut butter/crackers, cereals, fruit, juice, pudding cups, granola bars, etc.
Vermilion 4-H'ers Conduct the "Get Out The Vote" Campaign
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The group collaborated with local businesses to conduct the voter registration drive and the “get out the vote” campaign. Educational lessons were conducted on political propaganda, local elected officials and the effects of campaign materials on voters' decisions.
Cameron 4-H'ers Connect with Past with an Appreciation for their Culture & Environment
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The Cameron Parish 4-H Jr. Leader group is a teen group that focuses on leadership development and service. The group involves youth from throughout the parish and all parish high schools. The Cameron 4-H program always includes an environmental program through both educational and service efforts.
The Green Teens of Calcasieu Parish make an impact on the environment!
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The Green Teens of Calcasieu parish started as a result of the involvement of the Calcasieu 4-H Junior Leader club in a tri-parish service-learning effort called What Happens in the Environment Stays in the Environment! The 2007 original project involved 253 4-H youth leaders and 25 adult leaders from the tri-parish area. After the completion of the effort, a core group of teens thought there was still more learning and work to be done, thus the creation of The Green Teens.
Lafayette Junior Leaders respond to environmental restoration due to hurricanes
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The Lafayette 4-H Jr. Leadership group has working on an environmental service-learning effort since 2005 spurred by an evacuation of their Junior Leader planning retreat due to Hurricane Katrina. Initially the response was focused on response to human needs and has continuously developed with a strong emphasis on environmental restoration due to the impact of hurricanes.
State 4-H Service-Learning Records Competition Results
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Here are 2012 State Service-Learning Records Competition winners.
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