Several 4-H members from Strehle Elementary ,along with their 4-H Leader, helped to clean up a bird watching trail.

How would you like to spend a fun-filled week playing soft-ball, basketball, badminton, and volleyball? Maybe you would enjoy swimming in an Olympic-sized pool, canoeing, making handicrafts, and learning to shoot a bow and arrow. Jefferson Parish will be camping June 15-19, 2009.

Teen leaders had “Fun with Food” at Congressman Steve Scalise’s Kids Expo held Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Muss Bertolino Gym in Kenner, Louisiana. The exhibit gave kids an opportunity to make a healthy snack with graham crackers, peanut butter, strawberry and grape jelly, shredded cheese, raisins, marshmallows, and cheerios.

39 Jefferson Parish 4-H members competed in the Annual Commodity Cookery and Ambassador Illustrated Talk Contests held February 28, 2009 at Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie, Louisiana.

The 4-H Club and students at Word of Life Academy helped celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day. Students were encouraged to bring cards to express their thanks to the faculty.

Rules for the 2008-2009 Jefferson Parish Commodity Cooking Contest are included in the accompanying file. Divisions include egg, beef, poultry, seafood and sugar.

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Forty-two 4-H Club officers and leaders from Jefferson Parish joined participants from Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John and Plaquemines parishes for the 2008 4-H Officer/Leader Training held on Saturday, October 25, at Belle Chase Primary School.

Thirty Jefferson Parish 4-H members joined members from Orleans, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John, East Carroll, and Pointe Coupee parishes for an exciting week of good times and good friends. The week long camp was held at the Grant Walker Educational Center in Pollock, LA. Campers enjoyed educational tracks along with many recreational activities.

Three Jefferson Parish 4-H members joined other 4-H members from across the state for a week long teen camp called Marsh Maneuvers. Participants had the unforgettable experience of walking in marsh mud, taking airboat rides, coming face to face with alligators, swatting mosquitoes and watching the sunrise over the marsh.