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Washington County 4-H Program

4-H Flash Newsletter	4-H is the youth development education program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. 4-H is the largest youth organization in the world! Any youth ages 5-18 can participate in "learn by doing" projects. There are a number of ways for youth to participate in 4-H including club programming, school enrichment programs, camps, creating individual projects, and many other activities. 4-H youth can develop leadership skills participate in a community service project learn about science, from animals to aerospace travel to attend national youth events learn many useful skills such as computers, managing money, sewing, cooking, animal care, or starting a business
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NEW- 2009 4-H Washington County Robotics Expo Videos

March 21, 2009

NEW- Scholarships for summer camp still available!

Maine DIF&W Moose Permit auction scholarship funds:($50,000 for summer camp scholarships at Bryant Pond!)

We still have plenty of $200 scholarships available for Maine residents. These are one time only and first-come, first-served. They may be used for any of the following programs:

- Conservation Camp (Archery or Firearms Hunter Safety)
- Natural Explorer
- 4-H Shooting Sports Archery Camp
- Fishing Camp
- Paddling Adventures Camp

4-H Shooting Sports summer camp program scholarships...

A local family foundation and sporting goods store owner has recently given us a limited number of $200 scholarships for the following 4-H Shooting Sports summer camp programs:

- Archery Camp

- Shotgun & Rifle

- Apprentice Hunter

ME DEP holds auction to raise scholarship funds.

Every spring the Maine Department of Environmental Protection employees hold an auction of donated items to raise scholarship funds for our camp programs and for their garden in Augusta. This year they raised enough funds to offer us 20 - $100 scholarships. Click here for more information.

Local sporting clubs looking for scholarship takers !!...

We have been contacted by several sporting clubs from around the state who have scholarship funds available for young people in their local community:

Presque Isle Fish & Game Club , Scarborough Fish & Game Association , Penobscot County Conservation Association ... to name a few ! Call your local club today!!

Many more scholarship opportunities still available.

We receive calls and donations in the mail on a regular basis. All of our current scholarship information is posted on our website... Click here for more information, or call us at the office. We'll make every effort to help you find an affordable summer camp program.

University of Maine

4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond

PO Box 188 17 Conservation Drive

Bryant Pond, Maine 04219

207-665-2068

NEW- TEK-Trek (PDF)- GREENLAND POINT CENTER and the UNIVERSITY OF MAINE at MACHIAS

Princeton and Machias, Maine

July 5-10, 2009

Ages 12-15

AKA *Naturalist Camp - 4-H GPS/GIS is an alternative to the traditional Conservation Camp where campers will "Get Outdoors" to learn about wildlife and their surroundings including woods, water ,land and air. Participants will collect GPS data to carry out a service mapping project for the Center and will spend 1 1/2 days at UMM using the computer labs and exploring the campus. ATV and Boater Safety certifications course will be included as an additional option. Bring your cameras for tips on photography!

COST includes times at both sites:

$250.00 (4-H members $150.00)

To register, go to www.greenlandpoint.com under Skills Camp, find Naturalist Camp - 4-H GPS/GIS at bottom of list, go to Click Here for Application

Apply early! Camp is limited to 15 youth!

NEW- Operation Military Kids Summer Camps- For youth whose parents are in the military National Guard and Reserve Units and any children with parents who are, will be, or just arrived back from deployment. Dates:June 19 – 21, Camp Tracy in Oakland, ages 9-12, Transportation from regional areas (Bangor, Portland), Cost: $25.00 / July 31 – August 2, Bryant Pond 4-H Camp in Bryant Pond, Ages 13 – 18, Transportation from regional areas (Bangor, Portland), Cost: $25.00 / August 7-9, Bryant Pond 4-H Camp in Bryant Pond, Ages 13 – 18 (limited number of spaces), Transportation from regional areas (Bangor, Portland), Cost: $30.00

For more information and registration forms contact Karen Hatch Gagne karenhg@umext.maine.edu or Heather Andrews handrews@umext.maine.edu, or call 1-800-287-1481.

NEW- Maine Robotics Summer Camp, East Machias, July 27-31, 2009, Brochure (PDF)

NEW- Going Green 4-H Summer Day Camp Brochure (PDF)

Helpful Statewide and National Links:

National 4-H Curriculum

National Collegiate 4-H Organization 4-H USA

Maine 4-H Homepage National 4-H Council

Maine Agricultural Fairs National 4-H Supply Service

Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation National 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System, Inc.

Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center 4-H Afterschool

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Energy Website

Fore more information about the Washington County 4-H Program, please contact Jen Lobley, 4-H Youth Development Educator at 1-800-287-1542 or email: jlobley@umext.maine.edu.

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