In 2013, 4-H Canada is celebrating their 100th anniversary from coast-to-coast with local, provincial and national events. Alberta 4-H is joining the celebration to wish 4-H Canada a happy birthday. In 2017, 4-H Alberta will be celebrating our own 100th anniversary.
4-H Canada is one of the country’s longest-running and most respected youth organizations, 4-H allows youth to explore, learn and discover. The 100th Anniversary marks 100 years of creating leaders across Canada. More than 8,000 trained volunteer leaders help more than 26,000 4-H members develop self-confidence and learn a wide variety of skills through hands-on project work.
One of the main initiatives that is organized in Alberta is the “Century of Cents” program. This is Alberta’s salute to 100 years of 4-H in Canada and will involve collecting pennies and stories from each of the years 4-H has been around. This will also double as a penny drive fundraising effort. It’s an opportunity for clubs, alumni, sponsors and friends of 4-H to participate. The program was officially launched at the Leaders’ Conference in January 2013.
Drumheller and District 4-H is in the process of planning events to celebrate 4-H Canada’s 100th. As it is also Drumheller’s 100th birthday, Jim Fisher and Stan Solberg have suggested we celebrate the agriculture accomplishments together. Stay tuned for more details.
For more information about 4-H in Canada and the 100th anniversary, please visit www.4-h-canada.ca.