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4-H in the North Country
By John Mosley

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The sorts of children who participate in 4-H vary as much as their individual 4-H experiences; however, their enthusiasm, Barker points out, does not:

"We have some at risk kids with limited resources and then some from the other end of the spectrum. But the kids are all there because they want to be. We have high expectations - when you have high expectations, you have high performance."

A Parent's Perspective

Marlin Tarbox is a Grafton County resident and mother of three former 4-H participants. NH 4-H is helping kids in NH's north country.

NH 4-H is helping kids in NH's north country.

Having seen the successes Barker is speaking of firsthand, she is unequivocally enthusiastic of what the program has provided her children through the years:

"In addition to the knowledge gained in their project areas (which included woodworking, gardening, and cooking)," she says, "my children developed an awareness of the importance of giving back to their community through volunteerism. The skills they learned helped them get into the college of their choice and earn the scholarships they were awarded."

In addition to her own children, Marlin has watched countless others participate in 4-H as a volunteer program leader for over twenty-five years. This experience has given her still more reasons to praise the program:

"It's so rewarding to see a member mature from tentative to skilled and competent in a NH 4-H is helping kids in NH's north country.

project, to hear how they've successfully prepared a recipe for their families or earned blue ribbons for their 4-H garden vegetables."

Understandably, Marlin is eager for students (and their parents) thinking about 4-H to seriously consider the extracurricular activity:

"I would encourage them to learn more about what's available - whether it be dairy farming or rocketry, arts and crafts or small engine repair. 4-H is a great place to make friends, follow a wide NH 4-H is helping kids in NH's north country.

variety of interests, and develop important life skills while having a heck of a lot of fun!"

A Lifelong Experience

The successes of Marlin's children through 4-H are only the tip of the iceberg, as becomes evident when the program coordinators share their own success stories. For Lee and Jablonski, the list goes on...

"... a veterinarian who says she learned more about equine biology in her 4-H projects than she ever did in undergraduate or veterinary schools..."

"... a home-schooled, nine-year 4-H member who recently graduated from high school as a National Merit Scholar..."

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