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Maryland 4-H Military Programs
Maryland 4-H Military Projects are a statewide, outreach effort in which 4-H Professionals, military staff, and volunteers are implementing 4-H curricula into existing military programs.
Military youth (ages 5-19) are becoming involved in 4-H through their county/city Extension office and local installations. Maryland also supports Army and Navy 4-H military club programs in Europe.
Maryland 4-H partners with Operation Military Kids to meet the needs of geographically dispersed military youth.
For more information contact:
Maryland 4-H Military Liaison
Cassandra Corridon
corridon@umd.edu
301-314-7363
Operation: Military Kids Program Director
Jayne Fitzgerald
jefitz@umd.edu
301-405-2833
Military 4-H Club Coordinator
Alisha Targonski
alishat@umd.edu
301-314-7319
What's New
"Welcome Home Gardens" - April 2012
Thanks to the generous contribution from Burpee Seeds we have been promoting "Welcome Home Gardens" for military families, veterans. Each 4-H unit received a promotion packet at our recent 4-H Team Retreat. Please help us / help Burpee get these seeds - and gardens distributed across to returning solders across Maryland. As George Ball, CEO, Burpee Seeds states "the monetary value pales compared to both the physical and the psychological benefits of gardening, a process that can be shared by the whole family."
We have provided seed packets to our 4-H Club Programs at each of our Maryland Military Installations, to "Welcome Home" events through OMK and will have packets at our 4-H Military Projects table at Maryland Day.
If you have 4-H groups willing to plant a Welcome Home Garden in your community - please let us know. We want to honor our returning military - make it can be a part of your local clubs' Head/Heart/Hands and Health - this project is all about our 4-H's.
Attached you will find the letter from Mr. Ball and the form to report "Welcome Home Garden" distribution. Contact Jayne (jfitz@umd.edu) / Alisha (alishat@umd.edu) or Sandy (corridon@umd.edu) if we can help us distribute and GROW "Welcome Gardens" in your area.
Maryland 4-H Military Update
Have you checked the "Military Project" link on our maryland4h.org website?? Then find out more today. Under "Program Areas" click "Military Project", then select either Operation: Military Kids or 4-H Military Club Program. Jayne - OMK and Alisha - 4-H Military Club Program have lots of information on programming, making connections, resources and events. Get inspired to link your 4-H families to our active and reserve military families - if you haven't already done so. Make use of the resources available, and then share those connections with us and we'll keep all of Maryland 4-H Up To Date on our 4-H Military Programming Efforts.
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Last updated: 04/24/2012
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Memorial Day Keepsake Flag
Freedom's Feast program for Memorial Day, including making a Keepsake Flag. Go to www.freedomsfeast.org - posted May 22, 2012
Maryland 4-H Aerospace Challenge
Great News for 4-H Aerospace Enthusiasts! The Maryland 4-H Aerospace Challenge is back. It will take place on Saturday, July 14 from 9 am-3 pm. In order to prepare for this State Challenge, a workshop will be held on June 30th from 9 am - 2pm. - posted May 22, 2012
4-H National Youth Science Day
The 2012 National Science Experiment for 4-H National Youth Science Day has been released. The 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge will introduce youth to engineering concepts as they program a self-directed robot to clean up a simulated environmental spill. - posted May 22, 2012
