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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 3, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-a <br /> SUBJECT: National 4-H Week Proclamation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Cooperative Extension <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Jonathon Smith, County Extension <br /> Director, 919-245-2057 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approval of a proclamation recognizing October 1-7, 2023, as National <br /> 4-H Week in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: National 4-H Week is October 1-7, 2023, and is promoted by both the National <br /> 4-H Council and North Carolina 4-H and celebrated in states and counties from coast to coast. <br /> The overall goals of National 4-H Week are to promote the ways in which 4-H serves families and <br /> youth in grades kindergarten through twelfth, and to promote the 4-H "learn by doing" experiential <br /> learning model that sparks youth interest in future careers, leadership, and community service. <br /> Orange County boasts eight community-based clubs from Cedar Grove to Carrboro and continues <br /> to grow to meet the needs of Orange County residents. <br /> Orange County Cooperative Extension, a partnership between Orange County Government, <br /> North Carolina State University, and North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, <br /> continues to promote 4-H Youth Development as the premier vehicle for inspiring youth interest <br /> in the fields of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, arts, mathematics, and more. <br /> Orange County 4-H offers a wide variety of programming across the County, employing the <br /> following modes of delivery: day and residential camps, school enrichment, afterschool <br /> programming, and community-based clubs. Considerable research has been published to <br /> highlight the role 4-H plays in helping youth thrive as participants and throughout life. Samples of <br /> that research include: <br /> • Arnold, M. E. & Gagnon, R. J. (2019). Illuminating the process of youth development: The <br /> mediating effect of thriving on youth development program outcomes. Journal of Human <br /> Sciences and Extension, 7(3), 24-51. <br /> • Noble, R., Hall, K., Hensley, S., & Arnold, M.E. (2021). Aligning 4-H youth development <br /> frameworks with the 4-H Thriving Model. Available at: https://helping-youth- <br /> thrive.extension.org/. <br /> • National 4-H Council. (2023, January 1). What is 4-H?. 4-H. https://4-h.org/about/. <br /> • Search Institute (2014b). The developmental relationships framework. Minneapolis, MN: <br /> Author. <br />