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4 1 • Noble, R., Hall, K., Hensley, S., & Arnold, M.E. (2021). Aligning 4-H youth development 2 frameworks with the 4-H Thriving Model. Available at: https://helping-youth- 3 thrive.extension.org/. 4 • National 4-H Council. (2023, January 1). What is 4-H?. 4-H. https://4-h.orq/about/. 5 • Search Institute (2014b). The developmental relationships framework. Minneapolis, MN: 6 Author. 7 8 The Strategic Vision for 4-H, as outlined in the National 4-H Council Strategic Plan 4-H Youth 9 Development A 2025 Vision is by 2025, states 'A-H will reflect the population demographics, 10 vulnerable populations, diverse needs and social conditions of the country. This vision has the 11 elements of inclusion, caring adults, serving at minimum 1 in 5 youth, and the volunteers and staff 12 reflect the diversity of the population." 13 14 Jonathon Smith, County Extension Director, said there are 270 4-H members across the 15 county and 43 active volunteers that help support the program and members. He said that five of 16 the six total county council officers are present tonight, and all but one of them are students from 17 the Chapel Hill area. He said he is excited to see 4-H expanding to urban communities in this 18 way, while remaining well-known in rural areas as well. Jonathon Smith introduced Gabi Taylor, 19 Lilly Kohout, Anastasia Smith, Navya Sharma and Natiya Sharma. 20 Anastasia Smith said she is the president of the county 4-H council and shared all of the 21 reasons 4-H is important to her. 22 Lilly Kohout said she is a senior at Chapel Hill High School and is the vice-president of the 23 county's 4-H council. She talked about the many opportunities 4-H has offered her. 24 Nitya Sharma said has been in 4-H for two years. She shared what she has experienced 25 in 4-H and how it has impacted her. 26 27 Commissioner Fowler read the following proclamation: 28 29 NATIONAL 4-H WEEK PROCLAMATION 30 31 WHEREAS, 4-H youth across the nation are leading efforts to solve problems in their 32 communities and make a difference for their futures; and 33 34 WHEREAS, 4-H is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina and the largest 35 in the nation with nearly six million participants; and 36 37 WHEREAS, in 2022, 4-H in North Carolina provided 20,787 educational activities impacting 38 188,425 youth; and 39 40 WHEREAS, Orange County's 4-H program numbers more than 260 members and more than 40 41 volunteers engaged in camps, school enrichment, afterschool programs, and eight community 42 clubs; and 43 44 WHEREAS, 4-H, as part of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service of NC State 45 University and NC A&T State University, is a program where youth are engaged in experiential 46 learning opportunities in 4-H's mission mandates of science, engineering, technology, healthy 47 living, and citizenship; and 48 49 WHEREAS, 4-H has connected youth and their communities with the innovative research and 50 resources from our nation's 112 land-grant universities and colleges for more than 120 years;