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COOPERATIVE <br /> EXTENSIONINC <br /> NnC. A&T M r� <br /> 4 = H WEEK PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS , 4 - H youth across the nation are leading efforts to solve problems in their communities <br /> and make a difference for their futures ; and <br /> WHEREAS , 4 - H is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina and the largest in <br /> the nation with nearly six million participants ; and <br /> WHEREAS , in 2024 , 4 - H in North Carolina provided 20 , 787 educational activities impacting 188 , 425 <br /> youth ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County ' s 4 - H program numbers more than 260 members and more than 40 <br /> volunteers engaged in camps , school enrichment , afterschool programs , and eight community clubs ; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS , 4 - H , as part of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service of NC State University <br /> and NC A&T State University , is a program where youth are engaged in experiential learning <br /> opportunities in 4 - H ' s mission mandates of science , engineering , technology , healthy living , and <br /> citizenship ; and <br /> WHEREAS , 4 - H has connected youth and their communities with the innovative research and <br /> resources from our nation ' s 112 land - grant universities and colleges for more than 120 years . <br /> NOW, THEREFORE , the Orange County Board of Commissioners , do hereby proclaim October 5 - <br /> 11 , 2025 , as 4 - H Week in Orange County . We urge the people of this County to take advantage of <br /> the opportunity to become more aware of this research - based program that enhances our young <br /> people ' s interests in their futures as part of Orange County 4 - H Youth Development and to join us <br /> in recognizing this unique partnership between our County and the University of North Carolina <br /> System . <br /> Adopted this 7th day of October , 2025 . <br /> 9c^p4C ' `Ot,,. <br /> Jamezetta Bedford , Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />