This time of year we like to pause and recognize our many hard-working 4-H youth, volunteers, and leaders.

If you weren’t able to attend this year’s very special banquet, here’s a recap of the events and awards!

This Year’s Theme was “4-H Through the Ages”

• We had a guest speaker, our District Extension Director Dr. Simonne!
• The banquet was emceed by Madison Stevenson and Laurianne Burns
• We started off by recognizing all of our amazing Club Leaders and awarding them with their very own clovers
• Our Club Leader of the Year was Carrie Mizell of Next Generation.
• Next Generation also received the Emerald Standards of Excellence
• We announced that Mrs. Wanda Simmons has received two huge awards this year, the Florida Friend of 4-H and the BOCC Volunteer of the Year
• Our 4-H Volunteer of the Year went to Master Gardener, Wendy Priesand
• The Summer Camp Volunteer of the Year award was given to Margaret Johnson
• The Outstanding Community Partner was awarded to Callahan Barbecue
• The Sponsor of the Year went to Jared Satterwhite and all the lovely folks at Florida Farm Bureau
• We have Seven Graduating Seniors who were gifted a leather notebook:
  • Kody Barger
  • Katherine Gates
  • Kinley Hall
  • Ethan Knagge
• • Victoria Thorpe
  • Darrian Wright
  • David Wyatt
• We also announced that our very own Katherine Gates is the Regional Leader of the Legacy
• We had 16 Project and Record Book Awards
• Recognized our many and awesome 4-H’ers of the Month:
  • September – Madison Stevenson
  • December – Joan Kramer
  • February – Katie Gates
  • March – Hunter Burns
  • April – Vanessa Farland
  • March- Chase Burke
  • June – Laurianne Burns
• and wrapped up the awards by announcing Madison Stevenson as our 4-H’er of the Year

  

Tribute to a True Leader

Following the Awards Banquet many members, family, and friends gathered for a very special Tree Christening Ceremony in memory and celebration of Ms. Kristen. Here we shared stories and our thoughts and left individually painted rocks around a Red Maple. The tree will always be available for youth, family, and volunteers to visit and continue to leave rocks by.

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