District 12 4-H Council has elected to conduct a number of community service projects in conjunction with several district events and activities. The main focus of these projects is to get 4-H members across the district to join in a unified effort to serve their communities. Below is a list of all the service projects the District 12 4-H Council is promoting.
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October 8, 2011 will be another great day for the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program, as that it is the date for the 3rd Annual one day 4-H event throughout our state. To find out more about one day 4-H, resources, marketing materials and more go to the Texas 4-H website and look for one day 4-H by clicking on the one day 4-H image above.
2011-2012 District 12 4-H
Community Service Projects
Attention: County Council Officers
Download or view a one-page flyer that you can use to market these community service projects in your county. Contact information is provided for each of the service projects. [PDF] [JPG] coming soon!
Each county is asked to review these projects and work with your county council and clubs. Unless indicated otherwise, these projects should be conducted locally to benefit your local community, and a report should be brought and presented at the respective event. Other projects require bringing the item(s) to the event as noted.
| Christmas Ornaments | |
| Event: District 12 4-H Food Show & 4-H Food Challenge | Dec 10, 2011 |
| Description: Bring arts/craft supplies to create and decorate Christmas ornaments. Supplies include “blank” or solid colored ornaments that can be embellished with glitter, paint, or other things to make each decoration unique. Also, bring any boxes that the ornaments can be placed in and distributed. | |
| Council Contact: Shelby James | |
| TBD | |
| Event: District 12 4-H Council Meeting & Adult Leaders Workshop | Jan 14, 2012 |
| Description: TBD – Onsite service project. Council is hoping to schedule an on-site service project where all members in attendance can engage in a common project activity. | |
| Council Contact: David Saldana & Ruben Saldana | |
| Krayons for Kids | |
| Event: District 12 4-H Fashion Show | Apr 14, 2012 |
| Description: Collect crayons for children at the Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Collect locally and bring all crayons to the district event. | |
| Council Contact: Hunter Meyer | |
| Clovers for Canines | |
| Event: District 12 4-H Shooting Sports Match | Apr 28-29, 2012 |
| Description: Collect dog food and other dog care supplies and distribute locally to your community or county animal shelter. | |
| Council Contact: Onelisa Garza | |
| Leading Through Literacy | |
| Event: District 12 4-H Roundup | May 5, 2012 |
| Description: Collect age-appropriate books locally and distribute to local Head Start program or other childcare program to promote literacy in your county. Collect and distribute locally. | |
| Council Contact: Donny Guerra | |
| Brighter Days Horse Refuge | |
| Event: District 12 4-H Horse Show | Jun 8, 2012 |
| Description: Collect two things: (1) supplies needed by the facility include fly masks, wormers, buckets, and water hoses; (2) larger horse-related items that can be used in a fun auction. Items donated will be shipped along with proceeds from items brought for the Fun Auction. Fun Auction items will be used as raffle items and can be anything that 4-H members might like to have and purchase tickets to win. Collect locally and bring to the Horse Show. | |
| Council Contact: Nacole Ricks | |
| Cooling Neckties | |
| Event: District 12 4-H Leadership Lab | Jun 19-22, 2012 |
| Description: Construct cooling neckties for our troops. Patters and instructions are available online. Bring those with you to leadership lab and they will be distributed to a military installation where troops will receive them. | |
| Council Contact: Rebecca Goad | |
| Tabs for Ronald | |
| Event: District 12 4-H Election Convention | Jun 22, 2012 |
| Description: Collect soda can tabs and/or aluminum cans (please crush cans). All proceeds will go to the Ronald McDonald House. Collect locally and bring either tabs/aluminum or proceeds to this event. | |
| Council Contact: Garrett Elbert | |
