2014 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com July 31, 2014 page 153
2014 Logan County Fair
Passport to 4-H will demonstrate how great it can be
Explore the 4-H’s during the Logan County Fair
T
his evening between the hours
of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. kids at the
fair are invited to participated in
“Passport to 4-H.”
According to Carissa Akpore, the
event is an opportunity for kids
who are not currently in 4-H to
learn what the clubs are all about,
and have fun doing it as well as get
some great prizes.
Akpore said recently the event has
been planned to look something
like the “Amazing Race.” There
will be stations located on the
fairgrounds, near the grandstand-
midway area and out by the
livestock barns. Kids will go to
the station and perform a specific
task. When the task is completed,
they will receive a stamp on their
passport. When all four stamps
have been earned, the participants
will go to the Logan County
Extension Office parking lot to
check in and show their passport.
When they check in at the
extension office, they will receive
a free prize for their participation,
and their name will be put into a
drawing for a larger gift. Akpore
said the “grand prize” drawing
would be made up of a variety of
things of things including food
coupons and ride passes to be used
at the fair.
The Passport project is being done
so kids who may not be aware of
what 4-H is all about can get a
sampling of it. The stations will
have themes as will their tasks that
relate directly to the 4 H’s, Head -
Hands - Health - Heart.
At the Head station, kids will get
to play a trivia game that illustrates
thinking and learning.
At Hands, they will conduct a
science experiment that shows that
doing something ‘hands-on’ can be
a great learning experience as well
as a lot of fun.
When kids get to the Health
station, they will have an obstacle
course they have to pass through.
4-H teaches that being active
is important to a child’s overall
wellbeing, and an obstacle
course will illustrate that getting
daily exercise can be fun and
challenging.
At the Heart stop, kids will make
a get-well card. This will help kids
understand that they should have
compassion for others. Akpore said
the cards will then be given to a
local organization such as one of
the nursing homes in town.
The Logan County 4-H is
sponsoring this event, but they
are getting a lot of help from two
specific 4-H subgroups, the 4-H
Ambassadors and the “YES!”
group.
The Ambassadors are high school
age 4-H’ers. The group does a
lot of great things including fun
activities and community service
projects. She spoke about one of
the projects they did this last year
for community service. The kids
get together and discuss what they
see as a need in the community.
This year they talked about
the school breakfast and lunch
program at local schools.
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