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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (Colfax County)
Date November 3, 2011, 11:15 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report NE District 4-H Contests The Colfax County 4-H Agent and home economist worked together with the Colfax County 4-H Council and other NE district 4-H Agents to plan the 2011 NE District 4-H Contests held June 21-23 in Raton. A total of 64 youth from eight counties registered for contests ranging from shooting sports to public speaking to favorite foods. The day before the general contests at Raton HS, the Colfax County Extension agents hosted the NE District Shooting Sports contests at the NRA Whittington Center with participants in traditional and compound archery, .22 rifle and shotgun. The next two days included a welcome/orientation, three workshops, and general, livestock and home economics contests along with an evening hamburger cookout at Roundhouse Park followed by swimming at the new Raton Aquatic Center. The home economist was responsible for tabulating shooting sports results, securing home economics judges and contest volunteers, preparing the program booklet, working with other district agents to acquire up-to-date contest guidelines, readying the 4-H Council concession for volunteers, and purchasing supplies and groceries for the hamburger cookout. The home economist also served as superintendent of the favorite food show contest and taught a workshop highlighting two of the NM Flavor projects. Over 20 4-H’ers, siblings and parents participated in the NM Flavor workshop where they learned to make and decorate a cornhusk doll as well as homemade tortillas served with butter and jam. Many of the 4-H’ers and parents had never experienced these NM cultural projects and voiced plans to conduct workshops in their counties. Later in the summer, when judging at the Harding County Fair, the home economist saw cornhusk dolls made at the district workshop.