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Get Green. What is green? It’s a color, of course. It’s also the way kids feel in 4-H – that they’re part of something alive and moving.

Pine County families are invited to discover the exciting things happening in 4-H today at a Get Green event scheduled for March 30, 2009; 6:00 p.m. at the Pine County Courthouse in Pine City.

All across Minnesota, 4-H is helping youth see their potential. 4-H is for all kids, kindergarten through one year past high school, whether they live in cities, towns, or in the country. 4-H welcomes boys, girls, and adults from all backgrounds.

4-H uses fun, hands-on activities where you learn by doing. There are more than 100 projects to explore like photography, foods, wood working, leadership, art, plants, fashion, or animals of all kinds form guinea pigs to dogs and cats to horses, pigs, and cows. You don’t even have to own an animal or live on a farm to sign up. There’s a project for every interest.

4-H teaches you more than how to take good photographs or care for an animal. In 4-H, you learn how to work with others, solve problems, speak in public, be a leader, and enjoy life. These skills can be used over and over again to help you be successful in school and life.

“There are many ways to get involved in 4-H in Pine County,” says Lorelei Swenson, Pine County 4-H Program Coordinator.  4-H Adventures are mini blasts of fun. You can try something in a few hours, an afternoon, or a day. For an even more intense experience, there is 4-H Clubs – where you meet throughout the year and have time to hang out, get to know each other, and learn new things.”

Find out more about Pine County 4-H at www.fourh.umn.edu/ or call (800)657-3813 or (320)591-1650.  4-H Youth Development is part of the University of Minnesota Extension Service.