Tag: 4-H Fix

4-H Fix: Sing for 4-H and Let’s Give a CHEER!

Sing for 4-H and Let’s Give a CHEER! By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development ‘Tis the Season to be singing; Fa la la la la la la la la! Not so loud my ears are ringing; Fa la la la la la la la la! Singing songs, playing games, giving […]

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4-H Fix: Champions!

CHAMPIONS! By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development Let’s face it. Who doesn’t like a CHAMPION?! Some would even argue that there is nothing better than being a CHAMPION! From personal experience I can tell you it is some fun! Yes, I was once a champion! It was 1969 and I […]

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4-H Fix: 4-H Clubs, 1 2 3, 4-H Clubs for You and ME!

4-H Clubs, 1 2 3, 4-H Clubs for You and ME! By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development Almost every 4-H Club meeting I’ve ever attended began like this: After 2-3 taps of a gavel, a teenager says, “I call this meeting to order! Please stand for the pledges to the […]

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4-H Fix: Follow a Researcher®

Follow a Researcher® By Laura Wilson, 4-H Science Professional, UMaine Extension Before I begin talking about the 4-H Follow a Researcher® program, I just want to take a moment and thank Ron Drum for all he’s done for Maine 4-H, including the creation of the 4-H Fix blog. It was a pleasure to get to […]

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4-H Fix: Where Has the Time Gone?

Where Has the Time Gone? By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development It wasn’t supposed to be “permanent” anyway, if anything ever is. It was a two-year appointment that brought me back to Maine in 2015. At the time this started I thought, “Oh two years! That’s a good long time!” […]

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4-H Fix: My Hands to Larger Service

My Hands to Larger Service By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development We each remember stuff, I assume, from our childhoods. I do, at least. I’m not talking about the great big things like the day you fell face-first into the birthday cake or that wedding where you learned how to […]

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4-H Fix: Steering Youth Gee, Haw, and Even Waheesh But Never Back!

Steering Youth Gee, Haw, and Even Waheesh But Never Back! By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development When you staff a 4-H Information Booth at a county fair anywhere, the days begin to blur together. I think it was Sunday but it could’ve been Monday or even Tuesday of the 2016 […]

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4-H Fix: Where Are They Now? — Betsy Carroll

Where Are They Now? — Betsy Carroll By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development When I want to help folks understand what 4-H is, I often will tell my “Betsy Story.” It is one of my favorite stories to tell. The “Betsy” in the story, by the way, is Maine 4-H […]

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4-H Fix: Hazel Goodwin

Hazel Goodwin By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development What do you say to someone who has given a lifetime of service to 4-H? It’s a bit of a puzzle, actually. The usual things we say to folks to let them know we appreciate what they’ve done, just don’t seem to […]

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4-H Fix: Where Are They Now? — Sarah Stoodley

Where Are They Now? — Sarah Stoodley By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development I’ve often heard it said that you must keep on your toes if you are to be successful. I’ve also heard it said that extremely successful people keep us on our toes! I suppose both could be […]

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