Commissioners Sign National 4-H Week Proclamation

  • The Washita County Board of Commissioners with local 4-H students after signing the 2019 4-H Week Proclamation. Front, from left: Francesca Bloomer, Kali Bloomer, Vanessa DeRoin, Braxton Barnett. Back: Kristen Dowell, Makia Maxey, Jordan Mason, Leo Goeringer, Logan Davis, Kyla Bloomer, Steve Tompkins, Marcie Diggs, Gabby Espinosa, Bart Gossen, Brance Barnett, Dana Church (Washita Co. 4-H Extension Educator), Larissa Mason (BF-DC Senior Leader). Bob Henline | The Cordell Beacon
    The Washita County Board of Commissioners with local 4-H students after signing the 2019 4-H Week Proclamation. Front, from left: Francesca Bloomer, Kali Bloomer, Vanessa DeRoin, Braxton Barnett. Back: Kristen Dowell, Makia Maxey, Jordan Mason, Leo Goeringer, Logan Davis, Kyla Bloomer, Steve Tompkins, Marcie Diggs, Gabby Espinosa, Bart Gossen, Brance Barnett, Dana Church (Washita Co. 4-H Extension Educator), Larissa Mason (BF-DC Senior Leader). Bob Henline | The Cordell Beacon

The Washita County Board of Commissioners helped kick off Washita County’s celebration of National 4-H Week by signing the National 4-H Week Proclamation with 11 4-H members and two program leaders in attendance. The proclamation designates Oct. 6-12, 2019, at National 4-H Week in Washita County and commends the 4-H program for its positive impacts on area youth for the past 110 years.

The 4-H program boasts more than 166,500 participants across the state, hailing from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, served by more than 4,700 volunteers.