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Bladen County 4-H’ers took part in the 2015 North Carolina 4-H Congress, held in July 18-21. The event attracted 518 youth and their adult leaders for activities including presentations on a variety of subjects, leadership and citizenship training, service opportunities, officer elections and more.
2015 4-H Congress participants and awards presented to Bladen County youth included:
Mackensie Singletary, age 10, daughter of Danny and Melissa Singletary, won Gold for her presentation in the 9-10 age group of Dairy Foods competition. This was her first time competing in state presentation finals.
Jacie Kinlaw, age 10, daughter of Jamie and Stacie Kinlaw, won Bronze for her presentation about How to Sew a Decorative Pillow in the 9-10 age group of Family and Consumer Science competition. This was also her first time competing in state presentation finals.
John Hunter Elks, age 10, son of Chrystal Outland, won Bronze for his presentation about Fire Safety in the 9-10 age group of Safety competition. This was his first time competing in state presentation finals.
Hannah Wheeless, age 12, daughter of Daren and Melanie Wheeless, won Bronze for her presentation about dental health in the 11-13 age group of Health and Fitness competition. This was Hannah’s first time participating in state presentation finals.
Clinton Ryckeley, age 13, son of Mike and Janice Ryckeley, participated in the 11-13 age group competition for Small and Companion Animals presentations. This was Clinton’s first time participating in state finals.
Alexandra Evans, age 16, daughter of Brad and Kelly Evans, competed in the senior Horticulture presentation category, giving a very detailed speech about herb gardening. Alexandra also participated in the following three days of workshops, leadership training, and service opportunities that comprised the 2015 4-H Congress.
Anna Marie Smith, age 14, daughter of Greg and Crystal Smith, competed in the senior Livestock presentation competition, giving a demonstration about how to prepare to your goat in the livestock arena. Anna also attended this year’s 4-H Congress and participated in the leadership workshop tracks, service projects, etc.
The 4-H program is the youth education program of North Carolina Cooperative Extension, based at North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities. More than 232,000 young people between the ages of 5 and 19 participate in North Carolina 4-H activities each year with the help of 20,563 adult and youth volunteers.
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