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The Afterschool Alliance thanks 4-H Afterschool for
your energy and creativity in celebrating Lights
On Afterschool!
We're thrilled to be working with you, and your national office, for this year's celebration on October 18, 2007.
Be sure to register so
that you get your Lights On Afterschool posters,
and your event gets counted in the national total and
is featured on our website.
Looking for ideas for your event? Here are some of the
amazing celebrations 4-H has done in the past. To see
plans for this year, search for 4-H events on the Find
An Event page. Looking for an event partner? Search
for events by city or ZIP code.
In Massachusetts, the Barnstable County 4-H
invited the entire community to a celebration at the
Camp Farley 4-H campground. The event, which celebrated
diversity, featured a Native American crafts theme,
and involved the area's Native American residents. Guests
sat down together to dinner, donated by a local business,
and then made Native American crafts including rain
sticks and dream catchers. Invited guests included community
partners, county commissioners, and a representative
from the local Tribal Council, whom organizers asked
to offer a traditional Native American blessing.
In Kaiserslautern, Germany at Vogelweh Air Force
Base, 4-H used the Lights On event to
introduce families to the 4-H program. The event featured
"A Taste of Hispania" with families of Hispanic heritage
planning a dinner, and "skill-a-thons" for participants.
Families were also invited to a dance held in the Teen
Center. The base flight chief, commander, and teachers
from the local schools were also invited to attend.
In Mississippi, 4-H, the Department of Education,
the mayor's office, the PTA, and youth representatives
formed a statewide Lights On Afterschool committee,
combining the strength of all the partners to put on
two powerful and rousing afterschool rallies. In Jackson,
U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson and State Representative
Chuck Espy spoke to guests about the importance of afterschool
programs. The mayor issued a Lights On Afterschool
proclamation and JCPenney's Allison Johnson addressed
the crowd. In Natchez, Mayor Phillip West spoke to more
than 150 children.
Lights On Afterschool is a celebration like none
other and we at 4-H are proud to be a part of it. We
know there are many 4-H programs involved with Lights
On programs-keep up the good work! Let's all get
involved to show the world the importance of after-school
programs.
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