Hey everyone, Liz here again, hope you all had a great Christmas and a great New Year, and yes I do know that is a little late. Here in Manitoba winter has finally arrived with a windchill of -43 for the past two days.
It is also Ag. Days here in Manitoba and Brandon was the home to big news, the kick to the count down to the 100th Anniversary! This means that 4-H is turning 100 years young next year, and I know I can’t wait to see what at least part of the next hundred years will bring.
I said that I would talk about City Survival and here it is:
The Manitoba 4-H Ambassador program runs City Survival every late January, early February, in Winnipeg. City Survival is designed to allow rural high school students the opportunity to see what university or college life is like in the city. Members get to try out a city scavenger hunt, having to find their way around the city, spend time in residence, learn how to budget for meals, what type of student-priced entertainment is out there and learn about resumes and interviews. The weekend is a lot of fun, since if the weather is nice it involves skating, learning to navigate the University of Manitoba campus, tours of any campuses that the members are interested in, as well as lots of games and 4-H songs. Overall the weekend in a ton of fun and really helpful to students as they get to try out university life, without the homework of course, giving them the chance to decide if university is right for them.
The Manitoba 4-H Ambassadors host the entire weekend, as well as plan all of the events. This gives Ambassadors the chance to step up to the plate as well, having the opportunity to plan and help run an event that is beyond just their club.
Well, I guess I should sign off for now, just have to say only 347 days until 2013 and 4-H’s 100th anniversary.
