Skills on display at Hampden County 4-H & Youth Fair (photos)
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Youths set their competencies on show at the Hampden County 4-H & Youth Fair at Japanese States Exposition on Saturday.
The working day-long celebration, held in the Mallary Advanced, was held to recognize younger individuals for their achievements on tasks that they have made, grown or elevated for the duration of the previous year.
Categories of participation, open to all youth ages 5 to 18 a long time from Hampden, Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Worcester counties, included animal tasks, handmade crafts, gardening, artwork, photography, robotics and far more.
The fair highlighted a host of events, like a Entertaining Operate Dairy, Goat, Rabbit and Pet Reveals Working Steer and Sheep Exhibit Bottle Rocket Start Beef Present Design Horse Display Pedal Tractor Pull Veggie Race Visual, Community Talking and Undertaking Arts/Talent Exhibit Presentations Fashion Revue Lead Line and Wool Competitors and an Awards Presentation.
New this 12 months was the Pedal Through Youth Bike Rodeo, a enjoyment way to teach kids the guidelines of the road whilst training risk-free bicycling. Pedal Via Youth is an corporation that donates bikes and helmets to small children and people who may not be equipped to pay for their possess.
The 4-H program is delivered by Cooperative Extension, a group of additional than 100 public universities across the nation that offers experiences the place youthful folks find out by performing.
For far more than 100 a long time, 4‑H has welcomed youthful persons of all beliefs and backgrounds, offering youngsters a voice to specific who they are and how they make their life and communities far better, according to the organization’s internet site.