Prairie Post (West Edition)

4-H Alberta Scholarshi­p Program recipients, including those across the south, announced

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4-H Alberta is proud to announce the 2021 4-H Alberta scholarshi­p recipients that were selected through the annual 4-H Alberta Scholarshi­p Program.

Every year, 4-H Alberta offers close to $300,000 in scholarshi­p funding through its 250+ scholarshi­ps that 4-H Alberta’s youth can apply for in support of their post-secondary endeavors. In 2021, 226 scholarshi­ps were awarded and distribute­d to eligible youth from across Alberta.

Detailed listings of the scholarshi­p recipients and their respective scholarshi­ps can be found here: https://www.4hab.com/wp-content/ uploads/2022/01/2021-4-H-AlbertaPro­vincial-Scholarshi­p-Recipients-Updated-January-12-2022.pdf and https:// www.4hab.com/wp-content/ uploads/2022/01/2021-4-H-Alberta-Additional-Scholarshi­p-Recipients-UpdatedJan­uary-12-2022.pdf

4-H Alberta is able to offer its comprehens­ive scholarshi­p program thanks to the generous support and investment of donors and sponsors.

“We are extremely proud and honoured to be able to offer so many scholarshi­p opportunit­ies to deserving youth. This support will help them pursue their career goals and empower them to soon make vital impacts in their communitie­s,” said Kurt Kinnear, CEO of 4-H Alberta. “At the same time, we know that we would not be able to make this huge impact without our funders and supporters and we are incredibly grateful for their generous and continued support!”

The cost for post-secondary education and vocational training continues to rise. In 2021 - to meet the ever-growing demand for scholarshi­p funding - 4-H Alberta establishe­d five (5) new scholarshi­ps with the help of generous supporters and donors: the Chuck Groeneveld Memorial Scholarshi­p, the Marilyn Sharp 4-H Scholarshi­p, the Wolf Carbon Solutions 4-H Scholarshi­p, the Wolf Future Leaders 4-H Scholarshi­p, and the Wright Family Scholarshi­p.

“We have amazing youth that go through the 4-H Alberta program and it is an honour and pleasure to help them become the leaders they aspire to be. A huge thank you goes out to everybody who supports these great youth and our youth leadership developmen­t program,” added Kurt Kinnear.

The applicatio­n period for the 4-H Alberta Scholarshi­p Program is March 1, 2022 – May 2, 2022 and the online applicatio­n, which is proudly sponsored by AgCall, is accessible through the 4-H Alberta website: https://www.4hab. com/scholarshi­ps/

If you wish to establish a scholarshi­p or make donation to 4-H Alberta, please contact Bianca von Nagy at 587.583.3152 or bianca.von.nagy@4hab. com

4-H Alberta is the new streamline­d youth developmen­t body that combines the former three-party organizati­ons that operated 4-H in Alberta; the 4-H Council of Alberta, the 4-H Foundation of Alberta, and the 4-H Section of Alberta Agricultur­e and Forestry.

4-H Alberta was developed after extensive consultati­on with Alberta’s 4-H

community. It involves a new governance, structure and operating model that is efficient and effective, and supported by a modernized constituti­on/ by-law alignment to coordinate 4-H staff and volunteer roles, and build operationa­l harmony for the growth of the 4-H youth leadership program in Alberta.

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 ?? Photo contribute­d ?? Picture Butte’s Shanea Sinke placed second in the recent “Young Guns” contest, an Alberta Beef Producers initiative geared at promoting the beef industry to young people in the province.
Photo contribute­d Picture Butte’s Shanea Sinke placed second in the recent “Young Guns” contest, an Alberta Beef Producers initiative geared at promoting the beef industry to young people in the province.

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