City represented in Stock Show parade by Kennedale 4-H

This Saturday, January 13, the Fort Worth Stock Show will hold the annual parade through downtown Fort Worth and once again Kennedale will be represented by Colby Bell of the Kennedale 4-H Club.?{{more: continue …}}?

Last year, the Kennedale 4H Youth walked in the parade as well as competed in the Tarrant County Junior Livestock Show. Club Sponsor Angela Greenwood said the following members who participated last year were John Bell, Cody Bell, Andrew Greenwood and Ajay Greenwood.??

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About the Kennedale 4-H club:

The Kennedale club is part of the Tarrant County 4-H program. 4-H members can participate in project events at the county level and advance to compete at the district or state level.

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The Kennedale 4-H meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Kennedale Library. Meeting times and dates may vary depending on the time of the year and on-going projects. For more information email [email protected]?

About 4-H in Texas:?

• Open to both boys and girls from 3rd to 12th grades
• Basic cost is $20
• Meetings are held monthly
• Members are required to complete one project a year
• Leadership development is an important component of the program?
• It is a hands-on learning program

There is an interesting range of categories for projects development.? The subject areas are wide ranging and include:

• Animals-livestock, horses, dog training, veterinary sciences, etc.
• Biological Science-entomology, biology, etc.
• Civic Education-citizenship and global communication
• Communication & Arts-theater and performing arts
• Community Service
• Consumer & Family Science-clothing & textiles, family life, consumer education, etc.
• Environmental Education-natural resources, forestry, shooting sports, etc.
• Food & Nutrition
• Health
• Leadership-public speaking, youth entrepreneurship, etc.
• Personal Safety
• Plant Science-horticulture, soil &crop science, etc.
• Technology & Engineering-robotics, rocketry, STEM, etc.

Tarrant County 4-H