4-H Council
Canadian 4-H
Council
Mike Nowosad
Executive Director
Central Experimental Farm
930 Carling Avenue, Building 26
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6
Tel: (613) 234-4448
Fax: (613) 234-1112
Email: mnowosad@4-h-canada.ca
Web Page: http://www.4-h-canada.ca
Organizational
Information
Founded: 1933, although 4-H has been in Canada since 1913
Age of Members: 8 - 21 Number of Members: 39,764
Number of clubs: 3,169
Number of Volunteers: 11,266 Number of staff: 5
Supporting Organization:Canadian 4-H Foundation
Slogan: "Learn To Do By Doing"
Pledge/Promise:
I pledge my Head to clearer thinking,
My Heart to greater loyalty,
My Hands to larger service,
My Health to better living,
For my club, my community and my country.
Educational Program Focus:
4-H in Canada is a rural, community-based organization which develops
life skills such as citizenship, leadership, cooperation, responsibility
and independence in Canadian youth through achievement in skill-development
projects. 4-H is active primarily in rural communities whose economies
are based on agriculture and natural resources.