Junior Leadership Retreat at Brownwood

The 4-H Junior Leadership Retreat will be held November 9-11 at the Texas 4-H Conference Center in Brownwood, Texas.  Youth ages 9-14 and their adult chaperones are encouraged to attend.  Cost is $105 for youth, $70 for Adult Chaperones, which includes two nights lodging, four meals, two evening snacks and program fees.  The Jr. Leader Retreat is a state level leadership development program where Texas 4-H Council members conduct hands on educational workshops with younger 4-H members.  This year, the focus will be on increasing 4-H members' knowledge and skills in five project opportunities- Golf Challenge, Food Show/Recipe Rally, Science Engineering & Technology, Sport Fishing and Any Soldier Project.  The Saturday night theme dance will be a costume party.  Come dressed as your favorite character from the Avenger comic series!  To register, go to the 4-H center website: http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu .  Click on Register Now link.  Registration is open from September 3 - November 5.  4-H members must have a chaperone attend with them who has been background checked and approved through the county YPS system.