By: Ruth Ann Hendrick and Lois Manley, Co-Chairs, Kentucky 4-H Homecoming
“It’s a Time to Reintroduce and Reconnect Yourself to 4-H”
The Kentucky 4-H Foundation is excited to announce the 6th Annual 4-H Homecoming Celebration! It is your time to reintroduce and reconnect yourself to Kentucky 4-H. During this year’s Homecoming festivities we will celebrate 40 years of the State Teen Council and the 1966 and 1991 State Officer Teams. Come celebrate with us!
Homecoming will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the Campbell House, Lexington. The evening will include a reception, dinner, program, 4-H memorabilia, historic slide shows and photos, an opportunity to purchase Kentucky 4-H Alumni apparel, and lots more. The meal will be catered by the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and the Campbell House. Tickets are $50 per person. Please RSVP by Friday, May 27th. Remember to bring your 4-H memorabilia and photos to share!
Pam Rowsey Larson, Chairperson, Kentucky 4-H Foundation invites you to the Coffee and Dessert Chairman’s Reception on Friday, June 10th at 8 p.m., also at the Campbell House, Lexington. During this time, you will have a chance to begin sharing your memories and mingle with the current State Teen Council members.
As Homecoming is just a couple months away, we ask that you reflect on your time in 4-H and recognize the impact that it made in your life and those around you. We ask that you come ready to share your memories. During this time of reminiscing, a favorite part of Homecoming will bring to life those memories, “Who’s In the Crowd?”. Join us to see who the speaker of this favorite event will be and what adventures will turn up during this time of sharing with friends and colleagues.
As we begin to spread the word about Homecoming, we ask that you share this information with your 4-H friends, old and new, and encourage each one to come and participate in the 6th Annual Homecoming event. Help us invite all past State Teen Council members as we celebrate 40 years! All 4-H alumni, friends, and supporters are invited to attend.
If you have never been an attendee in the past or are a regular attendee we encourage you to join us for an evening of sharing memories, good food, laughter, and supporting an organization that blessed each of us. The memories we share and those in attendance are what make 4-H Homecoming so special.
4-H Homecoming is also an opportunity to hear from the young leaders that are representing your organization today, hearing the opportunities that lie ahead for the organization, and where our 4-H youth and the Foundation are headed in the future. Join as others from across the Commonwealth support and help these young leaders build a network of partnerships across Kentucky.
Homecoming is also a chance to assure a bright future for Kentucky 4-H. Your support and attendance of this event is essential to making Homecoming a success along with making the memories we share possible. Mark your calendars and make your reservations TODAY!
What you need to know:
- Tickets are $50 per person.
- Deadline to register is Friday, May 27, 2016.
- Dress is casual.
- Cash bar will be available.
- Hotel reservations can be made at the Campbell House, Lexington by calling 859.255.4281 or online at Kentucky 4-H Alumni Homecoming. We have a block of rooms reserved for Friday and Saturday nights for $122/night plus tax. Book your room using the group code The deadline for room reservations is May 11th.
Three Different Way to Register:
- Online – follow this LINK and complete the registration form and payment information; or
- Mail – Download the 4-H Homecoming Registration Form HERE and mail with payment to the Kentucky 4-H Foundation, 212 Scovell Hall, Lexington, KY 40456-0064; or
- Phone – Call Jessica Mayfield at the Kentucky 4-H Foundation office at 859.257.7178 to register and make payment over the phone.
Share Your 4-H Memories:
- Submit your photos for the slideshow – Please send your digital or scanned photos by May 27th to Jessica.Mayfield@uky.edu or for hard copy photos please mail by May 20th to Jessica Mayfield, Kentucky 4-H Foundation, 212 Scovell Hall, Lexington, KY 40456-0064.
- 4-H Memorabilia for display during Homecoming – Call Jessica Mayfield at 859.257.7178 to reserve your space.
- Donate 4-H Memorabilia to the Foundation – If you would like to donate an item for display during Homecoming and other 4-H events please contact Melissa G. Miller at 270.401.8110 or by e-mail at MelissaG.Miller@uky.edu.
We hope that you will mark your calendars and plan to attend the 6th Annual 4-H Homecoming on June 11th!
