{"id":134719,"date":"2024-09-05T23:04:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T03:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=134719"},"modified":"2024-09-05T23:04:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T03:04:41","slug":"allentown-fair-from-a-4-h-member-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=134719","title":{"rendered":"Allentown Fair: from a 4-H member perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Images provided by Penn State Extension \u2013 Lehigh County<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Every year at this time I, Zoe Cole, member of the Lehigh County 4-H Coop Club, look forward to the Allentown Fair. As 4-H members we are all obligated to submit\u00a0an entry into the fair based on our project throughout the year. For me it is one of the best parts of being\u00a0a 4-H member! I enter my project along with artwork such as paintings, ceramics, photography, and I especially love making posters about new areas I wish to learn about to present to others.<\/p>\n<p>I originally\u00a0found out about the 4-H Coop Club at the Allentown Fair back in 2019 and knew it was a club I would want to join since\u00a0it\u00a0included all kinds of small animals. Some members of the club have chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, cats, or dogs. During my 4 years in the Coop Club my projects have included hamsters, gerbils, mice, and rats.<\/p>\n<p>This year the Coop Club, like many other 4-H clubs, submitted a scrapbook into the Allentown Fair showcasing our members&#8217; presentations throughout the year. As well as a tri-fold display board of our club&#8217;s activities\u00a0and community service events. The Lehigh County 4-H Coop Club meets every third Wednesday of the month, come check us out!<\/p>\n<p>Many educational and fun activities are offered by 4-H in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, 4-H is coordinated by Penn State Cooperative Extension through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 4-H programs are open to all youths regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. For more information about the above events or other 4-H activities, call the 4-H office in your county: Lehigh 610-391-9840 or <a href=\"mailto:LehighExt@psu.edu\">LehighExt@psu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1069\" height=\"601\" class=\"wp-image-134720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-child-standing-in-front-of-a-display-descriptio.jpeg\" alt=\"A child standing in front of a display\n\nDescription automatically generated\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-child-standing-in-front-of-a-display-descriptio.jpeg 1069w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-child-standing-in-front-of-a-display-descriptio-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-child-standing-in-front-of-a-display-descriptio-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-child-standing-in-front-of-a-display-descriptio-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>4-H member Zoe Cole receives a blue ribbon for her educational display about pet rats.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"555\" class=\"wp-image-134721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/word-image-134719-2.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/word-image-134719-2.jpeg 988w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/word-image-134719-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/word-image-134719-2-768x431.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>4-H Clubs exhibit their club scrapbooks at the Allentown Fair<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"555\" class=\"wp-image-134722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/word-image-134719-3.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/word-image-134719-3.jpeg 989w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/word-image-134719-3-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/word-image-134719-3-768x431.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lehigh County 4-H Coop club invites new members with a display board at the Allentown Fair<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nIngrid Garcia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Images provided by Penn State Extension \u2013 Lehigh County Every year at this time I, Zoe Cole, member of the Lehigh County 4-H Coop Club, look forward to the Allentown &hellip; 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