Here's A Bright Idea!

Recently the East Hawaii 4-H Exchange Club participated in a light bulb exchange as part of a fundraiser project. The project was done in collaboration with the Blue Planet Foundation and the Kohala Center. Our club was given 500 CFL bulbs and were asked to put on a community event where they could have the community come and exchange their incandescent light bulbs with a CLF bulb. Our 4-H Exchange decided to have their events at the 4-H Expo and at a local farmers market. With a large group of people lined up to participate before we could even get set up, the light bulbs went very quickly...making this a very easy fundraiser, and the club will receive $1 for every bulb they exchanged. The money raised will go toward defraying costs associated with hosting a group of 4-H members and their chaperones who will be visiting from Alaska, June 26th-July 4th. So then you might ask...what to do with 500 light bulbs?? Well the group decided to promote 4-H of course!

Military 4-Hers Join Ahaolelo as First Time Participants

Last week, more than 30 teens from across the state of Hawaii gathered for a week long annual event, Ahaolelo. You can learn more about past conferences here.

This year, however, Claire and Carmen reached out to the military teen programs who have been conducting 4-H clubs throughout the year and asked if there were any teens who might want to attend Ahaolelo this year. Six responded with applications and were accompanied by Schofield Barracks teen center staff member Alexis SanNicholas.

Teens worked at the loi, did a cooking class, learned about beekeeping and did a robotics workshop among other fun activities.