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Program Goals:
Mission
Statement:
To
create supportive learning environments
in which youth and adults reach their fullest
potential as capable, competent, and caring
citizens.
Vision
Statement:
To
implement a county wide strategy for supporting
the lives of families and youth through
a wide variety of social, educational,
recreational, and personal development
activities.
Program
Objectives:
To
enhance the physical, cognitive, social,
and emotional development of youth through
safe educational and socially acceptable
involvement in shooting related activities.
- To
teach safe and responsible use of firearms
and archery equipment. This is
to include sound decision-making, self-discipline,
and concentration.
- To
promote the highest standards of safety,
sportsmanship, and ethical behavior.
- To
encourage an understanding of NYS’ natural
resources and the development of a personal
environmental stewardship ethic by young
people through participation in shooting,
hunting, and related activities both
consumptive and non-consumptive in nature.
- To
strengthen family, personal, and professional
relationships through life-long learning
activities.
- To
expose participants to the broad array
of vocational and lifelong avocational
activities related to natural resource
activities (i.e., shooting, hunting,
fishing, forestry, etc.).
- To
complement and enhance the impact of
previously existing safety and hunter
education programs. In NO way is
4-H shooting sports meant to replace
these programs.
2008
Program Highlights
Spring 12-Week
Course graduated 35 students
Fall 12-Week Course graduated 34 students
Hunter Safety Education Courses in:
Trap ...graduated 4
Gun ...graduated 116
Bow ...graduated 36
The Saratoga County 4-H
Shooting Sports Committee recently conducted
elections for
new officers, the results are as follows:
Tony Eastwood, Chairman
Dave Felano, Vice Chairman
Glenda Smullen, Secretary
Russ Lehr, Treasurer
Kate Osterhout, Publicity Secretary (A new
position, temporarily filled by Kate)
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