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					|  Ellie Wrage
 
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			Logan County 4-H members participate 
			in Public Speaking competition
 
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			 [April 16, 2022]  
			
			The 4-H Public Speaking project focuses on supporting youth in 
			developing and strengthening their abilities and confidence to speak 
			in front of people. Giving presentations helps develop many life 
			skills including the ability to speak in front of a group, organize 
			ideas, and create and present in 4-H. The public speaking contest 
			provides youth with an opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of 
			public speaking in front of their family, friends, community members 
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			year Logan, Menard, and Sangamon Counties held a multi county show 
			on April 7 at the Sangamon County Extension Office. Guests present 
			included the McBrian Lincoln Douglas Toastmaster Club. 
 4-H members that were selected as state fair delegates include, Rose 
			Catterson (Logan), Ellie Wrage (Logan), Charlotte Judd (Logan), 
			Allison O'Neill (Menard), Samantha O'Neill (Menard), Nolan Komnick 
			(Sangamon) and Austin Komnick (Sangamon). The selected 4-H members 
			have the opportunity to compete at the State 4-H Public Speaking 
			Contest held on April 30 at Parkland Community College in Champaign, 
			IL.
 
 The overall Public Presentation Champion award was presented to 
			Allison O'Neill (Menard), Samantha O'Neill (Menard). The overall 
			Public Presentation Reserve Champion award was presented to Ellie 
			Wrage (Logan). Thank you to Country Financial – Joe Ryan for 
			sponsoring the public presentation awards.
 
			
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The Judge for this year's contest was Logan County 4-H Alumni, 
Emily Zelhart. Public speaking is a life skill taught and practiced in 4-H. To 
find out more about the 4-H programs in your area refer to
https://extension.illinois.edu/lms
 
 About 4-H: Illinois 4-H strives to help youth learn skills for living. 
University of Illinois Extension provides 4-H programs in every county in 
Illinois. Illinois 4-H aims to impact the lives of 200,000 youth each year 
through sustained learning clubs and groups and short-term programming.
 
				 
			[Carissa DavisExtension Educator, 4-H Youth Development ]
 
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