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  • Wes Bloomquist •
  • Originally published January 23, 2009 at 12:12 p.m., updated January 23, 2009 at 12:12 p.m.

Attention High School Seniors

The Victoria Livestock Show Scholarship applications are currently available at the extension office or on the 4-H Web site (http://victoria-tx.tamu.edu). Applications are due no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday. Additional scholarship opportunities will be posted on the Victoria County 4-H Web site as the information becomes available. You are encouraged to check it frequently.

Consumer Education Project

Do you care about money? Is bargain shopping right up your alley? If so, the Consumer Education project is for you. In the 4-H Consumer Education project, you will learn: how to process information to make the best economical choices for a given situation; how to comparison shop by price, product quality, store or manufacturer; how to use skills or improved practices related to financial literacy and money management; the rights and responsibilities of consumers; how to effectively communicate with others; skills such as decision-making, getting along with others, planning and organizing, and responsibility. Please join us at our next project meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Victoria County Extension Office.

Clothing and Textiles

The Texas 4-H Clothing and Textiles Clothing Advisory Board has selected two new community service activities for 2009 and needs your help. The Anti-Ouch Pouch was designed by Deon Maas and is dedicated to her mother, Doris Lock, who taught her to sew. Both women are breast cancer survivors. This soft pillow is designed to be worn snugly against the underarm area to cushion the area after breast surgery or during radiation treatment. Sew Much Comfort is a non-profit organization that makes adaptive clothing for injured service men and women. SMC sews and alters clothing for injured military personnel who find it difficult to fit in normal clothing due to injuries. These medical conditions may require large fixators, prosthetics and casts that are too bulky to fit under ordinary clothing or underwear. SMC donates clothes to every major military hospital in the USA and a hospital in Germany. The project includes collecting boxers and T-shirts that can be sent to the SMC volunteer seamstresses to be adapted for injured soldiers. Patterns and additional informational documents are available on the Victoria County 4-H Web site under the "Clothing & Textiles" project page (http://victoria-tx.tamu.edu). A Clothing and Textile workshop is planned for March and we would like adult and teen leader input. If you are interested in helping lead this project , please call Sarah Womble at 361-575-4581. County Fashion Show will also be coming up in March. Participants can either enter the buying or construction categories. Now is a great time to begin comparison shopping if you will be buying your outfit, or finding patterns if you will be constructing your outfit.



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