4-H has changed my life in countless ways. Over the past 6 years, I have learned leadership, accountability, responsibility, and many other life skills. When I first joined 4-H, I was so shy that I would turn bright red and falter when speaking in front of my club which consisted of 5 girls. Since then I have come a long way, winning my public speaking category at both the County and State competition levels 2 years running and once representing Massachusetts at the Eastern States Exposition (Big E) Visual Presentations against 5 other States. My dog Cameron and I are representing Massachusetts next weekend in the 3 day dog show at the Big E. I belong to 4 clubs, am a teen member of Plymouth County Advisory Council and I was chosen as a teen delegate for the Massachusetts 4-H State Dog Show Committee. I'm not sure who I would be today without 4-H.
