The Exceptional Accomplishment Through 4-H Award recipient Chelbie Aube, left, of Bowdoin receives the trophy from 2007 award winner Meg Varney of Turner.

Bowdoin youth receives highest 4-H distinction

LISBON FALLS – The 2008 4-H awards banquet took place at the Marion T. Morse Center on Nov. 21. More than 45 youth and families participated in the evening.

The Exceptional Accomplishment Through 4-H Award is the highest honor awarded to an Androscoggin-Sagadahoc County 4-H member. Members selected for nomination must be at least age 14 and have at least three years of 4-H membership.

Additionally, they must have excelled in 4-H by helping others, completing project records and maintaining the 4-H spirit.

Finally, nominees must be well-rounded, exemplified by serving in their community, school or other extracurricular activities.

This year the award was presented to Chelbie Aube of Bowdoin.

For more information about 4-H, contact the University of Maine Cooperative Extension at 353-5550.