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same time, tomato clubs were started where young women learned about canning and preserving vegetables, clothing, and other home economics topics.
The learning by doing philosophy is also at the base of the Cooperative Extension Service. It is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its founding in 1914.
Today. 4-H in Virginia has more than 128,000 members in community clubs, school clubs, special interest groups, and school enrichment groups.
Many clubs are organized by adult volunteer leaders. Last year there were more than 6,500 of these volunteer leaders and almost 1,000 teenagers who learned leadership skills working with the younger members.
Mr. t'.arst expects to find the 4-H alumni in every city and community in Virginia even though most current members live in small towns.
Fifty percent of the 4-H'ers are in towns with a population of less than 10,000. More than 16 percent live in city suburbs; 13 percent live in larger towns and cities; and 11 percent live in cities with a population over 50,000. A little more than eight percent live on farms.
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