County wins gold at 4-H competition

After three preliminary gam­es, a semi-final round, and a nail-biting championship game, the team from Region 4 - representing Wellington Coun­ty – won the gold at the 2008 Go For The Gold provincial championships held on Nov. 8 at the Royal Winter Fair.

Teammates Joel Aitken, Vir­ginia Pantling, Miriam Bail­ey, Heather Aitken, and James Bailey, along with coach Marg Aitken, beat Grenville County in the finals.

Teams from Prince Edward, Huron, and Middlesex Coun­ties also represented their re­gions in games throughout the day. Each team showcased know­ledge of various 4-H pro­jects from dairy to horse and financial fitness to cooking as well as current events.

To get to the provincials cham­pionships, each team par­ti­cipated at local and regional competitions.

Games were of various types of questions in­cluding assigned, multiple choice, who or what am I, snappers (true or false), and pop up questions.

4-H Ontario thanked the volunteers and sponsor of the Go For The Gold. Volunteer co-chairmen Mike Metcalf and Karen Dair dedicate numerous hours to developing the mater­i­als needed for the program.

The support of Ontario Mutuals, the sponsor of 4-H Ontario Go For The Gold Program, was greatly appreciated.

For more information about the Go For The Gold program contact Marianne Fallis at mfallis@4-hontario.ca or call 519-824-0101.