Qualifying senior 4-H members will compete in the Mississippi 4-H S.A.F.E.T.Y. State Invitational Friday and Saturday.
The Mississippi State University Extension Service 4-H S.A.F.E.T.Y. program, an acronym for Safe Archery and Firearms Education and Training for Youth, provides young people with the opportunity to learn responsibility, sportsmanship and self-discipline.
The event will be held in two locations and will begin each day at 8 a.m. at the Jimmy Bryan 4-H Youth Complex in West Point and at the Starkville Gun Club.
4-H Shooting Sports is a national program with 428,020 participants, making it one of the largest shooting education programs in the United States. In Mississippi, 4-H S.A.F.E.T.Y involves thousands of kids and continues to grow annually. An established core of over 700 adult volunteer instructors and 4-H agents provide training and leadership for the program throughout the state.
Senior 4-H’ers who qualified at district-level S.A.F.E.T.Y. events will participate in the state invitational.
For information about the state invitational event or the 4-H S.A.F.E.T.Y. program, contact Tammy Parker at 662-286-7756 or [email protected] .
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