Congratulations to our Achievement Night Award Winners

Wallace Covington Citizenship Awards	Tadek Kosmal Allisa Coles
James Swart Leadership Award	Katherine Knight
Ann G. Marlow Friend of 4-H Award	Leslie Painter
I Dare You Award	Alison Flanagan
Senior Honor Award	Katherine Ellig Rachel Stephenson
Clyde Jackson Spirit of 4-H Award	Brenda Shaver
Fairfax County 4-H Alumni Award	Anna-Rose Wolff
Fairfax County 4-H Appreciation Award	Allison Clark
Canine Showmanship Awards	Alina Ampeh Kira Baugh Jamie Soucie
Livestock Showmanship Award	Kaela Pollack Mary Allison Carrico Dana Gotliffe
Sportsmanship Award	Casey Gareis Katie Mutchler
Larry Blair Memorial Award	Kira Baugh
4-H Fair Supporter Award	Lily Nickl Midge Field Esther Wisdom
Club Fair Participation Award	Hoofers& Heifers 4-H Club
Club Portfolio Participation Award	Herndon Horse 4-H Club
Portfolio Ribbon and Medal Winners	Rebecca Honigford Katherine Fisher Michaela Hodges-Fulton Alina Ampeh Regina Honigford Tadek Kosmal Alexa Lynn Rachel Stephenson Katherine Ellig Katherine Knight George Shields Arielle Ampeh Allisa Coles Caitlin Embly Stephanie Sorensen
5 Years Volunteer Service	Debra Schenaker Susan Brogan Christie Nix Jill Brantley Karen Ampeh

The Mt. Vernon 4-H Club kicked off the new 4-H year with a Grandparents Day event in mid-September which is part of their Generations United Grant Program. They painted rainbarrels and put the finishing touches on a raised garden bed, designed by senior volunteer Mr. Ed.  With seed packet donations from the American Horticulture Society, they planted lettuce, spinach, and kale. 

To show their appreciation to the Hollin Hall Senior Center for hosting their meetings and providing space for their gardening project, they donated two items to their annual Fall Festival Silent Auction.  One of the items was a Rain Barrel painted on Grandparents Day.  The other item was a "two hour leaf-raking session", a community service project to help raise funds for the Senior Center.

The Microsoft store has hosted the  club for a workshop on website development.  Members learned how to develop their own website, and they are now working on putting together a site for the club.  In addition, members learned lots of cool ways to edit photos with Photo Shop software.

The club also had two members, Freddy Fuentes and Christian Kane, participate in the National Science Day event.