Home > Our Offices > Parishes > Vernon > FCS (Family & Consumer Sciences) [Image: Photo of family ] Provides information related to the parish FCS Mission and Vision Statements. What is 4-H? 4-H facts and information. Beef Ambassador Contest The Vernon Parish 4-H Beef Ambassador Contest is scheduled to be held at 1 p.m. at the parish 4-H Office on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2008. 4-H Food Festival Monday, November 24, 2008. Mark the date of the annual 4-H Food Festival, which will be held at the Leesville Junior High Cafeteria. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m.  more articles... Vernon 4-H Highlights Vernon parish 4-H highlights. Disaster Recovery Information [Image: headline image] Hurricane Disaster Recovery information link 2008 Vernon Parish Fair [Image: Vernon Parish Fair] This catalog contains information on categories for fair exhibits, entry and release dates, and fair premiums for the Vernon Parish Fair. Aluminum tabs donated to the Ronald McDonald House in Monroe. [Image: Ronald McDonald House] Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leaders have collected close to 700 pounds of aluminum tabs that were donated to the Ronald McDonald House in Monroe. The tabs are recycled and the money is used for household expenses when donations do not cover the costs. Regional 4-H Leader Training [Image: Health Rocks Session] Adult and youth 4-H Leaders from 9 parishes in the Southern Region attended a workshop day help in Ville Platte. 4-H Camp at Camp Grant Walker [Image: 4-H Camp at Camp Grant Walker] Twenty-three 4th – 6th graders from across Vernon Parish recently participated in Summer 4-H Camp at Camp Grant Walker in Pollock, LA along with 512 other campers, teens and adult volunteers from Rapides, Allen, Caddo, Evangeline, and Jackson Parishes. Parish Joint Advisory Council Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the Joint Advisory Council. Talkin' Horses [Image: Bi-monthly Equine Newsletter] Bi-Monlthly Equine Newsletter 2008 Rapides Parish Fair Premium Book [Image: Fair Book Cover] Information provided on classes and premiums for the 2008 Rapides Parish Fair in the adult and senior citizen divisions; nursing home division; and pre-4-H and 4-H youth divisions. Vernon Parish Fair Well at 2008 State 4-H University [Image: 2008 State 4-H U] The Vernon Parish delegation to State 4-H University included 26 teens and 9 adults from across the parish competing and participating in a variety of events and activities.