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Dedication Ceremony Held At New Langley Bell 4-H Center
May 3, 2015
A dedication ceremony and open house were held Saturday at the new Langley Bell 4-H Center in Cantonment.
Back in 1943 Minnie and Langley Bell donated 400 acres on Nine Mile Road for the county’s original 4-H Center. The property was given to Escambia County 4-H in a trust, with the Escambia County Commission serving as trustees. When the property was sold to Navy Federal Credit Union in 2012 for expansion, a new 4-H Center was planned on the Escambia County Extension Service property on Stefani Road.
Funds from the sale were also used to purchase 108 acres in Molino where a new 4-H Animal Science and Outdoor Center is being developed.
“Escambia County 4-H traditions have a strong foundation with the many successes of the past and will no doubt be carried forward with our new Langley Bell 4-H Center and the new 4-H property in Molino. A new generation of 4-Hers will now be served in a way that is unparalleled in facilities, financial support and community involvement,” said Brian Bell, president of the Escambia County 4-H Foundation and also the grandson of the original donors of the property, Minnie and Langley Bell. “My grandparents, Uncle Bill (Langley Bell, Jr.), and my father would be ecstatic to see how 4-H has used that initial donation of land to further its mission and serve so many more youth in this community.”
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See the article in todays paper about Northview FFA winning numerous State awards. That is what I wish to see with Escambia 4Hers.
Brian Bell, President of the 4H Foundation, has made some grerat comments about Escambia 4H. Pam Allen also made some great comments. It is my desire that the Foun dation and IFAS follow through on these comments and return Escambia 4H to the pattern of Excellence and success that we had in the past. Keep the momentum going!