{"id":145761,"date":"2024-05-15T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4hab.com\/?p=145761"},"modified":"2024-05-15T13:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:08:10","slug":"sophia-hoogland-meets-premier-smith-secures-4-h-albertas-premiers-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.zentracreatives.com\/4hab\/sophia-hoogland-meets-premier-smith-secures-4-h-albertas-premiers-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophia Hoogland Meets Premier Smith, Secures 4-H Alberta&#8217;s Premier\u2019s Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[cmsmasters_row data_shortcode_id=&#8221;erfyubzoq&#8221;][cmsmasters_column data_width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; data_shortcode_id=&#8221;e74cicwfok&#8221;][cmsmasters_text]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Westerose, AB<\/strong> &#8211; The Premier\u2019s Award is the highest honour bestowed to a 4-H Alberta member. The award was donated personally by the Honourable E.C. Manning, Premier of Alberta, and was first presented to an outstanding 4-H member in 1964. The Premiers Award recipient is chosen from the pool of current 4-H Ambassadors and represents 4-H at a variety of events over the following year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophia Hoogland, a remarkable eighteen-year-old high school student from Lacombe County, has been on an incredible journey with 4-H Alberta. Her dedication and passion for 4-H have led her to be chosen as the 2023 4-H Alberta Premier\u2019s Award Recipient, a recognition of her outstanding achievement as an Ambassador and her commitment to the growth of 4-H.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On March 25, 2024, Sophia Hoogland had the privilege of meeting Premier Danielle Smith and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of Alberta, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RJ Sigurdson<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Premier Smith introduced Hoogland in the Legislature Assembly of Alberta&#8217;s first spring sitting, marking a significant recognition of her achievement. Sophia was accompanied by her proud parents, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:ceo@4hab.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-rich-links=\"{\">Kurt Kinnear<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 4-H Alberta CEO, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:christine.suominen@4hab.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-rich-links=\"{\">Christine Suominen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 4-H Alberta Board Chair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophia Hoogland says<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201c4-H has taught me so much over the years, but the one thing it has taught me most is that hard work does pay off. It might take a year or maybe 8, but one day, if you keep working at it, it will. So stay dedicated, be persistent, remain positive, and dream big.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the last nine years, Sophia has been an active and dedicated member of the Crestomere 4-H Multi Club, primarily in the sheep project, where she has held various executive positions. Her commitment to 4-H extends beyond her club, as she has also been an avid participant in various club, district, regional and provincial 4-H activities. Sophia\u2019s leadership skills have also shone through as a Youth Leader at 4-H summer programs, and she has completed one year as a 4-H Alberta Ambassador.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hoogland says \u201cMeeting Premier Smith and Minister Sigurdson was an experience to remember and glad she could represent 4-H Alberta at the Legislature.\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sohpia was also awarded the <\/span><b><i>Ted Youck Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in 4-H Alberta Award<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This new award was generously donated by long-time 4-H supporter, and former 4-H Alberta Branch Head with the GOA, Ted Youck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4-H Alberta Ambassadors are enthusiastic Senior Members who are driven to grow 4-H in Alberta by sharing their 4-H experiences, developing opportunities for the 4-H community, and representing youth. 4-H Ambassadors will support 4-H in their region and across the province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.zentracreatives.com\/4hab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premieres-Award-Winner-Hoogland-Collage.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145759\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.zentracreatives.com\/4hab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premieres-Award-Winner-Hoogland-Collage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.zentracreatives.com\/4hab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premieres-Award-Winner-Hoogland-Collage.png 1000w, https:\/\/dev.zentracreatives.com\/4hab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premieres-Award-Winner-Hoogland-Collage-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.zentracreatives.com\/4hab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premieres-Award-Winner-Hoogland-Collage-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.zentracreatives.com\/4hab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premieres-Award-Winner-Hoogland-Collage-580x464.png 580w, https:\/\/dev.zentracreatives.com\/4hab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premieres-Award-Winner-Hoogland-Collage-860x688.png 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/cmsmasters_text][\/cmsmasters_column][\/cmsmasters_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Sophia Hoogland, the remarkable 18-year-old from Lacombe County, who has been named the 2023 4-H Alberta Premier\u2019s Award Recipient. Her journey through 4-H has been marked by dedication, leadership, and a commitment to the community. Recognized in the Alberta Legislature by Premier Danielle Smith, Sophia&#8217;s story is a testament to the impact of perseverance and passion in youth development programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":145760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,3],"tags":[61,62,65,58,77,83,71,74],"class_list":["post-145761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-post","category-news-articles","tag-4hab","tag-4habalumni","tag-4habcommunity","tag-4halberta","tag-4halbertaambassadors","tag-4hcanada","tag-agriculture","tag-westerose"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sophia Hoogland Meets Premier Smith, Secures 4-H Alberta&#039;s Premier\u2019s Award - 4-H Alberta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sophia Hoogland, a dedicated member of 4-H Alberta, has been honoured with the prestigious 2023 Premier\u2019s Award. 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