Pledging our Hope for a Bright Tomorrow

THE ROCK EAGLE 4-H CENTER CABIN CAMPAIGN

The Rock Eagle 4-H Center Cabin Campaign has been officially launched!

 

Background on the Current Cabins: The fifty-four cabins at Rock Eagle 4-H Center have served over three million 4-H members and adults, through 4-H events and other youth and adult conferences, for over fifty years. The current cabin that was designed in the early 1950s was a very useful design, and many of the cabins were slightly modified during a major renovation in the late 1980s. Today, the cabins do not serve the needs of Rock Eagle users as well as they once did. Because of the deterioration of the structures, it is now time to construct new cabins at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. In the summer of 2004, the Rock Eagle staff began the design of a prototype cottage. By the time the design was completed in the fall of 2004, money was secured to construct the prototype cabin. The prototype cabin is now open and in use at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. The Rock Eagle staff and architects are using this opportunity to modify the prototype design, so that when the cabins are replaced, the new structures can provide the best possible guest quarters for the 4-H Center. The new cabin features handicap accessible rooms and will sleep twenty-two people, compared to the eighteen in the existing cabin.

Looking to the Future Through Your Support: Numerous organizations and individuals have already displayed a tremendous level of support for the Rock Eagle cabin initiative to raise $27 million over the course of the fundraising campaign. With the prototype cabin constructed and in use, Georgia 4-H is increasingly eager to replace the 54 deteriorating Rock Eagle cabins. By continuing the public and private partnership which made the construction of Rock Eagle possible in the 1950's, Georgia 4-H'ers across the state will continue to have the best 4-H center in the nation.

If you are interested in supporting the Rock Eagle 4-H Center Cabin Campaign with a financial gift, please contact the 4-H Foundation office at (706) 542-8914. Naming opportunities are available. Thank you for your support! We look forward to “Making the Best Better” through your involvement in this campaign!

The Georgia 4-H Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations made to the Georgia 4-H Foundation are tax deductible according to IRS standards. Your contribution can be designated to support a specific purpose that is important to you, or left unrestricted to be used where the need is greatest.