06/10/2026
We want to extend a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Jeremiah Jury as he was presented with the highly competitive and exclusive Kentucky 4-H Emerald Award at Teen Conference this past week. The Emerald Award is presented to only four outstanding youth each year.
Jeremiah embodies each of the 4-Hs, Head, Heart, Hands, and Health and he never backs down from a challenge. I wanted to highlight a short excerpt from Jeremiah’s essay for his Emerald application, as I feel it embodies the kind of young person he has become:
“I am who I am because of lessons I learned from failure and the encouragement of success. Now… looking back at my 4-H journey, I realize I didn’t fail at all; in fact, I succeeded. I learned intentionality and purpose give way to hustle, hustle is the key to hard work, hard work is the foundation of improvement, and improvement is the beginning of success. I learned the most valuable asset in life is not money or fame, but the opportunity that awaits on the other side of every handshake, relationship, and experience.”
Join us in congratulating Jeremiah Jury on winning this prestigious award!
