Whitney Dunlap, 18, of Wadesboro was inducted into North Carolina's 4-H Honor Club at the recent State 4-H Congress in Raleigh. It is one of the highest honors a 4-H'er can achieve.

Dunlap, the daughter of the Rev. William and Hannah Dunlap, was tapped into the Honor Club during a candlelight ceremony Monday night, July 19.

Membership in the Honor Club is based on service to the 4-H program, leadership, moral standards, 4-H activities and project achievement. Less than one-half of 1 percent of North Carolina 4-H'ers are selected for membership each year. Members must be at least 16 years old and have a minimum of three years 4-H experience.

Dunlap attended Anson High School and is a member of the Eager Beavers 4-H Club. She has been a 4-H'er for 10 years.

Congress is the high point of the 4-H year, bringing young people from across the state to the North Carolina State University campus and Raleigh for four days of activity July 19-22. More than 500 4-H'ers, volunteer leaders and North Carolina Cooperative Extension agents attended 4-H Congress.

The 4-H program is the youth education program of North Carolina Cooperative Extension, based at North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities. More than 240,000 young people between the ages of 5 and 19 participate in North Carolina 4-H activities each year with the help of 21,000 adult and youth volunteers.