Hodges Badge Company joins exclusive group of licensed 4-H award manufacturers

March 7, 2010 - PRLog -- PORTSMOUTH, R.I. – Hodges Badge Company has joined a select group of vendors officially licensed by the National 4-H Council to provide 4-H-logoed merchandise.

With this new licensure, newly required by 4-H, Hodges Badge Company continues to offer the same wide range of ribbons and awards personalized with the 4-H name and/or emblem to all 4-H programs and groups across the country as it has done for the past 90 years.

“Given our history as a proud American manufacturer, and our longstanding relationship with youth and educational groups, the 4-H license is a natural fit for Hodges Badge,” said Hodges Badge Company President Rick Hodges. “We look forward to continuing our work with 4-H groups, providing them with our quality-made awards.”

4-H groups can place orders with Hodges Badge Company for their ribbons, rosettes, medals, sashes and buttons bearing the official, licensed 4-H name and emblem. All 4-H orders will now incorporate a logo usage fee, which Hodges passes on in entirety to the National 4-H Council to help support their valuable educational programs and initiatives.

Orders can be made at www.hodgesbadge.com or by calling (888) 565-7859.

About 4-H
4-H is a community of six million young people across America learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. National 4-H Council is the private sector, non-profit partner of 4-H National Headquarters located at the USDA. The 4-H programs are implemented by the 106 land-grant universities and the Cooperative Extension System through their 3,100 local extension offices across the country.

About Hodges Badge Company, Inc.
Hodges Badge Company, Inc. is the country’s leading custom manufacturer of quality ribbons, rosettes, medals, sashes and buttons. Founded in 1920 by William F. Hodges, it is headquartered in Portsmouth, R.I. with plants in Portsmouth and Washington, Mo. The company sells its products via catalogs and the Internet for horse show and dog show managers, educators, drug awareness programs, sports and recreation groups, fairs, 4-H programs, and retail markets. For more information, visit www.hodgesbadge.com

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