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Kids market @ the store returns

The popular Kids Market @ The Store program is expanding for summer 2023, offering free fruits and vegetables to 3,200 families at local retailers in 26 West Virginia counties.

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WVU Extension Fire Service offers Junior Firefighter Camp for youths

Campers learning at Junior Firefighter Camp


While the nation faces a shortage of firefighters, West Virginia University Extension Fire Service aims to help fix this problem, starting with youths from 15 different states. Junior Firefighter Camp prepares the next generation of firefighters and emergency operations personnel with real-life scenarios and experience.  


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Kids Market @ The Store returns this summer with free fruits and vegetables for West Virginia children

A cart holding fruits and vegetables, where kids can "shop" (for free) as part of the Kids Market @ The Store program.

It’s off to camp we go: WVU Extension summer camps welcome all West Virginia youth

Girl with pink backpack with a 4-H patch watches a game of baseball in the background.

Youths from across West Virginia head to West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill each summer to participate in camps. This year is no different, as WVU Extension offers five statewide camps, including a new addition this summer.


WVU Extension’s Conservation Camp introduces teens to the natural world in West Virginia

Campers complete activity along creek at Conservation Camp.

Teens from across West Virginia are invited to immerse themselves in our state’s natural resources this summer at State Conservation Camp, hosted by West Virginia University Extension.


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  1. Wood County 4-H Camp Trustee's Meeting

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    Wood County 4-H Camp Trustee's Board Meeting

    Wood County 4-H Camp Trustee's Meeting
    Date
    Location
    Wood County 4-H Camp
    Wood County 4-H Camp Trustee's Meeting 07:00 pm - Wood County 4-H Camp
  2. LUCAS at Family Medical Clinic of Jane Lew

    A WVU Medicine Lung Cancer Screening Unit (LUCAS) truck sits against a golden sunset filled with clouds.

    LUCAS will have a lung cancer screening event at the Family Medical Clinic of Jane Lew in Lewis County, WV. Contact: Brooke Swisher at 304-884-7880

    LUCAS at Family Medical Clinic of Jane Lew
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    LUCAS at Family Medical Clinic of Jane Lew 08:00 am
  3. Wood County YAWC - Cloverbud Day Camp

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    YAWC - Cloverbud Day Camp

    Wood County YAWC - Cloverbud Day Camp
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    Wood County 4-H Camp
    Wood County YAWC - Cloverbud Day Camp 09:00 am - Wood County 4-H Camp
  4. Regional 4-H Horse Camp

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    Regional 4-H Horse Camp- Open to WV 4-H Members are taking the horse project

    Regional 4-H Horse Camp
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    Wood County 4-H Camp
    Regional 4-H Horse Camp Wood County 4-H Camp
  5. Wood County 4-H Leaders' Meeting

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    Wood County 4-H Leaders meet to discuss 4-H events

    Wood County 4-H Leaders' Meeting
    Date
    Wood County 4-H Leaders' Meeting 07:00 pm