Wayne County 4-H News

The Wonders 4-H Club held their monthly meeting this morning at the C-K Library and made lap throws for the nursing home and played jenga as a fun activity. This 4-H Club is lead by 4-H Club Leaders Autumn Starcher and Michael Patton. The club's next meeting is Saturday March 28 at 10 a.m., at the C-K Library. To learn more about this club and how to join, contact our office at 304-272-6839.

Wayne County will have four Energy Express sites. The sites will be located at Buffalo Elementary, C-K Elementary, Fort Gay PrK-8, and Lavalette Elementary.

We are in need of mentors and community coordinators! We will be hiring 20 AmeriCorps Mentors and four AmeriCorps Community Coordinators.

A new 4-H Club is coming to Wayne County! The International Travel 4-H Club will hold its first meeting on Tuesday March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) and explore the Emerald Isle. Each month the club will focus on another country as a way to better understand the world around us! Any interested youth are welcome to join us. Please call our office at 304-272-6839 or email Julie Tritz, 4-H Extension Agent to learn more!

Wayne County community 4-H clubs as well as our after school sites (Buffalo Elementary, Prichard Elementary, and Kellogg Elementary) participated in this year's State 4-H Poster Contest. You designed and created posters around a variety of topics. County winners will be announced later this month! To learn more about this 4-H opportunity, please contact our office at 304-272-6839.

The Wayne County 4-H Ambassadors Team collected items in January to give to Lily's Place in Huntington. Lily's Place provides medical care to infants suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Team members collected paper towels, trash bags and other supplies for Lily's Place. The Ambassadors who were able to drop them at Lily's Place include (l-r): Danielle Adkins and Conner Hall. To learn more about the 4-H Ambassadors, please contact our office at 304-272-6839.