Wayne County 4-H News

Zane Smith (left) and Sarah Ferry are two outstanding Wayne County 4-Hers. On July 12 at WVU Jackson's Mill, they were inducted into the WV 4-H All Stars, an organization that recognizes outstanding leadership and service to the West Virginia 4-H Program. Wayne County 4-H is very proud of these two outstanding 4-H members and all their accomplishments over the past several years! To learn more, contact our office at 304-272-6839. 

The four Energy Express sites collected pet supplies for a local animal shelter over the past five weeks. One site also collected books for a local library as part of their community service project. Community service is a central element of the Energy Express program. To learn more about the Energy Express program, please contact our office at 304-272-6839.

During 4-H Camp last month, campers had an opportunity to write a thank you postcard that we mailed to our camp sponsors, supporters, and stakeholders. We could not conduct camp without their support. For more information on 4-H camp, please contact our office at 304-272-6839.

On July 16, 4-H'ers had the opportunity to tour Toms Creek Family Farm and specifically their maple syrup production facilities. Youth got to practice “tapping” for syrup, learn about the production process and taste some of their maple syrup. Many thanks to Greg Christian and Garland Christian for a great tour! For more information, please contact our office at 304-272-6839. 

On July 17, over 60 gift bags were delivered to the Wayne Nursing Home that were made by campers at 4-H Younger Camp in June. Each gift bag included home made lotion, a sun catcher, socks and a card decorated and signed by 4-H'ers. This was a community service project at camp in an effort to spread some joy and let them know they are loved!

The Project WET (water education for teachers) was offered in the Wayne County office on Tuesday, July 16 and Thursday, July 18. Six adults from throughout the county participated in this hands-on training that will afford them to offer educational lessons to youth in elementary school through high school. Many thanks to Tomi Bergstrom (shown standing in the photo) with the WV Dept of Environmental Protection for this wonderful curriculum and resource. For more information on Project WET, please contact our office at 304-272-6839. 

The Wayne County wrapped up the Energy Express program with children on Friday July 19, 2019. When you hear kids say they are sad that the program has come to an end, you know the program made an impact! Many thanks to all our Site Supervisors, Community Coordinators and Mentors for their efforts. Combined they reached over 200 youth this summer. Site teams will be serving the week of July 22 to tidy up classrooms and engage in community service work.

The Wayne Family Resource Network & the Extension Office are partnering to offer a wonderful hands-on and engaging program for parents with children 10-14 years. The Strengthening Families Program is FREE with dinner served each Monday and Thursday night in September at the Urlings Building in Wayne. The dates include:

September 9

Cloverbud Day Camp was held June 11 - 14 at Mays Chapel near Lavalette. Youth engaged in lots of hands-on educational activities around healthy living, citizenship, and science. Camp also featured a variety of speakers. Here are a few highlights.

The 2019 4-H Younger Camp was held Jun 18 - 21 at Cabwaylingo State Forest. Youth engaged in lots of hands-on learning that involved STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) activities, arts and crafts, hiking and agricultural science in the morning and all kinds of fun activities each afternoon. Below are just a few highlights from a great week at Cabwaylingo!