Robeson County 4-H Members Attend 2020 Citizenship North Carolina Focus

Below is a news release about NC 4-H Citizenship Focus.  This was sent to all media outlets earlier today.

NEWS RELEASE

June 19, 2020

Shea Ann DeJarnette| 910-671-3876; Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu

 

Robeson County 4-H Members Attend 2020 Citizenship North Carolina Focus

 

Lumberton, N.C. –

 

A delegation of Robeson County 4-H members attended 4-H Citizenship North Carolina Focus, which was held virtually this year. The Robeson County delegation attended with over 200 youth and adults representing 56 4-H programs across the state. Delegates participated in facilitated discussions and activities related to the importance of advocacy, local government, state government, and action planning. Brooke Canady and Maggie Love were the teen 4-H members representing Robeson County at the June 15-17 conference. Staff members Shea Ann DeJarnette and Wendy Maynor also took part in the virtual experience. Through various conference sessions and facilitated discussions, delegates learned from leaders across the state and from other conference attendees.

 

The 4-H Citizenship North Carolina Focus is sponsored by N.C. Electric Cooperatives. The 4-H program is North Carolina’s largest youth development organization, equipping more than 262,200 young people each year with the skills to succeed and improve the world around them. N.C. 4-H programs and camps encourage young people to “learn by doing,” helping them to develop into active, contributing citizens. NC State Extension and the Cooperative Extension Program at N.C. A&T State University coordinate 4-H programs statewide.

 

NC State Extension is a statewide outreach provider of North Carolina’s preeminent research enterprise – NC State University. NC State Extension translates research-based knowledge in the areas of agriculture, food and nutrition, and 4-H youth development into everyday solutions that create economic, intellectual, and societal prosperity for North Carolina.

 

NC State University is committed to positive action to secure equal opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment regardless of age, color, disability, family/marital status, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, political beliefs, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, and veteran status.

 

For more information on this event or other 4-H programs, please contact Shea Ann DeJarnette, 4-H agent in Robeson County at (910) 671-3276. To learn more about the Robeson County 4-H Program and to sign up for 4-H and activities offered through the program, download our free app from your Apple or Google stores. Download “4-H Now!” and then look for Robeson County 4-H.

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