4-H Members Take Part in Officer and Volunteer Leader Training

DUBOIS – On Feb. 6, 4-H members and volunteers leaders from both Clearfield & Jefferson counties took part in the 6^th Annual 4-H Club Officer & Volunteer Leader training held at the Tri-County Church of God in DuBois.

4-H Extension Educators, Penn State University Extension Specialists & Faculty, and a local teacher helped facilitate workshops on a variety of topics including Selling your 4-H Project, Making it with Mixes – New 4-H Food Project, Introduction to 4-H Nature Projects, and a youth session on Parliamentary Procedure. In addition to the educational workshops offers, 4-H youth and adults helped create blankets, which were donated to local hospitals and Valentine’s Day greeting cards for local nursing home residents as part of a bi-county community service project.

Clearfield County 4-H Members that attended included: Shayna Dicker, Marissa Douthit, Chelsea Folmar, Victoria Garner, Anna Heitzenriter, Mindy Hutchins, Rachel Lines, Branden Logan, Liz McAndrew, Fran McAninch, Derica Skarbek, Jessa Skarbek, Genelle Snyder, Andrea Walters, & Jodi Warholak.

Jefferson County 4-H Members that attended included: Stefany Alexander, Laken Delaney, Mikayla Ishman, Ryanne Lindenpitz, Rebecca Pifer, Toni Smith, & Abi Zeitler.

Clearfield County 4-H Leaders & Parents that attended included: Tammy Angeletti, Donna Bush, Janet Douthit, Larry Garner, Karen Garner, Diana Gray-Puit, Tammy Hutchins, Alison Logan, Phyllis McAninch, Katie McAndrew, & Amy Warholak. 

Jefferson County 4-H Leaders & Parents that attended included:  Sue Breth, Linda Chamberlin, Susan Delaney, Kevin Harriger, Kelly Holt, Heather Lindenpitz, Ruth Pifer, Marjorie Raybuck, Dolly Smouse, Matt Snyder, Chris Wolfe, & Jennifer Zeitler.

A special thank you goes out to all of our presenters: Mark Douglass, Extension Educator for Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, Kyle Norman, Vo-Ag Teacher & FFA Advisor of Brockway Area High School, Jan Scholl, an Associate Professor for the Department of Agricultural & Extension Education at Penn State University, and Sandy Smith, Extension Specialist & Senior Lecturer in Forest Resources for Penn State University.

4-H is a non-formal youth development educational program of Penn State Cooperative Extension for all youth between the ages of 8 and 19, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability or handicap, national origin, race, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, or veteran status.  For additional information on the 4-H program or to locate a 4-H club in your area, contact Jana Lynne Davidson at the Clearfield County Cooperative Extension Office at 814-765-7878 Ext. 3 or Susan Alexander at the Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Office at 814-849-7361.