Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
3/15/01
Contacts:
Brenda Allen, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-1567,
bsallen@iastate.edu
Tracy S. Petersen, Extension Communication Systems, (515)
294-9915
Lucas County 4-H Leader To Attend National Conference
Sharon Anstey, Chariton, has been selected to attend the 2001 National 4-H Conference, April 1 through 7 at the National 4-H Council in Chevy Chase, Md.
Anstey, who will attend as an adult delegate, has served as a 4-H leader for nine years. She serves on the Lucas County Extension Council, has judged state project awards and served on state interview committees.
Joining Anstey will be youth delegates Shennen Floy of Thornton, Ashley Glade of Guthrie Center, Ryan Mortvedt of Story City and Michael Ekstrand of Pocahontas. Brenda Allen, Iowa 4-H youth specialist, also will attend the conference. This year's conference theme is Building a Global Community: Blueprint for Action.
The 2001 conference will focus on the power of youth, Allen said. "We'll discuss how to better use youths as active partners in creating change."
The delegates will attend meetings and focus groups to discuss healthier and safer youths, diversity and how it powers change, ethics, making education a global priority and the digital divide. They also will spend a day on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of the U.S. Congress.
"The conference delegation will be a diverse group that can offer suggestions from their own experiences, and there should be valuable information offered on guiding and motivating members and leaders to perform to their potential," Anstey said.
Youth trips are sponsored by The Des Moines Register and Iowa State University Extension: Science, Engineering and Technology. Adult trips are sponsored by Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance. For more information about 4-H contact your Iowa State University Extension county office.
Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.