Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
2/20/03
Contacts:
Mitchell Hoyer, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-1531, mhoyer@iastate.edu
Brenda Allen, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-1567, bsallen@iastate.edu
Carol Ouverson, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515)
294-9640, couverso@iastate.edu
Tracy S. Petersen, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515)
294-9915
4-H'ers to Showcase Community Service Projects at Legislative Day
AMES, Iowa --Two hundred seventy 4-H members representing 52 counties will participate in the second annual 4-H Day at the Legislature March 4 in Des Moines. The event, organized by Iowa State University Extension (ISU) 4-H Youth Development, teaches youth about the legislative process and informs legislators about 4-H's impact on Iowa through community improvement projects.
Each club that participates in 4-H Day at the Legislature will display
information about a community service project they have completed. For
example, the Buena Vista County 4-H Youth Council and the Providence Go-Getters
4-H Club will tell legislators about the Even Start Christmas Party they
hold each year for local Hispanic youth. Members of the County Line 4-H
Club in Marion County will recount how they restored the one-room Liberty
Corner School.
"The 4-H members will speak with the legislators about what 4-H means
to them and their communities as well as learn about the legislative process,"
Mitchell Hoyer, ISU Extension 4-H program coordinator, said.
In addition to meeting with legislators at the state capitol, the 4-H members will participate in a series of educational workshops.
"This year we're going to debate school consolidation, an issue that is being discussed by the Iowa legislature during this session," Brenda Allen, ISU state 4-H program specialist, said. "We're also going to look at the political parties and all of the different factors a legislator must take into account before voting, such as constituents, party policy, personal conscience and research."
4-H Day at the Legislature is organized by ISU Extension 4-H Youth Development with support from the Iowa 4-H Foundation.
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