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3/19/03
Contacts:
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
West Pottawattamie County 4-H Youth Coordinator To Attend National Conference
AMES, Iowa -- Jennifer Vincent of Council Bluffs has been named a delegate to the 2003 National 4-H Conference, March 30 through April 5, at the National 4-H Council in Chevy Chase, Md.
Vincent, who will attend as an adult delegate, serves as the Iowa State University Extension youth coordinator for West Pottawattamie County. She also is a county 4-H council advisor and a member of the county youth committee.
Joining Vincent will be youth delegates Michael Cooley of Orient, Emily Stephens of Clarinda, Aaron Armbrecht of Rockwell City, and Thomas Foell of Schaller. Kurt Roberts of Ames also is attending the conference as an adult delegate.
This year's conference theme is Leading the Way: The Next Century of 4-H.
"Delegates at National 4-H Conference shape the direction of the 4-H program in their discussion groups," Brenda Allen, Iowa State University Extension 4-H specialist, said. "Involvement in state 4-H activities, communication and leadership skills allow them to share input from their counties."
At the 73rd annual conference, delegates will discuss involvement of diverse groups in 4-H. The youth will recommend how the national 4-H program can incorporate technology and new ways to meet the changing needs of youth and adults in the 4-H program.
The delegates also will spend a day on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of the U.S. Congress about topics relating to National 4-H Conference and issues in their counties.
"Taking part in 4-H experiences has helped me achieve a confidence that I do not think I could have developed without the program," Vincent said. "I am going on my 20th year of being involved in the 4-H program, and I am still learning something new every day."
Vincent was a member of the Westfair Horse Club and the Lewis Hustling Pioneers. Her trip is sponsored by Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Foundation. For more information about 4-H contact your Iowa State University Extension county office.
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