Extension Communications
Extension 4-H Youth Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3630
(515) 294-9915
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Extension Communications |
5/27/04
Release: Immediate
Contacts:
Traci Stephens, Extension 4-H Youth Development, (515) 795-3338, tracis@iastate.edu
Carol Ouverson, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-9640, couverso@iastate.edu
4-H Center Welcomes Campers of All Ages
MADRID, Iowa -- Camping at the Iowa 4-H Center has always been for kids--and kids at heart. Several camps offered this summer continue the tradition. A few of the camps are Bring A Big Person, Family Weekend camp and Tag Team Quilting.
"Camp is a great place for youth to grow and develop life skills. These camps go a step further, offering adults the opportunity to join in the fun and spend some quality time with their campers," Traci Stephens, Iowa 4-H Center program specialist, said.
Camps such as Bring A Big Person give young campers quality time with adults and let them participate in other activities such as swimming, hiking, making camp crafts, canoeing and campfires. This camp is for children age 6 to 11 and adults 18 and over.
A Family Weekend camp, scheduled for June 25-27, will include camp crafts, a climbing tower, a campfire with s'mores, canoeing down the Des Moines River, games and a Scenic Valley train ride. Cost for the trip is $60 per camper age 13 and younger and $75 for campers 14 and over.
Tag Team Quilting camp participants can bring friends, relatives or a parent or grandparent to help with a quilting project. Teams of two must include one age 10 to 14 and one age 18 and up. Teams may bring their own sewing machine or rent one for the weekend.
For more information on 4-H summer camps, visit the Iowa State University Extension Web site at www.extension.iastate.edu/4hcenter.
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