4-H Week marked in Alaska
September 26, 2014
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Alaska 4-H will celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 5β11 with activities, including a national science experiment.
Oct. 8 is 4-H National Youth Science Day, and Alaska youths and 4-H members in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Palmer, Soldotna, Kodiak, Sitka and on all Army and Air Force installations may participate in the βRockets to the Rescueβ experiment. The Anchorage activity will be on Oct. 3. Participants will design and build an aerodynamic food transportation device that can deliver a payload of nutritious food to disaster victims. They will learn engineering concepts and about nutrition, develop math skills and help address a global issue.
Several 4-H offices will also host open houses during the week. Local agents, leaders and club members will offer information about 4-H, which is the nationβs largest youth development program. ΠΤΣϋΙη Cooperative Extension Service administers the Alaska 4-H program statewide.
For more information about National 4-H Week or National Youth Science Day, contact local 4-H offices or Deb Jones, the state 4-H program leader, at deb.jones@alaska.edu or 877-520-5211.
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