Braxton County Points of Pride

• Super Pantry: Through the Braxton Community Coalition, agencies presented a series of Super Pantry programs in four communities for people who use the food pantries or were referred by the Department of Human Resources. Participants learned about nutrition, budgeting, and food preparation and took home ingredients to prepare a meal. The Presbytery of West Virginia-Hunger Action Team funded the food purchases.
  
  
• Beekeeping: The Braxton County Beekeepers are teaching 4-H'ers how to care for and feed honey bees and not to be afraid of them. Plans are to develop a state 4-H beekeeping project.
  
  
• Food Handlers: In 2001, 178 food service industry employees attended the food handlers/food safety training sponsored by Extension and the local health department.
  
  
• Camping: Eighty-six youths had fun while learning during the county 4-H camp. About 30 adults taught classes, offered assemblies, and helped with special activities.
  
  
• 4-H: With the new Little Birch club, Braxton has eight community 4-H clubs and one special-interest club, an award-winning heritage dance group.
  
  
• Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS): The eight clubs have 110 members (including four men). They conduct many community projects and financially support 4-H and two partial college scholarships. Members reached 600 people with cancer information on the first day of October, Cancer Awareness Month.

WVU Braxton County Extension Office
Courthouse Annex - Room 301
307 Main Street
Sutton, WV 26601-1389
(304) 765-2809

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