Doddridge County Points of Pride

• The Be Smart-Eat Smart nutrition education program is now offered to local communities. In eight weeks, individuals and families learn about food safety, nutrition, and food budgets.
  
  
• More than 40 adult volunteers help 120 youths learn about leadership, citizenship, and community service in nine local community 4-H clubs.
  
  
• Through the six-week Energy Express summer reading and nutrition program, 40 students maintained or improved their reading skills with the help of five college-student mentors.
  
  
• Diabetics and caregivers gain skills in meal planning and preparation through three-session Dining with Diabetes cooking schools. The schools reached 33 county residents.
  
  
• Ten Community Educational Outreach Service clubs provide monthly educational lessons, leadership training, and community service.
  
  
• Beef cattle short courses and agronomy newsletters are offered as a multicounty effort.
  
  
• Area auctioneers and private pesticide applicators attended recertification credit courses.
  
  
• The WVU Extension Service in Doddridge County is a partner in the community coalition that promotes trustworthiness, respect, fairness, responsibility, caring, and citizenship.
  
  
• Wondering about those bugs? Need your soil tested? The Extension Service answers many questions about gardening and horticulture. Ask for a free garden calendar at our office.

WVU Doddridge County Extension Office
Courthouse - Room B-2
118 E. Court Street
West Union, WV 26456-1262
(304) 873-1801
FAX (304) 872-1840

Last modified February 24, 2003
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