Mercer County Points of Pride

• Emphasizing programming for the entire family, the Healthier Bluefield Families project provides information on nutrition, health, and safety. More than 300 families participate in this yearlong project.
  
  
• Participants in the Dining with Diabetes cooking schools increase their knowledge of healthy food choices and become more self-confident in preparing meals for people with diabetes. In Mercer County, 60 people participated in the cooking schools.
  
  
• The 100 members of Mercer County’s eight Community Educational Outreach Service clubs conduct many service projects.
  
  
• Last year, the Adult Family Nutrition Program reached 239 limited-resource county families with information on nutrition, food safety, and money management. Forty-seven volunteers helped with this program.
  
  
• For more than 100 years, 4-H has helped youths learn and grow while having fun! Mercer County 4-H serves about 1,000 youths annually with the help of 140 volunteers.
  
  
• Energy Express, a six-week reading program, improves children’s reading scores. This collaborative program reaches more than 200 youths each summer.
  
  
• For information about topics ranging from lawn care and livestock to nutrition and parenting, the Mercer County Extension Office is your one-stop source. Give us a call today!
  

WVU Mercer County Extension Office
Memorial Building
1500 West Main Street
Princeton, WV 24740-2627
(304) 425-3077/3079
FAX (304) 487-1439

Last modified July 1, 2003
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