Monroe County Points of Pride

• As a member of the Scenic Byways Committee, Agent Graves worked to publish and distribute a brochure promoting tourism, a long-standing Monroe County industry.
  
  
• A series of workshops and news articles educated farmers about drought management, dealing with tough times, and beef marketing.
  
  
• Community Educational Outreach Service members improved the lives of families and communities as volunteers in such valuable programs as Breast and Cervical Cancer Awareness, Dining with Diabetes, and Read Aloud America.
  
  
• Agent Redden is developing a grassland management program designed to increase the pounds of red meat produced per acre while increasing grassland yield and reducing production costs.
  
  
• Monroe County was chosen as a pilot county to implement Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR) programs. Youth literacy is the focus of this state-strengthening grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  
  
• Our Monroe County 4-H program and its 36 community, special-interest, and school clubs teach life skills, enhance self-esteem, and encourage community service for 585 youths and their 122 adult leaders.
  
  
• “A Tough Act to Follow” was the theme for the 1999 county 4-H camp. Thirty-nine counselors guided the 150 campers. Three teens earned 4-H pins for completing Charting, a self-exploration program.

WVU Monroe County Extension Office
Monroe County Health Center
P.O. Box 238
Union, WV 24983-0238
(304) 722-3003
FAX (304) 722-3184

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