Putnam County Points of Pride

• Training in agriculture, economic development, and natural resources drew 3,206 participants in 2002.
  
  
• More than 860 elementary-school-age children and 35 teachers participated in “Just for Kids, Making Food Choices,” an activity-packed, nutrition education curriculum developed by Agent Summers.
  
  
• Members of the Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS) continue to improve the lives of at-risk children by helping the county Head Start program.
  
  
• Putnam County’s older adults were part of a statewide research project that studied the effect of fall-related training in the Active for Life exercise program.
  
  
• More than 100 adult volunteers served as mentors to 380 youths enrolled in 18 community 4-H clubs.
  
  
• A total of 160 youths who participated in the county 4-H livestock program gained skills in raising, fitting, grooming, showing, and selling their animals. The 4-H livestock auction raised $93,294.
  
  
• “4-H Takes an All-American Road Trip,” the 2002 4-H camp program, provided an opportunity for 112 youths, including 31 underprivileged children, and 12 special-needs children to develop positive relationships.
  

WVU Putnam County Extension Office
3389 Winfield Road
Winfield, WV 25213
(304) 586-0217
FAX (304) 586-0207

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