National 4-H Week marked with activities

October 8, 2013

Marmian Grimes

Debbie Carter
907-474-5406
10/8/2013
Alaska 4-H will celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 6-12 with green smoothies, a national science experiment and other activities.

Alaska youths may join the “Green Mustache Movement” by making a smoothie with spinach and fruit and sending a photo of their green smoothie mustache to the Alaska 4-H Facebook page. See the healthy recipe and more about it at www.alaska4h.org.

Youths in Alaska and around the country are participating in the National Youth Science Day experiment Wednesday, Oct. 9. “4-H Maps and Apps” will introduce them to the importance of geographic information systems and GPS as they design and map their ideal park using data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Contact local 4-H offices to find out where and when National 4-H week activities are planned.

4-H is the largest youth development organization in the world with 6 million participants in 50 countries. Alaska 4-H has nearly 14,000 participants and more than 1,000 volunteers. 4-H is offered on every military installation in the state.

The youth development program emphasizes leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H in the U.S. is offered through the Cooperative Extension Service and land-grant universities. More about 4-H is available at www.4-h.org.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Candi Dierenfield, 907-474-1909, cldierenfield@alaska.edu

ON THE WEB: www.alaska4h.org