Making a Difference
Every year, 100 youth from Scott County go to 4-H camp to enjoy all the traditional outdoor camp activities and learn self-reliance, leadership, and citizenship. While at camp, they also write thank-you letters to a generous donor from their county who helps pay for their camping experience through a $50,000 endowment.
“Our donor, a lifelong educator, was impressed by our program and what it offered to local youth,” says Patty Collier, Extension 4-H agent. “This generous donation allows us to send children to camp who might not have been able to go otherwise.”
If you would like to make a difference by contributing to any Virginia Cooperative Extension program, contact Max Bales, director of development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 217 Hutcheson Hall (0402), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061,
540/231-1987, or mbales@vt.edu
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