What: Florida 4-H Day at the Capitol
Where: Florida State Capitol, 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, Florida
When: Tuesday, March 25, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m., Opening Assembly, Courtyard
12:30 p.m., Lunch Assembly, Courtyard
Media contact: Meredith Bauer, UF/IFAS Communications senior public relations specialist, meredithbauer@ufl.edu
About:
Hundreds of Florida students will meet with state legislators on Tuesday to tell their success stories from their 4-H experience and to ask them to support revitalization of their beloved 4-H camp, Camp Cherry Lake.
Florida 4-H Day at the Capitol is one of the largest Capitol connection days and the largest 4-H day in the nation. The event gives youth first-hand experience with the legislative process.
They will encourage legislators to champion a campaign to restore Florida 4-H Camp Cherry Lake, an iconic 4-H camp which currently has limited space for overnight educational programs. A $5.6 million funding request has been filed to support new facilities that will make Cherry Lake an agriculture, tech and workforce development educational center able to serve more than 5,000 students annually.
4-H is the youth development program of the land-grant university and Cooperative Extension system serving youth ages 5 to 18 with hands-on learning to build life skills to be responsible, contributing citizens. In Florida, 4-H is administrated by the University of Florida (UF/IFAS) and Florida A&M University.
Additional information can be found here.
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ABOUT UF/IFAS
The mission of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is to develop knowledge relevant to agricultural, human and natural resources and to make that knowledge available to sustain and enhance the quality of human life. With more than a dozen research facilities, 67 county Extension offices, and award-winning students and faculty in the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UF/IFAS brings science-based solutions to the state’s agricultural and natural resources industries, and all Florida residents.
ABOUT FLORIDA 4-H
4-H is the youth development program of the land-grant university system and Cooperative Extension System. The program provides hands-on educational programs and experiences for youth ages 5 to 18 with the objective of developing youth as individuals, and as responsible and productive citizens. In Florida, 4-H is administered by University of Florida/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University.
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