Photo Caption: Lehigh County 4-H Members Kamryn Fink and Levi Lazarus share agriculture knowledge with the support of Corteva Agriscience

Allentown, Pa – Lehigh County 4-H is pleased to announce that Corteva Agriscience donated $2,500 toward the 4-H Livestock Club Barnyard Zoo as part of their company sponsorship program. “We are very thankful of this donation to make improvements to our educational exhibits for several local fairs and events. The funds helped to make the area more secure for animals as well as providing high quality educational posters about where food comes from. Many of the consumers in Lehigh County are far removed from the farm, so this opportunity helps area residents connect what they use and eat to the farm that produced it” said Lehigh County 4-H Educator Kelly Weisner.

There is no better place than 4-H for building the foundation of success. 4-H is a community of encouraging adults and welcoming kids who love to roll up their sleeves and learn by doing. 4-H families work, serve, and have fun together through all kinds of projects. 4-H youth participate in events and activities through clubs, in school-based and afterschool programs, and as individual members. The Lehigh County Livestock club welcomes youth who are interested in learning about beef, sheep, meat goats, and hogs. Youth do not need to own or have a livestock animal to join, just a desire to learn about livestock health and meat production.

Corteva makes contributions to community-based organizations on behalf of the company and   employees. Consideration for outreach grants is given to communities where Corteva sales representatives, farmer dealers, employees and customers live and work and that support quality-of-life initiatives to create an improved, sustainable lifestyle for people worldwide.

Many educational and fun activities are offered by 4-H in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, 4-H is coordinated by Penn State Cooperative Extension through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 4-H programs are open to all youths regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. For more information about the above events or other 4-H activities, call the 4-H office in your county: Lehigh 610-391-9840 or LehighExt@psu.edu.

Administered through Penn State Extension, 4-H is a community of more than 6 million young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. 4-H is found in all 67 Pennsylvania counties. County 4-H educators work with volunteers to deliver non-formal education opportunities to youth ages 5-18. To find your local program, visit the Penn State Extension website at https://extension.psu.edu/programs/4-h.

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Information provided to TVL by:
Kelly M. Weisner, Extension Educator, 4-H/Youth Development
PennState Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/
 

 

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