As part of the Global 4-H network, the Rockingham County Next Step Teen Club is planning a trip to Dominica during the April school vacation in 2013. The group has been in contact with Dominica youth and Peace Corp volunteers in the past year and has begun planning their service learning trip. Projects will include beach cleanup, sea turtle monitoring, and school garden improvement. Club members are currently working on raising money to finance their trip, such as their February 19, 2012 Polar Plunge Fundraiser.
The club is welcoming additional teens, both 4-H members and non-members, ages 14 and up, who are interested in this type of service work and leadership development. An informational meeting for youth and their parents or guardians will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 6:30 PM at the UNH Cooperative Extension office in Rockingham County, 113 North Road, Brentwood. For more questions or to RSVP, contact Michael Young, Extension Educator, at 603-679-9445 or michael.young(at)unh.edu.
The 4-H Next Step Teen Club has been learning about the people of Dominica, and trading letters with pen pals. They want to take the next step by going to Dominica, work with the youth there, and to help with community and environmental projects.
4-H, with its positive youth development experience, is uniquely positioned to meet urgent global needs. Young people are the drivers of change, and the Global 4-H network strives to double the number of young innovators reached outside the U.S. by 2015. To learn more about Globe 4-H, visit their website.
4-H is one of the world’s largest youth development organizations, found in more than 70 countries in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia and Africa. In the United States, 4-H is a community of six million young people across America learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. For more information on UNH Cooperative Extension or 4-H Youth Development in Rockingham County, call (603) 679-5616 or visit the extension’s website.
