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4-H Youth Development
4-H is the comprehensive youth development
program of Virginia Cooperative Extension. Youth ages 5 to 18
engage in hands-on learning experiences under the guidance of
4-H agents and trained adult or teen 4-H volunteers. Youth learn
life skills through their involvement in 4-H programs. The
Portsmouth 4-H program offers programs in the following areas:
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The Portsmouth 4-H Teen Club
is open for all youth ages 13-18. The club meets
from 7:00-8:00 p.m. the first Wednesday of every
month at the Portsmouth Extension Office. Club
activities include service learning projects and
social events.
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Character Counts!
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Leadership/Personal
Development
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Environmental Education and
Natural Resources
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Science and Technology
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Foods, Nutrition, and Health
If interested in becoming a 4-H member or
adult volunteer please contact the 4-H
Extension Agent, Rayna Lawson at (757) 393-8109 or by email at
rjlawson@vt.edu.
Portsmouth 4-H offers programming in
the following curriculum areas:
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Commercial and Environmental
Horticulture
Educational information about horticultural topics is available
to homeowners and industry professionals. Contact the
Environmental Horticulture Agent, Cyndi Wyskiewicz at (757)
393-5314.
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Gardening and landscaping
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Environmental education for
youth and adults
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Pesticide applicator training
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Soil analysis
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Plant disease diagnosis and
insect and weed identification
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Master Gardener Volunteer
Training classes and Consumer Helpline
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Spring Open Garden Event &
Plant Sale - Save the Date - Saturday, May 15,
2010
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Fall Festival and Yard and
Plant Sale- Saturday October 17, 2009 9-2pm
Master Gardener intern training for 2010 will
be night and weekend classes starting in late January. The 11
week training runs through April. Please call 393-5314 or email
cyndiw@vt.edu for more
information.
Family Consumer Science
Family Consumer Science emphasizes appropriate and safe food and
nutrition choices, encourage physical activity, and improve
health literacy. The goal is to intervene early to prevent
families from becoming at-risk. Contact FCS Agent, Crystal
Barber at (757) 393- 5125.
Areas of focus:
Nutritional information for seniors
Weight Management and chronic Disease Prevention
Programs
Nutrition and Wellness Update 2009: Healthy Living
Tips for Diabetes-
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 – 6:00pm – 8:30pm – Local Dietitian,
itness Specialist, and Chef will be guest speakers!
Workable Ways to Maintain A Healthy Lifestyle During
The Holidays –
Thursday, November 12, 2009
6:30pm – 7:30pm and
Saturday, November 14, 2009
10:00am – 11:00am
Healthy Weight for Healthy Kids Child Obesity Prevention
Program
Small Steps to Health and Wealth
Grandparent and Single Parenting Programs
The Successful Single Parenting Program
will be offered twice a year October through November and March
through April. Contact FCS Agent for more information.
Living Well Newsletter
Family Nutrition Program- Focuses on
limited resource adults with children teaching basic nutrition.
The program helps families and individuals by sharing nutrition
information and food related skills, encourages healthy eating
habits and increases skills to stretch food resources. Contact
FNP Assistant- DeAnna Heggen @ (757) 393-8839.
Presentation topics include:
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