From ERIN MASSIE
4-H Extension Agent

A 4-H’er from Beaufort County attended the sixth annual North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Youth Summit, which was held in Greenville, N.C., Aug. 21-22, 2015. N.C. 4-H and the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service partnered for the sixth year with the NCACC on a multi-year initiative to increase youth involvement in county government. This initiative aims to overcome the mindset that many youth are disengaged and lack trust in government.

The 4-H’er who attended from Beaufort County was Aeryalle Williams from Bath Creek 4-H Club. Over 100 youth and adults from 80 counties in North Carolina attended this event.  The event is sponsored and supported by the N.C. Association of County Commissioners.

For more information on the 4-H program in Beaufort County, please contact Erin Massie or Louise Hinsley at the Beaufort County Cooperative Extension Office at (252) 946-0111.

The 4-H program is the youth education program of N.C. Cooperative Extension, based at North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities. More than 232,000 young people ages 5 through 18 participate in state 4-H activities each year with the help of more than 20,563 adult and youth volunteers.