Date: 2009-11-24
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Indiana Extension Educator Association presented four team awards to Purdue University Extension educators on Wednesday (Nov. 18) during Purdue Extension's annual conference banquet.
(Media-Newswire.com) - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Indiana Extension Educator Association presented four team awards to Purdue University Extension educators on Wednesday (Nov. 18) during Purdue Extension's annual conference banquet.
* Amy Webster and Atina Rozhon received the Cooperative Extension Service Team Award for their work on the Kindergarten Recycling Program. The program's purpose was to encourage youth to practice recycling habits and gain a better understanding of how littering and pollution affect the planet, what can be recycled and reused, and the importance of recycling.
* The 4-H Youth Development Team Award was presented to Mary Jo Robinson, Megan Hughes Hawk, Linda Abner, Robert Allen, Jerene Gilliam, Jacqueline Benham, Jim Ade, Sharon Lawson and Amy Nierman for their work on the Area II 4-H Camp. The camp served 194 campers and 42 counselors and helped attendees improve their social skills, self-confidence and 4-H curriculum.
* Stacye Johnson and Maria Restrepo received the Agriculture and Natural Resources Team Award for their work on the Organic Twilight Tour. The twilight tour discussed topics such as understanding the term "organic" and organic certification requirements and showed plot results for organic weed, insect and disease management.
* The Consumer and Family Science Team Award went to Edie Sutton, Vickie Hadley, Mary Ann Lienhart-Cross, and Annetta Jones for their work on the "Where Does Your Money Go?" money management program. The program uses activities to analyze current spending patterns, track expenses, write financial goals, and develop a spending and savings plan.
Writer: Elizabeth Fritz, 574-595-5154, libby.fritz@gmail.com
Source: Chuck Hibberd, associate dean of agriculture, 765-494-8489, hibberd@purdue.edu
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