Edgecombe County 4-H youth attends NCACC Youth Summit

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August 22, 2012

Edgecombe County 4-H youth attends NCACC Youth Summit

FOR THE DAILY SOUTHERNER FOR THE DAILY SOUTHERNER The Daily Southerner Wed Aug 22, 2012, 03:10 PM EDT

TARBORO — Edgecombe County 4-H’er Allison Lancaster attended the third annual North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Youth Summit, which was held in Raleigh last Friday and Saturday. North Carolina 4-H and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service partnered for the third 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 have a lack trust in government.

Allison and over 110 youth from over 65 counties in North Carolina attended this event. During the Summit the youth delegation was involved in thought provoking leadership and cooperative learning opportunities; engaged in workshops that discussed county government services and responsibilities of county employees; attended NCACC workshops with county commissioners and was present during the final NCACC Annual Business meeting with commissioners. The event was sponsored and supported by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.

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