This year's Extension Youth Conference is planned for June 15-18 at NDSU. The conference energizes North Dakota youth and empowers them with the tools necessary to develop leadership skills, learn about career paths and form partnerships and friendships with youth from diverse backgrounds, volunteers, Extension staff and communities.
The conference is open to any young person who has completed seventh through 12th grade. Participants do not need to be a 4-H member to attend. Nearly 100 participants from throughout North Dakota attend the annual event.
"Let the Adventure Begin" is the theme of this year's conference. Delegates will have the opportunity to engage in leadership and educational workshops, team building events, volunteering opportunities, water games and a banquet, and hear from keynote speakers.
The registration fee is $150. That includes all meals from Monday evening through Thursday brunch, overnight housing, an event T-shirt and a photograph of all the attending delegates. Participants who take advantage of the conference bus system will need to pay an additional $25. The deadline to register is June 1.
For more information, contact your local Extension office or the Center for 4-H Youth Development at 1-7251 or NDSU.4-H@ndsu.edu.
The North Dakota 4-H Foundation, North Dakota 4-H Ambassadors, NDSU Extension Service, Dakota Bank and the North Dakota Soybean Council are sponsoring this year's conference.
April 22, 2009