Panhandle Pioneers 4-H Club helps Hancock County families prepare for back to school
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NEW CUMBERLAND - As families across Hancock County prepare for another school year, members of the Panhandle Pioneers 4-H Club are helping make the transition a little easier for local families through a back-to-school hygiene drive.
The 4-H members recently planned and completed a community service project that provided hygiene supplies to more than 90 people in Hancock County. Working together, club members assembled and packed laundry baskets filled with essential household and personal-care items for families preparing for the new school year.
Each family received a laundry basket containing items such as laundry detergent, toothbrushes, toothpaste, body wash, shampoo and conditioner, washcloths, tissues, paper towels, cleaning spray and Clorox wipes. Additional supplies and goodies were also included in bags prepared by the club.
The project was made possible through the generous support of the Chester Lions Club and Delegate Pat McGeehan, whose contributions helped the 4-H members provide much-needed supplies to families in the community.
For the Panhandle Pioneers, the project was about more than collecting and distributing supplies. It provided an opportunity for young people to recognize a need within their community and work together to address it.
"4-H is at its best when young people see a need in their community and take action," said Zach White, WVU Extension 4-H and Youth Development Agent for Hancock County. "I am incredibly proud of the Panhandle Pioneers for taking ownership of this project and seeing it through from planning to completion. They demonstrated what 4-H is all about--young people using their time, talents and teamwork to make a positive difference in the lives of others."
Community service is an important part of the 4-H experience, giving young people opportunities to develop leadership skills, practice teamwork and understand the impact they can have in their communities.
The Panhandle Pioneers' back-to-school hygiene drive is one example of how Hancock County 4-H members are putting the 4-H motto, "To make the best better," into action.
Families interested in learning more about the Panhandle Pioneers 4-H Club or joining Hancock County 4-H are encouraged to contact WVU Extension 4-H Agent Zach White at zlwhite@mail.wvu.edu.