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Purdue Extension and local 4-H highlight community programs and industry partnerships at council meeting
Summary
Purdue Extension educators and local 4-H members described youth programs, health partnerships and community outreach; a Floor Corporation representative praised Extension and Farm Bureau support on worker safety outreach for the Lilly Lebanon project.
Purdue Extension representatives and 4-H members presented annual updates to the Boone County Council, describing education, health and workforce programs and local partnerships.
Hannah Myers, identified as the Extension Board president, introduced Pandora Taylor, the Extension educator for health and human services. Taylor and Trina Rose of Witham Health Services described a two-year partnership that provides employee-wellness programming and community-facing seminars. Rose said the Extension helped Floor Corporation and other employers deliver safety and awareness programs to workers during the large Lilly Lebanon construction project.
Jeff Wagner, communications and community outreach lead for Floor Corporation, thanked Extension staff and the Farm Bureau for outreach that included safety talks, signage and demonstrations with farming equipment aimed at educating large numbers of construction workers. “The support we get here is tremendous,” Wagner said. He described employee sessions that began with 250 workers and grew to reach several hundred at later meetings.
The council also heard from 4-H educator Stephanie and 17-year-old 4-H member Eliza Myers, who described completing 84 projects over a decade in 4-H and the program’s role in building skills in agriculture, food preparation and consumer clothing. Eliza described livestock projects and time-management lessons that accompanied multi-month commitments to animal care.
Why it matters: Extension and 4-H programs provide education and volunteer capacity across agriculture, youth development and public-health outreach in Boone County. The presentations emphasized cross-sector collaboration between Purdue Extension, health providers, the Farm Bureau and private employers.
Ending: Extension leaders invited council members to a weekend open-house and annual meeting; staff noted printed annual reports and community events supported by sponsors and local partners.
