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WVU Extension reports summer programs reached hundreds; resident thanks GOP for funding mission trip
Summary
WVU Extension reported expanded summer outreach and a first-ever STEM camp; a member of the public described a GOP-funded missionary trip that helped a family with access improvements for a child with disabilities.
Zachary White of the West Virginia University extension office told the Hancock County Commission on Aug. 14 that local extension programs ran a busy summer that reached hundreds of children and included the county’s first STEM camp.
"We had Storybook Cafe, which was four weeks of hands-on agriculture education... we've reached about 250-ish kids each week," White said, and added that the four extension camps enrolled roughly 135 children in total. White said he brought a STEM camp shirt and a camp photo for the commissioners and thanked them for the county’s support. "We could not do any of the stuff that we do without you all, and I'm just so happy that, you guys are as supportive of extension as you are," he said.
During public comment, resident James Ellick described a week-long Christian missionary trip he participated in downstate about seven to eight weeks earlier, in which volunteers assisted families experiencing financial hardship. Ellick said volunteers helped one child who he described as "severely, physically, mentally handicapped" by obtaining a better wheelchair and constructing a ramp to improve home access.
Commissioners asked for clarification about the funding source for Ellick’s trip. The commission chair clarified that the financial support for the trip came from the Hancock County GOP and not from the county general fund.
White’s presentation focused on youth outreach and local STEM programming; commissioners thanked him for the report and for the materials left for the commission.
No formal action was taken on the presentation or the public comment.
