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University of Illinois Extension highlights youth training, pumpkin‑composting and paid internship
Summary
The University of Illinois Extension reported staff ServSafe certifications for youth food-safety training, a pumpkin‑compost event that diverted about 3,240 pounds from landfill, upcoming webinars, and a paid summer internship focused on natural resources and environment programming.
Carla Belzer, director with the University of Illinois Extension unit serving Lee County, briefed the county board on program activity from November through January and highlighted several community‑facing initiatives.
Belzer said two of the unit’s 4‑H staff recently obtained ServSafe youth certification and the extension will offer a food‑handler certification for…
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