NCACC Youth Summit attendees. Submitted photo

A 4-H’er from Lenoir County attended the 10th annual North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Youth Summit, which was held in Greensboro, North Carolina last week.

North Carolina 4-H and the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service partnered for the 10th year with the NCACC on a multi-year initiative to increase youth involvement in county government. This initiative helps youth learn more about county government, as well as how to become more involved in local decision-making.

The 4-H’er who attended from Lenoir County was Sarah Boyette. Seventy-seven youth and adults from 66 counties were represented during this event.  The event is sponsored and supported by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.

For more information on the 4-H program in Lenoir County, contact Alex Sugg-Kennedy at 252-527-2191.

4-H is North Carolina’s largest youth development organization, equipping 229,500 young people each year with the skills to succeed and improve the world around them. 4-H programs and camps encourage young people to “learn by doing,” helping them to develop into active, contributing citizens. N.C. State Extension and the Cooperative Extension Program at N.C. A&T State University coordinate 4-H programs statewide.

N.C. State Extension is the local and statewide outreach provider of North Carolina’s preeminent research enterprise — N.C. State University. N.C. State Extension translates research-based knowledge in the areas of agriculture, food and nutrition, and 4-H youth development into everyday solutions that create economic, intellectual and societal prosperity for North Carolina.