4-H grows impact with Citizenship experiences

“Learning by doing” is the foundation of the two-year 4-H Citizenship Program which connects youth to local, county and state government services in the first year, and national government and history in year two. During this two-year program 4-H’ers are immersed in culture and history throughout the program: from education with their county youth coordinator, to conversations with Iowa legislators in Des Moines at the State Capitol, to traveling together to Washington, D.C. The Allamakee County 4-H Citizenship Club met December 30 at the Extension Office in Waukon, where they learned about levels of power within local, state and national government. The club participated in activities around the process of decision making and levels of power. Pictured here are members of this year's Allamakee County 4-H Citizenship Club. Left to right - front row: Madalyn Ellingson, Diana Davison, Sean Liddiard, Denzel Decker, Nathan Liddiard, Logan Kucera. Back row: Soraya Reyes, Faith Palmer, Robbie Drew, Kayden Snitker, Zach Davison, Derrick Wiemerslage. Not pictured: Carly Palmer, Daniel Gruman and Ainsley Lydon. For more information about the Allamakee County 4-H Program contact Morgan Bjerke, Allamakee County Youth Coordinator, at mlheim@iastate.edu or 563-568-6345. Submitted photo.