Haddonfield Student Participating in 4-H Youth Conference at Rutgers

A student from Haddonfield is among the 29 4-H members representing 13 counties will be participating in the first New Jersey 4-H goLEAD Youth Leadership Institute on July 1-2 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.

Scarlett Kinsey is one of four students from Camden County who is attending the Institute, which will provide an opportunity for middle school age youth to develop leadership and community service knowledge and skills.

The other three students are: Savannah Brannan of Laurel Springs; Emily Perez of Clementon; and Victoria Zubrzycki of Cherry Hill.

“This is a great opportunity for 4-H members to explore ways they can become leaders in their community and empower them to become the change they want to see in the world,” Camden County Freeholder Jeffrey Nash, liaison to the Camden County 4-H, said.

The goal of goLEAD (generationOn Leadership, Education, and Development) is to equip middle and high school aged youth with invaluable 21st century skills that will allow them to change themselves and the world through service.

It is a program of Generation On, a global youth service movement igniting the power of all kids to make their mark on the world.

“Citizenship is one of the 4-H Mission Mandates so community service is an integral part of every 4-H member’s experience,” 4-H Agent, Department of 4-H Youth Development Jeannette Rea Keywood said. “The goLEAD curriculum will enhance 4-H members knowledge about how to go about planning and conducting service projects in their own communities, as well as reflect on the impact they are having on their community.”

The 4-H Youth Development Program is part of Rutgers, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station - Cooperative Extension. 4-H educational programs are offered to all youth, grades K-13 (one year out of high school), on an age-appropriate basis, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, marital status, domestic partnership status, military service, veteran status and any other category protected by law.

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