Two Berks County 4-H members recently attended the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, a five-day event that included various activities and workshops focused on leadership, team building, diversity, and community service.
Olivia Bentz and Kendra Dunn, both from Douglassville, were among the 26 members of the Pennsylvania Delegation who attended the conference.
Bentz and Dunn participated in educational workshops, listened to motivational speakers, assisted with community service activities, and attended cultural events in and around Atlanta. During their community service activities in Atlanta, Bentz helped with sorting and packing books for Children in Africa. Dunn helped with landscaping and cleanup tasks at Alpharetta Park.
Bentz has been involved in the Berks County 4-H camp programs. She has attended 4-H Camp Manatawny as a camper and has continued as a 4-H camp counselor. She also attended various Berks County day camps and now comes back as a teen leader to help at the day camps.
“Attending the National 4-H Congress, I learned about how to be a leader, and a better person overall,” Bentz said in the release. “This was a huge step out of my comfort zone, but I’m so thankful I went. I would recommend others to go if they get the chance because they won’t regret it!”
Kendra Dunn and Olivia Bentz of Douglassville attended the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Ga., a five-day event that included various activities and workshops focused on leadership, team building, diversity, and community service. (Photo courtesy of Berks County 4-H)
Dunn has been involved in the Berks County 4-H camp programs. She has been a 4-H camper and 4-H counselor at 4-H Camp Manatawny, a weeklong residential camp. She also attended various Berks County day camps as a day camper and now serves as a teen leader at some of the day camps.
“The trip was fun, the people were great, I got to try new activities, hear from great speakers, and see a side of 4-H I didn’t even know existed!” said Dunn in the release.
She was so glad she got the opportunity to attend National 4-H Congress.
To learn more about the Berks County 4-H Program, contact the Berks County Extension Office at 610-378-1327 or extension.psu.edu/4-H
Administered in Pennsylvania by Penn State Extension, 4-H is a community of more than six million young people across America learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. Penn State Extension 4-H youth development educators in all 67 counties throughout the Commonwealth administer local 4-H programs through nonformal education and outreach. To find your local program, visit the Penn State Extension website at extension.psu.edu/4-H.