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ORONO –University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a free new virtual cultural exchange club for youth ages 12-18 years beginning Sunday, Jan. 19.
The first session will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Additional meetings will be 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30; 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13; 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16; and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27.
4-H Virtual Passport Around the World [1] is a UMaine Extension 4-H special interest club designed to introduce young people from different cultural backgrounds to their peers around the world through brief presentations, hands-on activities and discussions. Countries included in the exchange are Georgia, Poland, Kosovo, Ukraine, Bangladesh and Indonesia. An Extension 4-H volunteer who also is a volunteer with Greenheart Exchange, a nonprofit international educational exchange organization, will lead the club.
The club is free to join; some materials required from participants for each session. Register and find more information on the extension.umaine.edu/4h/4-h-passport-around-the-world-spin-clubprogram. To request a reasonable accommodation or discuss financial assistance for required materials, contact Sara Conant, 207-781-6099; sara.conant@maine.edu.
