Teams of middle school students at the Akron-Westfield Community School District in Plymouth County, Iowa, recently pitched community improvement project ideas to a panel of community leaders, city administrators, and local Iowa State University-Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development and Community and Economic Development professionals.
Youth awarded funds for community project
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From left are Plymouth County youth, Shelby Groon, Kenna Wilms, Emma Harris, Peyton DeRocher and Quinton Hart, who won $2,500 in the “My Hometown is Cool!” pitch competition to establish welcome signs at each of the main entrances into the community.
Teams of Plymouth County youth pitched community improvement ideas to community leaders, city administrators and local Iowa State University-Extension and Outreach professionals for the “My Hometown is Cool!” project.
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