Washington County Extension Association invites public to annual meeting on June 24 

MACHIAS — Washington County Extension Association is hosting an annual meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, at the Richard and Elsie Larson Conference Room in the Reynolds Center on the campus of University of Maine Machias. 

The free public event includes the annual meeting of the Washington County Extension Association where the Norman W. Duzen Community Service Award and the University of Maine Volunteer Pen Award will be presented to outstanding volunteers. The event will include light refreshments and showcase programs and services offered by UMaine Extension. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore Extension’s collection of Virtual Field Trips (VFTs), online learning experiences where participants can step inside a goat barn, ride along in a tractor, and see aquaculture processes through virtual reality headsets. These immersive educational experiences are designed to engage learners of all ages. 

For more information and to RSVP, visit the Washington County Extension Association Annual Meeting webpage by June 21. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Tara Wood at 207.255.3345 or tara.a.wood@maine.edu.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety, and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H, which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture, and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.