4-H Super Sitter class held at Cobscook Community Learning Center in Trescott
Trescott, Maine — On Dec. 5, University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H volunteer Kathy Stanwood led a group of five area youth through the 4-H Super Sitter program, in which participants learned how to feed a baby, change a diaper, select age-appropriate children’s toys, and safely advertise sitting services. Volunteer Julia Brady, a retired nurse from Lubec, taught basic first aid including treatment for insect bites, choking, cuts and minor burns, and how to call 911.
For more information about UMaine Extension 4-H opportunities in Washington County contact Sandy Copel-Parsons, 207.255.3345 or sandra.copelparsons@maine.edu.
About University of Maine Cooperative Extension: As a trusted resource for over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative 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 helps support, sustain and grow the food-based economy. It is the only entity in our state that touches every aspect of the Maine Food System, where policy, research, production, processing, commerce, nutrition, and food security and safety are integral and interrelated. UMaine Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H.