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Rain location is Kilburn Commons cafeteria.<\/p>\n<p>This free, public event will include a cookout and showcase many programs and services offered by Extension including wild blueberries, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), horticulture, 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Greenland Point, tick testing and identification, and volunteer opportunities. Attendees can tour the new office space in the O&#8217;Brien House and pick up free seeds, tick spoons and soil tests while supplies last. Youth will enjoy a goat petting zoo and a 4-H science activity.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The event also includes the annual meeting of the Washington County Extension Association where the Norman W. Duzen Community Service Award will be presented to an outstanding volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to RSVP for the cookout, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2023-wash-annual-meeting-and-open-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2023-wash-annual-meeting-and-open-house\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682518065202000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1k7yj6YihP-fw5ZARlfEt1\">Washington Extension Annual Meeting and Open House webpage<\/a> by May 12. Responses are encouraged, but not required. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Tara Wood at 207.255.3345 or <a href=\"mailto:tara.a.wood@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tara.a.wood@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting an open house and annual meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Washington County office, 116 O&#8217;Brien Avenue on the campus of the University of Maine Machias. Rain location is Kilburn Commons cafeteria. 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