4-H’s week-long residential Camp Timpoochee will be held June 5-9 on the Choctawhatchee Bay, eight miles east of Niceville. The camp serves youth ages eight through 12, however older teens (13-14) may be counselors-in training and teens 15 and older may serve as counselors upon completion of training. Typical camp activities include: swimming, canoeing, kayaking, nature hikes, team building, crafts, fishing, marine explorations and snorkeling.
Cost (including meals, snacks, t-shirt, lodging and transportation) is $250. Cost for campers who do not require transportation from the Extension Office to and from camp is $230. For campers who qualify for free/reduced lunches, the cost is $220, or $200 without transportation.
Register through your 4honline.com profile. If you are not yet a 4-H member but want to go to camp, enroll at 4honline.com and pay a $20 membership fee. For information on how to register for camp, visit santarosa.ifas.ufl.edu/
For more information on the camp, or training dates and requirements for serving as a counselor or counselor-in-training, contact Jasmin Bradford, 850-623-3868or Jasmi
About Santa Rosa County 4-H
4-H is the non-formal educational youth development program of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and the Florida Extension Service. 4-H is the nation’s largest youth development program, annually reaching approximately 6.5 million young people, and the only one university-based. The purpose of 4-H is to help youth become productive members of society. The educational programs help youth develop inquiring minds, learn practical skills, strengthen decision making abilities, develop youth-adult partnerships, improve communications and interpersonal relationships, and ultimately share their skills and experience in leadership roles. Through hands-on, learn-by-doing activities, youth establish real-life goals and develop important life skills.
