Sumter County Commission 2014 Annual Report. Improving the Quality of Life in our Communities

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1 Sumter County Commission 2014 Annual Report Improving the Quality of Life in our Communities

2 Willie Lampley, County Extension Agent Economic & Community Development, Forestry, Wildlife & National Resource Management, Home Grounds, Garden & Pest, & 4-H & Youth Development Sumter Grassroots Advisory Committee

3 Grant Writing & Team Building Workshop Presented by Mike Easterwood and James Manasco with Auburn University Economic and Community Development Institute

4 Lovie Parks, Major Pamela Moretz, & Willie Lampley Salvation Army Christmas Project Bertha Beasley, Volunteer Leader assist client with applications. Commissioner Drucilla Jackson, Trenisha Mack, & Darlene Sanders assist with Salvation Army Christmas Project applications Salvation Army Staff

5 Alabama Grassroots Initiative York Community Circle Meeting Epes Community Circle Meeting

6 Farm / Agricultural Safety Youth Training

7 David Perry, Regional Extension Agent 4-H & Youth Development 4-H Advisory & Youth Council

8 Livingston Jr. High School 4-H Wildlife Club Team Leaders: Cheronica Parker & David Perry Team Members: Ebony Parker, Marji Patel, India Woodard, Jasmine Jones, & Kiara Brown Senior Team Wins 2 nd Place in State Wildlife Competition at Auburn University

9 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl Scholars North Sumter Jr. High School, 4 H Health Rocks Program

10 4-H Club Officers

11 Classroom In The Forest Jack Warbington, Landowner John Besh, Landowner Jay Helfer, Alabama Fish & Wildlife Officer Johnny Beville & Rusty Smith, Alabama Forestry Commission Skins & Skulls Project

12 Chick Chain A 4-H Project designed to teach recommended practices for growing and raising chicks, as well as show preparation and presenting their chicks to judges.

13 Willie Datcher, Regional Extension Agent Home Grounds, Gardens and Home Pests Clint Charleston, South Sumter vegetable producer examines insect damage on greens with Willie Datcher & Willie Lampley

14 St. John Community Fresh Market Grand Opening

15 Gary Gray, Regional Extension Agent Commercial Horticulture Fruit Culture Workshop in Livingston

16 Gary Gray & Marcus Pebbles, Intern Student, visit with local vegetable Producers at Livingston Farmers Market & farm site visits Jessie Smith & Eunice Fitch Sherita Hale, Farm Site Jessie Smith Daisy Carter Grover McIntosh

17 Rudy Yates, Regional Extension Agent Agronomic Crops Private Applicator Training for Restricted Use Pesticides Scouting for pests, assist producers with crop problems, and conduct other row crop programs as requested (pictures: herbicide injury on soybeans; Japanese beetle found in corn; insect trap in a peanut field)

18 Row Crop Producers Meeting Soybean Meeting Cotton & Soybean Scouting School Private Applicator Training On-Farm Crop Tests and Demonstrations Assist producers with variety selection and other management practices (planting corn variety test; preparing to plant cotton variety test; planting soybean variety test)

19 Marie Harris, Regional Extension Agent Consumer Science & Personal Financial Management Career Exploration Fair at West End Jr. High School Reality Check Program at Sumter Academy

20 Leigh Akins, Regional Extension Agent Family and Child Development Family Advocacy through Caring Engagement Strategies, (FACES) Conflict Resolution Program with Sumter County Health Education Students

21 John Ollison, Regional Extension Agent Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource Management Pond Management Workshop Tree Giveaway

22 Kristen Woods, Regional Extension Agent Food Safety, Preparation and Preservation Growers Food Safety Training

23 Cheronica Parker, Agent Assistant Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences Unit of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. This year, EFNEP celebrates 50 years of programmatic success in Alabama, and proclaims October as EFNEP Educator Appreciation Month. EFNEP Educators, the heartbeat of the program, teach limited-resource individuals how to improve their dietary practices and become more effective managers of available resources. Pictured below, Willie Lampley, Sumter County Extension Coordinator, recognizes Cheronica Parker, EFNEP Educator, for her efforts to teach, help, and serve families in Sumter County.

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