4-H middle schoolers plan trip to Des Moines

Washington County 7th-8th grade 4-H members are invited to attend Region 19 4-H Trip to Des Moines April 14. 4-H’ers will have a full experience with a tour of the Iowa State Capital, exploring at the Historical Building, tour of Des Moines Area Community College and ending the day with Disney’s The Lion King musical at the Des Moines Civic Center.

Iowa, Keokuk, and Johnson County 4-H’ers will also attend this trip, so it’s perfect time to make new 4-H friends and explore these Iowa hot spots.

This annual trip is a POPULAR event every year with lots of memories made. To accommodate such interest in these trips, registrations accepted online first come, first serve basis. Registrations accepted until the allotted Washington spaces are filled or on March 1. If the trip is full at online registration, please contact the Washington County Extension Office, 319-653-4811, to be on a waiting list.

Online registration is open at https://tinyurl.com/4HDMTrip23. $135 registration fee will cover tickets, transportation, insurance, and meals. This trip has been reduced by $40 for all Washington County 4-H participants with proceeds from the 2022 4-BIG LUCKY CLOVER Raffle success. The group will travel on a charter bus leaving early on April 14 and returning late into the evening on April 14.

Chaperones may be needed. Please contact Amy Green at amygreen@iastate.edu if you are interested in this opportunity to work with 4-H youth.