Colorado Corn Awards $3,500 in grants to Local 4-H Programs

Recently the Colorado Corn awarded two grants to local 4-H programs for a total of $3,500. Colorado 4-H Foundation Executive Director Gary Small shares more details
Small: “That first grant was for $2,000 to an Embryology program being conducted through the Denver County Extension office. This program works through the schools and community centers. They take an incubator of 12 eggs and place it in the classroom and work with the children throughout the three week process as far as hatching eggs. They come in and talk about embryology and food production, about agriculture. At the end of the program, the eggs hatch and the children get to experience the hatching of the eggs. The chickens are then given to a local farmer outside of the Denver area.
The second grant was $1,500 towards the Western Peaks and Plains AgFest Program. This event takes fifth- and sixth-grade students from seven counties, nearly 900 total students, to the Colorado State Fairgrounds, where they take part in eight agriculture-focused stations. The stations cover embryology, global positioning systems, water, butter making, entomology, fiber, renewable energy and forestry.
Adding to its support of other youth-focused efforts, Colorado Corn began teaming up on this grant program with Colorado 4-H Foundation in 2013.