Each year the state 4-H Food & Fitness Board hosts a fun-filled weekend for elementary-age 4-H Club members called Food & Fitness Camp.
The purpose of 4-H Food & Fitness Camp is to help young people learn basic nutrition, simple food preparation techniques and fun fitness activities they can do alone or with friends.
All of the lessons are created and conducted by members of the state 4-H Food & Fitness Board. These teens work all year to develop educational activities that reinforce the nutrition and fitness lessons the children learn in school and in the 4-H Club program.
Each year, the 4-H Food & Fitness Board creates the theme for the camp. This year theme is "Made in the USA - 4-H Food & Fitness Way!" This year's camp will be paritially sponsored by Eat 4-Health grant sponsored by National 4-H and United Healthcare.
In order to participate in this awesome 4-H camp, you must contact your parish agent. Each parish can send a team of four campers and two adults. The camp will be held March 16-17, 2013, at Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center.
2013 Food and Fitness Camp Information
For the 2013 camp, the campers will get patrotic with our "Made in the USA" theme where they will learn patriotic-themed fitness activities and patriotic-like foods. Camp will be held on March 16-17 at Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center.
Registration begins January 7, 2013, and ends February 25, 2013. The fee is $40 for each camper participating. Camp fee covers meals, lodging, and a food and fitness camp t-shirt.
We are looking forward to an exciting camp. If you have any questions, please contact one of us. We will be glad to assist you.
Contact information:
4-H Food & Fitness Board Advisors
Lanette Hebert, SW Region
Kayla Haydel, Acadia Parish
Vicky Cheeser, NW Region Agent