Quarterly report
October - December 2011
This report is our way of letting you know what and how we are doing.
I. Educational Programs 192
II. Audience 5,238
III. Press Events 88
IV. Phone Calls/Office Visits 7,643/648
V. Emails 13,437
VI. Educational Material Distributed 2,766
VII. Volunteer Hours/Value ($18.34/hr) 3,166/$58,064
VIII. Assistance Provided to Gov. Depts. 104
IX. Field Visits 192
Quarterly Highlights
- The Volusia County Fair and Youth Show was a great success for Volusia County 4-H. Students, leaders, volunteers, agents and staff all participated.
- Volusia County 4-H placed 2nd in the Fish Memorial Hospital’s ‘Festival of Trees” competition.
- Five pesticide training programs were conducted for pesticide applicators.
- A horticulture maintenance class was attended by 68 individuals.
- We began a new USDA grant program titled Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program which provides nutrition education to clientele.
- A true field demonstration on health related cattle management was conducted for area cattleman.
- The Florida Ranch Horse Club is continuing to grow in popularity.
- The WDSC-TV Gardeners Hotline show is continuing to be a great success.
- The 40 hour Master Naturalist Freshwater Wetlands class had 19 individuals certified as Master Naturalist.
- An effort to educate homeowners on Laurel Wilt Disease included three TV spots, two radio programs, four newspaper articles and an educational program given at City Island Library.
- Four 1st. Time Home Buyer Education classes and two Homeowner Maintenance classes were conducted.
- Two Energy Efficient Homes programs were conducted for the City of Deltona.
- These programs also aired on the City of Deltona’s TV site.
- Two Casual Gardening classes were conducted.
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