Girl Scouts Partnership -

Our summer “Super Star Chef” program led to a great win -win partnership with the Union County Extension Service office.  Twenty Girl Scouts ranging from Brownies to Seniors have been able to combine Badge earning with the University of Kentucky’s curriculum for a great educational partnership.

Super Star Chef 2016 brought about the need to recruit low-income students.  In an unexpected turn of events the FCS agent with one phone call to the UC Girl Scout Leader had her group.   This group of young girls, and sometimes a few boys, have been the first to sign up for our Super Star Chef 2017 as well as Super Star Chef Kneads a Little Dough 2018.

The partnership further expanded with our 4H Agent and FCS Agent worked together to provide Babysitting and First Aid Badge classes.  The First Aid Classes in the fall 2018 was successful in 12 young ladies receiving their Badge. The Union County Fire and Rescue Squad also joined our partnership for hands-on training for this badge.  The 4H Agent has been able to recruit these girls in her clubs as well. Overall the partnership has yielded a great experience for the students as well as Union County Extension.