Author: Anita Boyd
Planning Unit: Mason County CES
Major Program: Community Engagement
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
Even before Covid-19, a lot of people didn’t know what services and educational programs were offered at the Mason County Cooperative Extension Service including the Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program. If they knew of Extension, it was mostly due to being in 4-H as students or going to 4-H Camp. To help alleviate this problem, the Mason County EFNEP Assistant came up with the idea of having an Extension drive-thru event. Participants received a packet containing an informational newsletter listing Extension services, programs and opportunities from all program areas. Additional program specific items were also included. For example, EFNEP provided nutrition information, recipe cards and vegetable and meat cutting boards for adults, and Wally Cat hydration information along with water bottles for youth. The Horticulture Agent gave out tomato plants and tree saplings. The 4-H Agent provided bags that the kids could color, along with crayons and two hands-on craft activities. Additional Extension program areas provided information specific to their program. A survey about Extension was also included in the packet. Approximately, four hundred (400) adult bags and 200 youth bags were given out. As a result of the drive-thru initiative, the EFNEP Assistant received twenty (20) surveys from people interested in taking nutrition education classes with EFNEP. These people were contacted, and to date, five (5) have responded and want to take online nutrition education classes through EFNEP. During a time of uncertainty, the Mason County EFNEP Assistant and Mason County Extension staff worked together to reach the public with educational information and resources to help ease the stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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