Running with the Pack

It's football time again & recently 2 Richmond County 4-H'ers got to see just what that entails during a NC State University football game.  4-H’ers from across the state took part in this year’s Run with the Pack in Raleigh.  DeLani Reep of Hamlet and Makayla Wilson of Rockingham represented Richmond County 4-H at the event.  
 

On Saturday, September 4, 12 excited 4-H’ers from across the state took the field at Carter Finley Stadium with the N.C. State football team to kick off their first game of the season - a matchup against Western Carolina University. North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives sponsored the game and this once in a lifetime opportunity for the  4-H’ers. The electric cooperatives have a long-standing relationship with the 4-H program, and these students were chosen based on an application.

In addition to running on the field with the N.C. State football team, each 4-H’er also received tickets to the game for themselves and their family. This was a wonderful experience for the youth who were chosen to participate as well as for their families.  Richmond County 4-H sent two representatives to Run with the Pack this year.  They were DeLani Reep of Hamlet and Makayla Wilson of Rockingham.  Congratulations ladies!

North Carolina 4-H has over 240,926 youth enrolled in the program as well as 21,200 youth and adult volunteers. North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability. In addition, the two Universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation.