The 4-H Caring Canines Club of Burlington County captured first place in the Promotions Division at the 2013 National 4-H Film Fest but placed fourth overall out of 38 entries from eight states. 4-H volunteers, Linda Berk, Kim Tzap and Trish McCoy serve as the leaders of this winning 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Project Club. The title of their winning film is “May I Pet Your Dog?” and can be viewed at the Film Fest website.
The University of Missouri conducts the National 4-H Film Fest annually as an educational event at which film experts judge the work of 4-H’ers. The “youth produced films” from the eight states were shown during the 2013 National 4-H Film Fest held in Branson, Missouri, from Aug. 4-7. For more information about the National 4-H Film Fest, contact Ellen Williams, Rutgers Cooperative Extension State 4-H Expressive Arts Agent at williams@njaes.rutgers.edu or learn more here about the 4-H Seeing Eye Project.
The 4-H Youth Development Program is part of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. For more information, visit the 4-H website at http://nj4h.rutgers.edu.
