Larimer County Extension profile
| Larimer County Extension
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| Statement of Purpose: | The Larimer County Office of Colorado State University Extension is an off-campus branch that transfers the results of applied research to county residents for their practical use in making decisions to effect thier economic, environmental and societal well-being. Education and information is available in the food safety, nutrition, agriculture, small acreage management, issues of aging, financial management, horticulture, community development and youth development. Extension manages the local 4-H youth development program. |
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| Address: | 1525 Blue Spruce Fort Collins, CO 80524 |
| Phone Number: | 970-498-6000 |
| Fax: | 970-498-6025 |
| Web Site: | www.larimer.org/ext |
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| Number of Employees: | 14 |
| Part-Time Volunteers: | 550 |
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| Major Fund-raisers: | 4-H Carnival |
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| Executive Committee: | Extension Advisory Committee provides ongoing input and serve as community ambassadors |
| Key Personnel: | Laurel L. Kubin, Director Alison Stoven, Extension Agent (Horticultue) Ernie Marx, Extension Agent (Agriculture & Small Acreages) Kathy Wolfe, Extension Agent (4-H Youth Development) Wendy Woerner, Extension Agent (4-H Youth Development) Edie McSherry, Extension Agent (Food Safety & Health) Jacque Miller, Extension Agent (Family and Consumer Sciences) Maggie Shawcross, Extension Agent (Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program) Nora Garza, Extension Agent (Food Stamp Nutrition Education) |
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| Founded: | 1914 |
| Community Served: | Larimer County and surrounding area |
| Associated Guilds: | NA |
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| Ongoing Projects: | Training Master Gardeners; Training Master Food Safety Volunteers; Train food service personnel; classes for limited resource families on stretching food resources; recruiting and training 4-H volunteers; classes for groups on personal finances, housing, small acreage management, health improvement |
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| Accomplishments: | Lives changed through the application of sound information |
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