LA 4-H coordinator appointed to state board

Dawn Fuller, 4-H program coordinator for UC Cooperative Extension in LA County, has been appointed by the governor's office to the School's Agriculture and Nutrition Program (SANP) in the San Gabriel Valley, according to an article in the Whittier Daily News.

SANP is offered by the 48th District Agricultural Association, one of 78 fair districts in the state. Each district's mandate is to put on a fair, but in the 48th District, it became increasingly difficult with urbanization and the loss of the fairgrounds. The 48th District board created SANP to increase the understanding, appreciation and participation of urban teachers and students in agriculture and nutrition.

According to the SANP website, staff members work with teachers throughout the year to make it easier for them to teach agriculture in their classrooms. They provide teachers with ag-related project kits for conducting hands-on activities, such as vermiculture,  hatching chicks or trout, gardening and hydroponics.

The materials are provided free of charge in exchange for exhibits that demonstrate what students have learned. The exhibits are components of the District's annual spring fair.

The article about Fuller's appointment to the board also appeared in the Pasadena Star-News.

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