The Catskill Chronicle

LIBERTY, NY (January 7, 2014) – Families are invited to attend a free informational session on the 4-H Shooting Sports and Environmental Education program of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Sullivan County. Participants can learn about this educational opportunity at a Safety Day on Friday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be offered at the Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road in Liberty.

This event will serve as an introduction to shooting sports and environmental programming available through Cornell’s 4-H Youth Development branch in Sullivan County. A discussion of the different shooting sports’ disciplines, safety, and nomenclature of various firearms will occur. Projects and activities in which youth can become involved will be introduced. After a question and answer segment, there will be an opportunity to sign youth and new volunteers up for the program.

All participants must pre-register for this free event by January 15, by calling CCE at 845-292-6180 or emailing sw288@cornell.edu.