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the donated dollars have gone into capital improvement. ”
Costs for the programs have remained low, however. “We will be offering the least expensive 4-H camp in the nation this summer,” Dooley said. “We feel very good about that.”
The first of the center’s three missions is to serve as the headquarters for 4-H activity in Northern Virginia, which encompasses 18 counties and the city of Alexandria. Besides hosting 4-H campers in the summer, the 4-H intermediate congress for 12 to 14 year olds and other special 4-H activities are held at the center for the approximately 45,000 4-H’ers and volunteers in the service area.
“Even though the center is young, it has had a significant impact on 4-H camp participation and enrollment in the area,” Dooley said. “The center has been recognized nationally for the introduction of innovative programs.”
One of the recognized programs is Camp Fantastic, so called because it is a camp for children with cancer involving 4-H young people as counsellors. Family Fantastic is a weekend camp for children with cancer and their families and will be held at the end of this month. Seniors 4-H Camp is a weekend camp held for senior citizens with 4H’ers as counsellors and instructors.
In addition to serving as the headquarters for 4-H activity in the area, the center also sponsors adult education courses. “Using the resources of Virginia Tech and linked to the center’s being a part of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, we offer seminars and conferences for adults,” Dooley said. “These will be expanding in the future.”
The center’s final mission is to be a general recreational and conference center for whoever would like to use the facilities. ‘We serve as a comprehensive recreational facility or park for the people of Warren and Rappahannock counties, church groups, businesses, schools and other organizations,” Dooley said.
The National Hemophilia Foundation holds a camp at the center, and two camps are held for the Juvenile Diabetes Association. On May 11, the center will host the Outstanding Virginian Day, and this year’s recipient of the award will be J. Kenneth Robinson. “That day is a celebration of Virginia and its people, and it will be the third year for the event,” Dooley said.
The Legislative Trail Ride will be held at the center on the last weekend in May. “Members of the State Legislature will come that weekend for a retreat as guests of the Virginia Horse
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