ORANGE COUNTY, New York USA — There is a new 4-H club forming, and all youth between the ages of 9 and 14 in Orange County are welcome to join! The 4-H Rocket Adventure Club, which will focus on building and launching model rockets, and will meet the first and third Tuesday of every month, at the Park Avenue Elementary School in Warwick.

“Our Rocket Adventure Club gives kids a chance to focus on developing their rocketry skills over the entire season,” said Tom Davis, 4-H educator.

Projects on the schedule for this spring session are building and launching at least three different rockets. A field trip will be an exciting end of the year event.

Registration Night for the 4-H Rocket Adventure Club begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, at the Park Avenue Elementary School in Warwick.

Membership fee is $15 for the first member and $5 for the second member with a $20 maximum per family. For more information, call the 4-H office at Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County at 344-1234 or log on to http://www.cce.cornell.edu/orange/4hhome.htm.

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