Forty 4-H youth, ages 15-19, from Cherry and Custer Counties recently participated in the 2025 CWF Conference. The week-long program in Washington, D.C. is hosted by National 4-H Council for youth from across the country. Nebraska 4-H in Custer and Dawson Counties also assisted.
The delegation was accompanied by six adult chaperones, departing for the East Coast on June 1 traveling by chartered bus. Tours and visits to Chicago, Niagara Falls, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. took place before returning to Nebraska on June 15.
Goals of the program were accomplished through:
– A look behind the scenes at the nation’s Capitol, with a chance to meet senators and representatives
– Motivational speakers, workshops, and assemblies that increase individual commitment to citizen involvement and build lifetime skills for success
– Activities that encouraged new and lasting friendships
– An enthusiastic collegiate staff that worked with the youth daily
– Fitness and fun
Personal payments from delegates and 4-H fundraising activities from the last two years funded the trip.
Custer County Delegates and Sponsors Included:
Trey Berghorst
Charli Blakeman
Hayden Christen
Lillian Gregoski
Rae Hagler
Emma Larsen
Josie Lehmkuhler
Nicole McCaslin
Charli Pandorf
Bindi Peters
Eli Rogers
Ashlyn Schauda
LoReena Schauda
Maci Smith
Rieker Spradlin
Emma Stallbaumer
Caleb Sughayar
Erin Taylor
Delanie Weinman
Nicole Badgley
Carson Badgley
Cherry County Delegates and Sponsors Included:
Jayden Bacon
Cecilia Benscoter
Madysyn Bopp
Brooklyn Coyle
Shyanne Dawson
Robert Dean
River Doyle
Jaeden Garwood
Addysen Hawthorne
Daniel Homan
Ducan Mosner
Annalena Nelson
Leighton Olson
Gage Sandoz
Ruby Shelbourn
Tylee Tinant
Isaac Utecht
Parker Wackler
James Walkling
Allen Ward
Wesley Willert
Laura Willert
Susan Ward
Greg Gass
Tammy Gass
