February 28, 2003February 28, 2003
The 2003 Legislative Day in Jefferson City, Feb. 26, boasted a record crowd of nearly 400 people, with 195 coming from University Outreach and Extension. County extension council and MECCLC members made visits to legislators to express thanks for the legislators' support of higher education; to request their assistance in avoiding state budget cuts in FY03; and to ask their help in shielding core funding for higher education in FY04. They also delivered testimonial letters from local citizens who have benefited from extension programs.
"It was great to have University Outreach and Extension be so visible at the Capitol," says Tony DeLong, MECCLC chair. "About 100 testimonial letters were delivered, and more have been mailed to state representatives and senators. The legislators really enjoyed the maps of their districts. Many said they were the best ones they had seen."
Ron Turner, executive vice president and director, told the volunteers, "You are part of something important, statewide and effective." He thanked the group for their involvement and said that one of the greatest indicators of their commitment is local support for extension programs.
Neldra Flint, a 4-H champion, was awarded the Presidential Citation for outstanding service to Missouri by the University of Missouri Alliance of Alumni Associations.
Flint, CEO of Flint and Associates in Kansas City, is a member of the 4-H Foundation's Board of Trustees. She has worked with the Kauffman Foundation Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership to develop the 4-H Mini-Society program, which teaches entrepreneurial concepts, teamwork and communication skills to children ages 8 to 12. Flint and Associates also trains 4-H volunteers and leaders on Mini-Society methods across the United States.
Flint also implemented the curriculum for the 4-H After-School Academic Program (ASAP) in Kansas City and provided job training for teens, who taught in after-school centers. ASAP operates in public housing, schools and other sites to help disadvantaged youths improve their academic and social skills while decreasing at-risk behaviors.
"Neldra has developed and implemented the training and supervision curriculum that makes it possible for teens in the ASAP program to be successful in the world of work," said Leon Moon, 4-H youth development specialist and ASAP director.
Flint and her husband, Howard, established the Flint and Associates 4-H Scholarship through the Missouri 4-H Foundation. The couple is active in a variety of Kansas City organizations, including the Lyric Opera Guild, the Science City Key Club, the Urban League and the NAACP.
Flint earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from UMKC in 1976 and worked as an elementary school teacher and as a manager for Sprint Corporation.
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