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4-H Rural Storytelling Project Showcase

• Monday, August 10, 2020, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

4-H members (ages 9 through 18) from Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia, and Greene Counties are excited to present an evening of storytelling! Tune-in to the Rural Storytelling Project Showcase webinar on Monday, August 10 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for an engaging and inspiring event.

In collaboration with Engaged Cornell and Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Rural Storytelling Project was created with the intent of bridging the rural/urban divide in upstate New York. Students participated in 7 weeks of workshops where they learned the techniques of storytelling and methods for engaging with their communities using a storyteller mindset.

These 4-H members also learned how to foster a deeper sense of community engagement, confidence, and collaboration by the acronym EARS -- empathizing with, actively listening to, reflecting on, and sharing the stories of their peers and community. The project shared different perspectives and experiences.

In the Final Showcase Webinar, thirteen enthusiastic 4-H storytellers will share their final personal projects through presentations, written stories, and video. Each student has had the opportunity to become a storytelling expert with the guidance from three Cornell University student interns. The final showcase webinar will be hosted by the Cornell interns to help bring light to these 4-H students’ diverse stories!

Register for the event:

at https://tinyurl.com/RuralStorytellingShowcase and be prepared to see mind-blowing and interesting stories from these hardworking and energetic 4-H youth!

Visit the 4-H Rural Storytelling Project’s webpage: 

at http://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/4HRuralStorytellingProject for more information on the program.

Last updated April 17, 2025