BLINN STUDENTS VOLUNTEER OVER 1,000 HOURS AT WCF

  

Blinn College’s Agricultural Science Club and Veterinary Technology Program students volunteered over 1,000 hours at the recent 150th Washington County Fair.

More than 100 agricultural science students combined to volunteer over 1,000 hours in various shows, including the open steer and heifer show, the open Brahman show, the Special Needs Livestock Judging Competition, and the Junior Livestock Auction Sale.  In addition, Blinn College ran the Livestock Judging Contest for 4-H and FFA members and the Washington County Ag Mechanics Show.

Assistant Dean for the Division of Agricultural and Natural Sciences Bryn Behnke says the Washington County Fair is important because it gets the students outside of the classroom in a real-world scenario, and they enjoy giving back and thanking everyone in the community.

Blinn’s agriculture mechanics team judged and presented awards while running the Washington County Ag Mechanics Show.

For the third consecutive year, Blinn’s Veterinary Technology Program volunteered at the fair. Twenty-three students collected samples from turkeys, chickens, colts, lambs, goats, steers, commercial pen heifers, commercial halter heifers, rabbits and hogs.

At least 80 students have volunteers at the Washington County Fair each of the past 11 years.

For more information on Blinn’s Agricultural Sciences Program, visit: www.blinn.edu/agricultural-sciences and for more information on Blinn’s Veterinary Technology Program, visit: www.blinn.edu/veterinary-technology.