Teen Conference in Old Town June 28-29
Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — The Maine 4-H Teen Council will present a statewide teen conference, “Health Rocks!,” June 28-29 at the Old Town YMCA. Intended for Mainers between the ages of 12 and 19, the 25 and one-half hour conference will feature social activities and a variety of workshops related to health and fitness.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, with activities continuing non-stop until 10 a.m. Sunday. Participants who wish to sleep should bring a pillow and a sleeping bag or blanket. Groups and organizations sending more than six participants are asked to provide a chaperone. The registration fee is $35.
Nineteen different workshops are scheduled. Subjects in include self defense, first aid, alcohol and tobacco awareness, nutrition, and emergency response equipment and techniques. There will also be plenty of time for social and recreational activities, which will include the use of the YMCA’s pool, climbing walls and other facilities. Maine humorist Joe Bennett and the “‘KISS’ Rock Band,” featuring local police officers, will provide the entertainment. A dance with a DJ is scheduled for 8:30-10:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Registration forms are available by calling 1-877-444-8623. The registration deadline is June 16.
The conference is sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation, Health Rocks!, the Old Town YMCA, the River Coalition and Bangor Region Partners for Health.