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  • Healthy Hopping
    Jumping rope is fun and good for you, too! Learn nine different single rope stunts along with jump rope rhymes and games.
  • Tree House Weather Kids
    Helps young people understand such things as why the weather changes, how we predict the weather, and how weather causes great destruction.
  • Let's Talk about Insects
    Join C.P. to learn the benefits of insects, their basic anatomy, and what makes an insect an insect. You can even create a new insect!
  • Illinois 4-H
    Lots of useful information about current projects, fun things to do and special 4-H opportunities.
  • My First Garden
    Learn how to plan, nurture and enjoy the benefits of a beautiful flower or vegetable garden.
  • Animals Past and Present
    Lessons for elementary students about what happened to dinosaurs, and what animals lived in Illinois 65 million years ago, 10 million years ago, and today.
  • MyPyramid.gov
    One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you.
  • Character Education
    Cultivating knowledge for purposeful living, students learn through literature, art, humanities, and throughout the existing school curriculum the benefits and consequences of behavior.
  • Out on a Limb
    It's not easy to get along. Help Maria and her friends solve their problems peacefully.

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Marshall-Putnam Community Directory
The Marshall-Putnam Directory is provided to you as a public service by the University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam Unit. It is designed to provide names, addresses, telephone numbers, and a thumbnail sketch of the businesses, organizations, and churches in the two counties.

Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Julie Read
Community Worker, Ag In The Classroom Coordinator
Marshall-Putnam Unit
509 Front Street
Suite 4
Henry, IL 61537
Phone: 309-364-2356
FAX: 309-364-2804
jread@illinois.edu

Kathleen Bade
Community Worker, Family Nutrition Program
Marshall-Putnam Unit
509 Front Street
Suite 4
Henry, IL 61537
Phone: 309-364-2356
FAX: 309-364-2804
bade@illinois.edu

Anita Wilkinson
Program Coordinator, 4-H Youth Development
Marshall-Putnam Unit
509 Front Street
Suite 4
Henry, IL 61537
Phone: 309-364-2356
FAX: 309-364-2804
aswilkin@illinois.edu

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