Until COVID arrived, that is.
As a result, 2020 has been âa little bit different from what weâre accustomed to,â said Reggie Morris, the Cooperative Extension agent for 4-H in Alexandria, at the organizationâs annual showcase, which drew about 75 participants on Dec. 11.
In ordinary times, the event would have been a breakfast gathering at Fairlington Community Center, but with that facility closed (and in-person gatherings strictly limited anyway), Cooperative Extension went with an online program to highlight its services in a most unusual year.
âEven though things were different . . . we knew we could thrive. Arlington and Alexandria have discovered new ways to create opportunities for all,â said Morris, highlighting efforts by various facets of Virginia Cooperative Extension, a state agency overseen by Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.