The National 4-H Center, a 12-acre campus in Chevy Chase, Maryland is up for sale after 12 months of pandemic driven vacancy.
National 4-H Council President and CEO Jennifer Sirangelo tells Brownfield it was a difficult decision but paying expenses on it with no revenue through 2020 and 2021 is detrimental.
“It takes millions a year for us to just keep the center safe and closed, so sustaining that over what will now be two years and an uncertain future for group travel for young people became really unsustainable.”
She says it was a long process and in the end donors confirmed their money would be better spent on the impact of 4-H programs instead of keeping the facility itself.
