Seneca County Chamber Community Foundation

We had the wonderful opportunity this morning to hear from our 2026 Seneca County Civics Bee winners on the radio!

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It was an absolute pleasure to partner with the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce as they hosted their first Regional Civics Bee, an annual program of the National Chamber of Commerce.

🍀 Civic Engagement is one of the main pillars of 4-H.

4-H civic engagement programs empower youth to become active, informed community members through hands-on projects, leadership training, and service learning. Focusing on areas like civic education, community service, and advocacy, these programs help youth connect to their communities and develop decision-making skills.

🍀 Public speaking is a cornerstone practice of 4-H.

4-H public speaking programs empower youth to build confidence, poise, and communication skills through structured presentations, speeches, and demonstrations. Participants learn to organize ideas, engage audiences, and reduce anxiety.

🏆 Today featured the top 20 finalists (from 135 submissions) from all over western New York. Students competed in two 10-multiple choice rounds to determine the top five participants. After delivering a 3-sentence summary of their community issue and solution ideas, points from all three rounds were tabulated to name the top three winners!! We all wish you the best of luck and know that you will represent us well at the state competition! 🏆

Seneca County 4-H NY is the youth development program of Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension .



Seneca County Chamber Community Foundation
Seneca County Chamber of Commerce

We want to share some great photos of our students, the event, and our winner!

Stay tuned for more photos and information surrounding the event, and we hope everybody has a great weekend!

Thank you so much to the New York State School Boards Association for your generous contribution to the National Civics Bee regional competition happening TOMORROW at the Northeast College of Health Sciences!

We’re less than two weeks away from the big event and are preparing!

Thank you to the Waterloo Lions Club for your sponsorship of the 2026 National Civics Bee regional competition! We are so excited to host this event in Seneca County!

To sponsor or donate to the event, please call directly at 315-569-2906 or email [email protected]

Thank you to Hunt Engineers, Architects, & Surveyors for your generous sponsorship for the 2026 National Civics Bee regional competition happening in Seneca County!

If you would like to sponsor or donate to our event, please call directly at 315-568-2906 or email [email protected]!