# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 4-H Mars Pet Care Field Trip for Ages 13-18 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 02:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: 🐾 TEENS 13-18: Explore Careers at Kal Kan Mars Pet Care! 🐾

Have you ever wondered what it takes to produce the food that keeps pets healthy and happy? Join us for an exciting behind-the-scenes field trip to Kal Kan Mars Pet Care and discover the science, technology, and careers that make it all happen!

🐶 What You'll Experience: ✅ 45-Minute Guided Plant Tour
Get an exclusive look inside the facility and see how pet food is made, packaged, and prepared for distribution. Learn about food production, quality control, food safety, and animal nutrition from industry professionals.

✅ 45-Minute Career & Logistics Presentation
Go beyond the production floor and explore the many career opportunities available in agriculture, manufacturing, food science, engineering, logistics, quality assurance, management, and more. Learn how products move from the plant to store shelves and discover the skills employers are looking for in today's workforce.

🌟 This hands-on experience is perfect for youth interested in: 
• Animal Science
 • Food Science and Safety
 • Agriculture
 • Manufacturing and Technology
 • Business, Logistics, and Operations
 • Exploring Future Careers

Through this unique opportunity, participants will connect classroom learning to real-world careers, ask questions of industry experts, and gain valuable insight into one of the region's leading employers.
Don't miss this chance to explore the world of pet nutrition, food production, and the exciting careers behind it!

🐾 Space is limited, so be sure to register early! Registration deadline is Friday, October 2🐾

Register here: https://registration.extension.illinois.edu/start/mars-pet-care-4-h-field-trip-for-youth-ages-13-18

Field Trip Date: Friday, October 9 (all schools are out of session on this day) 
Time: 1pm-2:30pm 
Address: 6565 E County Rd 1000 N, Mattoon, IL 61938
Parents: Drop off your youth at the Mars visitor entrance by 1pm - we will have 4-H signs out to help you know where to go. Youth will wear hard hats when they are out on the floor. Mars has asked that parents drop off by 1 and pick up at 2:30pm. 

Reach out to your 4-H Coordinator if you have any questions! 
Rachel Stenger - Moultrie-Douglas Counties: rstenger@illinois.edu 
Yolanda Nation - Shelby County:  nation2@illinois.edu
Macey Maxey - Coles County: mvmaxey@illinois.edu
Melaina McMechan - Cumberland County: melainak@illinois.edu
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mattoon/4-h-mars-pet-care-field-trip-for-ages-13-18/200030772849443
- **Event Categories**: science-fair, trips-adventures, job-fairs
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Mattoon
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Mars Petcare Mattoon Illinois
- **lat**: 39.522329883737
- **long**: -88.351811391482
- **full address**: Mars Petcare Mattoon Illinois, Mattoon, Illinois, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 4-H Mars Pet Care Field Trip for Ages 13-18  being held?
  - **A:** 4-H Mars Pet Care Field Trip for Ages 13-18  takes place on Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 02:30 pm at Mars Petcare Mattoon Illinois, Mattoon, Illinois, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 4-H Mars Pet Care Field Trip for Ages 13-18 ?
  - **A:** 4-H Mars Pet Care Field Trip for Ages 13-18  is organized by Moultrie-Douglas 4-H.

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