4-H is an educational youth program conducted by the UW-Extension
Service. Youth who are nine or in third grade to eighteen
years old may enroll in 4-H. Youth 5-8 years old have the
opportunity to be Cloverbud members. Parents and adults
are encouraged to be leaders. Four-H is open to anyone
regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, disability,
religion or ancestry. Over 80% of the youth in 4-H are
from town and urban areas. Four-H is the largest youth
organization in Wisconsin with 150,000 youth members and 30,000
adult volunteers.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A 4-H MEMBER?
As a Washington County 4-H Club member, you will enroll in projects,
exhibit at the fair, keep a record book, help organize programs,
elect club officers, and conduct meetings with guidance from
other youth and adult leaders.
A 4-H project is an area of investigation that members can sign
up for. They can pursue anything they might choose to do
or like to learn about. Projects are selected based on
the member's individual interests. Members receive project
literature to use as a reference, and with guidance from adult
and youth leaders they work throughout the year on different
activities in the project. Finally, the members can exhibit
items at the county fair which show what they did or learned
in the project.
PROJECT AREAS:
Animal Science; Mechanical Sciences; Plant & Soil Science;
Communication & Arts; Family, Home & Health; Environmental
Education; Leadership; Self Determined; Exploring & Cloverbuds.
4-H PLEDGE
4-H'ers everywhere are linked in many ways, especially by the
4-H pledge which they all recite: I pledge... My HEAD to clearer
thinking, My HEART to greater loyalty, My HANDS to larger service,
My HEALTH to better living for my club, my community, my country,
and my world.
4-H MOTTO
"To Make The Best Better"
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