MONROE — October 3-9 is National 4-H Week and Green County is celebrating all the great opportunities that the 4-H youth development program offers young people to learn, grow and lead.
Members of the Cheese Country Clovers 4-H club came up with a “Top 10 List” of reasons to be involved in 4-H:
10. Global learning — youth can have pen pals in other countries
9. State activities — youth can attend state leadership events like Fall Forum and Youth Conference
8. Club meetings
7. The responsibility of raising your own animals
6. 4-H camp
5. Tie-dying
4. Learning about agriculture
3. Doing new projects
2. Frisbee golf and other club activities
1. Showing at the Fair
As part of the National 4-H Week festivities, Green County 4-H families will be showing their 4-H pride on Wednesday, October 6th by wearing a 4-H t-shirt or a green shirt to school or work.
“4-H has done so much for my daughter,” says Browntown Busy Beavers 4-H club parent and adult leader Linda Montgomery. “She has the skills to run a meeting, develop and write a strong resume, and conduct herself with maturity and clarity in an interview. 4-H has provided her with a skill set that will benefit her for her entire adult life.”
4-H is the largest youth development organization in the world, with seven million young people across the globe learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. Here in Green County, 4-H is a program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, engaging more than 500 4-H members and 160 adult volunteers.
Telina Gratz of the Young Americans 4-H Club likes the opportunity that 4-H gives her to do community service projects. She also says doing projects in 4-H, like the poultry project, make it fun to learn about new things from lots of knowledgeable adults and youth. Teresa Gratz says, “Youth should join 4-H because it gives you new opportunities to try something new in a safe space.”
Learn how you can grow with 4-H, as a youth member or adult leader, by contacting Ellen Andrews, 4-H Youth Development Educator, at Extension Green County at (608) 328-9440 or ellen.andrews@wisc.edu.
