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Free Explore 4-H Day set
The free open house event will be from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 29 at the fairgrounds
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Project Leader Kris Winkler talks to fifth-grader Roxane Ace about the flowers and house plants project at last year’s Explore 4-H Day event. The Explore 4-H Day will be held at the Green County Fairgrounds.

MONROE — Those interested in 4-H or are curious about fair projects, making a difference and becoming a strong leader should attend the Explore 4-H Day from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Green County Fairgrounds. 

This is a free open house event where you can quickly and easily learn more about 4-H. Interested youth and their families will be able to talk with current 4-H members, learn about different 4-H projects, discover how to make a difference in their communities and get information about how to enroll. There will also be a chance to win free prizes.

We will also address the common misconception that 4-H is just for children who live on farms. 

Last year, well over half of Green County 4-H members lived in cities, towns or rural non-farm areas and exhibited in projects like Drawing & Painting, Home Furnishings, Electricity and Child Development. 

The 4-H program is open to youth in 5-year-old kindergarten through one year past high school. 

Green County has 17 different clubs to choose from that vary in size, meeting time and location. In order to be eligible to exhibit at the 2019 Green County Fair, 4-H members must be enrolled by Nov. 1. For more information about Explore 4-H Day or the Green County 4-H program, contact Ellen Andrews, Green County 4-H Youth Development Educator, at 608-328-9440 or green.uwex.edu.