MONROE - National 4-H Week starts Sunday and runs through Oct. 10, and Green County is celebrating all the great opportunities that the 4-H youth development program offers young people to learn, grow and lead.
"4-H has so many wonderful opportunities for kids; they can go to Space Camp, they can go to Washington, D.C., they can go to so many events, camps, and activities," says Laura Vosberg, a co-leader for the Young Americans 4-H Club. "More than that, though, 4-H offers the opportunity for kids to be confident and have pride in themselves and what they accomplish. Kids learn respect for others, they learn to be able to work with other kids and adults, and they learn responsibility."
As part of the National 4-H Week festivities, Green County 4-H families will be showing their 4-H pride Wednesday by wearing a 4-H T-shirt or a green shirt to school or work. Also be on the lookout all week for 4-H window displays put together by local 4-H clubs, showcasing what youth can learn, grow and achieve through
4-H.
Green County 4-H will cap off National 4-H Week with a spaghetti dinner on Oct. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Monroe United Methodist Church, 2227 4th St. The cost is $7 per person with 50 percent of sales benefiting the Green County 4-H program. The meal will include spaghetti, garlic bread, lemonade and dessert. Tickets are available in advance from local 4-H clubs, or at the door.
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 Extension, engaging more than 550 4-H members and 230 adult volunteers.
"4-H is about friends, learning and fun," according to the Wilkins family of Hiawatha 4-H. Christina Johnson, a co-leader of the Cheese Country Clovers 4-H Club, also points out that
4-H "is a great opportunity to meet all sorts of people of
all ages and backgrounds with the same interests as you."
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 the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, Green County at 608-328-9440 or ellen.andrews@
ces.uwex.edu.
"4-H has so many wonderful opportunities for kids; they can go to Space Camp, they can go to Washington, D.C., they can go to so many events, camps, and activities," says Laura Vosberg, a co-leader for the Young Americans 4-H Club. "More than that, though, 4-H offers the opportunity for kids to be confident and have pride in themselves and what they accomplish. Kids learn respect for others, they learn to be able to work with other kids and adults, and they learn responsibility."
As part of the National 4-H Week festivities, Green County 4-H families will be showing their 4-H pride Wednesday by wearing a 4-H T-shirt or a green shirt to school or work. Also be on the lookout all week for 4-H window displays put together by local 4-H clubs, showcasing what youth can learn, grow and achieve through
4-H.
Green County 4-H will cap off National 4-H Week with a spaghetti dinner on Oct. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Monroe United Methodist Church, 2227 4th St. The cost is $7 per person with 50 percent of sales benefiting the Green County 4-H program. The meal will include spaghetti, garlic bread, lemonade and dessert. Tickets are available in advance from local 4-H clubs, or at the door.
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 Extension, engaging more than 550 4-H members and 230 adult volunteers.
"4-H is about friends, learning and fun," according to the Wilkins family of Hiawatha 4-H. Christina Johnson, a co-leader of the Cheese Country Clovers 4-H Club, also points out that
4-H "is a great opportunity to meet all sorts of people of
all ages and backgrounds with the same interests as you."
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 the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, Green County at 608-328-9440 or ellen.andrews@
ces.uwex.edu.