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Head
4-H challenges you to think and make decisions, both for yourself and as a member of a group. You will discover new ways to do things and different ways of dealing with everyday challenges. 4-H is big on self-discipline, responsibility, initiative, and leadership. You will become a positive force in todays world.
Hands
In 4-H, you learn skills that you can use for the rest of your life. You wont just talk about it, you will actually get your hands on it, learn by doing. Members choose from about 100 different skills everything from bicycle safety to cooking to computer technology to veterinary science. 4-H often helps members discover interests that lead to rewarding careers.
Heart
It can be tough growing up today. To sort out their ideas and emotions, 4-H members often talk to club leaders and to each other about what matters to them.
4-H gives you a chance to become friends with other young people and caring adults. It is about building character, accepting people who are different, and making your community a better place to live.
Health
Being healthy means feeling good; doing your best to balance school, friends,
and family; and making the best choices. 4-H focuses on developing healthy lifestyles
and understanding what happens when you make unhealthy choices.
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Who can join 4-H?
Anyone from 9 to 19 can join 4-H. Some counties have younger children involved in Clover Bud
activities. When 4-H began a hundred years ago, almost everyone lived on a farm. Thats not true
anymore.
4-H happens wherever kids livein large cities, small towns, in rural areas, on farms, and even on
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What do kids do in 4-H?
Its up to you. You can go to camp, learn to shop wisely, give a demonstration, grow vegetables, hatch an egg, chat on a computer, make bread, shadow an adult at work, choose to eat healthy foods, give a speech, cure a ham, or conquer an obstacle course. You can perform in a skit, make a birdhouse, start a business, shear sheep, take pictures, learn about electricity, judge soils, barbeque chicken, or drive a tractor. You can decorate a room, ride in a bike rodeo, be part of an international exchange, learn to sew, raise an animal, or protect the environment. And theres more! In 4-H, you will be working with other young people toward common goals and, if you wish, teaching younger kids. In short, you can build your 4-H activities around your own talents and interests |
How can you be involved in 4-H?
There are several ways you can be in 4-H, but the most fun way is probably through a 4-H club. All it
takes to start a 4-H club is a couple of adults willing to work with a group of interested kids. Clubs meet
in public places like schools, libraries, community centers, and even barns. You can also be involved in
4-H as part of the curriculum at school or through camp, special interest groups, and after-school child
care programs. If you like to work by yourself, you can even do a self-study project at home with family
members.
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How do you join 4-H?
Contact the 4-H staff at the Cooperative Extension Service office in your county. The agent with 4-H Youth
Development responsibilities will be able to guide you to 4-H opportunities in your community.
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Kentucky 4-H Youth Development
212 Scovell Hall
Lexington, KY 40546-0064
Phone: 859-257-5961
Fax: 859-257-7180 |
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