Green County Youth Celebrate National 4-H Week
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October 4-10 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.
"4-H is awesome because you get to meet new people and help the community by participating in a variety of service projects," says Brenna Meier, a Dayton Dairylanders 4-H member. Tristin Flanagan, a member of Washington Center 4-H Club, agrees, stating that, "4-H is great! I love showing animals at the fair and helping out my community." From a 4-H alumni and leader perspective, "Ribbons may fade, but the friends and lessons you learn [in 4-H] will last forever."
As part of the National 4-H Week festivities, Green County 4-H families showed their 4-H pride on Wednesday, October 7th, 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 how youth can "learn by doing" through 4-H.
Ellen Andrews
Washington Center – Making Blankets: 4-H teaches youth to give generously of their time and talents in service to their community. Washington Center 4-H have fun working in teams to make tie-blankets for the Monroe Clinic Hospice.
Green County 4-H will cap off National 4-H Week with a 4-H Spaghetti Dinner, Saturday, October 10th, from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., at the Monroe United Methodist Church, 2227 4th Street, Monroe. The cost is $7.00 per person, with 50% 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. The public is invited to come out for a great meal and join in support of Green County 4-H.
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.
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.
