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Everything you need to know about 4-H of their friends. Consequently, the county 4-H office rarely has a list of clubs accepting new members. An exception is 4-H 4-H CLUBS horse clubs, which are typically 4-H is for all youth age 5-18. larger and often can accept There is also a Cloverbud projnew members. ect that is for children age 5-7. For a child wanting to join a Most clubs in Weber County 4-H club, this means that there are family clubs or neighbormay not be an existing club hood clubs where parents are available to join. For families the leaders, and their children interested in having their are the 4-H members. There children participate in a 4-H are also community clubs in club, we suggest getting several the robotics, livestock, shootfamilies to join together and PHOTO PROVIDED BY UTAH STATE 4-H EXTENSION OFFICE ing sports, rabbits, and horse organize a local club – sharing project areas. We can give out Weber county 4-H includes the junior livestock program. Youth participants have the opportunity to raise lamb, hogs, steers, bucket calves, dairy the fun and the responsibilities. club leaders’ names with their heifers and goats. permission. These leaders WHAT DOES IT COST? enrollment fee can now be paid having their projects finished may or may not be taking new This is the best news of so they can enter them at the in 4-H Online. Instructions for members into their clubs. all! The annual enrollment fee 4-H Online payments can also Weber County Fair. Our fair is A 4-H leader may be any for Weber County 4-H is only in August at the Weber County be found on the forms page. adult who desires to work with $10. For 4-H horse, robotics, Fairgrounds, and entry inforyouth, teaching them life skills Enrollment fees can also be sewing, Cloverbuds, Clever mation can be found in our paid by phone with a credit and helping them to become Clovers, and shooting club card, or by stopping by the 4-H e-newsletter or on this website. happy, productive adults. members, the fee is $20. For All enrolled leaders and office. However, 4-H enrollAll leaders in Utah must go their enrollment fee, members members are emailed a Weber ments are not current/active through a screening process will receive the monthly 4-H County 4-H newsletter each until the fees are paid. Club before they are approved to newsletter and accident insurleaders and members must re- month. There are many 4-H be a 4-H leader. Leader apance while at 4-H events. Club enroll at the beginning of each activities offered on the County members are also eligible to plications are completed in and State levels throughout the 4-H Online with a leader’s 4-H 4-H year. The 4-H year runs participate in all of the county year. Some are specific to a Sept. 1 — Aug. 31. enrollment. 4-H contests offered for their There are many, many proj- certain age, and some require Once a leader has been apgrade division (nearly 20 a registration fee. Reminders proved, the club may be orga- ect areas in 4-H. The number events) and can exhibit in the about upcoming activities are in of projects focused on will nized, and members enrolled. Weber County Fair. the e-newsletter. You may read be determined by the leader Utah has gone to an online Members are also responsifurther about these activities on and club members. We have enrollment system. Leaders ble for the expenses associated publications available for some both this website and the state with the projects they select. and members now enroll on4-H website at line. Instructions for 4-H Online project areas which we sell at These expenses range widely our cost. Use of these materials can be found on our website JOINING A 4-H CLUB depending on the project. For is not required; they are availMany Utah 4-H clubs meet on the forms page. A club may example, owning and showing able as a resource. in homes, which typically limits a horse would be a much more be as small as one leader and Some clubs meet weekly all the club to 10 or fewer chilone member or may have many expensive project than a sewyear, others daily during the dren, depending on the size leaders and many members. ing project. summer — whatever the club of the home. This often means There is an annual fee of $10 Club activities are usually decides as long as they meet that as soon as a parent orgaper member ($20 for horse, covered by money-making nizes a club, it is already full robotics and shooting sports). a minimum of six times per projects conducted by the club with their children and a few No fee for leaders. The 4-H year. Most clubs work toward or by each member contribut-
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ing money toward the cost of project supplies and/or providing some of the project supplies. Some clubs charge dues to cover the costs of project supplies and club activities. ORGANIZING A 4-H CLUB
Organizing a 4-H club is simple. It begins with identifying one or more families who want to organize a club and who are willing to share the responsibility for a 4-H club. A good club size is about 5-10 members. The five simple steps for organizing a 4-H club are: Talk to folks in your community to learn about the interest in organizing a 4-H club. Clubs tend to operate better if members are close in age (within a couple of years). Identify the parents who are willing to support the club. It works much better if several parents team up together to share the leadership roles. This keeps any one person’s job from becoming too big. The adult volunteers complete a Volunteer Application, are interviewed and attend a 4-H Club Leader Orientation. The club holds an organizational meeting. During this meeting, they will select the official name of the 4-H club, elect officers, select projects, determine a meeting schedule and location for club meetings. If you have any questions about organizing a club, or you want to schedule a 4-H Discovery Night in your community, contact David Widdison, 4-H Coordinator, at david.widdison@usu.edu or call (801) 399-8220.
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