News and Events
CT 4-H Recognition Forms due June 1st to the State 4-H Office for selection to National 4-H Dairy Conference and National 4-H Congress. The forms can be located on the Forms page of this site. Please check with your county 4-H office to confirm the May county due date.
4-H'ers who participated in National 4-H Conference are featured on the Let's Move White House Blog. Youth briefed USDA, HHS and Let's Move staff with their recommendations for decreasing childhood obesity and promoting physical activity.
Livestock Showmanship Workshop
Middlesex County 4-H
Open to all 4-H members statewide
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Chester Fair Grounds, Chester, CT
Sign in at 11:30-12:15 a.m.
Program ends at 4:30 p.m.
Save the Date - 4-H Environmental Science Day at the UConn Avery Point Campus
August 20, 2012
This day-long event includes hands-onworkshops and Project Oceanology Boat trip. Look for schedule and registration materials in th
coming months.
Great Goats and More 4-H Club of Lebanon is hosting 4-H "Learn by Doing" Day
at the Cedars of Lebanon Farm on May 19th. $5 per person, $3 for 4-H members. Lunch is provided! Hands-on workshops for sheep, goat, chicken and dog showmanship, as well as workshops for goat fitting, chicken fitting, animal health and 4-H record books how-to. Contact Amy Smith at cdrsoflebnon@aol.com for more information.
CT 4-H Video Contest
Any 4-H member or group is invited to submit a video promoting 4-H in CT to help increase enrollment. Deadline for submission is August 1, 2012. Cash prizes.
Connecticut 4-H: a great place to learn new things
What’s in it for young people?
When you join 4-H, you choose what interests you. Here are some examples of hands-on opportunities:
• exploring the environment and nature
• growing your own food with all types of gardens
• learning about technology and robotics
• developing photography or drama skills
• caring for animals
You can be part of a club, be an individual member, attend 4-H Camp, go on a field trip or show off your new skills at a 4-H Fair. In the process, you meet new friends, solve problems and make a difference in your neighborhood or even in the world.
Adults like it, too!
Our adult 4-H volunteers enjoy working with young people to gain their full potential. Depending on the talents and time you can contribute, we have a place for you in:
• individual events
• short-term or long term projects with national curriculums
• on-going group activities
• committee membership
You’ll get plenty of training and support from the Connecticut Cooperative Extension Staff and recognition, too. You might even learn new skills while seeing youth grow and develop. Get a new worldview.
Everyone Benefits.
According to research by Tufts University, 4-H youth are 25% more likely to contribute to their families, themselves and their communities, and 41% less likely to engage in risky/problem behavior. Be part of the 4-H world.
Congressman Joe Courtney, Second Congressional District of Connecticut,
shows a goat at the 2011 New London County 4-H Fair held in July.