The Center Wildcats held their March meeting on the 10th in the 4-H building. We started with the pledges and then did roll call. For front porch committees, we are doing library reading sticks and lunch bags for Meals on Wheels. In person committees will be at Mrs. Hewlett’s house and we are baking cookies … Continue reading Center Wildcats Meeting Minutes
Month: March 2022
4-H STEM Engineering Opportunity (5th grade and up)
Consider taking the Model Bridge Project to have fun MAKING and then BREAKING a bridge and learning about ENGINEERING while you do it. At the workshop we build the bridge so you are then “ready for fair.” REQUIRED FOR WORKSHOP: Get a “bridge kit” at the 4-H Office and BRING IT to the workshop. ALSO … Continue reading 4-H STEM Engineering Opportunity (5th grade and up)
Poultry Project News
There will be a poultry workshop on April 13th at 6 pm at the office of Martz & Lucas at 105 Lincolnway in Valparaiso. This workshop will be primarily for newer project members and will focus primarily on an introduction to the project, chick and bird care, how to select exhibits for fair, and what … Continue reading Poultry Project News
Sheep Royale Class
Participate in the Sheep Project’s Royale Class! In this class, lambs are purchased from the same producer at nearly the same weight and age, giving all exhibitors the same starting point. The Haman family will be supplying the lambs this year in honor of Troy Haman. The grown lamb exhibited at the fair is then … Continue reading Sheep Royale Class
Draft Horse Project
Draft Horse project members, Please be sure to attend our first workshop on Monday, March 28, in the 4-H Building at the Porter County Fairgrounds at 6:00PM. We will be going over all our activities for the coming spring and summer. We also will be going over a few additions to our fair classes this … Continue reading Draft Horse Project
Porter County 4-H Junior Leader Update
NEW Meeting Night for 2021-22 - First Tuesdays - New Members Always Welcome! Our regular business meetings are the FIRST TUESDAY of each month at 6:00 p.m. unless announced otherwise. Please mark your calendar now for the following dates. Please adjust your work, etc. schedules accordingly: April 5, 2022; May 3, 2022; June 7, 2022 … Continue reading Porter County 4-H Junior Leader Update
4-H Rabbit Ambassador Training
Are you interested in learning more about how to compete as a 4-H Rabbit Ambassador? Join us for an evening of learning on how to prepare for your rabbit knowledge test, test your rabbit ID skills and get hands-on with rabbit handling and showmanship. Join us via zoom at: https://bit.ly/RabbitAM2022 on April 5th @ 7pm. … Continue reading 4-H Rabbit Ambassador Training
4-H Photography Project
New to 4-H Photography? Check out the website for a few photo tips and sample photos. https://sites.google.com/site/4hphotographyproject/ At least seven Photo Shoots will be scheduled during the month of June. Start your project now by taking photos during Spring Break. Mrs. Hewlett Superintendent
Lego Project
Workshops this year will be on Monday April 25 at 7 p.m. Monday May 23 at 7p.m. Saturday June 25 at 10 a.m. All workshops will be in the 4-H building at the Porter County Fairgrounds. This year we will have Lego bricks for you to play/experiment with at the workshops. You will be required … Continue reading Lego Project
Bridging Horizons Community Service Contest
Indiana AgrAbility/Breaking New Ground of Purdue University is again sponsoring The Bridging Horizons Community Service Contest, which challenges organizations to complete service projects to assist people with disabilities in their communities. In return, winning groups can receive a cash award of $500, $250, or $100. As an added incentive to participate, the first five groups to submit a completed project … Continue reading Bridging Horizons Community Service Contest
Porter County 4-H Hub 