Application forms are now available! Deadline: October 31st, 2022 4-H Junior Ambassador Award Members who are enrolled in grades 7 or 8 for the current school year and have completed at least two years in 4-H can apply for the award of Junior Ambassador, using the online application form. There will be no limit to … Continue reading Achievement Award Opportunities
Category: Club News
4-H Club Leader Enrollment
Target Leader Enrollment Date: October 31st Dear 4-H Club Leaders: Enrollment for members and volunteers opened via 4HOnline (http://v2.4honline.com/) on October 1st. Please bookmark https://bit.ly/2023PorterCo4H. This blog page will be updated as needed with enrollment information throughout the enrollment season. Please share this web link with members and potential members! We are asking all 4-H … Continue reading 4-H Club Leader Enrollment
Reminder – Add/Drop Projects by May 16th
Want to add and/or drop any of your 4-H projects? Log into your 4HOnline account at https://v2.4honline.com/ to make changes prior to May 16th. Please return any unused manuals, etc. to the Extension Office or your club leader. Contact the Extension Office at 465-3555 or stop by to pick up project manuals for added projects. … Continue reading Reminder – Add/Drop Projects by May 16th
Geranium Sale
It’s that time of year again for the Geranium sale. We will be selling as last year, full flat (18 plants) or half flat (9 plats) per color. Full flats are $26.30 and half flats are $13.15 each. Hanging baskets are $16.50. Please let your customers know they will be with vinca vines or spike. … Continue reading Geranium Sale
Center Wildcats Meeting Minutes
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
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
Host an Education Station at State Fair
The Indiana State Fair provides a venue for about 800,000 people to learn about youth and agriculture. In particular, the approximately 10,000 exhibits displayed by 4-H members in the 4-H Exhibit Hall and Centennial Hall not only help visitors learn about the state fair’s mission but also help promote the educational opportunities available to youth … Continue reading Host an Education Station at State Fair
COVID Protocol Updates
Updated February 2022 Protocols for Porter County 4-H meetings, workshops, activities, and events are developed by reviewing current State of Indiana, Porter County, and Purdue University guidance. In alignment with Porter County government guidelines, as of February 14th masks are optional for Porter County 4-H programs held in county-owned buildings. Other venues used by 4-H … Continue reading COVID Protocol Updates
Do you have Legos you would like to donate?
With January being the time for cleaning closets and organizing, we are asking you to donate Lego, Mega Bloc, or any interlocking brick which you don’t want to the Lego project. We will wash and bag them and give them to the members in the Lego project. Contact Cathy Williams at 219-242-3428 or Janet Sauerwein … Continue reading Do you have Legos you would like to donate?
Center Wildcats January Meeting Report
On January 13, 2022, the Center Wildcats met at the Potter County Expo Center. We started with the pledges and then did roll call. Everyone said their names and what their goals are for 2022. Right now we are working on making place mats for hospice patients, lunch bags for Meals on Wheels, donating socks … Continue reading Center Wildcats January Meeting Report
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