Logan County 4-H Invites Youth to Join 4-H Clubs

 

[October 08, 2020]    Logan County 4-H members will join the 6 million youth across the country in celebrating National 4-H Week Oct. 4-10. 4-H youth development programs provide hands-on learning activities for youth in Illinois and throughout the country. 4-H youth programs focus on leadership, citizenship and life skills.

Every county in Illinois has a 4-H program which is operated through University of Illinois Extension. 4-H club membership is open to youth ages 8 to 18. Youth 5 to 7 years of age may join the 4-H Cloverbud program.

Youth may join 4-H clubs, coordinated by local screened adult volunteers. Each club decides how often it meets, the location of its meetings and the activities held during the meeting. Members may select from dozens of project areas to study while they build leadership, teamwork, cooperation, decision-making and communication skills. Clubs are currently accepting new members.

Illinois 4-H members prepare for their future by studying careers related to their 4-H project. “They choose from more than 100 projects to study,” said Carissa Davis, University of Illinois Extension Youth Development Educator. The topics range from rocketry, robotics, computer science, and public speaking to photography, animal science, nutrition, and more.

“4-H also instills a generous spirit in youth,” states Lisa Diaz, University of Illinois Extension assistant dean and state 4-H director. 4-H members are encouraged to help others in their communities through the hundreds of service projects conducted by Illinois 4-H clubs.  

As part of this year’s 2020 National 4-H Week celebration 4-H members in Logan County will be celebrating by participating in a service project collecting personal hygiene items. Clubs are encouraged to collect items at their October meetings and community members are welcome to contribute to this service project as well. Items needed include full size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, shower gel, toothpaste and toothbrushes which will be donated to local social service agencies. The Logan County 4-H office, 980 N. Postville Drive, Lincoln, IL will have a collection box available for drop off of items.

To learn more about 4-H and enroll your child in a local club, one may contact the Logan County 4-H at 217-732-8289. To see additional ways Logan County 4-H is celebrating National 4-H Week visit the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.
com/LMS.4H 

About 4-H: Illinois 4-H strives to help youth learn skills for living. University of Illinois Extension provides 4-H programs in every county in Illinois. Illinois 4-H aims to impact the lives of 200,000 youth each year through sustained learning clubs and groups and short-term programming.

[Patty Huffer
Extension Program Coordinator/4-H Youth Development]