National 4-H Week October 1st thru 7th
Local youth program offers a place where kids can belong, lead, learn

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[September 28, 2023] 

In Illinois, 4-H members will join six million youth across the country in celebrating National 4-H Week Oct. 1-7. Clubs around Illinois celebrate this week by highlighting the remarkable 4 H youth in their communities and showcasing the incredible experiences that 4 H offers young people.

Illinois 4-H is the flagship youth program for the University of Illinois Extension and the largest out-of-school youth organization in Illinois. 4-H youth development programs in Logan, Menard, and Sangamon counties challenge youth to “learn by doing” with fun, hands-on activities. Kids can learn, practice, and demonstrate new skills while exploring the interests that are important to them.

In 4-H, youth are brought together in clubs, led by caring adults, who welcome them as a part of the larger 4-H family. Members learn about topics that interest them through projects. That could be anything from learning how to cook, build a robot or care for the environment. Members can explore these topics through 4-H experiences such as community clubs, special interest clubs, workshops and more.

”4-H’s ‘learn by doing’ philosophy encourages youth to experiment, innovate and think independently,” said Carissa Davis, University of Illinois Extension Youth Development Educator. “4-H grows confident kids who tackle issues that matter most in their communities.”

Illinois 4-H members range in age from 8 to 18, and youth who are 5 to 7 years of age may join 4-H as a Cloverbud member. The cost to join 4-H for the year is $20. New members can get more information by visiting go.illinois.edu/
LMS4-H or contacting your local 4-H office:

• Logan County: 217-732-8289
• Menard County: 217-632-7491
• Sangamon County: 217-782-4617

Community clubs offered in the Logan, Menard and Sangamon County Extension unit are as follows:

Logan County 4-H Clubs youth can join:

  • Atlanta Ag
    Atlanta Ag Cloverbuds
    meets 3rd Sunday at 3 PM in Atlanta

  • Atlanta Town and Country
    meets 1st Monday at 7 PM in Atlanta

  • Beason Ag
    meets 2nd Sunday at 1:30 PM in Beason

  • Chester
    meets 3rd Sunday at 2 PM in Lincoln

  • Cloverdale
    meets 1st Thursday at 7 PM in Lincoln

  • Four Corner Clovers
    Four Corner Cloverbuds
    meets 2nd Wednesday at 6 PM in Lincoln

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  • Hartem Clovers
    meets 4th Sunday at 3 PM in Emden

  • Hollanders
    Whiz Kids Cloverbuds
    meets 3rd Sunday at 1 PM in New Holland

  • Middletown 4-H’ers & Middletown Cloverbuds – meets varying Sundays at 4:30 PM in Middletown

  • Topper
    meeting day/time TBD in Mt. Pulaski

  • Wide-A-Wake
    Early Riser Cloverbuds
    meets 2nd Sunday at 6:30 PM in Lincoln

Menard County 4-H Clubs youth can join:

  • Greenview Boosters
    Greenview Boosters Cloverbuds
    meets 3rd Sunday at 6:30 PM in Greenview

  • West Menarders
    West Menarders Cloverbuds
    meets 1st Sunday at 5 PM in Petersburg

Sangamon County 4-H Clubs youth can join:

  • Capital Clovers
    Capital Cloverbuds
    meets 3rd Sunday at 3 PM in Springfield

  • Cooper Jets
    Cooper Jets Cloverbuds
    meets 4th Sunday at 6:30 PM in Rochester

  • Illiopolis
    meets 3rd Sunday at 5 PM in Illiopolis

  • Island Grove
    Island Grove Cloverbuds
    meets 3rd Sunday at 2 PM in New Berlin

  • Lucky Clovers
    Lucky Cloverbuds
    meets 2nd Monday at 1 PM in Springfield

  • Pawnee Cloverbuds
    meets last Saturday at 10 AM in Pawnee

  • Pleasant Plains Clovers
    meets 1st Sunday at 2 PM in Pleasant Plains

  • Sugar Creek Pioneers
    meets 2nd Sunday at 2 PM in Chatham

  • Talkington
    meets 2nd Sunday at 5:30 PM in Waverly

  • Town and Country
    meets 1st Saturday at 1 PM in Auburn

  • Tri-City
    meets 3rd Wednesday at 7 PM in Buffalo

  • West Side
    West Side Cloverbuds
    meets 2nd Wednesday at 7 PM in New Berlin

[Amy Zepp, 4-H Program Coordinator, Sangamon County]

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