Sharing 4-H with the Community

Fond du Lac County 4-H has received funding to provide youth in our community with at-home learning opportunities for their winter break. We will be providing 4-H Projects in a Box to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County. Three different project boxes are being offered, each featuring one of our 4-H project areas. […]

4-H Club Officer Training

Officer training looked very different this year, as do many other 4-H activities and events.  4-H Youth from Calumet, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, and Washington County came together virtually for this training. The counties offered officer training on two dates for youth members to attend for learning the skills and responsibilities for the office […]

4-H Conversation Corner

Tracy Keifenheim and two other area 4-H Program Educators will continue to offer chats over the next year with different topics.  Each month a new topic will be selected with three 4-H Conversation Corner meeting options for volunteers. The conversations are a resource and support for club leaders and youth and adult project leaders. Club and […]

Interview Skills Workshop for Youth

Have you recently submitted an application for an award, scholarship, volunteer position, or a job? The next step: Interviewing! Join us for a fun, interactive Zoom workshop that will give you tips in preparing your interview (be it a video or face-to-face interview). We will be talking, interacting with the screen with stamps and markers […]

Fond du Lac County Key Award

The prestigious Key Award, one of the highest recognitions a 4-H member can receive, honors a select group of 4-H participants annually. The youth receiving this award are ones who have demonstrated consistent growth in their 4-H involvement, developed and applied their leadership skills, and actively participated in their club and community. Joseph Krahn, Aaron […]

4-H Family Times August Newsletter

Highlights for the August 4-H Family Times Newsletter include: Creating a 4-H Coloring Book, Record Books, and 4-H Stories, Chatting with Chattanooga, 4-H Visual Arts Festival Youth Committee, Cedar Crest Ice Cream 4-H Flavor Contest, Awards to Apply For, Travel Experiences, Application and Interview Skills Workshop, Resources for Taking Your Club Online, and the Calendar […]

***New*** for the 2019-2020 4-H Year

Youth can decided if they want to do a traditional record book or a short story. Telling your 4-H Story is an important part of reflecting on the growth and experiences of each 4-H year. While the Achievement Committee will not be collecting and reviewing record books for project awards this year, we would love […]

4-H Coloring Book Contest

Create a hand-drawn illustration based on one of the illustration themes of the 4-H Essential Elements. Scan/photograph your child’s artwork and use the official entry form below to submit your entry before September 1, 2020. Winners from each of the four themes will be selected via a vote on Facebook and will receive fun 4-H […]

4-H Visual Arts Festival Youth Committee

Qualifications: Applicants should be Youth in 6th – 13th grade enrolled in 4-H from Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, or Washington County. Ability to work individually and as a team member researching, creating, revising, teaching, and organizing. Commit to meet with the committee August – April. Find the tri-county 4-H Visual Arts Festival (Fond du Lac, […]

Chatting with Chattanooga

Two Fond du Lac County 4-H youth took part in a virtual exchange with youth from Chattanooga, TN. The exchange consisted of three youth-led Zoom meetings. Ten youth from Wisconsin and ten youth from Tennessee participated. At the first meeting, the youth, as a group, decided what they wanted the focus of the exchange to […]

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