Quick ideas for disability-friendly youth activities

Diana is learning about best practices when working with young people who have disabilities. Here are some guidelines you may be able to use in your work, family, and volunteering time.  Disabilities can be visible or invisible, related to sensory experiences (ex: autism), mental health (ex: anxiety), physical functioning (ex: blind), or intellectual functioning (ex: […]

The Junior Master Gardener Field Trip

The Junior Master Gardener (JMG) families went on their annual summer field trip. This year’s trip was to Green Bay to visit Bay Beach’s Wildlife Sanctuary and the Green Bay Botanical Gardens. At Bay Beach’s Wildlife Sanctuary, Naturalists presented on animals native to Wisconsin and the area. JMG families were able to interact with live […]

Fond du Lac Lemonade Day 2024

On May 4, 2024, youth involved in the Lemonade Day program finally set up their lemonade stands all across Fond du Lac County. The Lemonade Day program is about more than just a Lemonade Day stand. In the Fond du Lac Area it is a community tradition that has taken place for the past eight […]

National Volunteer Week

April 17-23 was national volunteer week, a time to salute our volunteers and say thank you. Fond du Lac 4-H volunteers teach, plan and organize, advice, help raise funds and mentor young people, so they may have the best experiences possible.  Adult volunteers are essential to the 4-H program as they put 4-H’s learn-by-doing model […]

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