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What is 4-H?
4‑H is delivered by Cooperative Extension—a community of more than 100 public universities across the nation that provides experiences where young people learn by doing. The goal of 4-H is to teach youth citizenship, leadership, and life skills. For more than 100 years, 4‑H has welcomed young people of all beliefs and backgrounds, giving kids a voice to express who they are and how they make their lives and communities better.
Purpose:
The Western Albemarle 4-H Cloverbud and Community Club is for youth in grades Kindergarten - Eighth who love learning about animals, science and nature, expressive arts, and building community. Throughout the year, the club will visit working farms, participate in hands-on learning activities, and conduct community service projects. Members can also participate in Communication and Expressive Arts Competitions at our County Contest, and/or Home Arts Exhibitions and Livestock Exhibitions at the Grace Church 4-H Livestock Show, Albemarle County Fair, and Fluvanna Fair.
Meetings:
Monthly club meetings occur on the 3rd or 4th Thursday of each month at 6 PM. We will start with the 4-H and American pledges. Generally a hands-on project and educational presentation will follow. Many of our meetings will be outside and may include livestock and educational ambassador animals. In addition to monthly meetings, we will occasionally have field trips throughout Albemarle County. Email is our primary mode of communication. We consider these meetings to be family meetings—older and younger siblings are welcome.
Caregiver Involvement:
4-H Club Membership is free thanks to the 100's of volunteers that offer their time to organize activities for our clubs. Volunteers help with things like planning fieldtrips, organizing a service project, bringing snacks, or leading kids in a hands-on project. If you are willing to volunteer your time to help out with this club, please contact Sarah Brown, sataylo3@vt.edu.
Club Activities:
Presentations: We work on presentations at the January and February meetings. Cloverbuds and 4-H members prepare presentations on a topic of their choice - we have had kids give presentations on everything from donkeys to slime recipes to Minecraft. For Cloverbuds especially, we just want them to get comfortable with public speaking and so the more excited they are about a topic the better.
Showing: Some members of our club may live on farms or have access to a farm. Members can show the animals they raise in the 4-H division at the Grace Church 4-H Livestock Show, held annually in June. We will likely visit with some older 4-H'ers that will help us learn more about showing.
Field Trips: Many farms across Albemarle County have been eager to host tours for our club over the years. We want to maintain our good relations with the agricultural community by continuing to be good guests. Coaching your child to be respectful, ask good questions, and say thank you to our hosts will help us coordinate future field trips.
Membership:
All 4-H Members will need to be enrolled in the 4-H Online 2.0 system. https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in
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For more information, please contact Sarah Brown, 4-H Extension Educator for Albemarle/Charlottesville at sataylo3@vt.edu . If you are interested in joining, please send Sarah a note so she can be sure to include you in communications about upcoming meetings.
To learn more about Albemarle County and Charlottesville City 4-H, please visit our website.
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