Local Information
How Can I Join 4-H?
There are lots of 4-H clubs in Lancaster County to which you could belong. Here are just a sample. You can have fun and learn skills in many project areas. Projects in which you can be involved include:
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Horse & Pony |
Foods and Nutrition |
Textile Science |
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Gardening |
Rocketry |
Woodworking |
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Child Care |
Needlework |
Leather |
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Citizenship |
Dairy & Livestock |
Seeing-Eye Puppies |
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Rabbit |
Pet Care |
Veterinary Science |
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Flower Arranging |
Cake Decorating |
Archery |
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Photography |
Forestry |
Wildlife |
Pennsylvania has more than 150 4-H projects to choose from. A project listing is available from the Extension Office. If you are interested in 4-H, please call 717-394-6851 between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM or email us at LancasterExt@psu.edu.
Community clubs draw youth living nearby. The members choose the projects they work on. Clubs meet on a spring/summer schedule.
Project clubs meet once a month on a yearly schedule. Their focus is a single project. You can request a list of current clubs and plan to visit a club meeting before deciding which one to join. 4-H projects are also offered at your school through 4-H school enrichment.
Who Can Join A 4-H Club?
All boys and girls, age 8-18 by January 1 of the current year, living anywhere in the county can join 4-H. Parents are welcome to attend and help at club functions, or to become a screened volunteer.
