Lawrence County 4-H
4-H is an educational program for youth.
What is 4-H?
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. The 4-H program is all about people sharing, doing, and learning together in all kinds of projects, events and activities through local clubs, special interest clubs, school-based and after-school programs and individual memberships. For more information on 4-H, please visit the national Web site.
Members can choose 4-H Projects that fit their interests, abilities and the places where they live. Projects involve hands-on learning, setting goals, and evaluating one’s progress. 4-Hers can compete with their projects in contests at the local, state regional or national levels.
4-H Goals
To increase a member’s knowledge in a variety of project areas, while teaching life-skills such as decision-making, public speaking, and leadership.
These goals can be accomplished through communicating in a group, working cooperatively and being responsible. Members can learn through experience, preparing, designing and evaluating their projects.
Interested parents and other adults have opportunities to grow through working with 4-H members.4-H Mission
4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential working and learning in partnership with caring adults.
While activities focus mainly on the local 4-H Club, members may also participate in group activities and events such as fairs, trips, camping, teen leader trainings, fundraising, achievement programs and county, regional and state learning opportunities.
4-H membership encourages:
- Independence and friendships
- A sense of belonging
- A spirit of generosity
- Opportunities to master life's challenges
Penn State’s 4-H Youth Development Division of Cooperative Extension is responsible for planning, organizing and supervising 4-H work throughout Pennsylvania. County Cooperative Extension educators supervise 4-H in the individual counties.
The 4-H program relies on adult and older teen volunteers or family members to guide 4-H members as they work on projects and participate in activities. The leader teaches 4-H’ers how to think—not what to think—and helps them to reach their potential.
Lawrence County 4-H News
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Sign up for your Clover Card Today
April 20, 2011Register for your card to get special offers and new from TSC available exclusively to 4-H families. The TSC Clover Card is a great way to celebrate the new partnership between Tractor Supply and 4-H! Each use of the card shows TSC the value of 4-H customers and, more importantly, enters your 4-H club for chance to receive gift cards from Tractor Supply. Each month, TSC will randomly select five transactions made with the Clover Card. The local club associated with each of those cards will receive a $500 Tractor Supply Gift Card. Remember, each swipe of the card gives your club a better chance to win gift cards from TSC! The TSC Clover Card offers special deals to those in the 4-H community — parents, guardians, volunteers and leaders — and provides chances to win TSC gift cards for their club. -
TSC Clover Card Pays Off for Little Woolies
April 20, 2011$500 Gift Card for the Club! -
National Paper Clover Campaign to benefit 4-H youth
April 19, 2011UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With state and federal budget deficits causing funding uncertainty this year, many organizations face tough choices when it comes to cutting expenses. Among the programs facing potential shortfalls are Penn State Extension's 4-H youth development program. In an effort to help, Tractor Supply Company (TSC) stores in Pennsylvania are joining 4-H to support local youth with the 4-H TSC Paper Clover Campaign, a national in-store fundraising effort to benefit state and local 4-H programming in each of the communities where a Tractor Supply Company store is located.
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Lawrence County 4-H Auction a Huge Success
April 19, 2011Records fall left and right!
Upcoming Events
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2012 County Council Awards
May 16 - July 2, 2012The idea for the County Council Awards program was conceived in 2006 by the 4-H State Council. In an effort to get Pennsylvania counties involved and persuade more of them to develop or enhance existing county programs, it was decided that there would be cash prizes awarded to the top three County Councils. Awards would be given based on standards set by state level faculty and staff in leadership development with 3rd place receiving $200.00, 2nd place receiving $300.00 and 1st place receiving $500.00. County Councils provide cohesion on the county level among the clubs and offer strong programming for the teen youth on all levels of the leadership ladder. -
OMK Ready, Set, Go! Training - Pittsburgh
June 7, 2012Join us as we discuss how the face of military service has changed and the unique challenges before, during, and after deployment faced by our military families. We will explore military culture, the emotional cycle of deployment, return and reunion, and local and national programs/resources available. We will also examine the importance of and how to strengthen local support networks. This training is geared toward individuals with little or no knowledge of military.
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State 4-H Poultry Judging Contest
June 15, 2012
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4-H Night At the ALTOONA CURVE vs. Binghamton Mets
July 7, 2012DATE: Saturday, July 7th, 2012 @ 7:00 GAME: Altoona Curve vs. Binghamtom Mets WHERE? Newly renamed Peoples Natural Gas Field - Altoona, PA WHO: All area 4-H Groups are encourage to attend and bring family/friends WHAT: Group seating in Grandstand 300 level. $5.00 per person Groups will be recognized on the welcome board and included in our on field promotions.
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2012 PA 4-H State Achievement Days
August 7-9, 2012This annual event, held on the University Park campus, provides an opportunity for Pennsylvania 4-H'ers to demonstrate knowledge they've gained through participation in the 4-H program. (For 4-H members, ages 13-18)
