Programs and Opportunities

Day Camps

Sullivan County 4-H offers a one-day camping experience to expose youth to a typical day at 4-H Camp, minus the overnight stay. Youth will participate in team building, educational workshops, singing camp songs, and perform skits at a campfire.

Overnight Camp

Sullivan County 4-H joins Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties to participate in Northeast 4-H Camp Brule. Camp Brule is located in Sullivan County and is not far for any of our members to travel to. 4-H Camp Brule is 5 days and 4 nights of experiencing the great outdoors, making lifelong friends, team building, 4-H project workshops, swimming, boating, singing, skits, campfires and eating amazing camp food.

Endless Mountains Teen Retreat

Sullivan County 4-H teens are welcome to attend Endless Mountains Teen Retreat. Teens from Sullivan, Bradford, Tioga, Wyoming, Union, and Lycoming come together for a weekend of building friendships, learning life skills, and networking with their peers.

Demonstration Night

Sullivan County 4-H holds Demonstration Night as an opportunity for youth to demonstrate skills they are learning within their 4-H club in front of a small audience. Youth who participate in Demonstration Night build their public speaking skills, self-confidence, and have an opportunity to share their knowledge of their project. Youth can choose to either do a speech or a demonstration at this event.

Roundups

Sullivan County 4-H holds three Roundups each summer. These include Dairy, Horse and Project Roundup.

• Dairy Roundup: The members bring their dairy animals to the Sullivan County Fairgrounds to show them to a judge in their respective classes. Members also compete in showmanship classes in their respective age group. This is a separate show from the Sullivan County Fair Jr. Dairy Show.
• Horse Roundup: This is our county 4-H Horse and Pony Show. This show allows for equine 4-H members to demonstrate the skills they have learned while working with their horse. Members show at the county show to qualify to show at the district 4-H horse show. Prior show, members work with the volunteers to choose which classes they will ride in and all members compete in their respective Groom and Showmanship Class.
• Project Roundup: This Roundup includes all 4-H projects and officer books. This event gives all members the opportunity to present their project and project book to a judge. Members are asked questions about what they learned while completing their project and their participation in 4-H. Project Roundup teaches members organization, time management, and interview skills. Live animals are not brought to project roundup. Non-living projects can be entered into the Sullivan County Fair at Roundup. Projects are then put-on display in the 4-H building through the end of the Fair.

Local Government Day

Sullivan County 4-H offers its members the opportunity to learn about their local government by visiting the Sullivan County Courthouse in Laporte. Members meet the Commissioners, tour the offices within the courthouse and learn how our county government works.

4-H Kick Off Night

Sullivan County 4-H offers 4-H Kick Off Night for new and returning families to get to meet 4-H leaders and learn what opportunities their club has to offer. Kick Off Night is usually in conjunction with our 4-H Leader recognition event.

School Enrichment Programs

Sullivan County 4-H offers Embryology School Enrichment to the 4^th grade Science class at Sullivan County Elementary School. Students will learn what embryology is, the parts of an egg, and watch an embryo develop through weekly observations. Students also learn the responsibility of caring for the incubator in their classroom and what chicks need when they hatch.

Educational Awards for Graduating Seniors

Sullivan County 4-H has three educational awards to offer our graduating high school seniors. The awards are the Family Living Award, Extension Memorial Award, and the 4-H Educational Award. The deadline for applying for these awards is April 30^th.

County Fair

The Sullivan County Fair gives 4-H members an opportunity to enter projects into the county fair. Projects are entered into the fair with the Fair Secretary at 4-H Roundup. All non-living projects are judged and put-on display in the 4-H building during the Sullivan County Fair. Animal 4-H projects except for horses are exhibited in the barn during week of the fair.