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How to Join 4-H!
Welcome to 4-H

4-H membership is open to youth who are at least 8 years old and in the 3rd grade, through, age 18.

Youth become a member of 4-H by joining a club. Clubs range in size from 5-40 members, with the average being about 15 members.

Some clubs focus on a specific type of 4-H project; for example, we have 4-H Dog clubs, and 4-H Saddle Horse clubs. However, the majority of clubs have a broad range of project interests within one club. Most clubs are somewhat geographical in nature, meaning members live in the general vincinty of where the club meets.

Clubs meet in a wide range of places such as member's homes, township halls, churches, and schools.

Each club sets their own meeting times. Some meet on week day evenings, some on Saturday's or Sunday's.  On average, most clubs meet every 2-3 weeks, and hold  between 8 and 15 meetings each calender year, January-December. Some clubs meet year round, others meet from approx. Febraury until approx. September.

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Union County 4-H Clubs

How to find a club that is a good match for you-consider these 2 issues:
  1. Think about your project interest. Some clubs will work with all projects, some have limits on the type of project they will accept in their club. If you have a specific interest, you'll want to look for a club that works with your project interest. If you do not have a project interest at this point, you'll want to look for a club that accepts all projects.
  2. Schedule. The next step is to find a club whose meeting schedule is possible for you. For example, if you have music lessons every Thursday night, you do not want to pick a club that meets on Thursday nights. Some clubs have a set meeting night, like every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Some clubs vary their meeting night to accomodate various family schedules. You will need to call the contact advisor and find out a club's meeting times.
Once you have decided on a club(s) that might be a good possibility for you, call and ask the 4-H advisor, if you can visit at their next club meeting.  It is okay to visit more that one club before deciding which is the best match for you.
List of Clubs

A list of active clubs which are accepting new members is listed on the link below. (You will need to call the Ohio State Univeristy Extension Office at 937.644.8117 to get the contact advisor's phone number, as we do not put phone numbers on our website.)

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Getting Enrolled In 4-H

Signing up (we call it enrollment) for 4-H takes place at club meetings. Enrollment forms are distributed and collected by Club Advisors. A great deal of other 4-H information will be distributed by advisors at sign up time also. The deadline for enrollment in Union County 4-H is April 1, so advisors will be collecting enrollment forms from members in February/March.
More Information About 4-H

For more informatin about the basic of the 4-H progam, click on the link below, "More Information about 4-H: 40 Questions Answered".

View the Flyer:
 *40 Questions You Always Wanted Answered About Ohio 4-H" But Never Asked!

To look at the 2008 4-H Family Guide
(lists all the projects available for 2008 "Click Here".

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Updated: January, 2008