4-H Youth What is 4-H?

4-H  Ages 5-19  Promotes hands-on learning  Parent and volunteer participation  All welcomed from all backgrounds  All locals (rural and urban)  Regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex.

4-H  Many different programs  After school programs,  Horse groups  Camping  4-H groups

4-H  The common theme:  Youth learning and growing in:  citizenship  Leadership  Life skills

4-H  Enabling all youth to reach their fullest potential through:  Developing citizenship, leadership, and life skills  Learning by doing  4-H enables youth to have fun, meet new people, learn new life skills, build self- confidence, learn responsibility, set and achieve goals!

4-H  Builds the leaders of tomorrow  Starts at community level, then moves onto county section, state, and then national level.  Many different projects, programs, activities member can benefit from getting involved.  Get involved in a community service project.

4-H MOTTO  To make the best better

4-H Pledge (in California)  As a True 4-H Member; I pledge  My head to clear thinking  My Heart to greater loyalty  My hands to larger service  My health to better living  For my club, my community, my country, and my world.

4-H  Any questions?????