WSU Extension

This week, October 4-10 is National 4-H Week, a week-long celebration of 4-H across the country. Today’s 4-H is a community of more than six million young people who participate in projects that enhance their leadership, citizenship and life skills, 540,000 volunteers and 3,500 professionals.

4-H is the youth education program of Washington State University Extension. It’s for boys and girls who are ages eight to 18 by September 1 of the current year. 4-H even offers the Primary program for youth ages five to seven.

4-H is for kids in the country, kids in the city and kids everywhere in between to learn to ride a horse, bake a loaf of bread, or grow vegetables, train a dog, take photos, raise a rabbit, work with wood, or be a babysitter.

4-H welcomes both boys and girls of all races and religions. More boys and girls belong to 4-H than to any other youth group. It's the biggest youth group in the nation. At least 80 other countries also have 4-H.

4-H gives kids a chance to learn new things, develop new skills, travel to new places, make new friends and best of all have lots of fun.

4-H Clubs in Wahkiakum County are already having lots of fun. Join one of these clubs today and get into the 4-H action: Halters & Hands, KnK Kavalry, Sugar & Spice 4-H Club, The Farmers, The Ditzy Chicks, Sunny Sands Cowboys, Whiskers & Tails, Adventure Kids, Wahkiakum Critters,Twisted Whiskers, Clan Patterson, Moon Valley Rider and After School Tech Club.

Find out how you can join one of these 4-H clubs or start a new club in your community. Contact WSU Extension in Wahkiakum County: 25 River Street Suite E, Cathlamet, WA; phone: 360-795-3278, E-mail: cakennedy@wsu.edu.