New Member Night slated for Nov. 14
Enrollment and re-enrollment is now open for the Greene County 4-H program.
The 4-H program is a national one that empowers young people in grades 4 through 12 to reach their full potential through working and learning in partnership with caring adults.
Interested youth can join Greene County 4-H by visiting the ISU Extension and Outreach – Greene County office to complete initial enrollment paperwork and to learn more about 4-H club options available to join to become an active member. Greene County 4-H currently has 10 active organizational clubs that meet across the county, including meeting sites in Jefferson, Grand Junction, Scranton, Churdan, and Rippey.
New 4-H members are welcome to join at any time during the 4-H year without a late fee penalty, but are encouraged to join as soon as possible. The annual youth development fee of $15 per member is due in the form of check or cash to Greene County Extension to complete enrollment. The enrollment fee is reduced from the usual $35 per person by four major sponsors, which include Greene County Environmental Habitat Corporation, Hawn Family Farms, Heartland Co-op of Rippey, and Rueter’s Red Power of Grand Junction. Each company annually contributes $5 per member for every 4-H member in Greene County.
Re-enrolling or returning 4-H members in Greene County are required to complete the online re-enrollment process for the 2014-2015 year by the close of business (4:30 pm) on Monday, Nov. 17. Also required by this deadline is the $15 per member youth development fee paid directly to the Greene County Extension office. No online payment option is available at this time. Re-enrolling 4-H members will be assessed a late fee of $25 per family if online re-enrollment and payment are not submitted by the Nov. 17 deadline. Families having difficulties with the 4-HOnline program are encouraged to contact the Extension office for assistance well before the deadline.
Greene County 4-H members enjoy many countywide events throughout the year. The week of Oct. 5-11 will be National 4-H Week, where members and clubs promote the positive youth development that 4-H provides in the form of decorating windows of local businesses, inviting new members to club meetings, speaking to classrooms about 4-H, and much more.
Anyone interested in learning more about 4-H can contact the Greene County Extension office. Interested new members are also invited to and encouraged to attend New Member Night, held every fall for first-year members. The event this year will be held Friday, Nov, 14, starting at 6 p.m. at the Greene County Extension office where parents and new members will learn more about the 4-H program. It will wrap up with free bowling and pizza at Spare Time Lanes Bowling Alley. To RSVP for New Member Night, contact the Extension office.
To find out more about the Greene County 4-H program, contact the Greene County Extension office at 515-386-2138 or visit www.extension.iastate.edu/greene/4h.
