Lake County 4-H - Lake County

Welcome to Lake County 4-H

Extension Educators:

Jennifer Govan

Julie Jones

4-H Secretaries:

Rozi Coleman

Julie Duttlinger

Rae Ann French

Please call: 219-755-3240 for information about school programs such as Chicken Embryology, Arbor Day, Ag Awareness Days, etc.

(Please scroll down for 4-H Record Sheets)

My Record of 4-H Achievement

4-H Links

2009 4-H Handbook

2009 Mini 4-H Handbook

Overview of 4-H Projects

Lake County Fair Website

Indiana State Fair Website

National 4-H Website

National 4-H Council

National 4-H Headquarters

What Is 4-H?

4-H is an extracurricular, volunteer-led, family-oriented program.

4-H has activities for young people in grades 3 through 12. Children in kindergarten through grade 2 can participate in a special program called Mini 4-H.

4-H is for urban as well as rural youth.

4-H helps young people develop life skills:

-Building self-confidence.

-Developing an inquiring mind and making decisions.

-Setting and meeting goals.

-Relating to other people.

-Developing a concern for the community.

-Developing leadership skills.

4-H is an opportunity for fun with friends at meetings, social events, tours, trips, camps, and fairs. 4-H projects provide learning experiences for members. 4-H members can exhibit their work at the Lake County Fair. They can earn awards and scholarships.

In Indiana, 4-H is part of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. Nationally, it is part of the Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. In Lake County, leadership is provided by Purdue Extension's 4-H Youth Development Educators and 4-H volunteers. The program is supported financially by county, state, and federal tax dollars.

The 4-H emblem is the four-leaf clover with the letter H on each leaf. The Hs refer to the 4-H Pledge: "I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world."

How Can We Join 4-H?

Call the Purdue Extension office at 755-3240 or email lake4hinfo@purdue.edu to find a club near you. We can give you more information about 4-H projects and activities. Members need to fill out an enrollment form each year.

4-H also has opportunities for adults. 4-H needs volunteers who can assist with existing clubs, use their expertise or resources to help with 4-H projects, or organize new clubs for young people in their neighborhoods, schools, etc. All volunteers go through a screening process, including a background check, before working with 4-H members.

Lake County 4-H Clubs:

Brunswick Beavers (Cedar Lake/Dyer)

Cedar Creek Ag (Lowell)

Center Charmers & Farmers (Crown Point)

Crown Clovers (Crown Point)

Eagle Creek Up & At 'Em (Hebron/Lowell)

Equestrian Express (Merrillville/Hobart)

Griffith Grinners (Griffith)

Hanover Haymakers (Cedar Lake)

Happy Wranglers (Hebron)

Heart & Hands (Hammond)

Hobart Hurricanes (Hobart)