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***COMING UP THIS WEEK***
4-H Awards & Scholarships Due Dec. 31
Lancaster County 4-H award forms and most college scholarship applications are due Dec. 31. Recipients will be announced at Lancaster County Achievement VIRTUAL Celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Forms are available at http://go.unl.edu/4has and the Extension office. Continue reading…
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***NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS***
Winter Fun Pack
Looking for ways to keep young people engaged this winter? Nebraska 4-H's Winter Fun Pack at https://4h.unl.edu/winter-fun-pack is a collection of hands-on activities youth can easily do with materials found at home. National 4-H has at-home activities at https://4-h.org/about/4-h-at-home/holidays.
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***REMINDERS***
Horse Incentive Program Begins Jan. 1
Any Lancaster County 4-H’er may participate in the horse incentive program and earn points by participating in horse-related activities. The more points you earn, the more valuable the reward! Log hours/points by participating in various horse-related activities Jan. 1–July 16. Continue reading…
Dog Club Accepting New Members, Starts Up in January
The 4 On the Floor 4-H dog club is open for youth ages 9-18. The 4-H dog project is fun and fulfilling. Training a dog is a lifelong skill! Youth should be able to maintain general control of their dog and their dog should not show aggressive behaviors before joining this club. A training collar... Continue reading…
4-H Achievement VIRTUAL Celebration, Feb. 23
Lancaster County 4-H and 4-H Council invite ALL 4-H’ers, 4-H families and volunteers to the 4-H Achievement VIRTUAL Celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m. This year’s celebration will be held via Zoom and the theme will be “Shine On 4-H’ers!” Prior to the event, packets with award certificates, Continue reading…
2021 4-H Calendars
Lancaster County 4-H has compiled three handouts of events planned for 2021:
• Overall 4-H Calendar at https://go.unl.edu/4hcal
• Horse Calendar at https://go.unl.edu/horcal
• Rabbit Calendar at https://go.unl.edu/rabcal
Note: all Extension and 4-H local events are listed on the web calendar... Continue reading…
Originally published December 23, 2020 -
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