If you are interested in starting a new 4-H Club, follow these steps. At any time in the process you can contact Mike Seiber for guidance.
Get Started
- You need:
- Five (5) or more youth, aged 5-18 years old as of October 1st, for the current program year (Oct 1-Sept 30)
- At least one interested adult to help run the club
- Some ideas for having fun and learning skills that the youth will use throughout life
- Discuss your needs. Talk the idea over with the youth. Talk about something simple that they would like to learn about. Some ideas could be: caring for the family pet, starting a leaf collection, cooking snacks, or making a decoration.
Get Oriented
- Contact the 4-H Office at (253) 798-3223 to schedule a 4-H Club Leader Orientation
- We will help you:
- Advertise for members using our “open clubs” link
- Plan an orientation session for prospective 4-H’ers and parents
- Figure out what volunteers and leaders do
- Set goals for your first year and decide how to reach them
- Celebrate your success as your eager 4-H’ers have fun learning
Get Help
- Ask adults and older teens to help
- Personally ask people to take active roles
- Recruit parents, other adults, and older teens in the community as:
- Project leaders
- Activity leaders
- Resource leaders
Get Busy
- Complete enrollment forms
- Work with your new group to decide meeting dates and times
- Plan a calendar for your first year’s program
- Decide what you want to accomplish
- Discuss ground rules
- Encourage members to select a club name
- Set up project groups
- Elect officers