{"id":15123,"date":"2024-07-26T14:29:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T21:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/?page_id=15123"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:31:07","slug":"four-steps-to-start-a-new-4-h-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/four-steps-to-start-a-new-4-h-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Steps to Starting a New 4-H Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you are interested in starting a new 4-H Club, follow these steps.  At any time in the process you can contact <a href=\"mailto:mike.seiber@wsu.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:mike.seiber@wsu.edu\">Mike Seiber<\/a> for guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-25\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-1-e1722289454838.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-1-e1722289454838.png 261w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-1-e1722289454838-198x198.png 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Step 1 Image\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>You need:<ul><li>Five (5) or more youth, aged 5-18 years old as of October 1<sup>st<\/sup>, for the current program year (Oct 1-Sept 30)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>At least one interested adult to help run the club<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Some ideas for having fun and learning skills that the youth will use throughout life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-25\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-2-e1722289584807.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-2-e1722289584807.png 269w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-2-e1722289584807-198x198.png 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Step 2 Image\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Oriented<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Contact the 4-H Office at (253) 798-3223 to schedule a 4-H Club Leader Orientation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We will help you:<ul><li>Advertise for members using our \u201copen clubs\u201d link<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Plan an orientation session for prospective 4-H&#8217;ers and parents<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Figure out what volunteers and leaders do<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Set goals for your first year and decide how to reach them<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Celebrate your success as your eager 4-H&#8217;ers have fun learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-25\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-3-e1722289549180.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-3-e1722289549180.png 244w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-3-e1722289549180-198x198.png 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Step 3 Image\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Ask adults and older teens to help<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personally ask people to take active roles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recruit parents, other adults, and older teens in the community as:<ul><li>Project leaders<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Activity leaders<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Resource leaders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-25\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-4-e1722289484697.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-4-e1722289484697.png 269w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Clover-4-e1722289484697-198x198.png 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Step 4 Image\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Busy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Complete enrollment forms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work with your new group to decide meeting dates and times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plan a calendar for your first year\u2019s program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decide what you want to accomplish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discuss ground rules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage members to select a club name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up project groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elect officers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><\/ul>\n\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are interested in starting a new 4-H Club, follow these steps. 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