{"id":15662,"date":"2026-10-14T15:40:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T22:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/?page_id=15662"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T22:45:02","slug":"4-h-meeting-pledge-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/4h\/resources-for-clubs-and-volunteers\/4-h-meeting-pledge-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Meeting Pledge Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-color-background--gray-0\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pledge of Allegiance<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-spacing-before--medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/10\/AdobeStock_104221787-396x208.jpeg\" alt=\"Flag of the United States.   \" class=\"wp-image-15663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/10\/AdobeStock_104221787-396x208.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/10\/AdobeStock_104221787-792x417.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/10\/AdobeStock_104221787-768x404.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/10\/AdobeStock_104221787-1536x808.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/10\/AdobeStock_104221787-2048x1078.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/10\/AdobeStock_104221787-198x104.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Stand and face the flag&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place your right hand over your heart&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Say the pledge together<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--medium\">&#8220;I pledge allegiance, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--medium\">to the Flag,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--medium\">of the United States of America, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--medium\">and to the Republic,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--medium\">for which it stands, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--medium\">one Nation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--medium\">under God, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--medium\">indivisible, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>with liberty and justice for all.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-color-background--white\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a04-H Pledge\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/01\/4-H-Clover-RGB_digital-396x403.jpg\" alt=\"4-H Clover Logo\" class=\"wp-image-8633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/01\/4-H-Clover-RGB_digital-396x403.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/01\/4-H-Clover-RGB_digital.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--sxxsmall\"><strong>Do:<\/strong> Point to head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Say: <\/strong>\u201cI pledge my head to clearer thinking,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--sxxsmall\"><strong>Do: <\/strong>Hand over heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Say<\/strong>: \u201cMy heart to greater loyalty,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--sxxsmall\"><strong>Do: <\/strong>Hands\/palms forward or upward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Say:<\/strong> \u201cMy hands to larger service,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--sxxsmall\"><strong>Do: <\/strong>Stand with arms at sides<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Say<\/strong>: \u201cAnd my health to better living,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Say<\/strong>: \u201cFor my club, my community, my country, and my world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout  wsu-border--color-vineyard\" >\r\n        \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0Why do we say the 4-H Pledge?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 4-H Pledge reminds us that 4-H is about the whole person: how we think, how we care, how we serve, and how we live. You don&#8217;t have to memorize it right away. Follow along at your club meetings and it will become familiar with practice.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":0,"parent":8020,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15662"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15662"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15669,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15662\/revisions\/15669"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}