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March 5, 2025
4-H Family Night:
Register by Saturday, March 29
 March 29, 2025
Free Dinner, Games, and Prizes. Open to ALL Somerset County 4-H Families. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Suggested donation is $10/Family. Questions? 4hfamilynight@gmail.com
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Youth Birding STEP (Short Term Exploratory Program) Club: Meetings Start Wednesday, March 12
Join us for a 10 week STEP club to develop bird ID skills while spending time in nature with fellow birders!
Open to youth in grades 6-10, club meets on Wednesdays 4-5pm from March 12 through May 14 at the Ted Blum 4-H Center.
To register visit the link below:
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Somerset County 4-H Tack Sale: Friday and Saturday March 14-15
3/14: 6-9pm; 3/15: 11am-3pm
Show clothes, boots, tack,
barn equipment, books and much more!
Tack Sale to benefit the Somerset County 4-H Horse Project
INTERESTED IN SELLING YOUR OWN HORSE RELATED ITEMS? contact Collette via Email:
CCarrollEristavi@gmail.com
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NJ State 4-H Foods Day: Register by March 30
April 5, 2025
Join us for an exciting day of culinary workshops and competitions at the 4-H Center. Open to all registered 4-H members. The event is free, but registration is required. Contact Harry Brochinsky at hb479@njaes.rutgers.edu for more information.
Use the link below for program information and registration:
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All 4-H Scholarship Applications Due: Tuesday, April 1
4-H members currently in 12th grade or college may be eligible for post-secondary education scholarships. All members applying for 4-H scholarships must have all materials submitted to the 4-H office no later than April 1, 2025! More info can be found on our website.
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4-H Spring Carnival: Booth Reservations due April 1st
Sunday, April 27
11am-3pm
The 4-H Spring Carnival is coming soon and starting at a new time this year from 11am-3pm! All clubs are welcome to run a booth and are encouraged to go all out! We even have extra games and activities ready to go. If your club is interested in running a booth, please fill out the following form:
Link to Club Sign-Up Form
If you are not working at your club’s booth or if your club is not participating, there are plenty of opportunities for community service for adults and teens.
Link to Individual Volunteer Sign-Up
If you have any questions, please let us know at 4hspringcarnival@gmail.com
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Somerset County 4-H TOPS Camp: Counselor Applications Due April 1st, 2025
June 30 - July 3, 2025
TOPS Camp is a 4-day week of fun, friends, and fascination! With a combination of outdoor activities, educational workshops, experiments with science, and making new friends – this is the perfect week-long Summer Day Camp! Experience opportunities like woodworking, arts, theater, nature, animals, geology, Olympics, water fun, games, a field trip, guest speakers, dancing, cooking, tie-dying, leadership, and bonding!
Ages: Completed Grades 1-5
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Be a TOPS Camp Counselor:
Interested in being a counselor? TOPS Counselor applications are now open for grades 8 and older.
4-H Ag-Venture Day - Spring Break: Register by Friday, April 4th
April 14-17, 2025
Get Ready for 4-H Ag-Venture Day: Spring Break 2025!
Spring Break just got a whole lot more exciting!
Somerset County 4-H Youth Development Program is bringing you 4 full days of animal science fun designed especially for grades 2-6. Whether you're a future farmer or just curious about how animals are part of our world, this is the adventure for you!
Over four days of hands-on workshops, farm tours, and fun activities, youth will dive into the world of agriculture and sustainability. Learn about raising animals, discover where your food comes from, and get your hands dirty in ways you’ve never imagined before.
Why join?
- Farm Tours: See real farms in action!
- Hands-on Workshops: Get up close with the animals!
- Animal Science Fun: Learn the science behind caring for livestock, sustainability, and agriculture!
It's Spring Break—let's make it an adventure you'll never forget!
Register by April 4th
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Somerset County 4-H Members and Families, We Ask You to Help Us Reach Our Fundraising Goal of $20,000 for the 4-H Fair!
Get started today with a copy of the 4-H sponsorship form on the 4-H website or pick up a copy in the 4-H Center lobby. We appreciate your time and efforts to help make the 4-H Fair happen!
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 …The office staff periodically sends club rosters to the leaders so they know who is officially registered in their club? Leaders can also access their roster on 4h.zsuite.org. Log into your account and click on your club’s name (on a PC, it’s on the left side; on a phone, select the 3 horizontal lines next to the dashboard), then click “home” below the club’s name. You can view the members/leaders who have enrolled. Please email AHess@co.somerset.nj.us with any questions.
To learn more about Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County, as well as 4-H Youth Development, visit us online at this link. Our address is Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County / 310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 / 908-526-6644.
Cooperating Agencies: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Boards of County Commissioners. Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station, is an equal opportunity program provider and employer.
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