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April 23, 2025
Happy National Volunteer Week!
"There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer" - General Jimmy Doolittle
We'd like to thank all our Volunteers for your contributions and commitment To Make the Best Better!
✓4-H TO-DO’s!✓
4-H Spring Carnival, Volunteers Needed: Sunday, April 27
The 4-H Spring Carnival is looking for both adult and youth volunteers to help with concessions, and with parking. If you're interested, please click the link below.
If you have any questions, please let us know at 4hspringcarnival@gmail.com
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Somerset County 4-H TOPS Camp: Space Limited, Register Now!
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
SPACE LIMITED!
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Clovers & Dragons - A Dungeons & Dragons Event Hosted by the Role-4-Initiative 4-H Club: Saturday, May 3
10 am - 4 pm
Beginner through Veteran Players Welcome
Pre-generated Characters available (4th level 2024 5e)
Ages 10 and up
$20 Donation to Participate
Click below to reserve your spot
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4-H Touch a Truck Fundraiser: May 10, 2025
Please join us for the 1st Annual Touch a Truck Fundraiser for the Somerset County 4-H Association. May 10th from 11 – 3 pm.
We hope you can join us for this fun family event and explore some awesome and exciting trucks.
Admission - $5 per person.
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Somerset County 4-H Family Camp: Register by Thursday, May 15
May 30 - June 1, 2025
Open to all registered Somerset County 4-H members and their families. Family Camp, held at L.G. Cook 4-H Camp in Sussex County NJ, is a weekend of hiking, fishing, archery, boating, games, crafts, s’mores and more!
Cost is $65 per person, payable via PayPal, check, or cash. Financial assistance is available. Questions? Contact Jill Brochinsky: jbrochinsky@co.somerset.nj.us.
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Somerset County 4-H CloverCon: Sunday, May 18
Join us for CloverCon 2025!
Attractions include: Cosplay Contest, Anime Screenings, Manga Library, Panels, Workshops, Artist Alley, Video and Table-Top Games, Labyrinth, Clover Café, Silent Auction and more!
Event will be held at the Ted Blum 4-H Center
For more info, visit: www.4-hclovercon.com
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4-H FAIR 2025! August 6,7, & 8
Check here for 4-H Fair Updates and Information!
FAIR COUNTDOWN
105 days away from the 2025 4-H Fair
✓4-H Fair To-Do's✓
Prepare for Fair 4-H Fair Meet & Mingle: Tuesday, April 29
Join us on April 29th to meet and mingle with experienced and new volunteers to learn how to prepare for the 4-H Fair. We encourage all 4-H volunteers, leaders, parents, and teens to attend!
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Fair T-Shirt Order
New this year! As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability, we are now collecting orders for the 2025 4-H Fair t-shirts. Please note that t-shirts are exclusively available to leaders and registered volunteers. To place your order, kindly complete the form provided below. There will be no cost to you for the 4-H Fair t-shirts, but it is important that the form is submitted by April 30th to ensure we can accommodate all t-shirt requests. Thank you for your continued support and dedication to the 4-H program.
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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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4-H Got Talent
The 4-H Fair Entertainment Committee is celebrating “4-H Jungle” on the Showmobile daily from 4:30-5:30pm with the “4-H Got Talent Contest”! Let us know by Friday, May 9, if you’re up to the challenge by contacting SomersetCounty4HEntertainment@gmail.com.
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Fair Preparation Guide 2025
Click the link below to read Part 1 of the 2025 4-H Fair Prep Guide
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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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