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October 8, 2025
Happy 2025 National 4-H Week! October 5-11
A week that will rally, inspire, and connect 6 million 4-H’ers, 3,500 educators, 500,000 volunteers and 35 million alumni. Share your pride for Somerset County 4-H and check out our social media for themed National 4-H Week content!
✓4-H TO-DO’s!✓
4-H Gives Thanks - Club Registration Due: Friday, October 17th
Share gratitude and service with us this fall!
Sunday, November 16th
4-H clubs will be hosting interactive tables where your family can take part in quick hands-on, make-and-give community service activities. Each completed project will be donated to a local organization chosen by the club. Register your club for 4-H Gives Thanks using the Sign Up Genius below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AAAAD2EA4F5C70-58548399-give#/
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4-H Ag-Venture Days - Fall Harvest: Registration Due Monday, October 27
This engaging and interactive program is open to youth in grades 1 through 5 and offers a fun, hands-on exploration of the farm-to-table process while highlighting the importance of agriculture in our everyday lives. Participants will take part in a variety of educational workshops focused on topics such as potatoes, honey, cranberries, corn, dairy products, fall florals, apples, pumpkins, fall-themed agricultural art, community service, and much more. The total registration fee for both days is $90, and 4-H membership is not required to participate.
Questions call: 908- 526-6644
Registration/additional info at link below:
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Registration for ZSuite: Due Friday, October 31
Registration for ZSuite is now open. Returning 4-H youth members and leaders please follow the attached directions to log into your ZSuite account and re-register. New members must first complete the paper membership form with their leaders and then complete the ZSuite registration. Reminder: All 4-H members MUST be registered in ZSuite. Any questions, please contact Amanda Hess in the 4-H office at ahess@co.somerset.nj.us
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Somerset County 4-H Association
2025 Wreath Fundraiser: Orders Due by Friday, October 31
The Somerset County 4-H Association is excited to kick off our annual Wreath Fundraiser! This is a wonderful opportunity to support our mission of supporting the 4-H Youth Development Program of Somerset County by providing an annual educational Fair to showcase work 4-H members have completed; a building where many 4-H events are conducted; and volunteer and monetary support to 4-H youth, clubs, programs and events.
Info and packet available at the link below:
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4-H Hip Hop Dance
Workshop: Saturday, November 8
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Somerset County 4-H Center
310 Milltown Rd, Bridgewater, NJ
Join us for an energetic hip hop dance workshop where
you’ll learn fun choreography and new moves in a
supportive setting. No prior dance experience needed—
just bring your energy and excitement! Open to youth in grades K–6. Free of Cost! *Space limited.
Questions contact:
Ellen Williams, Expressive Arts 4-H Agent,
williams@njaes.rutgers.edu.
(848)932-9214
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4-H License Plates
Teens from NJ are leading the charge to make a 4-H specialty license plate an option for motorists!
We are looking for those who like this idea to make their voices heard! To participate in this survey please visit the link below:
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As we prepare for the upcoming 4-H Fair, we encourage everyone to show their support for our 4-H Clubs and the 4-H Association by visiting their booths in the 4-H Fair Food Tent!
If your club is interested in becoming a Food Tent vendor, please reach out to Annette from the Food Tent Committee at: smutko@co.somerset.nj.us
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Did You Know….
You can bring in your old year pins for recycling? Please drop them off in the jar on Annette's desk at the 4-H office, or place them through the mail slot in the door located under the stairs at the 4-H Center.
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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