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UPCOMING EVENTS, INFORMATION AND DEADLINES

2024 Howard County Residential Camp

We are very happy to announce we will be holding Howard County 4-H Residential Camp June 16-22, 2024 at Western Maryland 4-H Education Camping Center.

Residential Camp is a one-week program, located in beautiful Garrett County Maryland, at the 1,100 acre Western Maryland 4-H Education Center.  Our program and facilities is ACA accredited camp.   We will hold camp in 2024 from Sunday, June 16 - Saturday, June 22.  All youth, ages eight (as of January 1, 2024) through 14, are welcome to apply. Camper fee is $600.00 for the week.

Camper activities include arts and crafts, canoeing, swimming, hiking, archery, sports, ropes course, riflery, campfires, and talent show, all in a natural outdoor setting.  Parents and campers are required to attend the upcoming orientation being held in Thursday May 23, 2024 at the Howard County Fairgrounds.      Registration forms are accepted on a first come, first serve basis.  Please keep in mind 4-H members will received preferred status prior until Monday, April 15.  After that date, it will be open to all youth (ages 8-14) and placement will continue until spaces are filled.  TRY NOT TO WAIT UNTIL THE DEADLINE; SPACE GOES FAST!

Need-based scholarships are available for those who qualify. For more information, please contact Chris Rein at 410-313-1915 or by email at Crein@umd.edu.  

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2023 Essay Question:  Describe the benefit of participating in 4-H to an elected official and why they should support the 4-H Program.

2024 Essay Question:  How has your involvement in 4-H changed your life?

2024 Special Awards:  We are looking for your support.  We have special awards for the 2024 Howard County Fair in need of sponsorship.  Since we had no awards last year we may have a number of awards that become available.  Please check availability often.

 

Maryland 4-H Annual Report

Enrollment Information

As the youth development program of the Cooperative Extension System of land-grant universities, 4-H is the nation’s largest youth development organization, empowering six million young people throughout the United States. Cooperative Extension of 1862 and 1890  land-grant universities provide the leadership to engage young people in 4-H in all 3,007 counties of the United States.

4-H'ers belong to 4-H Clubs that meet in local communities.  University of Maryland Extension Volunteers help youth learn life skills to become caring, competent and responsible individuals through club work, community service, and 4-H project curriculum.  4-H members work with their club leaders to develop their educational plans for each year.  These plans might include community service projects, speakers, field trips, or learning activities.

4-H'ers participate in county-wide programs organized by volunteers and University of Maryland Extension faculty.  These programs include activities such as fashion shows, camps, public speaking contests, workshops, and more.  With so many community clubs and specialty clubs in Howard County, there is always something to do in Howard County 4-H.

Please click on the Club Information link to find specific information about joining a club and the 4-H clubs in Howard County.

To join the Howard County 4-H program, you will need to complete the online enrollment process.  Please keep in mind that we ask potential members to attend at least one 4-H meeting prior to enrolling in the online system.  

Current re-enrollment for the 2023 is currently open and the link to register is https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in

Volunteers

Please check back for the updated process.

Officer Training

The Central Maryland 4-H Cluster is pleased to announce the release of a virtual Officer Training resource that was created to help our 4-H club officers.  

The direct link to the resource is: https://go.umd.edu/MDofficertraining

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For more information, please see the informational flyer.

For more information about the Howard County 4-H Program please contact one of the following:

Sheryl Bennett

4-H Youth Development Educator

410-313-1912

sherylb@umd.edu

Chris Rein

4-H Program Coordinator

410-313-1915

crein@umd.edu

Beth Langvardt

4-H Outreach Program Assistant

410-313-2711

elangvar@umd.edu

Jackie Flanagan

4-H/Office Admin II

410-313-1907

jflan3@umd.edu