Clubs throughout Lincoln County’s 4-H network are celebrating National 4-H week October 5-11 with activities to bring awareness to the organization and opportunities for the public to win prizes.
In addition to the week-long festivities, local leaders are promoting registration for the 2025-26 season, which opened October 1. Registration allows youth to participate in local 4-H clubs that build skills and confidence in a variety of practical skills and projects.
“Most people think of 4-H as livestock animals, but we offer a whole bunch of other projects besides livestock,” said Shar Perry, who serves as the Youth Educator with the Lincoln County Extension Office in Afton, in an interview on the SVI Weekday Wake-up. “We have shooting sports clubs, and general clubs that offer skills like cooking, sewing and crafting. There are lots of things available to kids.” Kids can work on projects at home without leaders, and they can be as much or as little involved as they choose. “Theres something for everybody in 4-H,” added Perry. “Some people join for camp. Some for national trips or state trips.”
Interested youth can register by visiting 4-H.zsuite.org. Anyone with questions can contact the extension office directly at 307-885-3132.
To promote 4-H in Wyoming, the state organization is offering a Bingo game. Folks are invited to pick up a bingo card from the extension office at 150 Washington Street at the southwest corner of the Afton Civic Center. Bingo winners will receive prizes from state 4-H office.
Local 4-H youth are writing thank you notes and building care baskets for local health care workers. Prizes are also being offered to folks who take a photo with 4-H flyers that have been distributed throughout the community. “We encourage people to take a picture of the flyer and post it to our social media accounts.”
Today, folks can celebrate Wear it Wednesday. Wear your 4-H gear and post a photo to the local 4-H social media accounts to win a prize or stop in at the extension office to guess the number of candies in a jar. The festivities are “for anyone and everyone.”
“4-H is the largest youth education system for kids outside of school,” said Perry. “The fun thing about 4-H is that they get to learn about what they choose. It’s self-driven and I think it’s great. There are so many opportunities. If a kid wants to do it, we’ll help them find a way. We are helping them find their spark in life and getting them ready to be productive young adults.”
For more information or to volunteer, please call the extension office at 307-885-3132.
