4-H Events & Activities:
Jefferson County

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Find out what activities are available in Jefferson County. For information about other 4-H events, visit our District, State & National Events & Activities page.

County Demonstration Day

This is a county-wide activity held on a Saturday in February. 4-Hers from all the clubs--and home study members--can participate by presenting a 4 - 12 minute demonstration or a speech. Ribbons are awarded to all presenters. Winners have the chance to advance to the District Events Program.

"Learning by Doing" is the basic 4-H concept, and there is no better way to do this than by giving a demonstration or speech at demonstration day. Every member should participate at least once. See our 4-H Demonstrations page for more information. (2009 photos)

County Fashion Revue

Any 4-H member can model a garment they have made in this county-wide activity, which is held in April. Ribbons are awarded to all participants. First place winner in the Junior division completes at the District Fashion Revue and the Senior division winner competes at the State Fashion Revue. Modeling practice is held before the Revue, so anyone can model! (2009 Photos)

4-H Talent Contests

If you can sing, dance, rap, play an instrument, or tell crazy jokes, 4-H will give you a chance to present your Talent. The Share-the-Fun show is held during the spring, and winners go on to District. A Talent Contest is held in the fall at the North Florida Fair. Both are open to all individual and group members, ages 8 - 18. One junior and one senior act (individual or group) may enter per county as selected. Junior and Senior Classes will be judged separately.(2009 Photos)

County 4-H Council

This is the formal organized county-wide association of your adult and junior leaders and club council delegates from all 4-H clubs. The purpose of the Council is to assist the University of Florida and Florida A&M University Cooperative Extension Services and the Jefferson County 4-H Extension Agents in promoting 4-H activities, encouraging and assisting in the educational phases of the program, and in promoting the general welfare of our community.

The Council meets each month at the County Extension Office. The Council plans and conducts county-wide activities, has fund-raisers that help all the clubs, and advises the 4-H agents on the needs and interests of 4-H members.

4-H Happenings Newsletter

This is the monthly newsletter sent to all 4-H members and their families. Each issue contains:

• information about each club and upcoming events
• instructions on participating in 4-H activities
• registration forms for different activities
• project information
• and lots more.

Every 4-H family should receive a copy at about the beginning of each month. If you do not receive yours, call the 4-H Office. If you have a change of address, be sure to let the 4-H Office know, as the newsletters are not forwarded by the post office. 4-H members are invited to write special articles that can be printed in 4-H Newsletter. Just send them to the 4-H Office. Be sure you read your copy each monthly and keep informed.

I-Can-We-Can

Do your want to do something FUN? Something out of the ORDINARY? Do you want to feel GOOD about yourself? Live with a great sense of WORTH? Then I-CAN-WE-CAN is the experience for you! At I-CAN-WE-CAN, you will learn compassing, experience canoeing, challenge your fears, realize your strengths, enjoy a positive supportive non-threatening experience, strengthen your self-trust, set goals and rejoice at the success of reaching them. To participate in I-Can-We-Can you must be 13 years of age or older.

North Florida Fair

The North Florida Fair is held each year to provide 4-Hers an opportunity to participate in an exhibition fair and to receive public recognition of their talents. Each project you exhibit will be judged at the fair and will receive a blue, red, or white ribbon and monetary premimums. Clubs from Jefferson County are selected to put in a club booth in the 4-H Pavillion. The Fair pays a money premium to your club for the display. (2009 Talent Show Winners, Consumer Choices Judging Winners, and County Council & Club Booth Photos)

Annual Awards Banquet

Each year, the County Council hosts a banquet to recognize the acheivements of the past year and to kick off the new 4-H year. The banquet is for members, their families, leaders and for the community. Awards for acomplishments are made then. The banquet is usually held on a Saturday evening in late September or early October at Howard Middle School.

Arbor Day

As part of the Florida 4-H Centennial Celebration, The 4-H Million Trees Project, Division of Forestry and Arbor Day Foundation, all counties in Florida with 4-H Clubs were asked to plant 20 trees,  Local 4-H'ers participating in the project were:  Lena Odom, Janelle Bassa, Latoya Robinson, Simone Williams and Ieshia Jones.  This project was completed with the help of Jefferson County Forester Mike Humphrey and Jefferson County 4-H Coordinator John Lilly. ( Arbor Day Photos)

Adopt-A-Road

Jefferson County 4-H has adopted part of Lake Road as their Adopt-A-Road project. (Adopt-A-Road Photos)

Nature Trail

Jefferson County 4-H Council monthly maintaines the Nature Tail setup at Jefferson County Elemetary School. (Nature Trail Photos)