With February being Nebraska 4-H month, the Seward County Extension will hold events throughout the month to celebrate everyone in 4-H for what they do.
Brittney Emerson, Seward County Extension 4-H assistant, said 4-H Month is a great way for everyone involved in the organization to be recognized for all of the hard work that they do.
“It is not just the people in your county office that run 4-H,” she said. “There are so many moving parts and behind-the-scenes people that deserve recognition. Most of these people are volunteers that donate their time.”
Emerson also said 4-H month is a great time to promote the organization.
“4-H is a very inclusive place for kids to learn real-life skills, make friends and find mentors,” she said. “This month is just a huge celebration of that.”
4-H month is also a great time to remind people that 4-H is more than an organization that shows animals at the fair.
“We also encourage learning in areas like entrepreneurship, STEM, leadership and lots of other important skills through school enrichment programs as well as after-school clubs,” she said. “4-H Month is a chance to celebrate all of the awesome stuff we get to do as educators and volunteers as well as celebrate the success of our youth.”
Seward County Extension activities planned for the month of February are as follows:
Friday, Feb. 10: 4-H Friday, wear a 4-H shirt
Saturday, Feb. 11-Sunday, Feb. 12: 4-H service-learning weekend
Monday, Feb, 13: Valentine’s Day workshop at the extension office at 4 p.m. and junior leader and 4-H council phone-a-thon
Tuesday, Feb. 14: 4-H volunteer appreciation day
Friday, Feb. 17: 4-H Friday, wear a 4-H shirt
Sunday, Feb. 19: 4-H carnival from 2-4 p.m. at the Seward County Fairgrounds. (Bring a non-perishable food item to receive 10 free tickets for games)
Tuesday, Feb. 21: 4-H sponsor and donor appreciation day and junior leader and 4-H council phone-a-thon
Friday, Feb. 24: 4-H Friday, wear a 4-H shirt
Tuesday, Feb. 28: 4-H professional appreciation day
Anyone interested in joining 4-H can call the extension office at (402) 643-2981 or go to 4honline.com.
“If they need help, anyone in the office is happy to walk them through it,” Emerson said.
