Happy Spring!

We would like to wish our 4-H families a Happy Spring! We have lots of new 4-H opportunities blooming and hope you will join us!

2024 Summer Fun camp plans are being finalized and will be announced in mid-April!

New Opportunity -

Teen Club

This club will give teens opportunities to hang out with friends while learning important skills like cooking, money management, career and college prep and more! Youth will also get opportunities for field trips and other opportunities to explore our State and beyond!

Outdoor Cookery Workshop

Are you looking for a fun family activity during spring break? Yancey County 4-H will be hosting a FREE Outdoor Cookery workshop on Friday, April 5th! This workshop for youth and adults will teach grilling safety, knife safety and more! And of course, participants will get to taste test their recipes!

High County 4-H Pullet Project

Join Madison & Yancey County 4-H for a fun opportunity to learn about chick care, handling, showmanship and more!

In this 5 month program, youth will participate in monthly workshops where they will learn how to raise, care for, handle and show their animals. The project will conclude with youth showing their chicken in the Madison County Fair!

The High Country 4-H Pullet Project is open to youth ages 5-18. Youth must enroll as 4-H members. Registration is open until April 8th, or until program space is full.

Club Spotlight: Beef & Livestock Club

Do you know what part of a cow the ribeye comes from? Join the Yancey County 4-H Beef & Livestock Club this month to learn more about meat processing! In their April club meeting, youth will learn about cuts of meat from beef and pork. Then the club will be taking a field trip to visit a meat processing facility to learn more about the process from farm to table! The club is currently accepting new members and any 4-H member is invited to the meeting and field trip! Contact Jordan for more information (jordan_english@ncsu.edu, 828-682-6186)

It's Time for 4-H Presentations!

4-H Presentations are a huge part of North Carolina 4-H. It is one of the most successful ways to help a young person learn public speaking skills. It focuses on 4-H members teaching others what they know about a particular project/subject matter of their choice! 4-Hers who do a presentation develop self-confidence, the ability to speak in front of an audience, and the ability to think ahead.

Be sure to join us for our upcoming 4-H Presentation Workshop on Thursday, April 11th at 5:30pm to learn more about this opportunity!

2024 4-H Fishing Day

Join Yancey County 4-H for a fun day of fishing at Toe Rive Campground on Saturday, April 27th! The stream will be stocked and ready for youth to fish. This event is open to ALL youth, ages 15 and under. Youth do NOT have to be a 4-H member to participate.

Contact Jordan for more information (jordan_english@ncsu.edu, 828-682-6186)

TWO Spaces Left for 4-H Overnight Camp in 2024!

We only have two spaces remaining, for two girls ages 8-12.

Thanks to our generous sponsors, we have scholarships to help send Yancey County 4-H youth to camp this year! These scholarships are limited and awarded on a needs-basis. Contact Jordan for more information. In 2024, we will be camping at Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Camp in Reidsville, NC, June 16-21st. Reserve your space today so that your child will have a week full of fun at
4-H camp in 2024, an experience they will never forget!

4-H A.I.R.E Competition

AIRE (Application, Interview, Resume, and Essay) is a workforce development and college prep program where you “interview” to win National 4-H trips! These trips are at no cost if you are selected for the “job!”

Who Can Participate?

Youth, ages 11 – 18, are eligible to participate in this program in one of two ways. Any youth ages 14-18 may participate who have been active in county, district 4-H programs. Age is determined by age as of January 1 of the current year.