Celebrate all things 4-H

To the Editor, 

4-H grows confidence, creativity, curiosity, courage, character and so much more by allowing youth to use the skills they learn to go out and make a positive difference in their communities. Help Jones County 4-H celebrate the outstanding impact youth have made throughout the state during National 4-H Week, Oct. 6-12. 

4-H is active in each of Iowa’s 100 county extension districts and empowers youth to reach their full potential through many different types of experiences, including photography, music, woodworking, sewing, archery, communication, clothing, livestock, horticulture, and so much more. Youth have fun while gaining valuable skills in communication and the arts, citizenship and leadership, science, technology, engineering and math, as well as healthy living and personal life management by being involved in 4-H. 

As we celebrate National 4-H Week, it is important to remember the 4-H pledge, which is recited at nearly every 4-H club meeting, and what it teaches: 

“I pledge my Head to clearer thinking, my Heart to greater loyalty, my Hands to larger services, and my Health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.” 

In Jones County, more than 430 youth and 100 volunteers are involved in 4-H! Youth in grades kindergarten through third are welcome to join 4-H Clover Kids groups throughout the county. Youth in grades fourth through 12^th are welcome to join a 4-H club in their community. 

Learn how you can join them by visiting our website at www.extension.iastate.edu/jones, call the Extension and Outreach Office at 319-465-3224, or visit us at 800 N. Maple St., Monticello on the fairgrounds.

Molly Schmitt

Youth Program Coordinator

Jones County Extension