For the most accurate meeting dates and times, please contact the club leader.

• Busy Bees 4-H Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month at Tina school. Leader: Michelle Brockmeier, 660-542-6463
• Dawn Sunrise Hustlers 4-H Club meets at 5:30 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at Dawn Community Center. Leader: Alexis Boyles, 660-973-4557
• Hale Happy Hustlers 4-H Club meet at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of the month at Hale school. Leader: Judy Harris, 660-973-0077
• Hale Clover Kids. Leader: Diane Kerns, 660-565-2963. Note: Hale Clover Kids meet with the Hale Happy Hustlers.
• Happy Hoppers meet at 6:30 PM on the second Tuesdays and third Wednesdays each month at the Mildred Litton Building on the Litton Ag Center campus located northwest of Chillicothe. Leader: Jaclyn Hines, 660-973-5531
• Liberty 4-H Club meets at 6 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month at Swain Schoolhouse. Leader: Tanya Stimpson, 660-646-2343
• Rich Hill Jr. Workers 4-H Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at the Litton Center. Leader: Andrea Beck, 660-247-3660
• Show-Me 4-H Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Chula Community Center. Leader: Gabby Thompson, 660-646-9244
• Springhill Go-Getters 4-H Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the Litton Center. Leaders: Lauren Lee, 660-247-3339; Molly Barnett, 660-973-6869;  and Katie Woodworth, 660-247-0658
• Wheeling Happy Harvesters 4-H Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at the Wheeling Christian Church. Leader: Brandi Rodenberg, 660-247-2716

January

• 1: Office Closed for Holiday
• 15: Office Closed for Holiday
• 22: Cookie Decorating Workshop
• 27: Cake Decorating Workshop
• 29: SMQA training
• 29: 4-H Council meeting

February

• 5: Cookie Decorating Workshop
• 10: Barn Quilt Workshop
• TBD: Scone Baking workshop

March

• 1: Missouri 4-H Foundation Scholarship due – online application at the State 4-H website
• 1: Litton Project Grant applications due to Livingston Co Extension Office
• TBD Various Project Workshop
• 9: Steer DNA collected
• 15: (State Fair) DNA for market steers due
• 16: Camp Counselor Selection Day
• After 20: Registration for Camp Crowder 4-H Camps open in 4-H Online
• TBD: Shooting Sports Safety Training

April

• 1: Liv. Co. Senior Scholarships Due - Ex. Office
• 22: 4-H Council meeting
• 30: Deadline – Livingston County 4-H & FFA Fair Waivers to Fair Board

May

• 1: Horse enrollments forms due - Extension Office
• 1: Fair Entry opens for Livingston County 4-H & FFA Fair
• 15: (State Fair) Swine DNA due
• 21: Clover Kid Day Camp
• 28-29: State 4-H Teen Conference
• 29-31: State 4-H Congress

June

• 4-6: Week 1 - Camp Crowder 4-H Camp – Trenton, MO
• 11-13: Week 2 - Camp Crowder 4-H Camp – Trenton, MO
• 15: (State Fair) DNA for sheep and goats due
• 19: Office closed for Holiday
• 24: 4-H Council meeting
• TBD: Fair Entry closes for – Livestock, Shooting Sports, Hams (Late entries $25.00 per class)

July

• TBD: Fair Entry closes – "still" Entries
• 4: Office closed for Holiday
• 5: Livingston County 4-H & FFA Fair Tractor Pull
• 13-20: Livingston County 4-H & FFA Fair
• 13: Set-up for Fair; Fair Royalty Interviews
• 13: 4-H Contest Day
• 15: Achievement Night Judging
• 20: Fair Clean up

August

• 8-18: Missouri State Fair

September

• TBD: 4-H Energizer Event
• 23: 4-H Council meeting

October

• 1: Enrollment opens for 2023-24 4-H Year
• TBD: 4-H Recognition Program, Jenkins Expo Center, Litton Ag Campus

November

• 20-22: 4-H Staff at State Conference
• 25: 4-H Council Meeting

December

• 1: Litton Event Scholarship applications due
• 15: 4-H Online – late enrollment fee of $10.00 starts
• 25-31: Winter Break

4-H clubs are open to ages 8 to 18. Clubs meet monthly for group activities and club business. Each club elects officers and has an approved adult leader who supervises club activities. Club members also enroll in projects in their areas of interest.

With projects on more than 75 topics, 4-H has something to interest every child. Here are just a few of the opportunities 4-H offers: geocaching, robotics, international exchanges, horsemanship, pets, starting a business, arts and crafts, raising animals, woodworking, photography and gardening.

Clover Kids introduces 5- to 7-year-olds to the 4-H experience. In Clover Kids, children learn how to get along with others, work in groups and explore their interests, while building self-confidence. Clover Kids do not enroll in projects or raise animals and do not participate in competitive events, contests or shows.

Joining 4-H is as easy as contacting your local extension office. A staff member will explain the enrollment process and membership dues. In addition to dues, some projects may require a small investment to get started, and there may be a fee for materials, trips or other activities.

Young people are welcome to join at any time. The 4-H program year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Certain activities may have participation deadlines.

Adult volunteers are essential to 4-H. Adult volunteers serve as club or project leaders, help with county or regional events, chair committees and organize fundraisers. You don't have to be a parent or grandparent of the 4-H member to get involved. All volunteers are screened for child abuse and neglect, as well criminal records, before they are accepted and each year thereafter. As a volunteer, University of Missouri Extension will provide you with training so you will be well-prepared and successful as an adult leader. The orientation includes information on 4-H history and the educational framework, the characteristics of age groups, character development and safety.

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