Organizing a 4-H club is simple. It begins with identifying one or more families who want to organize a club and who are willing to share the responsibility for a 4-H club. A good club size is about 5-10 members. The five simple steps for organizing a 4-H club are:
Talk to folks in your community to learn about the interest in organizing a 4-H club. Clubs tend to operate better if members are close in age (within a couple of years).
Identify the parents who are willing to support the club. It works much better if several parents team up together to share the leadership roles. This keeps any one person's job from becoming too big.
The adult volunteers complete a Volunteer Application, are interviewed and attend a two-hour 4-H Club Leader Orientation.
The club holds an organizational meeting. During this meeting they will select the official name of the 4-H club, elect officers, select projects, determine a meeting schedule and location for club meetings, and complete club enrollment materials.
Return the club enrollment materials to the Extension Office to receive your 4-H Club Charter. Then, the club is an official 4-H club and its members and leaders are ready for success!
If you have any questions about organizing a club, or you want to schedule a 4-H Discovery Night in your community, contact Donna Carter, 4-H Extension Agent, at donna.carter@usu.edu or call (801) 399-8209.