Wayne County 4-H News

The Annual 4-H Achievement Night was canceled due to the pandemic. In lieu of an in-person event, award recipients will be recognized virtually through our website and social media platforms this year. The awards below feature youth we recognize this year as well as our volunteers. Congratulations to everyone on a successful year!

The International Travel 4-H Club "traveled" to China for the monthly meeting. Members virtually shared several yummy dishes they made. Marah Christian made Chinese almond cookies, Benton Hall made beef and broccoli, Conner Hall made golden dragon noodles and the Adkins family made chicken fried rice, teriyaki broccoli, and lo-mien noodles. Next month the club "travels" to Switzerland. Any interested youth are welcome and encouraged to participate and attend these virtual club meetings. Simply call the Wayne County Extension office at 304-272-6839 and private message us for details!

The Kindness Rock Garden is finished and located just outside the Wayne County Extension office at 27572 East Lynn Road, Wayne, WV 25570. It’s been a great community service project for the Wayne County 4-H Ambassadors this fall and other 4-H members. Many thanks to Volunteer WV for their financial support with the project.

4-H Welcome Kits are available for pick up to all who enrolled in 4-H this fall! We have fun activities along with project certificates, pins and other awards since 4-H Achievement Night will be virtual this year! If you have questions, please contact the Wayne County Extension office at 304-272-6839 .

On October 20, the International Travel 4-H Club "traveled" to Belgium to learn about its culture and customs. Club members Benton Hall, Conner Hall and Marah Christian made different dishes and spoke about them during the meeting. Check out their dishes below. For more information about this club, please contact the  Wayne County Extension Office  at  304-272-6839 .

Another quilt block has been added to the Wayne County 4-H Heritage Quilt Trail on October 20, 2020. This beautiful quilt block that hangs on the Wayne Public Library. Many thanks to Shannon Marshall, Bruce Crockett, and the Smith family for all their help! For more information on the quilt trail, please contact the Wayne County Extension Office at 304-272-6839.

The Tractor Supply Clover Campaign run October 7 through October 18. Donate in-store or online at the Lavalette Tractor Supply Store and proceeds will benefit the Wayne County 4-H Program. If you have any questions about this program, please contact the Extension Office at 304-272-6839.

The Wayne County Commissioners declared it National 4-H Week on October 1. National 4-H Week runs October 4 - 10, 2020. This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no youth were apart of this annual tradition. We thank the Wayne County Commission for their continued support of 4-H in Wayne County and the Wayne County Extension Office. Youth are encouraged to enroll in 4-H and call our office with questions at 304-272-6839. 

The first 100 youth to enroll by October 19, will receive a 4-H Welcome Kit that will include one of the 4-H gators the Commissioners are wearing below, along with some other cool stuff! Check out all the additional activities we have for 4-H members this fall! 

The Wayne County 4-H Club Leaders met virtually on September 15 to discuss the best course of action for the club program this fall. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic and the university requirements for any in-person meetings, we came to an agreement to suspend 4-H Clubs from meeting in-person through December 2020. Also, we will not be holding an in-person 4-H Achievement Night and will instead do a virtual slide show; more information will be forthcoming. In lieu of in-person club meetings, the following optional opportunities will be available this fall:

This community service project was started by the Wayne County 4-H Ambassadors in August 2020. Any 4-H member is welcome to paint a rock and write a nice quote, or a word (ex. SMILE) and drop it off at our office and we’ll add it to the rock garden once it is complete. The purpose of the Kindness Rock Garden is to spread kindness so people in the community can take a rock they like or paint one to leave for someone else. 

The project if funded by Volunteer WV.