Celebrate National 4-H Week with Macon County 4-H

DECATUR, Ill. — National 4-H Week is October 4-10, and it is a time for 4-H programs around the nation to celebrate the difference that 4-H has made in so many lives. It is also an opportunity to highlight the outstanding youth and volunteers within our community. Macon County 4-H will observe the week with an online virtual 4-H trivia night and family fun kits.

“4-H is the largest youth development organization in the world. That means we have the awesome responsibility to provide meaningful and impactful experiences and opportunities for all youth,” says 4-H Educator Trinity Johnson. “I love the work that I do and the lives that I get to touch through this organization. It’s truly amazing to see youth from various backgrounds and cultures connect through experiential learning and discovery.”

Macon County 4-H plans to offer family fun activity kits focusing on the four components of
4-H: head, heart, hand, and health to celebrate the week. The week begins with an online virtual trivia night on October 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. Family fun kit activities in the kit include kindness rocks, creating a video, and a family scavenger hunt.

Each kit will cost $4, and families may register online by September 30 at  go.illinois.edu/dmpEvents. Kits will be available for pick-up on October 1 and October 2 at the Macon County 4-H Office located at 3351 N. President Howard Brown Blvd. in Decatur. For more information, email Trinity at trinityj@illinois.edu or call (217) 877-6042.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please call (217)877-6042. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting access needs.

Writer: Maria Lightner, Marketing & Communications, University of Illinois Extension serving DeWitt, Macon and Piatt Counties

ABOUT 4-H: Illinois 4-H empowers and prepares Illinois youth for success. University of Illinois Extension provides 4-H programs in every county in Illinois, affecting the lives of 200,000 youth each year through sustained learning clubs, groups, and short-term programming.