We are sold out and no longer taking orders for the Holiday Dinner

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See and experience the fun of Somerset County 4-H! Watch a magic show! Play Games! Try to jump Double Dutch! Arts & Crafts & MORE! Open to ALL!

Open to ages 10-14. Become an explorer of the deep, work with real ocean robot data and learn the importance of science communication.

$45 per participant

Space is Limited. Register by November 19, 2022

The annual Somerset County 4-H Association Holiday Dinner is returning this year with an emphasis on safety and community health. Due to the limitations of COVID-19, we are inviting you to a delicious take-out only lasagna dinner at no cost.

Open to Public • All Ages

New Jersey 4‑H is recruiting a team of high school students to participate in the World Food Prize Research Project. Youth members will work with a team to develop individual research projects addressing global food security issues. Participants will meet once a week with mentors and peers to prepare their research project.

Join Rutgers oceanographer Oscar Schofield as he chats with researchers aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer as they study the marine ecosystems of the West Antarctic Peninsula. Learn how the Antarctic Peninsula has changed over the past several decades and how these changes affect life at every level of the food web, from tiny crustaceans to penguins, seals and whales.

Open to pre-K through grade 12. The theme is “The 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Rise and Shine for Duty, Honor, and Patriotism.” Contest categories are 1) Poster; 2) Stamp Design; 3) Photo Essay; 4) Banner; 5) Poem; 6) Short Story; 7) Community Service, individual or group entry, does not need to reflect theme.

This new contest is open to students in grades 9 to 12. Select a figure from the era of the American Revolution (1773-1783) and discuss how he or she influenced events. Figures may be well-known or an everyday man, woman or child who supported the American Revolution in ways large or small.

Registration Due: December 15, 2021

Open to students in grades 5 to 8. The theme is the 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Students are asked to imagine that they attended the November 11, 1921, dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C., and describe what it meant to them and their family.

New Jersey 4-H Teens are invited to join the Monmouth County 4-H Teen Council for the Magic of Mindfulness! One hour of mindful breathing, chair yoga poses, and other techniques to help us focus and relax presented by Laura Eppinger.

Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is National 4-H Council’s premier leadership and civic engagement experience held each summer in the Washington, DC area. It is a week-long event (Sunday - Friday) for 4-H members in grades 9-12 (14-19 years old). The program is based on the principle that democracy requires skills and strategies that must be learned and practiced and it teaches participants to be active, responsible citizens and leaders.

Application Due: December 10, 2021

In Fall 2021, a team of youth (at least 2 youth) and an adult 4-H volunteer project leader select a global issue, prepare a written design, and register for the 4-H Shark Tank by December 10. Selected teams will receive up to $2,000 to build and test their prototype in Winter & Spring 2022. At the event, youth will display all day to the public and then have a dedicated 10 minutes to exhibit their working solution/invention to the expert panel.

Registration Due: December 10, 2021