SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAMS & EVENTS

Throughout the year, 4-H will offer a variety of classes, workshops and tours that we call Special Interest Programs. All youth, not just 4-H club members, are invited to participate in Special Interest Programs. In fact, many children first learn about 4-H through special interest activities.

Unlike 4-H clubs, Special Interest Programs are short-term in nature. How long each program lasts depends a great deal on the topic being explored and the volunteer who teaches the program. For example, 4-H might coordinate a trip to the Roper Mountain Science Center for a daylong science adventure. Likewise, 4-H might offer beginning sewing classes that may meet once a week for three or four weeks.

Following is a list of Special Interest Programs that are offered every year. In addition, new programs are added during the year. Some special interest programs are conducted annually, while others are added to the calendar during the year. To keep informed of special interest programs throughout the year, subscribe to The Source, a free monthly newsletter that announces 4-H programs and events.

• Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program [W.H.E.P.] (Winter/Spring) for youth ages 9 - 18.  Volunteer coaches will be needed to form new teams.
• Beginning Sewing Classes (Spring) for youth ages 9 - 18
• Poultry Judging Team (Spring/Summer) for youth ages 9 - 18
  
• 4-H Presentations (Spring/Summer) for youth ages 9 - 18
• 4-H Fashion Revue (May/June) for youth ages 5 - 18
  
• Mini-Gardening Project (May-September) for youth ages 9 - 18
  
• 4-H Camp (Summer)
• F.R.E.S.H. (Flat Rock's Exceptional Sandburg Helpers) (June-August) for youth ages 11 - 15
  
• Pumpkin Patch Kids (June-October) for youth ages 5 - 18
  
• Bake Off Contest & Community Service Project (November) for youth ages 5 - 18
• West District 4-H and Open Youth Horse Programs for youth ages 5 - 18