The West District 4-H Volunteer 2025 Conference is open for registration!
This conference is for 4-H Agents, parents, leaders, and adults/older teens interested in learning about 4-H through fun workshops!
When: Saturday, November 8, 2025, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: The Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center, Mills River, NC, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759
What: Have you been wanting an opportunity to attend workshops? Or an interested parent to see what 4-H is about? This will be a great event for anyone to attend!!
Any volunteer, parent, or 4-Her you ask will tell you 4-H, "'It's Worth the Climb." 4-H has been helping youth learn and practice skills that last them a lifetime! It is also a large organization with countless opportunities! This conference is designed for learning about 4-H programs and applications in workshops, leaving with tools to utilize in your own counties and clubs, and networking with like-minded individuals! A few of our workshops will include...
- In a Pickle? Snack-a-tivity!
- 4-H Project Records (Moving to online Project Records!)
- 4-H First Steps!
- Create to Communicate (Presentation poster program)
- Dinah Gore Healthy Food Challenge - How to start a 4-H team!
- Polish the Shine: 4-H Showmanship (teaching a show team)
- STEM Takes Flight: 4-H Rockets
- 4-H Horse Bowl How-to!
Check back for updates! Plus, there is floating breakfast, hot lunch, and a long sleeve t-shirt!Regular registration deadline: Friday, October 24
Early Bird Cost (Sept 26): $20
Regular Cost (Oct 24): $25
(Includes floating breakfast, lunch, and a t-shirt for early bird and regular registration)
(We will accept registrations after October 24, up to the day of, however, t-shirt will not be guaranteed).**Please reach out to
Hannah_peeler@ncsu.edu if you are a current Henderson County volunteer about cost**
Payment: Payment can be sent via check or cash. Please reach out if you need other options. Attn: WD 4-H Officers
100 Jackson Park Rd,
Hendersonville, NC 28792T
Checks payable: West District 4-H Volunteer Leaders Association
A HUGE thank you to our sponsors of this event and 4-H!
Formed in 1936, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation is a non-profit general farm organization that advocates for North Carolina’s farm families and rural citizens before the North Carolina General Assembly, Congress, and state and federal regulatory agencies. North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation is the largest general farm organization in the State with more than 620,000 member families.
The West District Officer team looks forward to seeing you there!!!
President - Tracey Hall
Vice President - Rebecca Eatmon
Secretary - Julie Merrell
Treasurer - Brittany Capps
Past President - Lisa Hanlon
