LOTS OF NEW CLUBS STARTING IN 2024
Wellington Soil Conservation Club
Are you interested in being a soil warrior? Do you want to know what’s going on under your feet? Come and join our new Loyal to the Soil 4H club and together we will learn:
- Facts about soil and water conservation relating to agriculture in Wellington County.
- Why soil is important? What is soil made of?
- Types of soils and what we can do to make our soil better.
- . . . and we are going to make new friends and have fun as we gather the ‘dirt’ on soil.
Join us at 7 pm on April 8, 2024 at the Mimosa Church (5980 Wellington Rd 26, Belwood) for our first meeting and get to know your fellow soil warriors.
For more information contact Lisa Graham lisa.graham187@gmail.com or Margaret Ribey margaret.caldecott@gmail.com
Erin Beef Club 2024
Second Meeting April 20, 2024 (Late morning)
For more information contact Jessica Stevens jesscurrie@hotmail.com or Carissa Cabral carissa.cabral@outlook.com
West Luther Field Crops Club
Join us as we tour several ag businesses in the area learning about crops in Ontario.
Second Meeting April 30 7:30-9pm at Harriston Agromart, Harriston
For more information, contact Pat Grotenhuis dpgrotenhuis@gmail.com or Jill Dann jdann@hsfx.ca
West Luther Sheep Club
For information contact Chris Vervoort jenandchrisv@hotmail.com
West Luther Vet Club
First Meeting – Apr 15 at Drayton Ag Society – 49 Elm Street, Drayton
For information contact Shannon Cartwright scartwri84@gmail.com
West Luther Dairy Club
First Meeting – April 17 at Schnarr’s Farm.
For more information contact Shannon Cartwright scartwri84@gmail.com
West Luther Beef Club
First Meeting – Tuesday, April 9, 2024
For more information contact Tayler Black tayler@tayler.black
Learn about an available project near you
2024 Eligibility & Fees:
The 4-H program is for youth 9 to 21 years of age (must have turned 9 before Jan 1, 2024).
The Cloverbud program is for children 6 to 8 years of age (must have turned 6 before Jan 1, 2024).
The membership fee in Wellington is $100 for the this year (2024). The includes your 4-H Ontario membership which allows you to join any 4-H club in Ontario this year as well as attend 4-H camps and opportunities.
4-H Member Sign Up Instructions for Wellington 4-H Clubs
1. To “Sign Up” For individual clubs in Wellington – Go to https://www.4happ.ca/clubs and click on the club you wish to join. Then sign up! (If you don’t see your club, make sure the top right corner says “Wellington” as your county)
2. All registration payment is now made through 4-H Ontario.
To pay your 4-H Membership, go to https://4-hontario.ca/youth/become-a-member/.
Here you will pay your membership as well as fill out your participant form and various waivers.
If you do not wish to pay by credit card, please contact office@4-hontario.ca for instructions. Or call 519-856-0992.(4-H Ontario)
3. Please forward a copy of your 4-H registration confirmation to your club leader.
4. Your leaders will contact you with meeting dates, zoom links, and information before your first meeting.
5. Keep checking Wellington 4-H Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/345687385565545 and the Wellington 4-H website https://4-hontario.ca/association/wellington-4-h-association for updates about clubs.
Battery Drive
The Wellington County 4-H annual battery drive is going again this year. Take your old car, tractor, etc batteries to one of the following locations: Shantz Farm Equipment, Alma; Reliable Motors, Fergus; Connect Equipment, Rockwood; Co-op in Mount Forest and Ed Stewart’s at Erin. Just tell the dealer that you are donating your batteries to Wellington 4-H.