4-H Youth Development

Upcoming Events

• Aug 20 - Aug 21 Georgia 4-H State Land Judging Contest https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/agriculture-stem/natural-resources/land-judging/

  • location_on Watkinsville, GA
• Aug 20 - Aug 21 Counties of Practice Meeting One Counties of Practice is a professional learning circle that facilitates discussion and provides mentorship to agents, educators, AmeriCorps, and program assistants with less than five years experience. www.georgia4h.org

  • location_on Athens, GA
• Aug 31 - Sep 1 Wildlife Judging Certified Coaches' Training https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/agriculture-stem/natural-resources/wildlife/

  • location_on Cumming, GA
• Sep 8 Richmond County 4-H Community Club Richmond County Cloverleaf Community 4-H Club is open to 4th and 5th grade students who do not have 4-H in their schools but are interested in meeting new people, engaging activities, public speaking, science, leadership experiences, and community service opportunities. This club will offer the same activities and curriculum that are provided during the 4-H in-school club meetings. Cloverleaf Community Club will meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm at the Richmond County 4-H Clubhouse, Room 401 in the former Willis Foreman Elementary School, 2413 Willis Foreman Road, Hephzibah, GA 30815. There is no registration fee for Community Club. Contact 4-H Agent, Donita Legoas at Donita.Legoas@uga.edu for more information about this club.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Sep 11 - Sep 12 Step Up and Lead https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/citizenship/community-global-affairs/step-up-and-lead/

  • location_on Hampton, GA
• Sep 12 - Sep 13 Mission Make-It: The Georgia 4-H Engineering Challenge Georgia 4-H provides this exciting opportunity for students to engage in the engineering design process, teamwork, critical thinking, and positive youth development! Mission Make-It includes 2 hands-on workshops, an exhibit opportunity for youth to showcase their prior work in the area of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), and a guest speaker! https://georgia4h.org/science-technology-engineering-math/mission-make-it/

  • location_on Eatonton, GA
• Sep 12 - Sep 13 4-H Day at UGA Football 4-H Event

  • location_on Athens, GA
• Sep 12 Richmond County 4-H Gardening Club The Richmond County 4-H Garden Club is open to students in 2nd-12th grades, who are interested in gardening, agriculture, and pollinators. It is led by Augusta Area Master Gardener Mrs. Joy Brown. The garden club members will participate in hands-on activities such as planting seeds, seedlings, caring for garden beds, identifying pollinators, harvesting fresh produce, and learning how healthy soil and plants support our community. Meetings are held at Belle Terrace Presbyterian Church Community Garden, located at 2473 Golden Camp Road, Augusta GA 30906, once a month on the first Saturday at 8:00am-9:30am, during the months of May-October. The garden club will meet from 10:00am-11:30am during the months of November-April. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER'S MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE SECOND SATURDAY! The annual registration is $5.00 per participant, once per school year. Contact Pam Crawford at pamela.crawford@uga.edu for more information.

  • location_on Augusta, GA
• Sep 12 Richmond County 4-H Mission Make-It Mission Make-It is an exciting opportunity for 6th-8th grade students to engage in the engineering design process, teamwork, critical thinking, and positive youth development! This event will include hands-on engineering workshops, guest speakers, and interactive exhibits. Our 2026 theme focuses on food — challenging middle schoolers to apply engineering design thinking to real-world food-related problems. We are going to be Cooking Up Solutions because this is Nacho Average Engineering Challenge! Registration includes lunch, facility fees, supplies, insurance, and transportation to and from Rock Eagle 4-H Center.

  • location_on Eatonton, GA
• Sep 12 Richmond County 4-H Small Animal Club Small Animals Club is open to 4th-12th grade students who are interested in learning about small animals, such as guinea pigs, rabbits, goldfish, parakeets and hamsters. Members will learn basic care for a small pet. If you already have a small animal pet, excluding cats or dogs, you are welcome to bring your small friend to the meeting. If you do not have a small pet, that is okay! We will help connect you to the perfect pet. Small Animals Club will meet 10am-11am on the second Saturday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and May at the 4-H Clubhouse located at 2413 Willis Foreman Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815. A $10.00 annual registration fee is due for each participant. Contact 4-H Program Assistant, Winnie Garrett at wbg1@uga.edu for more information about Small Animals Club.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Sep 12 Richmond County 4-H Poultry Club Poultry Club is open to 4th-12th graders who are interested in learning about all of the critters that fall under the poultry category. What is Poultry? For most people, we think of chickens, but there are other birds included in this category: turkeys, ducks, geese, quail, pheasants, ostriches, and many more. Learn about the wonderful world of poultry and how to care for and feed your birds. Poultry Club will meet 11am-12:30pm on the second Saturday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and May at the 4-H Clubhouse located at 2413 Willis Foreman Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815. There is no registration fee for the first year of Poultry Club. Dana McCart is the Poultry Club leader. Winnie Garrett is the 4-H Program Assistant for Poultry Club. You can contact Ms. Winnie at wbg1@uga.edu.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Sep 15 Richmond County 4-H County Council County Council is a 4-H opportunity for 6th-12th grade students who are interested in engaging activities, leadership experiences, and community service opportunities. County Council will meet the third Tuesday of each month, 5:30-7:00pm in the 4-H Clubhouse at the former Willis Foreman Elementary School, 2413 Willis Foreman Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815. A $20 annual registration fee is due for each participant during the 2026-2027 school year. Contact 4-H Agent Donita Legoas at donita.legoas@uga.edu for more information about County Council.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Sep 17 - Sep 21 Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference The Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference (SRTLC) is a first-of-its-kind, multi-state 4-H conference created to bring together 4-H teens and adults to empower & inspire them to make a positive change across the southern region through youth-adult partnerships. Georgia 4-H participates as one of several host states for SRTLC each year. https://georgia4h.org/military-camps-and-events/southern-region-teen-leadership-conference/

  • location_on Crossville, GA
• Sep 18 - Sep 20 GA 4-H SAFE Certified Coaches Training https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/healthy-living/recreation-leisure/project-safe-shooting-sports/

  • location_on Eatonton, GA
• Sep 19 - Sep 20 Food Showcase https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/healthy-living/foods-and-nutrition/foodshowcase/

  • location_on Eatonton, GA
• Sep 19 Richmond County 4-H Fishing Club Richmond County 4-H Fishing Club is open to students in 4th through 12th grades. No experience is necessary. Come have a fun morning of fishing at Brickyard Ponds! If you have equipment, bring it, if not you can borrow ours on a first come first serve basis. Bait will be provided. If you want to keep the fish you catch, bring a container to take them home in. Fishing is free for children only who fish with the 4-H group. If adults want to fish you must stop by the office at Brickyard Ponds to pay. Follow the 4-H signs to our fishing spot. 4-H'ers must be with the 4-H group for the 4-H’er to fish for free. If you fish beyond the 4-H designated area while at Brickyard Ponds you will need to pay at Brickyard Ponds office for everyone that is fishing beyond the 4-H group's area. Please feel free to contact Sandi Hockenberry at sandihoc@uga.edu for more information about Fishing Club or details about an upcoming meeting.

  • location_on Augusta, GA
• Sep 19 Richmond County 4-H Horse Club Horse Club is open to 4th-12th grade students who are interested in learning about horses. Horse Club will meet (rain or shine) at 10am-12noon on the third Saturday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and May at Appaloosa Acres located at 3617 Hopson Mill Road in Blythe. Horse Club will host many events, including activities with a farrier, a veterinarian, an expert on draft horses, and an expert on nutrition for horses. We will learn basic care and knowledge of horses, such as parts of a horse, grooming, tack and feeding. It is suggested you wear boots or any closed toe shoes that you don't mind getting dirty. A $10.00 annual registration fee is due for each participant.

  • location_on Blythe, GA
• Sep 21 - Sep 23 Richmond County 4-H Sewing Club Beginner and Intermediate Workshop Beginner workshop participants will learn how to mend a hole in their clothes, sew on a button, pick out the best fabric to use for a project, and use a sewing machine to create a pillow or utility apron. Intermediate workshop participants who attended the Part 1 Workshop in the Fall of 2025 will review basic skills and use a sewing machine to create a bucket hat. Basic sewing supplies will be provided. Ages 8 to 18 are welcome to participate! Limited to the first 10 participants to register. **Registered participants should attend all 3 sessions.**

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Sep 24 - Sep 25 State 4-H Forestry Field Day https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/agriculture-stem/natural-resources/forestry-judging-forestry-field-day/

  • location_on Athens, GA
• Sep 28 - Sep 29 Step Up and Lead https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/citizenship/community-global-affairs/step-up-and-lead/

  • location_on Dahlonega, GA
• Oct 2 - Oct 3 Wildlife Judging Certified Coaches' Training https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/agriculture-stem/natural-resources/wildlife/

  • location_on Dublin, GA
• Oct 6 - Oct 8 AmeriCorps New Service Year Orientation AmeriCorps training

  • location_on Eatonton, GA
• Oct 6 Skate Night with Richmond County 4-H Richmond County 4-H'ers and family are invited to attend Skate Night at Skateland of Augusta. Parents skate FREE! The cost is $8.50 per 4-H'er or sibling (including teens), unless under 35 inches and not skating. Cost includes skates, hotdog, and a drink. Everyone entering Skateland must follow Skateland's dress code as well as the school dress code and 4-H's Code of Conduct. 4-H'ers must have a signed 4-H Code of Conduct and 4-H Medical Release Form to participate.

  • location_on Augusta, GA
• Oct 8 - Oct 19 Georgia National Fair https://www.georgianationalfair.com/

  • location_on Perry, GA
• Oct 8 - Oct 12 State 4-H/FFA Market Lamb & Market Goat Show https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/agriculture-stem/agriculture/livestock-and-animal-projects/georgia-4-h-and-ffa-state-livestock-shows/

  • location_on Perry, GA
• Oct 10 Richmond County 4-H Gardening Club The Richmond County 4-H Garden Club is open to students in 2nd-12th grades, who are interested in gardening, agriculture, and pollinators. It is led by Augusta Area Master Gardener Mrs. Joy Brown. The garden club members will participate in hands-on activities such as planting seeds, seedlings, caring for garden beds, identifying pollinators, harvesting fresh produce, and learning how healthy soil and plants support our community. Meetings are held at Belle Terrace Presbyterian Church Community Garden, located at 2473 Golden Camp Road, Augusta GA 30906, once a month on the first Saturday at 8:00am-9:30am, during the months of May-October. The garden club will meet from 10:00am-11:30am during the months of November-April. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER'S MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE SECOND SATURDAY! The annual registration is $5.00 per participant, once per school year. Contact Pam Crawford at pamela.crawford@uga.edu for more information.

  • location_on Augusta, GA
• Oct 10 Richmond County 4-H Small Animal Club Small Animals Club is open to 4th-12th grade students who are interested in learning about small animals, such as guinea pigs, rabbits, goldfish, parakeets and hamsters. Members will learn basic care for a small pet. If you already have a small animal pet, excluding cats or dogs, you are welcome to bring your small friend to the meeting. If you do not have a small pet, that is okay! We will help connect you to the perfect pet. Small Animals Club will meet 10am-11am on the second Saturday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and May at the 4-H Clubhouse located at 2413 Willis Foreman Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815. A $10.00 annual registration fee is due for each participant. Contact 4-H Program Assistant, Winnie Garrett at wbg1@uga.edu for more information about Small Animals Club.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Oct 10 Richmond County 4-H Poultry Club Poultry Club is open to 4th-12th graders who are interested in learning about all of the critters that fall under the poultry category. What is Poultry? For most people, we think of chickens, but there are other birds included in this category: turkeys, ducks, geese, quail, pheasants, ostriches, and many more. Learn about the wonderful world of poultry and how to care for and feed your birds. Poultry Club will meet 11am-12:30pm on the second Saturday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and May at the 4-H Clubhouse located at 2413 Willis Foreman Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815. There is no registration fee for the first year of Poultry Club. Dana McCart is the Poultry Club leader. Winnie Garrett is the 4-H Program Assistant for Poultry Club. You can contact Ms. Winnie at wbg1@uga.edu.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Oct 13 Cloverleaf Conference at Rock Eagle 4-H Center Richmond County 4th - 6th graders are invited to attend the Cloverleaf Conference at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. Cloverleaf Conference is an opportunity for 4-H'ers to come together to meet new friends and participate in fun learning activities! This is a great chance to enjoy the Rock Eagle 4-H Center experience! We'll have exciting classes, a pizza party, games, and recreation! Transportation to and from the event will be provided for participants. Participants will meet at 2pm at the Richmond County Extension Office to travel with 4-H staff to Rock Eagle for the event. Participants will return to the Richmond County Extension Office to meet parents around 9:30pm. Registration Deadline: Monday, October 5th.

  • location_on Eatonton, GA
• Oct 13 Richmond County 4-H Community Club Richmond County Cloverleaf Community 4-H Club is open to 4th and 5th grade students who do not have 4-H in their schools but are interested in meeting new people, engaging activities, public speaking, science, leadership experiences, and community service opportunities. This club will offer the same activities and curriculum that are provided during the 4-H in-school club meetings. Cloverleaf Community Club will meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm at the Richmond County 4-H Clubhouse, Room 401 in the former Willis Foreman Elementary School, 2413 Willis Foreman Road, Hephzibah, GA 30815. There is no registration fee for Community Club. Contact 4-H Agent, Donita Legoas at Donita.Legoas@uga.edu for more information about this club.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Oct 16 - Oct 17 4-H Day at the Fair Georgia National Fair

  • location_on Perry, GA
• Oct 17 Richmond County 4-H Fishing Club Richmond County 4-H Fishing Club is open to students in 4th through 12th grades. No experience is necessary. Come have a fun morning of fishing at Brickyard Ponds! If you have equipment, bring it, if not you can borrow ours on a first come first serve basis. Bait will be provided. If you want to keep the fish you catch, bring a container to take them home in. Fishing is free for children only who fish with the 4-H group. If adults want to fish you must stop by the office at Brickyard Ponds to pay. Follow the 4-H signs to our fishing spot. 4-H'ers must be with the 4-H group for the 4-H’er to fish for free. If you fish beyond the 4-H designated area while at Brickyard Ponds you will need to pay at Brickyard Ponds office for everyone that is fishing beyond the 4-H group's area. Please feel free to contact Sandi Hockenberry at sandihoc@uga.edu for more information about Fishing Club or details about an upcoming meeting.

  • location_on Augusta, GA
• Oct 17 Richmond County 4-H Horse Club Horse Club is open to 4th-12th grade students who are interested in learning about horses. Horse Club will meet (rain or shine) at 10am-12noon on the third Saturday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and May at Appaloosa Acres located at 3617 Hopson Mill Road in Blythe. Horse Club will host many events, including activities with a farrier, a veterinarian, an expert on draft horses, and an expert on nutrition for horses. We will learn basic care and knowledge of horses, such as parts of a horse, grooming, tack and feeding. It is suggested you wear boots or any closed toe shoes that you don't mind getting dirty. A $10.00 annual registration fee is due for each participant.

  • location_on Blythe, GA
• Oct 19 - Oct 20 Georgia 4-H Program Development Team Meeting Online 4-H meeting

  • location_on Athens, GA
• Oct 20 Richmond County 4-H County Council County Council is a 4-H opportunity for 6th-12th grade students who are interested in engaging activities, leadership experiences, and community service opportunities. County Council will meet the third Tuesday of each month, 5:30-7:00pm in the 4-H Clubhouse at the former Willis Foreman Elementary School, 2413 Willis Foreman Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815. A $20 annual registration fee is due for each participant during the 2026-2027 school year. Contact 4-H Agent Donita Legoas at donita.legoas@uga.edu for more information about County Council.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Oct 23 - Oct 25 GA 4-H SAFE Certified Coaches Training https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/healthy-living/recreation-leisure/project-safe-shooting-sports/

  • location_on Eatonton, GA
• Nov 7 - Nov 8 LifeSmarts Scrimmage Day LifeSmarts provides real-world education for students who learn about core consumer topics and develop critical thinking skills. Participants focus on five key topic areas: consumer rights and responsibilities, the environment, health and safety, personal finance, and technology. The goal of LifeSmarts is to create consumer savvy young people who will be well equipped for adult life in today’s complex, global marketplace. LifeSmarts provides real-world education for students who learn about core consumer topics and develop critical thinking skills. Participants focus on five key topic areas: consumer rights and responsibilities, the environment, health and safety, personal finance, and technology. The goal of LifeSmarts is to create consumer savvy young people who will be well equipped for adult life in today’s complex, global marketplace.

  • location_on Bogart, GA
• Nov 7 Richmond County 4-H Gardening Club The Richmond County 4-H Garden Club is open to students in 2nd-12th grades, who are interested in gardening, agriculture, and pollinators. It is led by Augusta Area Master Gardener Mrs. Joy Brown. The garden club members will participate in hands-on activities such as planting seeds, seedlings, caring for garden beds, identifying pollinators, harvesting fresh produce, and learning how healthy soil and plants support our community. Meetings are held at Belle Terrace Presbyterian Church Community Garden, located at 2473 Golden Camp Road, Augusta GA 30906, once a month on the first Saturday at 8:00am-9:30am, during the months of May-October. The garden club will meet from 10:00am-11:30am during the months of November-April. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER'S MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE SECOND SATURDAY! The annual registration is $5.00 per participant, once per school year. Contact Pam Crawford at pamela.crawford@uga.edu for more information.

  • location_on Augusta, GA
• Nov 10 Richmond County 4-H Community Club Richmond County Cloverleaf Community 4-H Club is open to 4th and 5th grade students who do not have 4-H in their schools but are interested in meeting new people, engaging activities, public speaking, science, leadership experiences, and community service opportunities. This club will offer the same activities and curriculum that are provided during the 4-H in-school club meetings. Cloverleaf Community Club will meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm at the Richmond County 4-H Clubhouse, Room 401 in the former Willis Foreman Elementary School, 2413 Willis Foreman Road, Hephzibah, GA 30815. There is no registration fee for Community Club. Contact 4-H Agent, Donita Legoas at Donita.Legoas@uga.edu for more information about this club.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Nov 12 - Nov 13 Counties of Practice Meeting Two Counties of Practice is a professional learning circle that facilitates discussion and provides mentorship to agents, educators, AmeriCorps, and program assistants with less than five years experience. www.georgia4h.org

  • location_on Athens, GA
• Nov 13 - Nov 14 Step Up and Lead https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/citizenship/community-global-affairs/step-up-and-lead/

  • location_on Eatonton, GA
• Nov 14 - Nov 16 Junior Conference 4-H Event

  • location_on Eatonton, GA
• Nov 14 Richmond County 4-H Fishing Club Richmond County 4-H Fishing Club is open to students in 4th through 12th grades. No experience is necessary. Come have a fun morning of fishing at Brickyard Ponds! If you have equipment, bring it, if not you can borrow ours on a first come first serve basis. Bait will be provided. If you want to keep the fish you catch, bring a container to take them home in. Fishing is free for children only who fish with the 4-H group. If adults want to fish you must stop by the office at Brickyard Ponds to pay. Follow the 4-H signs to our fishing spot. 4-H'ers must be with the 4-H group for the 4-H’er to fish for free. If you fish beyond the 4-H designated area while at Brickyard Ponds you will need to pay at Brickyard Ponds office for everyone that is fishing beyond the 4-H group's area. Please feel free to contact Sandi Hockenberry at sandihoc@uga.edu for more information about Fishing Club or details about an upcoming meeting.

  • location_on Augusta, GA
• Nov 14 Richmond County 4-H Small Animal Club Small Animals Club is open to 4th-12th grade students who are interested in learning about small animals, such as guinea pigs, rabbits, goldfish, parakeets and hamsters. Members will learn basic care for a small pet. If you already have a small animal pet, excluding cats or dogs, you are welcome to bring your small friend to the meeting. If you do not have a small pet, that is okay! We will help connect you to the perfect pet. Small Animals Club will meet 10am-11am on the second Saturday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and May at the 4-H Clubhouse located at 2413 Willis Foreman Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815. A $10.00 annual registration fee is due for each participant. Contact 4-H Program Assistant, Winnie Garrett at wbg1@uga.edu for more information about Small Animals Club.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA
• Nov 14 Richmond County 4-H Poultry Club Poultry Club is open to 4th-12th graders who are interested in learning about all of the critters that fall under the poultry category. What is Poultry? For most people, we think of chickens, but there are other birds included in this category: turkeys, ducks, geese, quail, pheasants, ostriches, and many more. Learn about the wonderful world of poultry and how to care for and feed your birds. Poultry Club will meet 11am-12:30pm on the second Saturday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and May at the 4-H Clubhouse located at 2413 Willis Foreman Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815. There is no registration fee for the first year of Poultry Club. Dana McCart is the Poultry Club leader. Winnie Garrett is the 4-H Program Assistant for Poultry Club. You can contact Ms. Winnie at wbg1@uga.edu.

  • location_on Hephzibah, GA