4-H Events and Programs
The Foods Revue is fast approaching!
The entries will be judged on place setting, food presentation, and menu planning. Food will not be tasted by the judge, but there will be a potluck at the end to share the wonderful dishes cooked up by our young chefs.
This is a pre-fair event, so you need to register through Fair Entry. Click the buttons below to access Fair Entry and to see the Eau Claire County fair book pages for your grade level.
This is open to Cloverbuds as well as older 4-Hers.
Summer Camp – Base Camp with a “Space” Theme
+ Grades 3-5
+ June 9-12
+ Cost $125 for 4-H members
Join us for 4 days and 3 nights of making new friends, trying new things, and building confidence at Kamp Kenwood on Lake Wissota. Campers sleep in cabins with their counselors and cabin mates. Shower and bathing facilities are located in the cabin. Enjoy swimming, canoeing/kayaking, crafts, games, and more. Pay Extension Eau Claire County by check, cash, or credit card.
Summer Camp – Outpost Camp – “It’s in Tents”
+ Grades 7-9
+ June 9-12
+ Cost $125 for 4-H members
Join us for 4 days and 3 nights of making new friends, trying new things, and building confidence at a Lake Wissota State Park Group camp site. Campers sleep in tents with 3 other campers in a 6-person tent. Enjoy swimming, canoeing, games, campfire cooking, and more. Showers & flush toilets are available on the beach day. Pay Extension Eau Claire County by check, cash, or credit card.
Do you like canoeing, hiking, cooking over a campfire, and being outside? Come join us as a chaperone at Outpost Camp! We especially need people during the day, but would welcome overnighters as well. (You must be willing to sleep in a tent as the site does not allow campers.) You must be an enrolled 4-H Volunteer by camp.
Contact Rachel Hart-Brinson at rachel.hartbrinson@wisc.edu or 608-572-3656 with questions or to express interest.
Are you interested in attending 4-H camp but would like more information? The Eau Claire and Clark County Educators will host a camp orientation Zoom meeting on April 15 at 6:00 PM. They will discuss camp procedures, activities, and logistics. There will also be an open time for you to ask questions before the camp registration deadline.
Additional Information:
<> Camp Registration: Register at www.4honline.com by April 20
<> Cost: $125
<> Age Groups: Base Camp: Grades 3-6, Outpost Camp: Grades 7-9
Scholarships
Two scholarships are now available. First is the Eau Claire County Breakfast on the Farm Scholarship. This year’s Breakfast on the Farm will beheld at the Messerschmidt Dairy. Use the QR code to apply.
The second scholarship is the James E. Volbrecht Scholarship. This scholarship is in memorial to James Volbrecht who was a longtime supporter of 4-H and the Eau Claire County Fair. Jim graduated from CVTC with an Ag Mechanics degree in 1984 and he was named Outstanding Young Farmer in 1992. Tragically, Jim died in a farming accident in 2019. This scholarship is given in gratitude for his years of support of young people in Eau Clare County and will honor his memory.
This $300 scholarship will be awarded to an active Eau Claire County 4-H or regional FFA member involved in the Eau Claire County Fair (preference will be given to youth involved in the diary project) who plans to pursue post-secondary education.
Applications are due by 11:59 PM on Friday, July 18, 2025. To apply, follow the link above or use the QR code.
+ When: April 26 from 9:45am – 2pm. Lunch will be included.
+ Cost: Free
+ Who: Youth in Grades 6 and up
+ Where: UW-Stout’s Vocational Rehabilitation Building at 221 10th Ave E, Menomonie
+ Register through the link below. Registration will be open until April 10
Get ready for an exciting day of hands-on STEM exploration and collaboration at UW-Stout! Thanks to an Xcel Energy Foundation Award, this free event gives youth in grades 6-12 the opportunity to build, code, and innovate together through robotics, coding, and 3D printing.
Build & Code a Robot: Work in teams to assemble and program a robot while making new friends!
Design with 3D Printing: Create custom parts and watch them take shape in UW-Stout’s Fab Lab.
Explore Engineering Labs: Tour state-of-the-art labs, explore real-world engineering applications, and get inspired by hands-on innovation.
Lunch & Learn: Enjoy a free lunch while discovering UW-Stout’s exciting STEM opportunities and networking with peers
Summer Academy is a four-day educational experience set from June 16-19, 2025, on the UW-Madison Campus. Youth will participate in a track that will give them the opportunity to learn about potential career and college opportunities within that content area. They will have opportunities to explore different areas on campus, participate in a bunch of different hands-on activities, see an original show from the Drama Company, enter the talent show, meet new friends, and much more! Summer Academy is a wonderful learning opportunity for youth.
Registration opened Monday, March 17. Registration is open in 4HOnline for youth in grades 8-11 and will be open until April 27. Youth in grades 8-11 can register to attend this educational experience! Youth will get the chance to meet new friends and explore potential career and college opportunities in a track of their choice! Youth will also get to explore Madison, stay in a college dorm at Sellery Hall, and participate in fun activities like the dance and Drama Company performance!”
For more information click the button below or use the QR code above.
WI 4-H Arts State Photography Contest
Wisconsin 4-H is excited to reintroduce a state photography contest. It is open to any active 4-H members in grades 3-13. The contest will be open March 1 and will close on April 1 at 11:59 PM.
The contest is run through 4-H Online. Contest guidelines and how to upload your photo are available through the 4-H Online portal. Click the button below to go to the contest page for further description and notice there is a $3 fee per entry.
Recycling at the Extension Office
Help the Eau Claire Clovers with a recycling project!
They are collecting film plastics such as grocery bags that will be turned into a bench (please see the list above). The goal is to get 83 lbs a month in order to make a bench in a year.
You can bring your plastic films to the Extension office and put them in the collection box.
4-H Awards Banquet 2023
The Eau Claire County 4-H Awards Banquet was held December 3, 2023, at 3:30 PM.
You may access by clicking here.
If you would like to have the original, send a message to Andy or Rachel.
