Join a 4H Club

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Discover new interests, develop leadership skills, serve your community, and make lifelong friendships through 4-H! 4H clubs provides homeschool students with hands-on opportunities to explore creativity, citizenship, and personal growth while having fun together.
 

Throughout the year, members participate in community service projects, create exhibits for the South Florida Fair, explore projects such as art, cooking, STEM, and other areas of interest, and are encouraged to take advantage of incredible statewide leadership opportunities including 4-H Legislature, 4-H University, camps, competitions, and conferences.

We are especially proud that students from our community have gone on to serve on the Florida 4-H State Executive Board, representing youth from across the state.
 

Whether your child enjoys creating, leading, serving, or trying something new, 4-H offers opportunities to grow in confidence, leadership, public speaking, teamwork, and real-world life skills—all while building friendships with other homeschool students.
 

Membership in Palm Beach County 4-H is just $20 per year, paid directly to Florida 4-H. While Tapestry is not hosting their own 4H club this year, we encourage you to join the 4H Independent Club where you are still able to participate in all county and state events. Our founder, Candace Lehenbauer, can help guide you as well through the process so you can participate fully in 4H events, or you can contact your county representative.



More Info:
Palm Beach County 4H Office [Link]
Sign Up for 4H [Link]

(This application can take a while. Don't give up!  You must create a parent account, and a separate account for each youth participating. Pay membership fee before adding new youth. It can take a couple days to be finalized. 

TIPS:
• You'll need to create your Parent Account First, then add your children
• Club: Choose 4H Independent
• Project:
     Choose Science & Discovery
     Choose Visual Arts
   (You're welcome to choose others as well, but we have found successs with just choosing these projects, and are able to participate in the State Fair, etc. fully.)
• Health and consents: Many items are optional. Skip any non-required questions.
• Submit payment ($20)
• It will take a day or two for your account to be activated by your county.
• You will receive a membership card in the mail.  This can be used to enter the South Florida Fair for free.
• You will start receiving 4H County and State emails for upcoming activities. Sign up for individual events, camps or activities.


Our Favorite Events:
• South Florida Fair (Enter cooking, visual or performing art, woodworking projects, etc. into the fair to have on display. You can attend the fair for free on select days.)
• 4H Legislature (Summer Camp for in Talahassee)
• 4H University (Summer Camp for Teens in Gainesville)
• Camp Cloverleaf (Summer Camp– 2.5 hours away, near Lake Placid. Cabins, arts & crafts, camp songs, archery, sewing. Drop in/day & sleep over available.)
• 4H Day at the Capital (1 day event in Talahassee)
• Leadership Opportunities (Local Teen elected positions & councils) (State Teen elected positions & councils)

• One-Off Events (Like Mock Trial, Career day, Holiday Meetups, etc.)