State Opportunities and Events
Lewis & Clark County 4-H Foundation Sponsorship Request Form
Want to attend a 4-H event but are worried about the cost? Fill out the Sponsorship Request Form and the LCC 4-H Foundation will be in touch!
4-H Winter Teen Retreat
February 1-2, 2020
Yellowstone Youth Alliance in Gallatin Gateway, Bozeman, MT
- Register with the Extension Office by Wednesday, January 22nd
4-H Winter Teen Retreat is designed to educate and inspire 4-H youth as they participate in workshops about STEM, leadership, wellness, and more! In addition, we will be sledding, dancing, and playing all the games. Come join us! Cost is $75. Ask your club/county about scholarship or partial funding opportunities.
4-H Recreation Lab
April 24-26, 2020
Hobson, MT
- Must be 13+
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This event provides an opportunity for youth and adults to enhance their leadership, communication and team building skills in an action packed and interactive setting. Rec Lab programming is designed to provide participants with tips and tricks for being a better club, camp and community leader.
Shooting Sports Invitationals
Throughout the year
Multiple Dates
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Montana 4-H Shooting Sports events provide 4-H Shooting Sports members with opportunities to participate in fun and educational competitive matches in archery, air rifle, air pistol, and small bore rifle.
Montana 4-H Congress
July 8-11, 2020
MSU in Bozeman
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Montana 4-H Congress provides youth from across the state an opportunity to come together on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman for four days and participate in an event like no other. Congress offers both youth and adults a venue in which to learn, be challenged, and most of all, have a great time with their peers. Its purpose is to provide a safe and fun environment for youth to experience all that 4-H has to offer - contests, workshops, social events, and more.
- We register attendees using 4-HOnline. Please call the Lewis & Clark County Extension Office to register.
- Chaperones must be 21 or older and be a certified 4-H Volunteer.
- Each youth and adult participant must submit a complete and signed MEDICAL form. Please e-mail or send to the LCC Extension Office.
- Please provide CODE OF CONDUCT and MEDIA RELEASE to the LCC Extension Office.
- Please save the document to your computer before filling in your information. When filling in the PDF forms on the computer, it may not save your information, especially if you fill it in on a Chrome browser.
- Please write a check with correct amount made to “Montana 4-H Congress.”
- Supplemental funds may be available through the Foundation. Please contact the LCC Extension Office for more details.
- Registrations due to the Lewis & Clark County Extension office by Friday, June 12th.
National Opportunities and Events
National 4-H Conference
March 27-April 2nd, 2020
Washington, D.C.
- Applications are due January 15
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The National 4-H Conference is a working conference in which youth and adults assist in the development of recommendations to help guide 4-H youth development programs nationally and in their communities. Conference delegates are prepared, personally and professionally, to become more active participants within their communities and to effectively develop youth-adult partnerships for community action.
Leadership Washington Focus
July 25-31st, 2020
Washington, D.C.
- Applications are due January 15
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This program is designed for middle school students (grades 7-9). Participants build confidence in their abilities to motivate and direct others in meaningful action, practice effective communication with others through group discussion and public speaking, work with others to create and accomplish goals, develop an understanding of their own personal leadership style, exchange ideas, practice respect, and form friendships with other 4-Hers from across the nation. Participants are accompanied by an adult chaperone.
Citizenship Washington Focus
July 13-20th, 2020
Washington, D.C.
- Applications are due January 15
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Go to Washington, D.C. for a week in June to experience our nation's capital, meet your legislators, and meet 4-Hers from around the country. During this week-long trip, delegates have the opportunity to tour the Smithsonian and the National monuments as well as visit with Montana Senators and Representatives. Montana delegates travel as a group with two adult chaperones. Intended for current 4-H members age 14-19.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and the Montana State University Extension Service prohibit discrimination in all of their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Director of Extension, Extension Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717