County Updates: October 2023

Re-Enrollment for the 2023-24 4-H Year

Re-Enroll in 4-H for the 2022-23 year with 4HOnline.com until December 1.  Please remember that members will not be able to participate in events until they have re-enrolled and updated their health forms. https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in 

    • If you forgot your login information, please contact Kaleb at the Sussex 4-H Office for this information (kjscott@udel.edu) You do not need to make a new family profile.  Thanks!

October Countywide Meetings
Monday, October 2

Exchange – 6:00 pm
Jr. Council – 7:00 pm
Leaders – 7:00 pm

Paper Clover Fundraiser

The annual fall fundraiser will take place October 4-15, 2023 Please encourage family and friends to go to Tractor Supply and support 4-H.  Proceeds from this fundraiser helps defer costs of many state and county events.  Encourage your clubs and volunteers to participate at their local Tractor Supply Co. store during Paper Clover.

Contribute during our 2022 fundraiser by:

  • Donating in store at the register
  • Donating online at checkout when making a purchase on tractorsupply.com. (Donations will be assigned to states based on the shipping location).
  • Donating by phone when you call TSC Customer Solutions at 877-718-6750

Join the Sussex 4-H Exchange Trip Group!
Would you like to meet new 4-H friends from another state? Members ages 14-18 are eligible to take part in this program.  Throughout this two year experience, members raise funds to host and travel. Sussex 4-H families will host for one week in the summer and our members will travel to another state for one week the following summer! We love to showcase our county and surrounding areas.
Come and join us! Email Jill Jackson (jackson@udel.edu) if interested!

Diamond Clover Award – 2023-2024 Intent Forms DUE November 22, 2023
Delaware 4-H members are eligible to participate in the Diamond Clover Award program. Delaware 4-H adopted the Diamond Clover Award in 2011 from a program used in Maryland and Nebraska. This award will be the highest level of recognition that a Delaware 4-H member can achieve. It is similar to the Boy Scout Eagle Award or the Girl Scout Gold Award. The Diamond Clover Award consists of six levels, each steadily advancing in intensity and achievement over the last. It is intended to take a 4-H member six years to complete. The nice thing about this award is that many 4-H members are already doing the work, so all you need to do is fill out the forms and submit them. For other 4-H members, this award can provide you with a long-term challenge for your 4-H career. Either way, when you have finished the process you have completed an amazing journey that will benefit you forever. To find out more, visit the Diamond Clover site on the State 4-H webpage at:

https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-extension/personal-economic-development/4H-youth-development/scholarships-awards/diamond-clover/