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Sarasota County 4-H Club Listing

4-H is a community-based educational program delivered through UF/IFAS Extension. Our programs are open to all youth ages 5 through 18, and provide hands-on opportunities and experiences for youth to engage in their communities in a positive, “learn-by-doing” environment. For more information, contact the 4-H program at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County at 941-861-9900 or 4-H@scgov.net.

4-H clubs accept members ages 8 through 18 (as of Sept. 1, for current 4-H year). Some clubs work with Cloverbud members (ages 5 through 7, as of Sept. 1) and are marked as "Cloverbuds accepted" programs.

ALL 4-H CLUB Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Please call or email the listed club contact for current information.

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4-H Livestock Club
Cloverbuds accepted. This club focuses on the development of experiential learning and leadership skills through a variety of projects and opportunities. These projects include: caring for and handling both large and small animals; learning and engaging in various crafts; participating in plant projects; and opportunities to engage in community service activities. Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, at Bee Ridge Presbyterian Church. Contact Megan O’Mahony at megan.omahony@verizon.net or Janice Jones at janjessjones@gmail.com with any questions or for more information.
4-H Sarasota Academy of the Arts Nature Club
Cloverbuds accepted. Our club is an after-school club that focuses on motivating, challenging, and providing creative learning for students who want to participate in any form of the arts. Students get to explore their interests and are guided in the different projects that coincide with what they want to learn and achieve. Club meets 3:30-5:30 p.m. every Thursday at Sarasota Academy of the Arts. Must be enrolled at SAA to join. Contact Charlotte Petrovich at cpetrovich@sarasotaacademyofthearts.com with any questions or to request more information.
4-Paws
This club focuses on the development of leadership skills through teaching proper care and training of your canine (mix or pedigree), including participation in showmanship, obedience, rally and agility. Youth also participate in arts-and-crafts projects, plant projects and community service. Must provide your own dog. Club meets 4-5 p.m. each Sunday. Contact Monica at 941-320-2389, or amaryllish@verizon.net.
Action Clovers 2.0
Cloverbuds accepted. This club focuses on a hands-on, learn-by-doing approach to leadership, community service and achievement skills through growing plants, arts and crafts, sewing and small animals. Club meets second and fifth Tuesday of each month, at a leader's house in the Bahia Vista area. Contact Ashley at ashleydworsham@gmail.com or Steve at kagyman@yahoo.com.
All Star Lucky Clovers
Cloverbuds accepted. This club focuses on youth in middle school who are interested in STEM and leadership opportunities. Club meets on the first and third Thursdays of August through May, at the Sarasota Housing Authority. Youth must live in community. Contact mstears@sarasotahousing.org for more information.
Booker Middle School 4-H Club
This afterschool club focuses on the development of STEM skills through science activities and experiments. Members take a hands-on approach with science. Club meets during afterschool Boys and Girls program, Mondays through Thursdays when school is in session, at Booker Middle School. Youth must be enrolled in Booker Middle School and the afterschool program. Contact karen.dieter@sarasotacountyschools.net for more information.
Clogging Clovers
Cloverbuds accepted. This club focuses on the development of leadership skills through "clogging," which members perform at various community events. Members also are very involved in community service projects, arts and crafts, and demonstrations and illustrated talks. Club meetings are 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Monday at Foundation Christian School. Contact Janice at 941-356-5224 (text preferred) or janjessjones@gmail.com.
Community Day School 4-H Club
This club has a focus on plant life and the natural environment. Head, heart, hands, and health are the four H’s in 4-H, and they are the four values members work on through fun and engaging programs. Students will have the opportunity to grow their own plants, and participate in displays and contests at the county fair if they choose. They will also have the opportunity to care for our school chickens as a project and show them at the fair. The opportunities in 4-H are varied and are determined by the interests of each individual student. Youth must be enrolled in Community Day School. Contact Addie at addie@communityday.org.
Foxmill Kids & Colts
Cloverbuds accepted. This club focuses on the development of leadership skills through the care and handling of horses, dairy goats, poultry, and rabbit projects. Community service through community outreach. Club meets the first Saturday of the month via Zoom, and schedules other project work at a private farm in Miakka. Contact Cindy at 941-302-7395 or cindy1talmid@yahoo.com.
Heron Creek MS 4-H Club
This afterschool club focuses on the development of STEM skills through science activities and experiments. Members take a hands-on approach with science. Club meets after school on the first Wednesday of the month. Youth must be enrolled in Heron Creek Middle School and the afterschool program. Contact sarahdemersman@sarasotacountyschools.net for more information
Junior Cattlemen 4-H Club
Cloverbuds accepted. This club focuses on the development of leadership skills through education, community service, friendship, large- and small-animal fair-related projects, cattle workshops, and "Robert's Rules of Order." Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, at the UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County office. Contact Nicole at 941-809-4858 or nrbartell@gmail.com, or Delanie at 941-806-7405 or delaniebwoods@gmail.com.
Legacy Clovers
Cloverbuds accepted. This club focuses on developing leadership skills through community service projects and public speaking/demonstrations, all while learning about various projects of interest for each member with an emphasis on agriculture as a whole subject. This is a general-interest club open to all projects, from small/large animals to plants and/or crafts. The club will have activities that include workshops, clinics and field trips, to help members learn about their current projects and potential future projects. Meetings will be 6:30-7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month, at the UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County office. Contact Alaysn at alasynhastings@gmail.com or Samantha at kuykendall1006@gmail.com.
Moo Crew
Cloverbuds accepted. This club, which is looking for new members, focuses on the development of leadership skills through the care and handling of large animals (mainly dairy cows). Club meets 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month, at the UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County office. Contact Ben at bwswatson1406@icloud.com or Felicia at Dairylife8@gmail.com.
Wranglers 4-H Club
Cloverbuds accepted. This club focuses on the development of leadership skills through the care and handling of large and small animals, arts and crafts, and community service. Club meets 7-8:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, at the UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County office. Contact wranglers4hclubofsarasota@gmail.com or Rebecca at 941-822-7720.