Upcoming Wellington 4-H Clubs
Centre Wellington Cloverbuds – Ages 6-8 – 1st Meeting – Wednesday April 20th from 6:30 to 8:30 at Maple Leaf Acres Recreational Hall, 6478 5th line, Fergus, ON For info: jennifermitchell933@gmail.com or carolmpollock@gmail.com or call 5190830-2313
Erin 4-H Beef Club – 1st Meeting Wednesday April 20th. For info contact Karen Mansfield kmansfield0853@gmail.com
Eramosa Beef Club – 1st Meeting Thursday April 21st. For info contact Scott Bessey sbessey@wightman.ca or call 519-843-5083
Eramosa Dairy – 1st Meeting May 2. For info contact Jason.French@delaval.com or lyndon@lyndonstewart.com
Centre Wellington Sheep Club – Contact Leslis Cook – livestock@wellington4-h.ca
Puslinch Sheep Club – 1st Meeting April 20th, Woodrill Farms boardroom. For info contact Debbie Brander branderlea@gmail.com
West Luther Beef Club – 1st Meeting Thursday April 21st. For info contact Tayler
Black 4-h@tayler.black
West Luther Vet Club – 1st Meeting April 25th. For info contact Shannon Cartwright scartwri84@gmail.com
West Luther Dairy Club – 1st Meeting April 27th. For info contact Shannon Cartwright scartwri84@gmail.com
West Luther Field Crop Club – Contact bschill@shawridge.ca
2022 Eligibility & Fees:
The 4-H program is for youth 9 to 21 years of age (must have turned 9 before Jan 1, 2022).
The Cloverbud program is for children 6 to 8 years of age (must have turned 6 before Jan 1, 2022).
The membership fee in Wellington is $95 for the this year (2022). The includes your 4-H Ontario membership ($95) which allows you to join any 4-H club in Ontario this year as well as attend 4-H camps and opportunities.
4-H Member Sign Up Instructions for Wellington 4-H Clubs
1. To “Sign Up” For individual clubs in Wellington – Go to https://www.4happ.ca/clubs and click on the club you wish to join. Then Sign Up! (If you don’t see your club, make sure the top right corner says “Wellington” as your county)
2. All Registration payment is now made through 4-H Ontario.
To pay your 4-H Membership, go to https://4-hontario.ca/wellington-association-registration-form/.
Here you will pay your membership as well as filling out your participant form and various waivers.
If you do not wish to pay by credit card, please contact office@4-hontario.ca for instructions. Or call 519-856-0992.(4-H Ontario)
3. Please forward a copy of your 4-H registration confirmation to your club leader.
4. Your leaders will contact you with meeting dates, zoom links, and information before your first meeting.
5. Keep checking Wellington 4-H Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/345687385565545 and the Wellington 4-H website https://4-hontario.ca/association/wellington-4-h-association for updates about clubs.
Battery Drive
The Wellington County 4-H annual battery drive is going again this year. Take your old car, tractor, etc batteries to one of the following locations: Shantz Farm Equipment, Alma; Reliable Motors, Fergus; Connect Equipment, Rockwood; Co-op in Mount Forest and Ed Stewart’s at Erin. Just tell the dealer that you are donating your batteries to Wellington 4-H.