How do I enroll in a 4-H Club?

How do I become involved in 4-H?......

Enrollments can be completed online this year using iowa.4honline.com  Click here to learn more about enrolling online.

Non-Member Medical Release Form - For visitors to fill out (if going on a field trip)

SO YOU WANT TO BECOME A 4-H VOLUNTEER?

Volunteering for Mahaska County 4-H can provide you with a wide variety of oppurtunities to encourage, educate, and mentor youth.  Volunteer jobs may be one time events, such as teaching a project workshop, or may be ongoing like becoming a 4-H Club Leader.  To begin the process you should first...

Choose a 4-H Volunteer Job.

Click the links below to see job descriptions for current 4-H volunteer positions.

• Organizational Leader Job Description
• Project Leader Job Description
• Clover Kids Leader Job Description
• Activity Leader Job Description

   

  Start the Background Check.

Becoming a Mahaska County 4-H Volunteer is a fairly simple process.  However, our youth are our most valuable resource, and we hold our volunteers to the highest standards of quality and safety.  For their protection we do require a number of reference and safety checks for our ongoing volunteers.  Below are examples of the paperwork you will be expected to complete before you will be approved as an official Mahaska County 4-H volunteer.  We still want you to come to the Extension office to pick up a volunteer packet from Lea DeCook, our Office Assistant.

Volunteer Application Instructions
Superintendent Interest Form
Volunteer Application
Criminal Records Check (Please fill out one copy for each name you have gone by, married name, maiden name, etc.)

Meet the Mahaska County 4-H Staff. 

We need to meet our potential volunteers before we can send them out to serve the youth of Mahaska County.  You will need to schedule a time to come and meet with our 4-H staff at the Extension Office.  At this meeting we will answer all of your questions, provide you with the necessary materials to do your job, and aquaint you with our office. 

Below are registration forms for Adult 4-H Club Leaders and Clover Kids.  Enrollment will also be completed online using 4hOnline.  Help Sheets for 4hOnline can be found here.

Adult Leader Enrollment Packet (includes enrollment form and medical release form).  Forms must be completed in 4hOnline.

Oskaloosa Clover Kids Enrollment Form - Registration Deadline is November 30, 2012.

Eddyville Clover Kids Enrollment Form- Registration Deadline is November 30, 2012.

Fremont Clover Kids Enrollment Form- Registration Deadline is November 30, 2012.

North Mahaska Clover Kids Enrollment Form -Registration Deadline is November 30, 2012.

Lil Gardeners Clover Kids Enrollment - Check it out!