{"id":5668,"date":"2022-10-15T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T16:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/?page_id=5668"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:35:22","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/4-h\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5668\" class=\"elementor elementor-5668\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5bbed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc5bbed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8072b4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8072b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Park County 4-H Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a669dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a669dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where do I find information? <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our office will do our best to answer any questions you may have!&nbsp; located at 655 E 5th St in Powell or 1501 Stampede Ave Suite 2220 in Cody<\/li>\n<li>Online &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/4-h\/index.html\">4-H | UW Extension<\/a><\/li>\n<li>your club leader is always a great source of information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How do I sign up for 4-H?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/4-h\/join-4-h\/\">join 4-H<\/a> page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>After I sign up, then what do I do?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Join a club!&nbsp; We have a list of clubs that are great.&nbsp; 4-H is best when members are active in a community club.&nbsp; Many life skills are learned in this setting such as leadership.&nbsp; They will help you get started learning about 4-H and your projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>I want to do a <a href=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/4-h\/clubs\/\">project<\/a>, but there isn&#8217;t a leader.&nbsp; What do I do?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Unfortunately some projects don&#8217;t have leaders.&nbsp; That doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t learn!&nbsp; You can buy project books <a href=\"https:\/\/shop4-h.org\/pages\/curriculum\">online<\/a> or your friends and family that are knowledgeable about the area you are interested in can teach you.&nbsp; 4-H is an informal learning process that should be fun and family oriented!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How many <a href=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/4-h\/clubs\/\">projects<\/a> should I do?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">In your first year, we recommend you only take on one or two projects.&nbsp; They can be time consuming and you want to do a good job!&nbsp; Then you can take more because you will have a better understanding of what you are taking on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4-H is just about<a href=\"https:\/\/parkcountyeventsandfair.com\/park-county-fair\/\"> Fair<\/a>, right?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not really&#8230;though good things happen at fair, 4-H can happen without fair.&nbsp; I know right now you are saying &#8220;WHAT!?!?&#8221;, but it&#8217;s true.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4-H is for farm kids, so why should I join?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4-H is for everyone!&nbsp; We have over<a href=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/4-h\/clubs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;60 projects<\/a> in Wyoming that are for kids in any setting.&nbsp; Consider trying Robotics, Food &amp; Nutrition, Knitting, or Rocketry!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What is the point of having a leader?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Leaders are amazing!&nbsp; Don&#8217;t forget to thank them because they volunteer to help you!&nbsp; They may not always have answers for you, but they are there to support you in your projects and help you find answers. Please use their knowledge and cherish them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Why should I participate in my club?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Well, you&#8217;re missing out if you don&#8217;t.&nbsp; Clubs are a way to interact with other youth.&nbsp; You can also often find answers to project questions in your club.&nbsp; Clubs are a community that is there to support each other in learning, create better youth, and most importantly HAVE FUN!&nbsp; They can do it without you, but it sure would be better with your participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is a Portfolio and do I have to do it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Have to&#8221; is quite strong wording.&nbsp; The 4-H Portfolio is a way to record what you did during your year of 4-H and write down your accomplishments as well.&nbsp; It is a compilation of how your year went.&nbsp; <strong>It serves many purposes! <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A record of your year -Captures things you may forget<\/li>\n<li>A way to think about the learning you have done in 4-H<\/li>\n<li>You can turn it in for prizes!<\/li>\n<li>Later when you apply for scholarships, you can use this record to fill out scholarship applications So, you are rewarded for filling out your portfolio and it is an achievement.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Congratulations if you do it!&nbsp; If you don&#8217;t, you won&#8217;t be punished from the 4-H office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Park County 4-H Frequently Asked Questions Where do I find information? Our office will do our best to answer any questions you may have!&nbsp; located at 655 E 5th St in Powell or 1501 Stampede Ave Suite 2220 in Cody Online &#8211; 4-H | UW Extension your club leader is always a great source of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":5355,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5668","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17688,"href":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5668\/revisions\/17688"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/parkcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}