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Union County 4-H Clubs 2023-2024
for any issues navigating 4-h online or any questions regarding joining a club, please contact nichnadowicz at jnichnadowicz@ucnj.org
1st through 3rd Grade 4-h Club
1st and 2nd Grade 4-h Club
when: 2nd Sunday of the month
(4:00 - 5:00pM)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ.
leaders: Ira and Greer Gurland
Members explore a variety of skills and hobbies! Past adventures include visiting pet stores, learning how to care for goldfish and making brownies.
for 1st through 3rd Grade contact greergurland@gmail.com
Archery Club
when: 2nd Sunday of the month
(1:00 - 3:00pM) beginners
(3:00 - 5:00pm) advanced
where: union county archery range,
(oak ridge park, clark, nj)
leaders: lester neil and greg bikofsky
Members learn how to safely use a bow and shoot it properly. All equipment is provided by the club.
4th grade and older contact lesteraneal@gmail.com
cooking Club
when: 1st Friday of the month
(7:30 - 9:00pM)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ
leaders: Helena and kirstin waldmann
Members use the 4-h kitchen to PREPARE A VARIETY OF DISHES, WHILE LEARNING VALUABLE CULINARY AND SAFETY SKILLS. pAST PRojectS INCLUDE CAKES, APPETIZERS, AND smoothies.
4th grade and older contact KIRSTIN.WALDMANN7@gmail.com
craft Club
when: 2nd Friday of the month
(7:30 - 9:00pM)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ
leaders: Helena and kirstin waldmann
Members make crafts from a variety of mediums, such as woodworking, collage, jewelry, dioramas, embroidery, and stenciling.
4th grade and older contact KIRSTIN.WALDMANN7@gmail.com
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS club
when: 2nd & 4th saturdays of the month
2nd (3:30pm - 7:30pM) 4th (12PM - 4pm)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ
leaders: Christopher Pingor
Members will learn the basics of character creation, campaigns, and general gameplay for this timeless tabletop classic.
4th grade and older contact jnichnadowicz@UCNJ.org
engineering club
when: 1st saturday of the month
(9:00 - 10:30aM)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ
leaders: Edward ko
Members will learn to think like an engineer and work as a team by solving fun engineering challenges. Projects include building a rollercoaster, making rockets, and more!
4th and 5th graders contact kusu12378@gmail.com
Gardening club
when: every Friday of the month
(4:00 - 5:00pM)
where: Master Gardener Greenhouse,
(Mountainside, nj)
leaders: Jim Nichnadowicz
Members learn how to grow vegetables and flowers, while sharing garden photos and receiving feedback at each meeting. Past projects include pizza gardens and french fries!
4th grade and older contact Nichnadowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu
4-h horse club
when: 3rd wednesday of the month
(6:00 - 8:00pM)
where: plainfield library
leaders: samir geiger & jacqueline littlejohn
Members will learn all about horses and their care.
1st grade through 12th grade contact bwhorsemanship101@gmail.com
Lego robotics club
when: Every 1st Saturday of the month
(11:00am - 12:30pM)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ
leaders: Denise Hodges
Members learn coding skills while building a robot using a Lego Mind Storms NXT kit. (Kits are provided for in-club use) Past projects include Sumobot wrestling and marble moving machines.
5th through 8th grade contact Nichnadowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu
4-h Service Club
when: 1st & 3rd Sat. of the month
(1:00 - 2:30pM)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ
leaders: Jim Nichnadowicz & Sandra wilson
This club focuses on community service and leadership. In the past, our group has planted trees, sorted donated food, and went to our annual 4-h camp for a winter retreat!
8th through 12th grade contact nichnadowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu
sewing club
when: 2nd saturday of the month
(6:00 - 8:30pM)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ
leaders: Anna Brunner & Teresa Gathercole
Members develop sewing skills of increasing difficulty, learn about textiles and their various properties, & develop creativity and design skills. Machines and fabric are provided.
6th grade and older contact annabrunner@verizon.net/
tmg921@msn.com
All 4-h Clubs, unless otherwise stated, will meet at the Colleen Fraser Building, 2nd Floor
300 North AVE East, Westfield, NJ 07090
Clubs meeting outside of business hours, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Must ring the intercom outside the main door.
for any questions regarding your club, the colleen Fraser building, or other 4-H related matters,
please contact 4-H Agent Jim Nichnadowicz at jnichnadowicz@ucnj.org Or call him at 908-654-9854 (ext. 3).
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