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Union County 4-H Clubs 2025-2026
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: Meets 1st and 3rd Sunday of month (2:00 - 3:30pM)
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: 3rd Friday of the month
(7:30 - 9:00pM) 6th - 12th grade
when: 1st Friday of the month
(7:30 - 9:00pM) 4th - 5th grade
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 - 12th Graders contact KIRSTIN.WALDMANN7@gmail.com
4-H Dog Care club
when: 2nd Sunday of the month
2nd (2:00pm - 3:30pM)
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 - 12th Graders contact jnichnadowicz@UCNJ.org
engineering club
when: 3rd saturday of the month
(9:00 - 11:00aM)
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 many more!
4th - 12th graders contact jnichnadowicz@UCNJ.org
4-H Photography Club
when: 3rd Saturday of each month
(1:00 - 3:00pM)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ
leaders: Ivone and Marion Cornejo
Members learn from professional photographers. They are taught various photographic techniques using their own camera or smart phone.
4th grade and older contact Nichnadowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu
Lego Robotics Club
when: 1st Saturday of the month
(11:00 - 12:30pM)
where: 2nd Floor of Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ
leaders: Denise and Taylor Hodges
Members learn from professional photographers. They are taught various photographic techniques using their own camera or smart phone.
4th grade through 12th grade contact Nichnadowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu
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 - 3:00pM)
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 though 12th grade 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
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Ages… Clubs are open to all boys and girls. Please see club listing age range. Club Dues…. $30.00 per club for entire year. Includes t-shirt and awards.
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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