Programs and Opportunities

Day Camps

Explore 4-H through county day camps! These short-term programs expose youth to a variety of project areas. Check back often to see what day camps are offered throughout the year.

• Ag Explorer Day Camp is a week-long camp full of fun activities and field trips for kids ages 8 – 12. Typically held the third full week in June. Registration opens in March or April and is open until May 31, or until full. Call 717-334-6271 for enrollment details.
• Other day camps topics offered in the past included sewing, rocketry, cooking, baking, weather, wilderness, wildlife, and many more.

Regional Overnight Camp

Every summer, 4-H’ers from surrounding counties gather at a nearby camp for four days and three nights of outdoor camping fun! Sleep in rustic cabins or wagons, enjoy nightly cookouts, splash in the pool, and delight in many other fun educational activities for an enjoyable camping adventure! An active club enrollment is required to attend.

County Fair

4-H members exhibit completed 4-H projects during the summer at the South Mountain Fair.  Animal science project members bring their market animals to show and sell at the Livestock Show and Sale. Members completing a project with a community, special interest or non-market animal clubs will display their completed projects in the 4-H Building at the South Mountain Fair. Contact the 4-H Educator or the club leader for more details.

Adams County 4-H Fundraising Events

Statewide 4-H Strawberry Plant Sale provides quality strawberry plants at wholesale prices. Orders are received in February and March with plants being delivered mid-April, just in time for planting. If you would like to get on the mailing list for a strawberry plant order form, please call 717-334-6271.

Apple Harvest 4-H Chicken Barbecue Fundraiser is held annually in October during Apple Harvest Festival at the South Mountain Fairgrounds in Arendtsville, PA. Volunteers and members help make this event successful. To volunteer, please call 717-334-6271. Support the county 4-H program by purchasing barbecued chicken from 4-H the next time you attend the Pennsylvania Apple Harvest. If you would like more details, please call the 4-H office at 717-334-6271.

Adams County 4-H Benefit Auction is held the first Friday in November at Redding Auction Service, 1085 Table Rock Rd, Gettysburg.  This event is our biggest annual fundraiser and is open to the public. If you have never been to an auction, don’t let that keep you away.  The auctioneers are friendly and keep the event fun! Generous businesses and individuals donate items and gift certificates to make this event a huge success. If you would like to make a donation or more details on this event and how you can participate, please call 717-334-6271.

School Enrichment Programs

Adams County 4-H program offers school enrichment integrating 4-H curriculum into a classroom setting. Contact Alexis Lansford, 4-H Educator, for more details.