Jasper County 4-H

👑✨ Calling All Future Fair Queens & Princesses! ✨👑
The Jasper County Youth Fair Pageant is now accepting applications!
This is your chance to represent the JCYF throughout the fair and beyond while making unforgettable memories and building confidence and leadership skills.
🌟 Benefits Include:
• Representing the JCYF to media, exhibitors, and guests during the fair
• Gift basket, flowers, crown & sash
• Scholarship opportunity (Queen only)
• Paid entry fees to represent the Jasper County Youth Fair at the Missouri State Fair Queen Contest (Queen only)
📅 Applications Due: July 1
📧 Email completed applications to: [email protected]
Don’t miss your chance to shine and represent Jasper County! 💐👑

Ever wondered what it’s like to work at the zoo? 🦁

members have the chance to find out at Zoo Apprentice Day Camp at Dickerson Park Zoo!

Spend the day behind the scenes with animal care professionals—learning about training, feeding animals, and what it takes to keep zoo animals healthy.

June 14 (ages 8–13)
July 25 (ages 14+)
$175 (includes lunch, zoo admission, and more!)

Spots are limited—don’t wait to sign up in 4-H Online! Full details here: https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/missouri-4-h/4-h-projects-opportunities/4-h-opportunities/4-h-zoo-apprentice-day-camp

The Jasper County Youth Fair, Inc. fair book is live!

Entries will open on Tuesday, May 5th and animal entries will close on Friday, June 12, 2026.

2026 FAIRBOOK.pdf Shared with Dropbox

Jasper County 4-H Achievement Day 2026 was a success! Great job to all of the participants, we are very proud of you and your accomplishments.

Volunteers- thank you. We wouldn’t have been able to do it without you!

Parents- you are doing great and your PGAkids are amazing!

4-H volunteers, this one’s for YOU 💚
What’s your favorite part of volunteering?
Is it seeing youth gain confidence? Watching them master a new skill? The moments that make you laugh along the way?
Tell us in the comments 👇
Your impact goes far beyond today—you’re helping young people become beyond ready for what’s next.

4-H volunteers make a difference every single day 💚
Drop a 💚 in the comments and give a shoutout to a 4-H volunteer who inspired you, believed in you, or helped you grow.
Let’s fill this post with gratitude for the people shaping the next generation of leaders who are beyond ready!

4-H alumni, this one’s for you 💚
Who was your 4-H volunteer?
Tell us their name + one thing they taught you 👇
Let’s show some love to the people who helped you get where you are today.

Every 4-H volunteer has their own style—and we love them all 💚
What’s your volunteer vibe?
🧢 Fair week expert or 🏕️ camp season favorite
📝 Checklist champion or 🎯 go-with-the-flow
📸 Memory maker or 🛠️ problem solver
Share your combo in the comments—we want to see all the different strengths that make 4-H possible 👇

It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week, and I want to send a HUGE thank you to our incredible 4-H volunteers!

Because of you, young people in our community have opportunities to learn new skills, grow in confidence, make friends, and discover their passions. From leading clubs and teaching projects to judging contests, chaperoning events, and cheering youth on every step of the way — you make 4-H possible.

Your time, patience, encouragement, and heart do not go unnoticed. You are mentors, role models, and champions for our youth, and we are so grateful for everything you give.

Please join me in celebrating the amazing volunteers who make 4-H stronger every single day. 💚🍀

THANK YOU for making a difference!