Vanderburgh Co. 4-H Program

06/02/2026

Battleship Water Balloon Blast 💦— Evening Game!

06/01/2026

Meet our camp groups for Camp Summer Blast! ☀️🍀🤩

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

4-H Camp—Here we come! 🍀🚌

05/31/2026

🎨🐄 VANDERBURGH COUNTY FAIR COLORING CONTEST 🐖🎡
Get creative and show off your coloring skills for the 2026 Vanderburgh County Fair! 🌟

🖍️ Contest Details:
📅 Entries Due: July 1, 2026
🎨 Use any coloring medium you’d like!
👧🧒 Age Categories:
• 5 & Under
• 6–10 Years Old
• 11–15 Years Old

🏆 Prizes:
✨ 3 winners in each age category
✨ A People’s Choice Winner in each category will be selected during Fair Week by donation voting in the Expo Hall
✨ Top 9 winners receive:
🍦 Young Dairymen Ice Cream
🍔 Jr Leaders Kids Meal

📍 Return Entries To:
Purdue Extension Vanderburgh County
13301 Darmstadt Rd
Evansville, IN 47725

Please have Name, Parent Name, Address, City, State, Zip and Age on back of coloring sheet before turning in.

🖼️ All entries will be displayed in the Expo Hall during Fair Week!

If you would like to be emailed a copy of the coloring contest, email Taylor at [email protected].

📢 By entering, you agree to allow your artwork to be shared. Names and addresses will remain private.

05/29/2026

The June 2026 LINK Newsletter is here!https://extension.purdue.edu/county/vanderburgh/_docs/june-2026.pdf This month’s newsletter is packed with important 4-H information, upcoming deadlines, summer opportunities, fair reminders, and other exciting happenings as we head into a busy 4-H season. Please take a few minutes to read through the newsletter carefully so you don’t miss any important information.

Also attached is a special document https://extension.purdue.edu/county/vanderburgh/_docs/link-ten-year-info-2026_.pdf recognizing our 2026 10-Year 4-H Members. We are incredibly proud of these members and all they have accomplished throughout their 4-H careers. Their leadership, service, project work, and dedication to 4-H are truly impressive, and we hope you’ll take a moment to help us celebrate them and their many accomplishments!

Thank you for being part of the Vanderburgh County 4-H program. We are looking forward to a fun and exciting summer with all of you!

Megan Hoffherr, 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator

05/26/2026

🌟Ten Year Tuesday🌟
Vanderburgh County has 28 Ten Year Members this year! We would like to recognize them for their outstanding accomplishments. Today's Ten Year Member of the Day is Kyleigh Bender.
Parents: Erik Bender, Jayme Bender
Graduate Of: North Posey High School
4-H Club: Livestock Club
Favorite Project: Swine
Future Plans: Attend Western Kentucky University and major in Exercise Science/Kinesiology
What difference has 4-H made in your life? 4-H has made a lasting impact on my life. It has taught me responsibility when taking care of my animals. 4-H has taught me leadership by mentoring younger individuals. Lastly being in 4-H has created many life long friendships that I will carry with me for the rest of my life!

05/26/2026

🌟Ten Year Tuesday🌟
Vanderburgh County has 28 Ten Year Members this year! We would like to recognize them for their outstanding accomplishments. Today's Ten Year Member of the Day is Caitlin Kramer.
Parents: Tony and Lori Kramer
Graduate Of: North High School
4-H Club: Star
Favorite Project: Crafts, Collections and Forestry
Future Plans: Attend Purdue University to study pharmaceutical science and then apply to med school.
What difference has 4-H made in your life? 4-H has allowed me to try new things and learn new skills. It has also taught me the importance of leadership and service. 4-H gave me the confidence to pursue leadership roles in academics and I plan to continue my involvement in community when I move to the Purdue campus.

05/22/2026

🤩Our 4-H Summer Interns started in our office today! 🤩
We are excited to welcome Brody Riggs and Natalie Nenneker to our staff this year. Brody was a 10 Year Member in Vanderburgh County and Natalie joins us from Posey County. We are so excited to have them working with us this summer. Make sure to say Hi when you see them! They will be working with the 4-H members through camp, contests and many Fair events.
We wanted to get to know them a bit better so we asked a couple of questions. Read on for their answers!

What school are you currently attending and what are you studying?
🟣Natalie- I am going to Purdue University studying Sustainable Food and Farming Systems.
🟢Brody- I go to University of Evansville and am studying Accounting.

What are your future plans?
🟣Natalie- I'm not 100% sure I am hoping to get some kind of career in agriculture.
🟢Brody- Graduate college, get a good job and I'm not sure from there.

What are you most excited about this summer working as a summer intern?
🟣Natalie- I am excited about getting to work with kids and teaching them about agriculture. I think it will be a lot of fun!
🟢Brody- Getting to learn the behind-the-scenes of everything. I know all of the upfront of the fair but I would like to see the behind-the-scenes.

What is your favorite food?
🟣Natalie- Peanut Butter 🥜
🟢Brody- Meat Lovers Pizza 🍕

What is your favorite animal?
🟣Natalie- Deer. I really like deer hunting! 🦌
🟢Brody- Cat. It's the only pet I've ever had. 🐱

Let's have a great summer! 🤩🍀☀️