Mckinley 4-H Club

05/30/2026

This evening McKinley 4-H spent time at the Tilley Elementary School carnival, sharing 4-H with the public. Our main focus for this event was a livestock encounter that included boer goats, pygmy goats, sheep, rabbits, turkeys, chickens, 2 pups and a tiny piglet. The public learned things like how to tell the difference between young chickens and turkeys, and the difference between sheep and goats and that Pygmy goats are a small breed of goats not baby large breed goats. Our members grew their knowledge and skills as well. Our new club president worked on a TikTok video that included some of our more reserved members, she and our new VP took our youngest member to the very tall slide and helped her conquer her fears of it. Our new treasurer who is quite reserved, got involved and offered to help without needing to be asked. Our member who struggles with leaving the safety of his house was able to join us and stay for 2 hours. They all worked on their public speaking skills in one way or another and practiced slowing their energy down when working with the animals for the safety of them, the animals and the public. The night was filled with stepping outside of their comfort zones with the support and encouragement of their clubmates. 💚🍀💚 4-H making the best better.

05/04/2026

Hi friends! Tomorrow is our last general meeting until August and we will be voting for our new officers so please be there. The theme is May the Fourth Be With You so join us in your best Star Wars attire! The doors will be open at 4pm if you would like to join in making mac & cheese beforehand and the meeting will begin at 6:30. We will be at the VFW Post 5057. See you there! 🍀⭐️

04/26/2026

We had a great time today meeting new people at both the Tractor Supply Co. Demo Days event and the Possibilities Center's Easter event. We met so many amazing families and we are thankful to both groups for inviting us out today.

I'd like to take a moment to address William's middle finger being up in these pictures in case anyone is offended by it. William has level 2 autism as well as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and struggles with outdoor/community events, among many other things. At this moment in time he really struggles with any events outside of his home/property, "his controlled safe space" He rarely wears clothes or shoes due to sensory processing issues. Today we were able to get him dressed and to the Easter event with maximum support. He struggled to enjoy any of the booths that were set up, and he wasn't able to participate in the egg hunt due to his anxiety, BUT he did tolerate wearing clothes today for 3 hours and he did enjoy laying on the grass with his big sister and he did participate in the club photos which are all huge wins for him right now. We apologize if William ever puts the middle finger up toward you and we ask you to have grace and patience with him as he countinues to work through his anxiety and other unseen obstacles and practices appropriate social behavior in the community. 🍀💚🍀 4-H gives him and all of our members the opportunity to Learn by Doing and we are so grateful for our McKinley 4-H family. 💚🍀💚

04/25/2026

Its been a busy month, here are some pictures from the petting zoo and carnival games we did as community service for Central Valley Veteran's, as well as pictures from our most recent arts and crafts project meeting and our April general club meeting. Today we will have a booth at the Tractor Supply on North Brawley and Herndon. Right now it is Clover Drive and Demo Days, which means we will have homemade strawberry lemonade for those who donate directly to our booth (while supplies last) and Tractor Supply will have riding lawn mowers for you to test drive before purchase. In the afternoon we will be at Liddell Elementary with our petting zoo, supporting our autism community. 💚🍀❤️🤍💙🧩

03/02/2026

Good evening friends, our March General Club Meeting will be held tomorrow evening 3/2/26 at 6:30pm at VFW 5057 (530 n Parkway ave in Fresno) Our theme this month is wearing 🍀💚🍀 and our contest is photography. If you'd like to participate in the contest, be sure to bring an 8×10 photograph that you took. The top 3 photographers will win a prize. Hope to see you there. 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

02/03/2026

Here's an opportunity to work on buyers letters...

FFA💙💛
~and~
4H🍀 ADVISORS
If you direct your kids to send out solicitation letters, please send them to our A Cut Above solicitation seminar coming up Sunday, February 8 at 10:00am. See points of discussion ⤵️⤵️

01/29/2026

Reminder, Our February general club meeting will be this Tuesday February 3rd at 6:30pm. Board members need to be there at 6pm to help set up. This is a great time for guests and new families to check out our club and see if we are a good fit for your family. Our theme is valentines day so wear your ❤️&🩷 attire to pick a prize from the prize box. For those who still need to paint their boxes from last month, we will have those ready for you.

VFW 5057
530 N Parkway Ave Fresno, Ca 93728

01/06/2026

Tonight is our first general meeting of the new year! We will be meeting at 6:30 at the VFW Post 5057. Bring a friend and see you soon! 🥳🍀

01/06/2026

📣 First meetings are underway for 2026! Join Mckinley 4-H Club Tuesday, Jan 6th.
We can’t wait to see the amazing opportunities our clubs have planned for volunteers and youth this year. 🍀✨

Club Contact information can be found at: https://ucanr.edu/site/fresno-county-4-h/4-h-club-information

12/01/2025

Tonight is our December general club meeting. 6:30pm at the Bates home. If you need the address please reach out. Don't forget to wear your ugly Christmas attire and bring your decorated gingerbread houses for judging. Our swine group will be educating us with a presentation, we will choose names for our secret Santa Christmas party and we are collecting socks and new or gently used blankets to pass out to the homeless.