All meetings are held at the Meeker County Extension Office located on the Meeker County fairgrounds, 1230 N. Armstrong Ave, Litchfield, MN 55355
Meeting dates are subject to change.
Meeker County 4-H Federation
Federation is the overall governing body of the Meeker County 4-H program. They oversee all of the financials, make decisions on events and programming opportunities for our youth, develop guidelines, promote youth in learning and leadership exploration, and more!
These meetings are open for all 4-H families to attend.
Meeting Dates
- October 18, 2021 @ 7:00 p.m. Agenda Minutes
- March 21, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. Agenda Minutes
- May 16, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. Agenda Minutes
- July 25, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. (clean-up night)
- September 26, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. (officer elections)
Meeker County 4-H Leaders Council
Council consists of the 5 elected county youth officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Reporter, Treasurer), the Adult Treasurer, and the 8 Council zone representatives. The 8 county 4-H clubs are divided into 4 zones, with one youth and one adult representing each zone. Each zone representative will serve a two-year term.
Zone 1: Danielson Hustlers & Koronis Eager Beavers
Zone 2: Dassel Lamplighters & Valley Victors
Zone 3: Cosmos Comets, & Kimball Kruisers
Zone 4: Forest City Livewires & Litchfield Satellites
Officers and zone representatives meet to discuss program direction, events, activities and issues that will help to build and strengthen the county 4-H program. The Council is an advisory committee that makes recommendations to the federation on budget, programming, fundraising, and other business items.
Meeting Dates
- November 15, 2021 @ 7:00 p.m. - Agenda Minutes
- April, 18, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. - Agenda Minutes
- June 20, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. Agenda Minutes
Meeker County 4-H Ambassadors
This group of youth leaders in grades 6+ promote 4-H and help support the program at a county.
Meeting Dates
- October 11, 2021 Kickoff Event
- November 8, 2021 - meeting canceled due to Officer Training
- December 13, 2021 Agenda Minutes
- January 10, 2022 Agenda Minutes
- February 14, 2022 Agenda Minutes
- March 14, 2022 Agenda Minutes
- April 11, 2022 Agenda Minutes
- May 2, 2022 (note date change) Agenda
- June 13, 2022 Agenda Minutes
- July 25, 2022
- September 12, 2022
Exhibit Building Committee
This group consists of at least one adult and one youth representative from each club. They are responsible for the 4-H Exhibit Building - making updates, changes, maintaining displays, layout, and more! They typically meet in April, May, June, and September prior to the Federation/Council meeting.
Meeting Dates
- April 18, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. Agenda Minutes
- May 16, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. Meeting canceled
- June 20, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. Agenda Minutes
- September 26, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m.
Foodstand Committee
With representation from each club of one adult and one youth, this group works to help make our 4-H Foodstand run smoothly during fair. They work very closely with our foodstand manager to secure item donations, decide menu and item pricing, equipment maintenance and upgrade needs, and more! They typically meet in March, April, May, June, and September prior to the Federation/Council meeting.
Meeting Dates
- March 21, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. Agenda Minutes
- April 18, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. Meeting canceled
- May 16, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. Agenda Minutes
- June 20, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. Agenda Minutes
- September 26, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m.
Livestock Committee
This committee’s meetings are open to any 4-H livestock family, but typically are geared more toward the 4-H Livestock Superintendents to meet and plan for the County Fair. Discussion can range from choosing judges, to premium book changes, policy issues, and process changes. They typically meet in March, April, July, and September following the Federation/Council meeting.
Meeting Dates
- April 18, 2022 @ 8:00 p.m. Agenda
- July 25, 2022 @ 8:00 p.m.
- September 26, 2022 @ 8:00 p.m.
Meeker County 4-H Constitution and Bylaws
Questions? Contact the Meeker County Extension Office
Meeker County Extension
1230 N Armstrong Ave, Litchfield, MN 55355
320-693-5275
mnext-meeker@umn.edu
Cassidy Martin, Extension educator, 4-H Youth Development
ctmartin@umn.edu
Kayla Huhn, Extension support staff
mehuhn@umn.edu