LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Tuesday, Oct. 5, Lake County 4-H received a proclamation from the Lake County Board of Supervisors designating the week of Oct. 3 to 9 as National 4-H Week in Lake County.

Seven million young people across the United States participate in 4-H, learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

In California 4-H claims 130,000 youth members and more than 20,000 adult volunteers, while in Lake County’s 4-H programs numbers more than 361 members and 134 adult volunteers in its 12 clubs.

The Lake County Board of Supervisors recognized 4-H as an official program of the University of California Cooperative Extension on June 6, 1925.

As part of the University of California Cooperative Extension, 4-H is a program where youth learn through opportunities that provide them hands-on experience in 4-H’s mission mandates of science, engineering and technology; healthy living and citizenship.

For more information on the Lake County 4-H Program or to join please contact the UC Cooperative Extension Office at 707-263-6838.