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2025 Fort Bend 4-H Open House

Posted on July 25, 2025 by jarie.afolabi-craige

Want to know more about 4-H? Then join us for one or all of our open houses. Each Open House will have a program that highlights one of our clubs.

It’s not necessary to RSVP but it would help us determine how many supplies to bring. Email fortbend4h@ag.tamu.edu for more info and to RSVP.

Fort Bend 4-H Open House (Fulshear)

Date: Monday, August 4th, 2025

Location: Fulshear Branch Library (6350 GM Library Rd, Fulshear, Texas 77441)

Time: 4:30-6:30pm

Musical Memories of Katy 4-H Club will host a “silent disco” at the Fulshear Library on August 4th highlighting their memory disco community service projects.

Fort Bend 4-H Open House (Sienna)

Date: Tuesday, August 12th, 2025

Location: Sienna Branch Library (8411 Sienna Springs Boulevard, Missouri City, TX 77459)

Time: 4:30-6:30pm

MyPI Texas will host a disaster preparedness table at the Sienna Branch library on August 12th with CPR demos and the first 50 kids will receive a string backpack with goodies to make their own emergency supply kit.

Fort Bend 4-H (Rosenberg)

Date: Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

Location: Fort Bend County AgriLife Extension Office, Conference Room (1402 Band Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471)

Time: 4:30-6:30pm

4-H Ambassadors will host an ice cream social at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office on August 19th, Yum!

August 2025 Major Show Entry Nights

Posted on July 25, 2025 by jarie.afolabi-craige

Plan to compete in a Major Show this Fall (Fall 2025)?

Schedule your appointment now for the August 2025 Major Show Entry Nights to complete your 2025 State Fair of Texas, 2025 Heart O’ Texas (including HLSR Archery Contest and HLSR Jr. Commercial Steer) Livestock Exhibitor and/or Youth Contest entries.

Dates: Thursday, August 7th, 2025 & Monday, August 18th, 2025

Time: 4pm-7pm

Location: Fort Bend County Extension Office, Conference Room (1402 Band Rd, STE 100; Rosenberg, TX 77471)

Appointment Reservation: Fort Bend County 4-H: Major Show Entry Night (August 2025)

Important! In order to complete your Major Show Entries on Major Show Entry Night, you must bring

Exhibitor(s)/Contestant(s) must be present
Parent/Guardian of Exhibitor/Contestant must be present
Exhibitor/Contestant SSN, Date of Birth, and Address
Livestock State Validation Number
Livestock State Validation Number, Health Papers (applicable for Livestock Breeding Shows), and Quality Counts number (if applicable)
Payment for entries via cash, check, or Venmo (entries will not be accepted without payment)

For entry fees please see:

2025 State Fair of Texas Exhibitor Handbook: See pages 25-27 for prices per entry for Livestock Shows and Youth Contests

2025 Heart O’ Texas Exhibitor Handbook: See page 12 for prices per entry for Livestock Shows and Youth Contests

Additional Information including contest and Livestock Show list: 2025 Fall Major Shows – Fort Bend 4-H

2025 Youth Fashion Week

Posted on June 11, 2025 by jarie.afolabi-craige

2025 Youth Fashion Wk

Youth Fashion Week Returns This Summer to Empower, Inspire, and Dazzle!

Youth in the Fort Bend County and surrounding areas are invited to ignite their passion for fashion at this year’s Youth Fashion Week Experience, a vibrant 3-day immersive experience designed to spark creativity, teach practical skills in fashion and beauty, and introduce participants to the dynamic world of design, styling, and entrepreneurship.

Camp Details at a glance:

Date: July 15th, 16th, & 17th, 2025
Time: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Location: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Address: 1402 Band Road, Ste. 100; Rosenberg, TX 77471
Registration Ends: July 9, 2025
Age Group: 9-16
Cost: $95.00

Payment options: Cash, Check, Money Order, Electronic Payments(additional fees apply). No refunds.

Program Highlights Include:

Day 1: Design, Create, and Learn: Participants will dive into workshops on sewing, fashion illustration, personal image, styling, and entrepreneurship. Activities include designing custom accessories, learning wholesale strategies, and competing in the upcycling-inspired Duds to Dazzle Challenge.
Day 2: Industry Exposure and Exploration: A full-day field trip offers insider tours, where youth will test their budgeting and styling skills. They’ll also visit local boutiques to explore merchandising and market trends.
Day 3: Fashion Show Day: The program culminates in a live runway event where students model their unique outfits—including their hand-sewn accessories—before an audience of friends, family, and community supporters. The event ends with awards and photos to celebrate their hard work.

To Register please visit our website at: https://fortbend.agrilife.org/fch/youth-camps/

2025 FBC 4-H Summer Day Camp

Posted on June 4, 2025 by jarie.afolabi-craige

Want to learn more about 4-H project areas? Want to learn more about what 4-H can offer as a whole? Join us July 9th, 2025, for the 2025 FBC 4-H Summer Day Camp!

Date: July 9th, 2025

Time: 8:30am-3pm

Location: Jones Creek Ranch Park, 7714 Fm 359 Rd, Richmond, TX 77406

Open to rising 3rd-12th graders

Cost: FREE

All youth MUST bring their own lunch!

For our 2025 FBC 4-H Summer Day Camp, youth will explore the following 4-H Project areas with fun-filled hands-on activities:

Entomology (Insects)
Community Service
Rocketry
Fishing
Health and Nutrition

The deadline to register has passed. For more information, contact Jarielle Afolabi-Craige at jarie.afolabi-craige@ag.tamu.edu.

2024-2025 FBC 4-H Record Books Due

Posted on May 22, 2025 by jarie.afolabi-craige

Fort Bend County 4-H Record Books are due June 20th, 2025 at 5PM

All Record Books are due in-person to the Fort Bend County Extension Office.

Submit Record Books for the 2024-2025 year! Record Books are a great way to get your youth in the habit of writing about what they do, how they do it, and why they do it. Submitting a Record Book makes Fort Bend County 4-H youth eligible a project pin in their desired category, serves as an application for the Fort Bend County 4-H Star Awards, and work as a great template for college and scholarship applications.

Here are some links to get you started:

Record books – Texas 4-H

2024-2025 Record Book PowerPoint

Family Guide to the Texas 4-H Recordbook

You MUST submit a Record Book to get a project pin and to be considered for 4-H Star Awards.

More Information

2025 Online Silent Auction

Posted on May 21, 2025 by jarie.afolabi-craige

2025 Online Silent Auction

May 20th-May 31st, 2025

BIDS CLOSE AT 6:30PM on SATURDAY, MAY 31ST, 2025

Do we hear 20? Do we hear 50? Fort Bend County 4-H’s Online Silent Auction is live NOW! Bid on prizes such as a ‘Boss Babe Essentials Gift Basket’ that includes a Coach bag and Versace Perfume, a Tree Trio, featuring a collection of trees grown by our very own Fort Bend County Master Gardners, a karaoke machine and more! All proceeds will fund 2025-2026 Scholarships for Fort Bend County 4-H Seniors!

Bidding ends May 31st, 2025, at 5pm!

Auction Link Below:

Fort Bend County 4-H: Shoot Out Silent Auction, May 2025

District 9 4-H Leadership Lab 2025

Posted on April 15, 2025 by jarie.afolabi-craige

Date: June 10-12, 2025

Location: TBA

Cost: $215.00

Entry/Registration Deadline: May 21st, 2025

D-9 Leadership Lab Information

2025 Leadership Lab Schedule

2025 Leadership Lab Packet – Click Link below
D-9 Leadership Lab Information

2025 Leadership Lab Packet – Youth Forms – will be posted soon
2025 Leadership Lab Packet – Agent Forms – will be posted soon

Community Service Project

District 9 4-H Leadership Lab Committee:
Cassidy Smolik – Co Chair, Brazoria County
Leah Stiles – Co Chair, Galveston County

Leadership Lab – District 9 4-H Youth Development

D9 4-H Leadership Lab Mini Grant

Posted on April 2, 2025 by jarie.afolabi-craige

The Fort Bend EEA is pleased to announce they will be offering a District 9 4-H Leadership Lab Mini Grant for a value of up to $150.00.

This grant is designed to help offset the registration cost of the lab for those that may be interested in attending.

The District 9 4-H Leadership Lab will be held on June 10th-12th, 2025.

The application is due to the County Extension Office FCH Department on or before Monday, April 14, 2025, by 5:00p.m.

Emailed applications will not be accepted. Mini Grant to be paid upon return from the Leadership Lab.

Fort Bend EEA 4H Mini Grant-2025 Fillable (Must be printed and turned in physically to the FBC Extension Office)

Information and registration requirements for the Leadership Lab can be found on the District 9 website at https://d94-h.tamu.edu/eventsandcontests/leadership-lab/

Tag Orders for Spring Validation

Posted on March 13, 2025 by jarie.afolabi-craige

Validation Tag Orders for Fall Major Shows Open Now

Early Tag Orders: March 1st-April 1st

Late Tag Orders: April 2nd-May 31st

Heifers/Steers: Early $30/Late $35

Lambs/Goats: Early $20/ Late $30

Click here to order or visit the Validation and Major Shows tab

Questions? Email fbcstatevalidation@gmail.com

County Council and Ambassadors

Posted on June 26, 2024 by willa.williams

County Council members are representatives of their 4-H clubs and all Fort Bend county 4-H youth in the 3rd to 12th grade are invited to attend. County Council will resume in September 2025.

The goal of the Fort Bend County 4-H Ambassador program is to create a team of youth leaders that represent 4-H at county, local, and state level events. County 4-H Ambassadors will also have a voice in the planning and facilitation of 4-H events since they will be representing the county 4-H program.

Fort Bend County 4-H Ambassadors are Fort Bend County teens interested in community leadership and promoting 4-H. Ambassadors choose their own schedule of events each year. Applications for the 2025-26 team will open in August 2025.

For more information on County Council or Ambassadors, contact Dr. Willa Williams, CEA Urban Youth Development, at willa.williams@ag.tamu.edu