4-H Gila County Club Information

Enroll in 4-H

Membership is open to all youth at two participation levels. 4-H Cloverbuds, ages 5-7 years old participate in non-competitive contests while 4-H Members, ages 8-18 years old do compete. Learn more about the 4-H experience.

  1. Decide on a project.
  2. Explore 4-H clubs in your area.
  3. Contact the club you are interested in and let them know you would like to join. You will need to pay your program fee to the club leader and fill out any paperwork they may have for their club.
  4. After contacting the Extension office, create a profile and enroll as a 4-H member through ZSuite. Learn more about Zsuite by watching the video or visiting the help document center.

Active Clubs

San Carlos Apache 4-H

Clover Buddies 

Designed for children ages 5-7, this introductory program offers age-appropriate, hands-on activities that support learning, kindness, and curiosity.

Clover Rising

This dynamic club helps youth grow through public speaking, design, social media, and interviews. Members learn how to share their voice with confidence and creativity.

Copper City Trotters

This youth livestock club provides hands-on experience in raising and showing goats, lambs, swine, or steers, focusing on animal care, feeding, grooming, and showmanship.

  • Projects: Beef-Market, Goat-Market, Sheep-Market, Swine-Market
  • Club Leader: Misty Williams
  • Email: abigerdi@gmail.com
  • Phone: (928) 961-1463

Farm to Table

Follow food from the farm to your fork! Learn to plant, harvest, cook, and even market your creations as a young food entrepreneur.

  • Projects: Vegetable Gardening, Cloverbuds, Baking, Cooking, Food Preservation, Healthy Eating
  • Club Leader: Erin Sanders
  • Email: esanders8711@gmail.com
  • Phone: (928) 812-2090

Feline Good Cat Club

A purr-fect club for cat lovers! Learn about cat breeds, behavior, grooming, nutrition, and health while building responsibility and leadership skills.

  • Projects: Agriculture/Companion Pets – Cat – Animal Care
  • Club Leader: Adrea Ricke
  • Email: aricke2022@gmail.com
  • Phone: (915) 449-3566

Gila Hoggers

This livestock-focused club helps youth gain experience raising beef, sheep, goats, and swine, while building leadership, confidence, and life skills.

  • Projects: Beef-Market, Beef- Production Steer, Goat-Market, Sheep-Market Lamb, Swine-Market, Cloverbuds
  • Club Leader: Amber Martinez
  • Email: news4a_m@yahoo.com
  • Phone: (529) 604-6971

Gila Hoppers 

Dedicated to small livestock, members learn animal care, showmanship, and responsibility through hands-on experience with rabbits, cavies, poultry, and goats.

  • Projects: Rabbit-Meat Production, Goat-Pygmy, Goat-Dairy, Goat-Animal Care, Chicken-Animal Care, Poultry-Meat Production, Poultry-Other, Rabbit-Animal Care, Small Animal-Meat Production, Turkey, Cloverbuds
  • Club Leader: Jennifer Steveson
  • Email: jennisteveson@gmail.com
  • Phone: (928) 200-2369

Gila Monster League (Reptile Club)

Love reptiles? This club dives deep into the world of snakes, lizards, turtles, and amphibians, focusing on care, conservation, and education.

  • Projects: Agriculture/Companion Pets – Reptiles, Amphibians & Snakes – Animal Care
  • Club Leaders: Karen Donaldson Webb, Amanda Martin, Jenee Galt, Victoria Luevano
  • Email: kl_donaldson@yahoo.com
  • Phone: (928) 812-1370 | (254) 383-6103

Gila Monsters Underwater Robotics 

Combining marine science, engineering, and innovation, this team builds underwater robots for exploration and competition.

  • Projects: STEM/Technology and Engineering- Underwater Robotics Project
  • Club Leaders: David Ricke & Bobbie Jimenes
  • Email: dnaricke@gmail.com or bobbiemayhill@gmail.com
  • Phone: (928) 701-8728 | (602) 577-9135

K-9 Companions

Dog Training Ages: 16 weeks and older
Develop your bond with your dog while learning basic obedience, dog sports, and showmanship skills. This club helps identify strengths in both dogs and their human partners.

  • Projects: Dog Agility, Dog Animal Care, Dog Obedience, Cloverbuds
  • Club Leader: Amanda Haas
  • Email: amandahaas65@gmail.com
  • Phone: (928) 812-5805

Krakens Underwater Robotics

Dive into underwater engineering with this exciting STEM club! Members design, build, and test underwater robots while learning teamwork and technical skills.

Outlaw Livestock

Offering a broad range of animal projects, from market goats to dairy and horses,  this club develops skills in animal care, nutrition, financial literacy, and agriculture careers.

  • Projects: Rabbit-Meat Production, Beef-Breeding, Beef-Market, Goat-Market, Sheep-Breeding, Sheep-Market Lamb, Swine-Market, Egg-Production, Meat-Production, Poultry-other, Rabbit-Animal Care
  • Club Leaders: Kristina Mikeworth & Kristina Attaway
  • Email: Kristinawagner05@gmail.com or kattaway21@hotmail.com
  • Phone: (928) 315-9668 | (928) 812-1630

Rowdy Wranglers

Focused on large livestock, this club teaches proper care and feeding of animals, with an emphasis on show readiness and animal health.

  • Projects: Beef-Market, Goar-Pygmy, Goat-Dairy, Goat-Market, Sheep-Breeding, Sheep-Market, Swine-Market, Cloverbuds
  • Club Leader: Fallon Kartchner
  • Email: falkartchner1986@gmail.com
  • Phone: (928) 961-5466

Stock Feeders

Members raise cattle, hogs, goats, and lambs. Guidance is provided for sourcing animals and supplies, but members must have their own space to care for livestock.

  • Projects: Beef-Breeding, Beef- Market, Beef-Production Steer, Goat-Draft, Goat-Dairy, Goat-Market, Livestock Judging, Sheep-Breeding, Sheep-Market Lamb, Swine-Breeding, Swine-Market, Turkey
  • Club Leader: Melva DalMolin
  • Email: melca_w@live.com
  • Phone: (928) 812-2122

Top Guns

Learn responsibility, safety, and leadership through archery, air rifles, and firearms. While competition is part of the program, the focus is on skill development, teamwork, and confidence.

  • Projects: Air Pistol, Air Rifle, Archery, Shotgun, Small Bore Pistol, Small Bore Rifle, Western Heritage
  • Club Leader: Carol Ptak
  • Email: carolptak@arizona.edu
  • Phone: (253) 279-3291

Wacky Quilters

This artistic quilting club teaches members the basics of quilt-making, emphasizing creativity and self-expression through fabric.

  • Projects: Healthy Living/Mind- Quilting
  • Club Leaders: Rob Schults & Mal Nason
  • Email: pappabear5555@yahoo.com
  • Phone: (928) 812-3788 | (928) 200-2505

We’re Those Kids

Explore traditional skills through hands-on fiber arts and livestock projects. Members learn sewing, weaving, felting, and needlework, while also working with goats and sheep. Repurposing materials and sustainability are at the heart of this club.

  • Projects: Goat-Draft, Goat-Meat Goat Breeding, Goat-Pack, Goat-Pygmy, Goat-Dairy, Goat-Market, Sheep-Breeding, Sheep-Market Lamb, Cloverbuds, Fiber Arts
  • Club Leader: Karen Donaldson Webb
  • Email: kl_donaldson@yahoo.com
  • Phone: (928) 812-1370

The Cloverbud Crew

Follow food from the farm to your fork! Learn to plant, harvest, cook, and even market your creations as a young food entrepreneur.

  • Projects: Cloverbuds (5-7 age)
  • Club Leader: Chenoa Marks
  • Email: chemarks91@gmail.com
  • Phone: 928 951-3702

K9 Crew

Dog Training Ages: 16 weeks and older
Develop your bond with your dog while learning basic obedience, dog sports, and showmanship skills. This club helps identify strengths in both dogs and their human partners.

  • Projects: Dog Agility, Dog Animal Care, Dog Obedience
  • Leader: McKayna Blanton
  • Email: mckayna@gmail.com
  • Phone:480 204-4452

Livestock Legends

Covers small stock and large, focused on nutrition, animal well-being, and showmanship.

Keep checking back as we are working to establish new clubs.

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Projects

Master a current interest or explore something completely new.

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Statewide Programs

Expand your horizons by connecting with other 4-H'ers from across Arizona.

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Record Books

Record books encourage goal setting and reflection on how far you've come during the 4-H year. 

4-H member showing beef cattle

Scholarships

The Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation awards educational scholarships to 4-H members who have college or university aptitude.