50th Anniversary of the Ted Blum 4-H Center of Somerset County

The Somerset County 4-H Association is inviting 4-H members and volunteers past and present to attend a 50th anniversary celebration of the Ted Blum 4-H Center of Somerset County on Sunday, June 9, noon to 4 p.m. The event will honor those who helped to make the 4-H Center at 310 Milltown Road in Bridgewater a reality. A “Walk Down Memory Lane” program will be presented at 1 p.m. followed by a commemorative group photo of all attendees.

At the time it opened in 1974, Somerset County’s 4-H Center was touted as the largest building of its kind in the nation. The Center houses meeting and activity areas for 4-H, along with offices for 4-H staff and the other county program areas of Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

Groundbreaking took place in late 1972 and the building was completed in 1974. In 2004, the Center was renamed the Ted Blum 4-H Center of Somerset County to honor the longtime 4-H agent and National 4-H Hall of Fame inductee who was instrumental in the establishment of the current building and fairgrounds.

The event will serve as a homecoming for 4-H alumni and a chance for current 4-H members and the public to learn about the 100-year history of the 4-H Youth Development Program in Somerset County. Light refreshments and food trucks will be on site.

If you or a member of your family was involved in the planning, fundraising, construction or original dedication of the 4-H Center, please contact the Somerset County 4-H Association at 4HBuildingandGrounds@gmail.com or (908) 526-6644.