In 2018 Elliott County 4-H created a country ham club, the first one in the history of the program. Elliott County is a rural county, with a population of less than 7,000. Older generations in the community wish for youth to be able to participate in programs that teach youth about the heritage of their community and traditional ways that people lived. The country ham program provides an opportunity for youth to learn about the century old process of curing and preserving meat while also allowing them to build communicate skills through the public speaking component at the Kentucky State Fair Country Ham Day. Our youth have been very successful since the implementation of this program 2 years ago, having won in both the ham and speech portion at the country ham day competition. This year youth in the program wanted to take the country ham project to the next level by planning and hosting a country ham brunch and auction for the community. The purpose of the brunch and auction was to raise awareness of the program to our community, recruit youth and adults to increase participation, and fundraise to offset the cost of the program in the future. Youth sold tickets for the event and raised over $600 through ticket sales. Each youth participant had the opportunity to sell one country ham at the auction which yielded over $500 that went back to each participant to use to reinvest into their project. One participant said, "I had no idea how much work this would take, I have never really marketed anything. This has taught me good marketing skills while also allowing me to educate others about the process of curing a country ham."