A 4-H family

Scott and Elaine (Zeitler) Webb grew up just 10 miles apart from each other. Both were involved in 4-H since childhood, but they didn't meet until college at the University of Delaware, where they studied Agricultural Engineering Technology.

The Double Dels continue a family legacy in Delaware 4-H. Led by Cooperative Extension, the organization empowers over 36,000 young people ages 5 through 19 annually through hands-on and research-based experiences. Elaine's parents, Herman and Mary Jane Zeitler, are in the Delaware 4-H Hall of Fame, along with Scott's mother, Marlyn Webb, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2024.

In 2006, Scott and Elaine wanted to share their childhood 4-H experience with their children. There wasn't a club close by, so the UD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) alumni took matters into their own hands.

"Scott built a shed out behind the house when the kids were little, and I took it as an opportunity to start a 4-H club," Elaine said. "The club met in the pole shed for 15 years until we outgrew it."