Month: September 2014

October Junior Leaders Meeting

Dear Junior Leaders,

Our next meeting will be on Monday October 6th from 7-9 pm at the Extension Office (Co. Administration Building 2nd Floor Meeting Room).   4-H members and friends of 4-H’ers 13-19 are welcome to attend – so please invite someone from your club or a friend from school.

Barry Jolliff will be leading some games and activities.  We will also have some yummy treats, elect officers, and do some brainstorming of activities we would like to do for the Fall and Winter!  There might even be some line dancing – so come prepared to have lots of fun.

Best wishes and hope to see you there!

Doug

Weekly 4-H Update: September 16, 2014

Dear 4-H Members, Parents, and Advisors,

First let me say thank you to everyone that helped make this year’s fair go smoothly.  I really appreciate getting to work with everyone to make 4-H and the Junior Fair experience possible here in Wayne County!

Here is this week’s Wayne County 4-H News and Notes Weekly Update.  Click the headlines below for more details!

Please join us Tonight (Tuesday) for 4-H Team Fair Clean Up Night from 6-8 pm. Meet in front of the Jr. Fair Office.  All Club Members, Advisors, Parents, and Committee Members are encouraged to come join the fun. Pizza and drinks will be provided for all workers at 8:00 pm.

Tonight is also the last night for club advisors to pick up Premium Checks at the Junior Fair Office from 5-8 pm.

Livestock Buyer Thank You Notes Due September 18th – click this link to look up who your buyers were and remember to bring your thank you notes in a completely sealed, self-addressed, and stamped envelope to the Extension Office to be checked off and mailed from here in order to receive your livestock sale check.  Don’t forget to also send a thank you note to your trophy / award sponsors as well – their names & addresses should be located on a label on the bottom of your trophy or award.

Livestock and Building 10 Action Committee Nominations / Applications Due – September 19th

Poultry Meat Pick Up –  September 20th from 1-3 pm at the Fairgrounds

Character Counts Teachers Needed

Excellence in 4-H Award Applications Due – September 22nd

Shooting Sports Adult Leader Training Registrations Due – September 24th

County Award Medal Applications Due – October 3rd

Meritorious Service Award Nominations Due – October 3rd

Carving New Ideas 4-H Camp hosted by OSU Collegiate 4-H to be held October 24-26

2014 Poultry & Rabbit Meat Pick Up

Poultry & Rabbit purchased from the 2014 Wayne County Junior Fair Livestock Sale can be picked up at the Wayne County Fairgrounds – Jr. Fair Office on Saturday September 20, 2014 from 1-3 pm.  For more information contact 4-H program assistant Stephen Heppe.  ALL MEAT NOT PICKED UP BY 3 PM WILL BE DONATED TO A LOCAL CHARITY.

2014-2015 Character Counts Teachers Needed

Our 4-H Character Counts program teaches 1st through 4th graders throughout Wayne County elementary schools about the six pillars of character.  We are currently looking for volunteers to assist with teaching this program.  Volunteers are paid a small stipend and are given training and lessons to teach the program.  The program will run from November 2014 through April 2015 in select local elementary schools.  If you are interested in serving as a Character Counts teacher or know someone that may be interested – please contact 4-H Educator Doug Foxx.

PLEASE NOTE – we will be having a short meeting to go over the lessons for this year and schedule volunteers for specific schools and dates/times on October 21st at 10:00 a.m. at the Extension Office.