Huntington County 4-H volunteers

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1 Huntington County 4-H volunteers Reel FUN Reel FRIENDS Reel MEMORIES 4-H Making the Best...Better! 4-H Officer Training Workshop Sixteen 4-H Jr Leaders and two members from other clubs attended the Countywide officer training program. Four Ball State 4-H Collegiate members presented the program. They discussed parliamentary procedures, and the responsibilities of officers. They reenforced what they covered with several games. The evening ended in the Human Knot! Thank you to the 4-H Leader Association for sponsoring this program and the 4-H Jr Leaders for hosting! Courthouse Annex 1340 S. Jefferson Huntington, IN (260) FAX: (260) Purdue University, Indiana Counties and U.S Department of Agriculture Cooperating An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution

2 Recreation Rabbit Workshop 4honline 4honline is still open for new members; to add a project; sign up for a workshop; and to drop a workshop. It is also open for you to enter your Steers, Heifers (including Dairy), Swine, Goats, Sheep, and Horse & Pony. Be sure to enter your Steers and Non- Registered Heifers by April 1. Registered Heifers by May 15. Swine, Goats, and Sheep by May 15. Horse & Pony entries must be in 4honline by May 15. Starter Calves will be open from April 4 May 15. Rabbits will register in 4honline this year by May 15. THIS IS NEW. There will not be a paper form this year. Enter the information for any and all rabbits you think you MIGHT bring to the 4-H Fair. When you go into FairEntry in June your rabbits will already be there and you can select the classes for those rabbits. FairEntry For ALL ANIMALS we know that between July 1 and the 4-H Fair things can happen. You can drop animals, change classes, add an animal that was signed up by the May 15 deadline. Poultry will do only FairEntry for this year. For ALL STATIC (NON ANIMAL) projects you will also need to enter what you plan to exhibit in FairEntry between June 1 and July 1. Rabbit Workshops February :30 p.m. First Federal Savings Bank Community Building These workshops are geared for beginners to the project. Parents or adult helpers are encouraged to attend with the 4-H Member. The February meetings is on specific breeds. Encourage members to RSVP to the Extension Office so we can have their breed information available to them. Let s make this FUN!!! 4-H Recreation Training March 9 This program is for 4-H Members and volunteers. We may also have visitors from other counties that will be joining us! It will be Thursday, March 9 at iab Financial Bank, Heritage the Fairgrounds. The program will be from 7 8:30 p.m. Mr. Recreation Fred Rosemeyer will be our leader for this ACTIVE program! PLEASE invite kids from your club to attend!!! Please RSVP for this event so we will know how many handouts and refreshments to have ready. You can call the office to RSVP. This program is sponsored by the 4-H Leader Asso. and 4-H Jr Leaders.

3 Please help us welcome the following NEW and APPROVED 4-H Volunteers! 4-H Robotics: Grant Pape, Connor Nash, Jeffrey Lesperance, Timothy Bard, Paige Altemare, and Tim Ivey. Fair Board of Directors: Alan Amick and Gary Will Roll out the red carpet and make them feel welcome! Science Investigators! Encourage youth in grades 6 8 to be a part of Science Investigators! It will be from 4:30 6 Purdue Extension Office. The cost is $10 for 4-H members. $25 for youth not currently in 4-H. There will be 6 sessions: March 28, April 11, April 18, May 2, May 9, and May 16. Each session will be different and filled with HANDS ON activities and experiments. The registration form is on our web page or available at the office. Registration form and money is due by March 24. Important Volunteer Training Opportunities 4-H Volunteer Workshops Friday, February 3 (Noblesville) or Saturday, February 4 (Plymouth). These are awesome opportunities for you to meet with volunteers from this part of the state and find out what is NEW in the 4-H program. What s the newest with the Livestock projects. What s some new ways to get and keep 4-H members interested and attending your club meetings. See the 4-H Volunteer web page for more information or contact the Extension Office. Judges Clinic March 7 iab Financial Bank Heritage Hall, Huntington. This program will be for volunteers and possible 4-H Judges. It is an opportunity for people that want to be a judge to get on the area judges list plus pick up skills that will help you be a better 4-H Judge. This workshop is also for volunteers and club leaders that want to be able to help their members to understand what judges are looking for when judging and what they can do to be better prepared. More information will be coming. Save this evening if you are interested in becoming a 4-H Judge. Protecting Minor Children this training is currently required once every two years. You may have gotten an from us asking you to complete this training. It takes about 20 minutes. It is available from your 4honline account. Go to [Trainings] then [Register for Training]. It will be the only option to come up. New 4-H Volunteer Training this training is STRONGLY suggested for all volunteers. It will help you to understand the 4-H program; the policies that govern it nationally and here in Indiana; plus what it means when you agree to be a 4-H Volunteer. Here is the web site for this 6 unit training:

4 Beef ID Day Saturday, February 4 9 noon at the Huntington County Fairgrounds Steers and Non-Registered Heifers Youth Advisory Board The next meeting of the Youth Advisory Board will be Monday, February 27. It will be from 6 7:30 p.m. Make sure your club is represented! This group is made up of 4-H and non 4-H youth in grades Upcoming Meetings that you may want to attend! Huntington 4-H Club Leader All over! February 6 4-H Horse & Pony Adult Leaders Meeting 7:00 p.m. Purdue Extension Office February 13 Extension Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. Purdue Extension Office February 14 Operations Committee meeting 7:00 p.m. Purdue Extension Office 4-H Robotics Open House Monday, February 20 First Federal Bank Community Building Doors open at 6 p.m. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. Meet their 2017 Robot! Important events coming up for our youth: 4-H Camp June 7 9 North Webster, IN (grades 3 6). Parents mark your calendars! This is an awesome program!!! 4-H Academy@Purdue June (grades 9 12) 4-H Chorus June 24 June 26 (grades 9 12) 4-H Band June 24 June 27 (grades 9 12) 4-H Round-Up June 26 28, Purdue (grades 6 8) More information will be coming with complete details but get your club members thinking about these opportunities!

5 February 25 Benefit Auction and Pork Chop Dinner iab Financial Bank Heritage Hall All 4-H Families are invited to come and support this event. This is how we raise money for the upkeep of the Fairgrounds and Buildings as well as the 4-H Fair. This event only happens every other year. The funds that are raised will support 4-H for TWO years. Supper from 4 6 p.m. 1 chop dinner $8 2 chop dinner $10 (chips, green beans, roll, salad, dessert, and drink). Kids meal $5 (hot dog, applesauce, chips, green beans, dessert and drink). Benefit Auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. Please donate an item for the auction or support with your attendance.