June 11-14, Teen Conference is Coming!

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1 Cooperative Extension Service Franklin County 101 Lakeview Court Frankfort, KY (502) franklin.ca.uky.edu April 2018 Teen Conference is Coming! It is time for 4-H Teen Conference June 11-14, 2018! What is Teen Conference? A 4 day program that is designed to develop leadership & citizenship skills, inspire teens to continue their involvement in 4-H, and acquaint them with our landgrant university, the University of Kentucky. 4-H Teens choose from among several interest areas for tracks, workshops, tours, college visits, and many more! Teens also get to experience living in a dorm room on campus! June 11-14, 2018 If you are in grades 9-12 and are interested in attending and/or have further questions, call the office, ! Space is Limited!!

2 (4-H age is determined by the age of youth as of January 1, 2018.) Clover Buds Club: *The next Cloverbuds meeting is April 30 at 5:30PM.* Shooting Sports Club: Cooking Club : LIVESTOCK CLUB: Dog Club: Racers Horse Club: DAIRY CLUB:

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5 On March 22-24, 2018, Alyssa Boyd attended the 4-H Teen Summit Middle School Conference! She described her weekend as a blast and loved participating in workshops, funshops, the 4K, and meeting new friends! Her goal for next year is to return to Teen Summit with lots of other Franklin County 4-H Middle School 4-Her's. REMINDER: 4-H SUMMER CAMP APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE! Stop by the office to pick yours up today! JoAnn Fabrics is a proud supporter of 4-H and by using your rewards, 4-H is rewarded too! If you're affiliated with 4-H you can receive 15% off total eligible instore and online purchases. JoAnn Fabrics will give back a minimum of 2.5% of every transaction to 4-H. To sign-up and for more information, go to Be the first to know about 4-H Events and Activities by liking our Franklin County 4-H Facebook page. facebook.com/franklinky4h/

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7 Franklin County 4-H Communications Night Congratulations to the following individuals who competed in the Franklin County 4-H Communications Night, and were chosen the champion in their age category. These individuals will compete, representing Franklin County in the Area Communications Events: Lauren Parker, Lauren Lodmell, Sarah Lodmell, Anna Lodmell, Henry Hoffmann, Vidya Vasudevan, and Charlotte White. Good Luck to them!!

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10 10 4-H Livestock Club The March Livestock Club meeting was focused on rabbits. Mr. Richard Krebs, who has been raising and showing rabbits for over 30 years, gave a demonstration on how to pick out your show rabbit, what to do at a show and what the judge is looking for. The Livestock Club meets on the third Tuesday night of every month and is always welcoming new members! 4-H Cooking Club Our Cooking Club spent their March evening making multi-colored Rice Krispy Easter Eggs! Cloverbuds in Action! Our Cloverbuds in March learned about seeds, including planting some of their own!

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12 NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID FRANKFORT, KY PERMIT Franklin County 101 Lakeview Court Frankfort, KY RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED We are always looking for volunteers to help with various projects and events. If you are interested in helping, please contact our agents: Leslie, or Krista, Thank you so much for supporting Franklin County 4-H.