LSU AgCenter 1010 Lafayette St., Ste. 325 Lafayette, LA ; (Fax) 4-H Leader Update.

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1 LSU AgCenter 1010 Lafayette St., Ste. 325 Lafayette, LA ; (Fax) 4-H Leader Update April 2017 April Meeting Packets We will be meeting with all clubs in April. If there is an issue with the club meeting schedule due to testing, please let us know and arrangements can be made on a club by club basis. Record book results will be sent out as soon as they are ready. Good luck to all during testing! Immediately after testing, begin making plans for relaxation/recovery. Some suggestions are to take deep breaths, meditate and yoga are suggested ways to relax. Some other ways that are usually successful could be read a good book, exercise, take up some gardening, just visit a beach or spend time with family and friends. Good Luck! Our club meeting lesson will reflect what we have learned about physical activity throughout the year and focus on positive body image. Returning Record Books The judging of all record books is almost complete. We will the results to you by the scorecard due date. The books will be delivered to your April club meetings. Please check the front office for the books to return them to your members. They will also be posted on the parish website under the Contest Results section and on Facebook. 4-H Summer Camp News Selected 4-H members in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades will spend one week at 4-H Camp Grant Walker near Pollock, Louisiana, July Applications were originally due to you in late January. The first and second round of invitations were mailed out. Those members that returned their registration form and a deposit have a bed at camp reserved! The third and final round of invitation letters will be sent out in mid-april. Any member interested MUST submit an application to us by Friday, April 7, We still have a limited number of boys beds left and a few girl beds available. Additionally, if you have funds available through your club treasury, you might consider helping your camper with their camp fees by giving them a scholarship, paying a portion or directly paying their fees. If you have any questions or would like a list of the members from your club that have been sent a list, please let us know. Dates to Remember April 1 Horse Possession Date 3 4-H Scorecards due to Leaders 3-9 AgMagic, Parker Coliseum, Baton Rouge 10 Horse Premier Exhibitor Workshop, 4-H Office 10 4-H Scorecards Due, 4-H Office 12 Junior Leader Officer Meeting, 4-H Office 14 Outstanding Leader Awards Due, 4-H Office 14 Outstanding Senior Award Applications Due, 4-H Office 14 Livestock Scholarship Applications Due, 4-H Office 17 Horse Entries DUE, 4-H Office Youth Wetlands Week 18 State Ambassador Contest, Baton Rouge May 2 Junior Leader Meeting/Banquet, RSVP Required 2 Horse Premier Exhibitor Workshop, 4-H Office 4 4-H Honor s Night, Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy 5-6 Acadiana Horse Camp, Sugarena, New Iberia 7 Barnyard Bash, TBA 18 4-H University Orientation, 4-H Office 20 LPSS Graduation 25 LPSS Last Day of School 29 Memorial Day 31 4-H Day at the Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA June 5 Overnight Chaperon Training, 4-H Office 17 Parish Horse Show, Sugarena, New Iberia, LA H University, Baton Rouge, LA Lost Camp LOST (Louisiana Outdoor Science & Technology Camp) will be Sunday, July 30 - Wednesday, August 2. Invitation letters are being mailed to those members that returned an application. Members should be watching for the packet in the mail in early April and return the registration form with their payment, health card, code of conduct by the deadline of May 8, If any of you leaders are interested in serving as a chaperon or have questions, please contact feel free to contact us at The LSU Agricultural Center, a statewide campus of the LSU System, and Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, a statewide campus of the Southern University System, provide equal opportunities in programs and employment. Louisiana State University and A&M College, Southern University and A&M College, Louisiana parish governing bodies, and United States Department of Agriculture cooperating.

2 4-H Fashion Revue On March 5th 4-H ers from around the parish participated in the Annual Lafayette Parish 4-H Fashion Revue. This year we had 19 garments entered and 13 participants. Those who participated are: 4-6 Grade: Lily Bedenbaugh, Molli Breaux, Hayden Webster, Kelsi Hritz, Kate Hotard, Anouche Gmaz-Finlay, Ella Begnaud, Sarah Nellie Ven Deventer, Lania Franks, Carmen Dunn 7-8 Grade: Emma Long, Madison Couvillion 9-12 Grade: Alexia LaGrone Congratulations to all who entered the Fashion Revue! 4-H Honors Program We will honor our Outstanding 4-H ers at our 4-H Honors Program. This event is scheduled for Thursday, May 4 at the Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy, 805 Teurlings Drive, LA, 6:00pm-8:00 pm. The top H ers in the parish will be recognized along with other awards won during the year. Awards to be presented are: Award of Excellence Key Club Winners Outstanding Seniors Honor Cord Awards Brackin-Bowles Awards Candy Sale 5 clubs Outstanding Club Awards Senior Scholarships Telephone Book Recycling Top 3 clubs All interested 4-H ers are to complete a 4-H Scorecard which was distributed during March meetings. The leaders should select one member as your representative for the most outstanding member and submit the name along with all scorecards. 1) Select one outstanding 4-H member from your club. 2) Send the name and all scorecards to the 4-H Office by April 12th. Agents will then select approximately 50 other outstanding members from throughout the parish. This way, if you have several top 4-H ers. They ll probably be recognized. Call us if you have any questions. Award of Excellence, Key Club and Honor Cord Awards The Award of Excellence, Key Club Awards and the new 4-H Honor Cord Awards will be presented at the 4-H Honors Program on May 4th. We have recently received the list of winners and we'll share them with you. AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Those outstanding Junior 4-H'ers who will be recognized as winners of the Award of Excellence are: Joseph Theall Emma Long L.J. Alleman Paul Breaux KEY CLUB AWARD Outstanding Senior that will be recognized as State Key Club Award recipients is: Joel Thompson Lauren Theall Kathryn Tamburello Cohen Breaux ACH Lafayette High ACH Teurlings Catholic High HONOR CORD AWARD The 4-H Senior Honor Cord is presented to graduating seniors who have been in 4-H for a minimum of 3 years consecutive years and have competed in at least one state 4-H event. The members must also submit an application. Cohen Breaux Kristen Domingue Matthew Ducrest Matthew Gaar Olivia Guidry Tylan Jolivette Brennan LeJeune Isabel Lewis Kathryn Tamburello Teurlings Catholic High Lafayette High Teurlings Catholic St. Thomas More Catholic High Acadiana High Early College Academy Acadiana High St. Thomas More Catholic High ACH If any of these students listed above are your 4-H ers, please let them know that they are recipients and that they are to receive their award at the 4-H Honors Program. They also should include this on their SCORECARDS. Midwestern Wildfire Relief Oklahoma 4-H is asking for donations in the form of pre-paid gift cards (VISA, DISCOVER, etc.) in response to the recent wildfires that have devastated many Midwestern states. Many families have lost homes, clothes, fencing, livestock feed, equipment, etc,., since one specific item cannot be specified. Donations can be mailed to: Oklahoma 4-H: Wildfire Relief H Youth Development Building Stillwater OK As donations are not being submitted to a foundation, they will not be able to issue a tax exemption statement. Please include with you mailing the number of cards, as well as addresses or s that we can send a thank you for their support. Page 2 4-H Leader Update

3 Outstanding Club Awards Each year outstanding 4-H clubs are recognized with the Outstanding Club Awards This award is based on participation throughout the 4-H year. The three ways clubs can receive points are: 1) through local club activities, 2) participation in parish-wide activities and 3) by turning in completed record books. Plaques will be awarded to the clubs receiving the highest points. These presentations will take place at the Honors Program. Award The emphasis of this award is on completed Record Books. The percentage of Record Books will be calculated, along with the club's participation in parish and local activities. Please complete the attached scorecard and return it to the 4-H Office by before April 14th. Telephone Book Recycling Totals! A total of 1,265 markers were recycled as a result of the 4-H Marker Recycling Project! That s a lot of markers that we kept out of landfills! If you were involved in this project, YOU should be VERY PROUD! 4-H Members at Broadmoor Elementary collected the most! They collected from their homes and school and recycled 686 markers for a total of over 15 pounds. All together, 3 clubs across the parish participated. Thanks for helping address this community need and caring for the environment by recycling phone books. You helped make a difference! Marker Recycling Results Broadmoor 15 pounds 1st St. Cecilia 10 pounds 2nd L.J. Alleman 3 pounds 3rd TOTAL: 28 pounds 4-H University 4-H University will be held in Baton Rouge June 20-23, High school 4-H'ers and some 8th graders are eligible to attend 4-H U to represent Lafayette Parish in one of a variety of state 4-H contests. Many contests offer a national trip as the 1st place award. We can bring approximately 60 boys and girls. Last year we brought 45 to 4-H University and they did a great job!! If any of you are interested in helping us train or would like to come as an Adult Leader, please contact one of us. Please remind your members to contact us if they are interested in attending and have not submitted their survey form. Character Focus: Decision-Making Decisions happen quickly, but the results can last a lifetime. Ethics help by providing a code of values to help us with choices and actions. Ethics is a question of What is the right thing to do? The right thing to do isn t always the easy thing to do. Learning to say no when you feel like saying yes builds character. It's hard. You ll have to think and you may have to give up some things you want. How do we make good decisions? Before you do or say anything, think how the decision will affect the people who will be touched by it. We call these people stakeholders because they have a stake in the decision. Do the least amount of harm possible. -Don t sacrifice integrity, reputation and honor for expediency. -Core ethical principles (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship) are ground rules, not just factors to consider. -Be courageous. -The long run outranks the short run. When you still can t decide, go with the choice that will produce the most good for more people. Measure all of your decisions by these ground rules. Leader Scorecards As the school year comes to an end, we would like to recognize our outstanding leaders. The Leader Scorecard is attached to the back of the Update. Please take a moment to fill it out. Leaders can either nominate themselves or nominate another leader from any school club. These scorecards are due in the 4-H Office by April 14th. Looking forward to some great scorecards! Please, only one leader per scorecard. More than one name will disqualify the scorecard. Those leaders chosen as Outstanding Leaders will be given the opportunity to attend the Southern Region 4-H Leader Forum. Old / New Business The attached old and new business are not mandatory, but are suggestions to use during the meeting so that members other than officers can participate in the meeting. It is important, however, that EACH club discuss business at EVERY meeting. You can create some of your own or if your club is discussing a service project, have members create discussion on a project, make motions and second their suggestion to conduct a project. That part of the meeting is worth 20 points on the Club-of-the-Month Scorecard. Feel free to discuss any business that needs to come up before the group. These attached forms are there to help the club get started. Be sure to use only items that pertain to your club business. Page 3 4-H Leader Update

4 Reminders to Leaders There are several items that are due to us in the coming month of two. Scorecards Due to Leaders April 3 Scorecards Due to Office April 14 Outstanding Club Award Applications April 14 Outstanding Leader Scorecards April 14 Outstanding Senior Awards April 14 Treasurer Reports April 28 Strawberry Sale We appreciate those clubs that assisted in the fundraising effort for our Annual Strawberry Sale. Special thanks to the clubs and leaders that purchased flats of strawberries. Profits from the sale help support and fund awards, transportation for events, part of camp registration fees and scholarships. May Meetings As you know, we, the 4-H Agents, don't meet with clubs in May, but we strongly encourage all leaders to meet with their clubs for an end-of-the-year gathering. A May Meeting Packet will be prepared that will include Hotlines, certificates, and awards. Please, encourage kids to join 4- H again next year. Some clubs use their May meeting to elect officers for the following year and start planning what they will do during National 4-H Week in October. We hope your May meeting is a fun one, and we know many 4-H Clubs treat club members to pizza parties, ice cream parties, and trips. This is a great reward for those members who worked this year. If your school is having an Awards Program, call us, we'll be happy to present any 4-H awards at that time. Louisiana 4-H Volunteer Conference SAVE THE DATE: September 8-10th, the 2017 Louisiana 4-H Volunteer Conference will be held at LDWF Facility, 661 Robinson Bridge Rd. Woodworth. If any of you are interested in presenting at the conference, please let us know. We can send you the application for proposals that is due on Friday, April 28, The Volunteer Leader Association will be hosting the event. It is the policy of the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion or disability. If you have a disability which requires special assistance to participate in any aforementioned activity, please contact the 4-H office at NOTE: Clipart in newsletter obtained from Microsoft Clipart and Google Images. Page 4 Office. Outstanding Volunteer Leader Service Awards 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. Research shows that volunteers are the key to positive youth development because of their longtime mentorship of 4-H youth. The Lafayette 4-H program would like to recognize the hard work, dedication and service of Lafayette 4-H volunteers and we are committed to supporting volunteerism. Each year, volunteers may submit an award application form for one or more awards. The applications are due on April 14, Winners will be recognized at the upcoming Honor s Program on May 4. Guidelines Open to all 4-H volunteers. Membership in the VLA is not required. Volunteer may not win in the same category in consecutive years. Volunteer may apply for 1 or more categories but may only win in a single category in a given year. Application form must be signed by volunteer. Incomplete forms will not be considered. Nominees may be self-nominated or nominated by other volunteers. Awards Rookie Volunteer of the Year Recognizes a new volunteer who has served for less than 3 years that has shown outstanding dedication to the 4-H program. Excellence in Service-Learning To recognize volunteers whose efforts have contributed to an outstanding service-learning project or program. Outstanding Club Leader To recognize a club leader who has more than 5 years of outstanding club program exemplifying positive youth development and dedication to the 4-H program. We are so excited to be returning to Rock Eagle 4-H Center September 28th October 1st, in Eatonton, Georgia for our multi-state volunteer training event. More information will be sent out next month to our leaders. If you are interested in attending, please let us know. Our winners of the Outstanding and Rookie Leaders that are recognized at the annual awards program, will be invited to attend. We will cover a portion of their expenses. Any leader that is interested is welcomed to attend at your own expense. Sincerely, Hannah Devall 4-H Volunteer Conference of Southern States CHARLES HEBERT Hannah Devall Charles Hebert Ast. Extension Agent County Agent 4-H Youth Development 4-H Youth Development 4-H Leader Update

5 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3 ***1:30 2:30 Education Destination **3:30-4:30 Acadiana Ren Charter **11:00-12:00 C. Burke **3:00-3:45 St. Genevieve Middle April H Meeting Schedule 4 **9:45-10:30 Lafayette Middle **2:00-2:45 L Leo Judice **8:45-9:30 Sts. Peter & Paul **10:15-11:00 Evangeline Elem. **2:30-3:30 Northside High **3:30-4:15 JW Faulk 5 **7:30-8:15 Cathedral Carmel **9:30-10:30 Woodvale *12:25-1:05 Early College Academy **2:00-2:45 Duson Elem **8:45-9:45 Broadmoor Elem. **12:30-1:20 Lafayette Christian **2:20-3:00 Carencro Heights **3:50-4:30 Paul Breaux **7:45-8:30 Scott Middle **1:00-2:00 Philadelphia **2:30-3:30 St. Pius X Elementary (April Only)10:45-11:45 STM Options (April Only)**1:00-1:55 Family Life **1:30-2:15 Westside 6 **2:45-3:30 Carencro 7 **10:00-11:00 ACH (Main Library) **3:00-3:50 LJ Alleman **1:30-2:30 Ridge Elem **3:00 3:30 J W James **10:10-10:50 Ossun **2:45-3:30 Teurlings Catholic High **3:50-4:30 Acadian Middle **8:30-9:30 Prairie **2:45-3:45 Acadiana High 4-H Scorecards Due to 4-H Office **7:00-7:30 STM **7:30-8:00 AES Sugar Mill Pond **12:00 1:00 Carencro Catholic **2:45-3:45 Lafayette High **7:00-7:30 STM **2:00-3:00 Milton ***7:30-8:15 Alice Boucher **9:30-10:30 St. Genevieve Elem. **3:00-3:45 St. Cecilia **12:25-1:05 ECA **9:50 10:20 K Drexel **2:15-3:15 Thibodeaux STEM **4:05-4:45 Edgar Martin **9:00-10:00 Plantation Elem. **12:45-1:45 Fatima (May) **2:00-2:50 Live Oak **3:30-4:30 Laf Ren Charter **8:45-9:45 Judice Middle **11:08-11:57 Youngsville Middle **1:00-1:55 Family Life **2:35-3:35 Comeaux High LPSS Spring Break LPSS Spring Break Club school names Noted in BLUE/BOLD will meet on their own. NOTE: Clubs that have strike through line through the club name will not be meeting the remainder of the year due to limited enrollment. They will be receiving monthly newsletters in the **2:05 2:55 Ernest Gallet **7:50-8:23 Broussard Middle **10:30-11:30 Myrtle Place **1:30-2:30 G.T. Lindon Elem

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7 OLD & NEW BUSINESS APRIL 2017 Cut and have several 4-H ers, not club officers read these slips during the meeting Read this after the secretary reads the minutes and the president asks for a motion to accept the minutes as read.) I move to accept the minutes as read (Read this after a member makes the motion to accept the minutes) I second that motion OLD BUSINESS #1 Saturday, March 18th was 4-H Achievement day at Lafayette Middle School. Several 4-H ers from our club attended. It was a day full of contest, awards, lots of fun and the last contest day of the school year. Those 4-H ers who represented our club were: CONGRATULATIONS to all members OLD BUSINESS #2 All 4-H Record Books that were turned in to the 4-H Office in February have been judged and are being returned to us soon. If you have not yet received your book check with your Leader. Your leader should have included your record book score on your scorecard. We will double check them when they arrive in the 4-H Office OLD BUSINESS #3 (Optional) The Marker Recycling Drive concluded on February 24th, our club s total count of markers recycled was. Thanks to everyone that assisted in this effort NEW BUSINESS #1 4-H'ers from Lafayette Parish will be going to 4-H Camp from July this summer. Invitation letters were sent out in mid-february and mid-march. You should have received yours if you turned in your application by the deadline in February. There are several members that are on the waiting list. We have additional beds remaining for boys. The third round of letters will be mailed out in early April NEW BUSINESS #2 All interested 4-H ers should have received a copy of the 4-H Scorecard last month. These are/were to be completed and returned to our Leader by April 3rd. Remember to sign your scorecard and have your parents sign it also. Remember, if you want to go to be considered as an Outstanding 4-H er, you must turn in a scorecard NEW BUSINESS #3 (Clubs with 8th to 12th Graders only) 4-H University is a week of state competition held on the LSU Campus in June. Last summer, Lafayette Parish brought 30 4-H ers and they won many awards and trips. If you would like to join Lafayette s winning team, talk to one of the 4-H Agents for more information Note: Add any old or new business that is pertinent to your club (Read this after the president asks for a motion to adjourn at the end of the meeting.) I move to adjourn the meeting (Read after the motion is made to adjourn the meeting). I second the Motion.

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9 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADER SCORECARD (One Name Per Scorecard & Per Award) Name School Address Address: Years of Service as a 4-H Leader Applying for: (Must fill out one application per award. If applying for multiple awards, applicant must fill out multiple applications.) Each award can only be awarded once to an individual leader. Rookie (1-3 years) Outstanding Leader (5 plus years) Service-Learning Check all of the following activities in which your club participated. Yes No Horse Shows Leader Training National 4-H Week Officer Training Candy Sales Fall Fest Record Book Workshop Livestock Shows Phone Book Drive Strawberry Sale Achievement Day Bullying Campaign Project 4-H Youth Experience: (years as a member, projects, very brief highlights of leadership or exemplary awards informational purposes). Community 4-H Club or Other Local 4-H Roles: (Summary of years, roles & organizations) Parish 4-H Leadership Roles: (Summary of years, roles & organizations) State/District 4-H Leadership Roles: (Summary of years, roles & organizations) 4-H Resource/Fundraising/New Initiatives Roles: Other Community Service Projects/Volunteer Roles (non 4-H): Leader Signature: Date: Return to: Hannah Devall or Fax to: Lafayette Street, Ste. 325 Lafayette, La DUE: April 14, 2017

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11 Outstanding Club Award Application 2017 SEND TO: HANNAH DEVALL CLUB 1010 LAFAYETTE ST SUITE 325 LAFAYETTE, LA LEADER(S) DUE: APRIL 14, H Foundation will provide plaques to the outstanding 4-H clubs in Lafayette Parish each year. The emphasis of this award is placed on completed project record books turned in to the 4-H Office. In order for a club to qualify for the Outstanding Club Award, they must earn at least 350 points based on the scorecard. Item #1 will be scored by the 4-H Agents. 4-H leaders are asked to complete items 2 and 3 only. Scorecard Number of paid members MAX CLUB SCORE SCORE 1. Percentage of completed record books turned in to 4-H Office 100 (Calculated by agents). Participation in 4-H activities. 10 points for each. Check those in which at least one member/leader of your club participated (not just at Leader Training Shooting Sports Officer Training Area Leader Training Christmas Cookie Contest Rice Festival Area Seafood/Rice/Sugar/Bento/Beef Cookery Fashion Show Livestock Shows Cattle Festival Horse Show Achievement Day State Fair Fall Fest - Bicycle Rodeo, Marker Recycling Pet Show, Dog Show, Strawberry Sale Rabbit Show, Commodity Cookery, etc. 200 Participation in community and school activities. Examples would be Service Projects, Food Baskets, Nursing Home visits, Pet Food Drive, Operation Clean Up Campaign, Teacher Appreciation activities, Arbor Day activities, and clean-up campaigns. Please list and describe activities using only the space provided. 20 points each. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. Return To: HANNAH DEVALL 1010 LAFAYETTE ST, SUITE 325 LAFAYETTE, LA Or Fax: By: April 14, GRAND TOTAL

12 Lafayette Parish 4-H Office 1010 Lafayette Street, Suite 325 Lafayette, LA 70501