This year s 4-H Fair Theme: 4-H Grows Bright Futures

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Select: 4-H Youth Development at the top of the page.

the list to see all the upcoming 4-H events, meetings, etc.

Entries MUST Be Submitted On-Line On-Line Registration Available

midnight ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE April YDB Project

Duds to Dazzle Saturday, April 21st @ The 4-H Office Registration

Lancaster Registration closes 4/25/18 Pie Making 101 Thursday,

1 April Erie County 4-H Calendar Check Out The 4-H Calendar Go to: Select: 4-H Youth Development at the top of the page. On the left hand side of the 4-H page select: 4-H Calendar from the list to see all the upcoming 4-H events, meetings, etc. This year s 4-H Fair Theme: 4-H Grows Bright Futures All 4-H Fair Entries MUST Be Submitted On-Line On-Line Registration Available May 1, 2018 Fair Entry online deadline: Monday, July 9, 2018 at midnight ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE April YDB Project Thursday, April the 4-H Office Registration closes 4/18/18 Duds to Dazzle Saturday, April The 4-H Office Registration closes 4/13/18 Textile Revue Friday, May Greenfields in Lancaster Registration closes 4/25/18 Pie Making 101 Thursday, May 10, Marilla Mthdist Church, Marilla-Registration closes 5/1/18 Jr. Iron Chef Friday, May Southside Elementary, Buffalo-Registration closes 5/4/18

Saturday, April 21, 2018 Our event schedule is below. Please arrive on time for your age group. (If a family has a team member and Cloverbuds, they may both arrive at the earlier time slot). 9:00 a.m. Educator, Committee Members and Judges Arrive 9:00 a.

2 Saturday, April 21, 2018 Our event schedule is below. Please arrive on time for your age group. (If a family has a team member and Cloverbuds, they may both arrive at the earlier time slot). 9:00 a.m. Educator, Committee Members and Judges Arrive 9:00 a.m. Judge Orientation 9:30 a.m. Teams Check In 9:45 a.m. Team Set Up Complete, Orientation 10:00 a.m. Teams Allowed to Open Assignments & Begin! 10:15 a.m. Supply Closet Open 10:15 a.m. Cloverbuds Check In 10:30 a.m. Cloverbuds begin project 11:00 a.m. Teams Design Must Be Complete/ Cloverbuds finished 11:15 a.m. Team Presentations / Cloverbud Show & Tell (optional Clothing Evaluation will begin before lunch if presentations finish early) 12:00 p.m. Awards This event will be held at Greenfield Manor, 5953 Broadway, Lancaster Online registration closes April 25 th Tentative Schedule 5:00-5:15pm - Drop off youth at Greenfields 5:15-5:45pm - Youth participate in pizza dinner 5:45pm-6:45pm - Sewing advisory & model practice 6:45pm - Parents return to Greenfields 7:00pm - Textile Review - Fashion Show, Awards, Reception 4-H Jr. Iron Chef 2018: Farm to School Challenge Calling all aspiring Chefs! We are looking for 4-H youth age 10 and up who have an interest in cooking and wish to challenge their creativity in the kitchen. This event is designed to encourage youth to learn new skills in cooking to lead a healthier lifestyle through a fun and education team challenge. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn about the Buffalo Farm to School program and other food and nutrition related programs in Erie County. Winning recipe will be featured on the Buffalo Public School menu as a Farm to School item in fall When: Friday, May 11 from 5-7:30pm Where: South Side Elementary (430 Southside Pkwy, Buffalo) There is a $5 entry fee per person to be paid on the day of the event Teams are to consist of 2-4 youth There will be a maximum of 10 teams Registration Opens March 21 and Closes May 4 Tentative Event Schedule: 5-5:30pm: Registration 5:30-6pm: Cooking Lesson and Event Rules

Don t forget to apply for the Erie County 4-H Scholarship, applications may be found on our website. Applications are due in the 4-H office or post marked by May 15, 2018.

3 Don t forget to apply for the Erie County 4-H Scholarship, applications may be found on our website. Applications are due in the 4-H office or post marked by May 15, There are also scholarship opportunities from the Erie County Fair and the NY State Agricultural Fair organization. You can find the forms for these at or in your guidance office in the coming months. If you are in need of letters of recommendations from the 4-H office please give your educators 2 weeks of lead time. Looking for volunteers to table at the March for Science event put on by Science Demands Action. Will take place at Canalside in Buffalo on Saturday, April 14 th. Animals would be great. Looking for people to answer: How can science help you? How can you help science? and to promote 4-H! Please contact sej57@cornell.edu for more information or to volunteer. Upcoming Livestock Meetings: Tuesday, April 10 Generic Livestock #2 meeting YQCA certification at CCE 6:30 p.m. There is no need to preregister for this meeting. Each member will receive instructions at the meeting as to what the steps will be to acquire your certificate. Please be prompt in arriving so we can get started at 6:30 p.m. promptly. Saturday, April 14 District Public Presentations at Hamburg Wesleyan Church April Beef Preview Show at the Erie County Fairgrounds Saturday, April 14 State Horse Bowl at Cornell **Sunday, April 15 Horse Tack Swap at Quillins, Elma need info, contact Tammi in the 4-H office Swap is 2-5 pm Tuesday, April 17 Poultry/Rabbit meeting at 7 pm at CCE Saturday, April 21 from and Monday, April 23 from 7-9 p.m. Mandatory Horse meeting pick the date convenient for you, one parent from each family must attend with member. Sunday, April 22 Dressage CLINIC 10 am, 7613 Behm Road, West Falls NY RSVP to Christa mmpcap@gmail.com or call or text , $15.00 to sign up and free to audit. Saturday, April 28 Regional Hippology, St. Paul s Lutheran Church, West Falls **Saturday, April 28 State Dairy Bowl Contest, Cornell Saturday, May 5 4-H Dairy Meeting Growing Through Showing at Lamb Farms **Saturday, May 5 Animal Crackers at Cornell Rabbits/Cavy and Dairy Cattle register with Tammi by April 20, cost is $15 per youth. Sunday, May 6 4-H Horse Jumping CLINIC at P&B, $15.00 to ride, $5 to audit register online **Monday, May 7 at 7 pm Llama/Alpaca meeting at CCE Wednesday, May 9 and Monday, May 14 Livestock Public Presentation makeup dates **Thursday, May 10 Pie Making register online Saturday, May 12 Natural Horsemanship CLINIC location TBA register online Saturday, May 12 State Horse Communications **May 15 Poultry/Rabbit meeting at 7 pm at CCE Saturday, May 19 Sensory CLINIC at P&B Ranch register online Check the 4-H Calendar on our website () for a complete calendar

This year during the Erie County Fair Livestock Market Auctions we will be selling pies made by 4-H members to benefit the 4-H program. Do you want to learn how to make a pie?

This program will be a 2 step opportunity: Step 1 Attend an educational workshop on May 10 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Marilla Methodist Church.

4 This year during the Erie County Fair Livestock Market Auctions we will be selling pies made by 4-H members to benefit the 4-H program. Do you want to learn how to make a pie? Perhaps brush up on pie making skills? Want to exhibit a fresh pie at the fair? Join us as we learn together! This program will be a 2 step opportunity: Step 1 Attend an educational workshop on May 10 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Marilla Methodist Church. You will learn about the history of pie making, food safety, fruit preparation, crust preparation and the how to by making your own personal mini pie. This workshop will be presented by the Basiles. Step 2 Participate in the actual pie making. You will make 2 pies, one for the auction and one for the 4-H member to take home (to bake and eat or freeze to bake later to exhibit at the fair at Daily's in East Aurora and in July. Please note: 1 parent/adult must accompany youth during both sessions Register Registrations will be limited to 10 currently registered 4-H members Questions? Call the 4-H ext 131 TSC Paper Clover - Spring 2018 Begins April 11 We are VERY excited that Spring Paper Clover is this month! The fundraiser will officially begin on April 11 th and run through April 22 nd. As a reminder, this fundraiser will occur in all stores, and for the first time in Paper Clover history we will be accepting donations with online purchases at 100% of funds raised benefit 4-H. 90% stays in the state they were raised in for leadership conferences and camps, and the other 10% is awarded to National 4-H Council for administration. Remember, any club that participates in-store during the fundraiser is eligible to enter the sweepstakes to win a $100 TSC gift card for club projects! We will be giving away (75) gift cards, and the club leader must be the one that enters. Club leaders are eligible to enter as many times as they participate in-store! Please direct leaders interested in entering to

This year s 4-H Fair Theme: 4-H Grows Bright Futures

This year s 4-H Fair Theme: 4-H Grows Bright Futures March 26, 2018 Erie County 4-H Calendar Check Out The 4-H Calendar Go to: Select: 4-H Youth Development at the top of the page. On the left hand side of the 4-H page select: 4-H Calendar from the list