LENNOX & ADDINGTON 4 -H APRIL 2017 NEWSLETTER

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1 LENNOX & ADDINGTON 4 -H APRIL 2017 NEWSLETTER Board of Directors Name Phone Number Dave Goodfellow President David Vice President Kathy - Secretary Keith Coleman Janet Huff Katherine Burrows Nan Keyes Caitlyn Remember, all volunteers, parents and senior members (15 and older) are welcome at the Association meetings. Next meeting is Tuesday April 4, 2017 at 7:00pm in the Newburgh Hall. Note that our meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month for the remainder of the year. Come out and share your ideas and suggestions. 4-H Pledge I pledge: My Head to clearer thinking, My Heart to greater loyalty, My Hands to larger service, My Health to better living, For my club, My community And my country.

2 April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Monthly Association Meeting Newburgh Hall 7pm 5 Goat Club 6:30 Upstairs in the Lennox Agricultural Building 6 7 Volunteer training 7pm upstairs in the Arena at the fairgrounds 8 Region 3 Meeting Baltimore Ont. 10:00am H Sheep club 6:30pm Upstairs at the Napanee Fairground Arena Happy Easter 17 Crochet Club 6:30-8: Goat club cart run at No Frills 9:30am-2pm Crochet Club 6:30-8:30 25 Intro to Animal Friends Club 6:30-8: Goat Club 6:30 Bird Watching Jane Davis Club 2062 South Shore 6:30-8:30 Rd Pooles 950 Little Creek St Fairground Clean-up Come out and help!! 30 May 1 Crochet Club 6:30-8:30 May2 Dairy Club Napanee Fire Hall back door 7pm May 3 Rabbit club Napanee Legion Upstairs 6:30pm May4 May5 May6 & May7 Spring Craft Show 9am-5pm Indoors in the Arena at the Fairgrounds

3 Club News The 4-H Goat Club has started up for the new year. It looks like it's going to be a very exciting year. We have 21 members so far. This year we are going to be covering the breeds and uses of different types of goats - dairy, meat, wool and pets, showmanship training, etc. We are having a campout weekend with showmanship training. We will be showing at Napanee Fair and for those who would like to, at Odessa and Centreville. We have room for more members if you would like to join. You don't have to have your own goat. Next meeting is Wednesday April 26 at 6:30at Jane Davis's place 2062 South Shore Road, Napanee. See you there! The Trash to Treasures Club is planning to start late April. Members please start collecting old T-shirts all colours, ugly old sweaters, plastic detergent containers all colours, plastic food containers with the recycle #6 on the bottom. First meeting of the Dairy club is Tuesday, May 2 nd at the Napanee fire 7:00. Rabbit club meeting May 3 rd upstairs at the Napanee Legion 6:30pm. ************************************************************************************************************* Crochet Club is starting Monday April 17th..meetings are April 17,24, May 1,8,15,29. ************************************************************************************************************* Introduction to Animal Friends Our first meeting is fast approaching starting with Introductions, Games and Elections. We will be discussing our schedule and when we will be introducing the following animals to the members. Birds, Cats, Cows and Calf's, Dogs, Fish, Goats, Horses, Rabbits, Small Rodents and Sheep and subject matter accompanied for each. 1st Meeting :6:30 on April 25, 2017 located at the : Farm 1402 Nugent Road, Newburgh. ********************************************************************************************************************* Birdwatching will be starting this month which is the perfect month to start this new hobby. It is easy to spot birds in the trees before the new leaves start to sprout. You can start birdwatching before our first meeting by looking for birds out your windows and listening to the sounds they make. We will start with games, introductions and elections and describing what we have planned for the year. 1st meeting: 6:30 April 27 1st meeting: 6:30 April 27 Poolridge Farm 950 Little Creek Road Napanee *********************************************************************************** The first meeting for Sheep Club will starting with Introductions, Games to get to know each other, Elections and then we are going to dive into talking about breeds and everyone's favorite, lambing, the best time of the year. 1st Meeting : 6:30 April 11, 2016 Upstairs at the Napanee Fairgrounds

4 REGISTRATION It is not too late to register. Several of our clubs have not been able to get started yet as they need 1 or 2 more members. Please call Kathy as soon as possible to sign up! Cost is $100 for the first member in a family and $85 for any siblings, payable by cheque or cash. This entitles you to participate in up to 10 clubs, newsletters, 4-H Ontario magazines, and insurance. We will only be issuing newsletters by this year so be sure we have an updated address for you. Both members and a parent need to sign the registration forms, so please try to come together. To save time, go to the 4-H Ontario website and complete the participation agreement form and bring it with you. FAIR GROUND CLEAN UP DAY The Napanee Fair Board has asked for our help in cleaning up the fairgrounds. This involves lots of raking, picking up twigs and small branches that may have fallen down over the winter, maybe sweeping out buildings if they are empty and dusting. We start around 9:00am and work until about 12:00noon and then the fair board provides a pizza lunch. Work continues in the afternoon if we are not done. The fair board is very good to us over the year, providing us with buildings for meetings and other activities, providing prize money for all our shows at the fair, and this is one way we can help them, so let's all turn out on Saturday April 29th with rakes and brooms, dust cloths and elbow grease and lots of energy. Please wear sturdy shoes (no flip flops or sandals) and work gloves might be a good idea and dress for the weather. Parents are invited to stay and help and high school kids can get community hours for helping. If you have any questions, please call David at

5 Saturday May 6&7- Just in Time for Mother s Day Spring Craft Show Napanee Fairgrounds, inside the Arena 9am-5pm each day Hourly door prizes, Free admission to shoppers This is a fundraising event for 4-H. We will also have our cookbooks for sale there. We still have room for some vendors..if you can t be a vendor, come out and be a shopper! We have many talented craftspeople coming with stained glass, barbed wire art, handmade children and baby clothes, jams and jellies, several types of hand-made jewelry, bath and body products, wooden items, mosaic art, doll clothes plus more. We also have vendors with your favourite products from Epicure, 31 Gifts, Scentsy, Milk and Cookies, Avon, Tupperware, Sew Cute Baby, Adagio Naturals, Jamberry Nails, Lockets and Charms, Steeped Tea, Pampered Chef, LegSmart and more. Please spread the word to your friends and family..help us make this a successful day for 4-H and our vendors. Please contact Kathy at or kathymcnichols@gmail.com to rent a vendor s spot or for information. We could use the help of a few high school students to help with set up and during the weekend. Please let Kathy know if you are available, community credit hours can be given for this event.

6 Thank you to Tamworth and Enterprise Schools for welcoming David, Nan Keyes and Caitlyn to their schools to tell students and staff about 4-H. We had a great time talking to the students, doing activities with them and spreading the 4-H word. Youth leaders can be a valuable asset to a club while giving a member aged the opportunity to expand their 4-H experience and get more involved in planning, organizing, leading and offering their knowledge to other members. Youth leaders also get 2 credits for a club they participate in. There are requirements such as training which all youth leaders must attend in These are done by webinar on the 1 st or 3 rd Tuesday of each month. Also youth leaders are required to complete a youth leader manual which needs to be signed off by the leaders of the club and then submitted to the Association to be approved. Please contact Megan Burnside at region3@4-hontario.ca for details on training. CLUB ELECTIONS As you hold your elections for the executive members of your clubs, please keep in mind that the reporter in your club is requested to send a story about the club s activities to the newsletter sometime during the club. It could be about a project you are working on, or one particular meeting or outing, just something to let the rest of the Association know how exciting your club is. A prize for the best story submitted will be given out at the Awards Ceremony. The secretary position is one which holds a lot of responsibility. To show our appreciation for the members who take on this position, we are holding a secretary s contest for the best kept set of minutes. It should contain attendance records and minutes of each meeting and may include pictures. Winner of this contest will receive $20 and all other entries will receive $5. Entries are to be submitted to Kathy by November 15, 2017 and the winner will be announced at the Awards Ceremony. If you elect a photographer in your club or if one of the leaders is the photographer, please be sure over the year to photos to Kathy for inclusion in the newsletter and on our website. You will also want pictures to put on your club board for the fair. Be proud of your club and 4-H. Please send photos and stories for the newsletter to kathymcnichols@gmail.com Friday August 3- Monday August 7- Napanee Fair!! Saturday September 30- Scarecrow Festival- Downtown Napanee- BBQ & Bake Sale If you want to submit something for the newsletter, please send it to me by the 28 th of the month for the next month. kathymcnichols@gmail.com