Ste. Genevieve County 4-H News

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1 Ste. Genevieve County 4-H News March 12, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 2 CLUB UPDATES The Magnificent 9 met on February 22. During their meeting they discussed projects they want to work on, shared a snack and learned about insects by completing 3 three different stations. The Swine Club met on Feb. 5 th and 6 th at R&T Meat Packing. The members were able to learn about the meat packing side of their project and had the opportunity to make sausage. The Beef and Swine Clubs met on March 7 for a joint meeting. Kendra Graham was on hand to present their Show Me Quality Assurance Program. During the meeting the winners were chosen for their raffle. Congratulations to Matthew Klein for selling the most tickets, and Grace Herman and Carter Grass who tied for second most. Together the clubs raised $6685. The winners of the raffle were Paul & Mandy Bauman- ¼ Beef Cory French- ½ Hog John Linderer- 10 lbs. Bacon Russell & Melanie Clayton 10 lbs. Sausage The livestock clubs also held a food drive competition. Between the two clubs 278 pounds of canned food were donated! Way to go 4-H ers!

2 I am happy to announce that a new cub has started in the Bloomsdale area! Thank you to Kristal and Matt Stemler for volunteering to lead this club. 7 families attended the March 7 th meeting to discuss what was needed to start a club and who was interested in joining. They decided there was enough interest to start a club and chose the name The Bloomsdale Bloomers 4-H club. Welcome to the team! Please send let me know what your club is doing so I can include it in the next newsletter. NEEDED- PROJECT LEADERS You may be wondering what this would include. It actually can be whatever you as the leader want it to be. If you have a special interest in arts and crafts, cake decorating, poultry, etc. and would like to meet with a group of eager learnersyou can be a project leader. I have file drawers full of resources that you may use. If I don t have what you need we can look into ordering some. If you would like to meet with your group once a month you can or if you want to meet each week for a few weeks to finish projects, you can do that too. It is entirely up to you and your project group to decide what works best for your schedule. Please let me know if you are interested and I will help in any way I can. NEED IDEAS FOR YOUR MEETINGS? Be sure you are including as many of your members as you can at each of your meetings. Some suggested jobs could be Door greeter Flag holder Pledge leader Photographer (I would love pictures to include in the newsletter) Monthly health tip Snack helper Demonstration of a project they are working on. Etc. Your members will feel more ownership in their club if they feel they have a responsibly to perform. It doesn t have to complicated or time consuming, but they should feel important and needed. LOCAL FARMERS MARKET I attended a meeting on February 25 th with the members of the Farmers Market. They are very anxious to have 4-H and FFA members make use of the market. They will wave membership fees for local youth to encourage them to come out and sell any products they have raised or made. I have a copy of the rules if you are interested. The market will run from the first Saturday of May until the last Saturday of October.

3 4-H Day with the Cardinals Saturday, May 11, 2019 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Mo. You are invited to join us for the 18th Annual 4-H Day with the Cardinals. The Cardinals will be taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1:15 p.m. game. Don't miss out! We have a limited number of tickets, and they go quickly! Yes, there's more! Get in on all the prizes and pre-game activities. Ticket orders Ticket orders must be postmarked by APRIL 1, Tickets for the event must be ordered on the 4-H Day with the Cardinals order form. Tickets are only $25 each for this wonderful family outing and include a specially designed t-shirt featuring the 4-H Clover on the back and the Cardinals emblem on the front. Order as quickly as possible! A limited number of tickets are available and tickets usually sell out early. 4-H Clubs, counties or groups of families who would like to be seated together must send their orders in the same envelope. 4-H Day with the Cardinals raffle You could throw out the first pitch of the game, win an autographed baseball or other great prizes. 4-H members who participate in the 4-H raffle will have a chance to be selected to throw out the first pitch, and family members, alumni and guests can win other great prizes. All proceeds will be used to support Missouri and Illinois 4-H programs. Pregame activities All members and their leader can take part in the parade around the ball field. That's right, you will get to walk around the field behind your county or club 4-H banner! Pre-game ceremonies also include a recitation of the 4- H pledge and ceremonial first pitch by a Missouri 4-H member.

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5 Paper Clover Donations JOANN stores will be partnering again this year with 4-H for the Clovers for Kids campaign. Between March 1 April 30, 2019 JOANN stores nationwide will ask their customers to donate to the 4-H program. Both $1 and $4 donations are available. Purchase of $4 donation comes with a $4 off a future purchase coupon. Please invite supporters to visit your local JOANN stores to help support Missouri 4-H. WITH JOANN 4H REWARDS ON EVERY PURCHASE, EVERY DAY! Current & Lifetime members, parents of members, volunteers and 4-H staff can save 15% off total in-store and online purchases every day with 4-H Rewards. JOANN will give a minimum of 2.5% of every eligible transaction to support the 4-H programming. ENROLL NOW Partner with Tractor Supply Co. Each Spring and Fall, Tractor Supply will help raise money for 4-H programs with the Paper Clover Campaign, a national in-store fundraiser that benefits 4-H programming Dates: 1) Donating in store at the register. Spring: March 27 - April 7 Fall: October 9-20 Contribute during our 2019 fundraisers by: 2) Donating online at checkout when making a purchase on tractorsupply.com. (Donations will be assigned to states based on the shipping location). 3) Donating by phone when you call TSC Customer Solutions at TSC invites your club to get active with your local store if you are not already. Talk with your store manager about what activities and partnership opportunities exist in your area. To get you started, here are some ideas on getting involved with your local store: Hold fundraisers at your local TSC during holidays! Valentine's Day: Sell Valentine's Day cards made by 4-H members July 4th: Sell hot dogs and hamburgers Fall: Carving pumpkins to sell Winter Holidays: Set up a gift wrapping table Set up educational livestock clinics in the parking lot of your local TSC store. Ask your store about using your local TSC as a potential meeting site, field trip, or exhibition location.