Norfolk 4-H Association Board of Directors President Terry Boyer 519-582-4416 boyert@xplornet.com August 9, 2015: Norfolk 4-H Family Picnic BBQ Don t forget that our association s BBQ in celebration of 4-H Ontario s 100 th Anniversary is quickly approaching. ALL members and their families are invited to attend. There will be GREAT food, games and square dancing. We hope to see you there! Vice-President and Secretary Heather Jewitt 519-429-0486 h_jewitt@hotmail.com Treasurer, Newsletter and Website - Lori Hopper 519-410-6250 lorih@execulink.com Membership Co-ordinator and Association Representative Wendy Lamb 519-582-4416 boyert@xplornet.com Volunteer Screening and Acting Past President Lorraine Vogel 519-443-5649 rvogel@nornet.on.ca July 25, 2015: Canada's Wonderland Celebration Join 4-H members, volunteers, alumni and their families for a fun day at Canada's Wonderland! Your admission includes lunch, full access to the amusement park and special entertainment at Kingswood Stage featuring country music singer Leah Daniels. The special celebratory gathering for the 100th anniversary of 4-H Ontario will begin at 12:15pm at Kingswood Stage. Grab your lunch and head into the theatre for music and presentations! After the formal part of the day has completed, you will have more time to explore the grounds and rides before the park closes that evening. Park hours on July 25 th are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Note: you must have a 4-H lunch ticket in order to gain access into the Kingswood Stage area). Tickets must be purchased directly from Canada's Wonderland through to July 25 at noon and must be purchased before you arrive at the park at www.canadaswonderland.com/4hontario. Page 1 of 6
Advanced Sewing Club Sewing club will be starting in late September and room is still available to join this club if you are eligible. If you are interested and have not already signed up, please call Joan Malcolm at 519-443-5031 or e-mail her at joanmalcolm@hotmail.ca. She will be contacting everyone who s signed up in early September to determine the night of the week that suits them best. Please note that this is the Advanced Sewing Club and is not intended for beginner sewers. You must know how to operate a sewing machine and have sewing experience to be eligible to join this club. Spinning Wheel Fundraising Raffle Norfolk 4-H Association is selling tickets on a Walnut Spinning Wheel and Bobbins valued at $650.00. The spinning wheel and bobbins are sponsored by Catherine Stark and Sonny s Llama Farm. Tickets are $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00. The draw will take place Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Woodstock Fleece Festival at the Woodstock Fairgrounds. If you or someone else you know is interested in purchasing tickets, please contact Monica Veit at 519-582-1500. Senior Dairy Calf Club Info July 28th - Meeting - Minor Bros., Canborough - Tour of Feed Mill - 7pm Aug 11th - Drag a Calf Day - hosted by VanderSteege s Aug 13th - BBQ at the Simcoe Farmers Market - Customer Appreciation Day Aug 15th - Tillsonburg Fair - Showmanship Sept 12th - West Niagara 4-H Show Friday Oct 2nd - Caledonia Fair 4-H Show Mon Oct 12th - Achievement - Norfolk County Fair Members - Do you know how important it is to hold executive positions in your clubs? One day in the future you could find out how important it was to hold executive positions in clubs when you are asked about your experience in these positions - President, Vice-President, Secretary, Press-Reporter or Treasurer. One example of this is for the Outstanding Senior Member Award. Part of the process in competing for this award includes being interviewed by people who will have a list of all clubs you have attended and all executive positions you have held with clubs. You may be asked questions about the positions you ve held, so they are more important than you think. Please remember to give everyone a chance at running for executive positions! Page 2 of 6
Norfolk 4-H and Cloverbuds T-Shirts Please contact Lori (see contact information on page 1) if you would like additional t-shirts. Cost is $7.00 each. Did you know that you can log-in to the 4-H Ontario Website to view your own 4-H history? Members and volunteers can log-in to the 4-H Ontario website at www\4-hontario.ca. To log-in, click Login just above the word Youth. Your User Name is your first name (first letter only is capitalized) followed by your membership number, with no space in between. If you don t already have a password from 4-H Ontario, or you have any other problems logging in, please contact Ryan at 4-H Ontario by e-mail at digital@4-hontario.ca. After you re logged in, click on My Profile. This will show your basic information on the screen. For more detailed information about your 4-H history, click on the items in the small coloured box to the right. Don t forget to check out all the information on the rest of the website! Attendance DURING club meetings Please remember that your leaders are responsible for all members in attendance at their meetings, so they need to know where you are at all times. Interesting Facts about 4-H From the 4-H Ontario Annual Report 2014: In Ontario, there were 5,722 4-H Members and 1,830 Volunteers From the 4-H Canada Annual Report 2014-2015: In Canada, there were 24,542 Members and 7,626 Volunteers Worldwide, there are almost 7,000,000 (seven million) 4-H ers. 4-H has the goal of reaching 20 million members internationally by 2025. 4-H is one of the largest youth organizations in the world. Around the globe, 4-H is focused on supporting youth leaders and providing an infrastructure for positive youth development. Independent 4-H programs can be found in all corners of the globe, from North America and South America to Africa to Asia. Remember to Think Green and Learn to do by doing. Page 3 of 6
Press Reports Square Dancing by Katelyn Haywood Square Dancing- Meeting#1- Press Report#1 Bow to your partners, don t forget those corner gals, All join hands and away to the west. On Sunday March 1 st 2015 the first meeting of the Norfolk 4-H Square Dancing Club was called to order at 2pm in the auditorium in the auditorium of the OMAFRA building. The first meeting started off with Club assistant leader Joan was talking about Square Dancing and how we will be dancing to a four/ four beat. At this meeting there were eight members present. At this meeting elections were held for club President, vice President, Secretary and Press Reporter. Congratulations to Elizabeth LeBlanc the President, Jessica Hall the Vice president, Emma Bishop the Secretary and Katie Haywood the Press Reporter of the club. At this meeting we were taught Chase the Ladies a visiting dance. We learned how to do moves like the Promenade and the Grand Chain. After having minor technical difficulties we got to do some dancing with partners 4-H has the best way of teaching which is Learn to do by Doing and that is exactly what we did. After we danced we had our business meeting along with drinks and snacks. Our next meeting is to be held on March 8 th 2015 in the auditorium of the OMAFRA building in Simcoe from 2-4. Square Dancing- Meeting#2- Press Report#2 Now Do-Si-Do that corner gal then Do-Si-Doe your own right to your partner, grand chain. On March 8 th 2015 the second Meeting of the Norfolk Square Dancing Club called their second meeting to order at 2:00pm. This meeting started off with the lovely, ladies getting into costume. The members then practiced a short dance segment called The Grand Chain. After this the 4-H members practiced their Do-Si-Does with their partners and those corner gals. Soon after they finished their Dance moves and dances the members sat down and did some book work. The book work consisted of talking about what projects and dances will be done through the time that the club is active, and they discussed different dances that the members were interested in learning and preforming. When books were done and reports were read the members had a snack break. The 4-Her s practiced Right Hand up Left Lady Under and then the meeting was dismissed at 4. Thank your partner, thank your corner, wave to the lady across the hall. The next meeting will be March 29 th 2015, at 2pm in the OMAFRA auditorium in Simcoe. Page 4 of 6
More Press Reports Square Dancing by Katelyn Haywood Square Dancing-Meeting#3- Report#3 Dresses, dress shirts, black shoes and co-ordinating colours were the main focus of the third meeting of the Square dancing club that was called to order on March 29 th 2015 at 2pm. The meeting was called to order by the club s president, Elizabeth LeBlanc. The ladies got into their dresses and the gents wore their handkerchiefs, and started practicing various dances like Take Your opposite Grand Square and Chain The Ladies which learned during their previous meetings. After the 4-H members practiced their dances a few times it was time for the Meeting aspect of the club. The meeting discussed the score cards of square dancers and their partners. The Score card is out of 100points that s divided into four categories. The four categories are Comfort worth 30 points, Neatness worth 30 points, Appropriateness of the attire again worth 30 points and co-ordination making up 10 points. Every group starts off with 100 points and for every disapproval from the judges you get points deducted that is if your group doesn t meet the requirements of each category according to the judge. The roll call for this meeting was: What would you look for if you were judging square dancing costumes? This roll call was answered by all members who were present. At this meeting the members also practiced judging. The subjects that were being judged were Square dancing costumes from previous square dancing clubs. The official Reasons were given by the youth leader Alexandria hall, there were brave volunteers who give their reasons and all the members were taught how to judge properly as there will be a 4-H judging clinic, June 19 th at Sonny Side s Llama Farm at 6pm that is mandatory for all 4-H members. Snack and drinks were provided by Elizabeth LeBlanc and Emma Bishop, next meeting s snacks and drinks will be brought by other members. When the old business and new business was taken care of the young 4-Her s then practiced their dance one last time and then the meeting was dismissed at 4pm. The next meeting will be on Sunday, April 19 th 2015 at 2pm in the OMAFRA auditorium in Simcoe. Square Dancing-Meeting#4- Report#4 Take off your coat, unbutton your vest, all join hands and away to the west. On April 19 th 2015 the fourth meeting of square dancing was called to order in the OMAFRA auditorium, in Simcoe at 2pm by the vice president Jessica Hall. This meeting started off with Alexandria, the youth leader walking through and teaching one of her favorite square dances Black & Tan. Alexandria then practiced calling the dance. The 4-Her s quickly caught on and were able to practice the dance a few times with only six members who were present along with the club leaders. The business component of the meeting was well under way with vice president Jessica Hall leading. What is important for a call was the roll call for this meeting and was answered by all the members that were present. When it was time for a drink and snack break, continued next page Page 5 of 6
members then learned about a caller s score card. Each caller starts with 100pts that is divided into five categories; Volume, Clarity, timing, quality and music. Jessica adjourned the business sector of the meeting at 3:35 which left enough time for the Norfolk 4-H Square dancing club members to practice their dances one last time. The next meeting will be held on April 26 th 2015 in the OMAFRA auditorium, in Simcoe starting at 2pm. All join hands for a center call, do it once more for the good of the hall That s it that s all. Upcoming Fairs and Competitions This is just a reminder that fairs and competitions will be starting soon, so please be sure to pay attention to all information that your leaders give to you regarding dates and times. Scholarships for 4-H Members Did you know that the following scholarships, and more, are available to 4-H Members, as well as scholarships open to others? more information. Please visit http://www.4-hontario.ca/youth/opportunities/scholarships-grants.aspx for Agriventure 4-H Adventure Opportunity Scholarship 2015 Deadline: November 1, 2015 The 4-H AgriVenture Scholarship provides $3,000 towards participation in an AgriVenture program. Angelo and Frank Agro Undergraduate Scholarships Deadline: April 15, 2015 For 4-H members attending post-secondary education. Seven awards of $7,000 ($1,750 annually for four years). Bertram and Hazel Stewart 4-H Dairy Youth Education Award & Bursary Deadline: September 25, 2015 The Bertram and Hazel Stewart 4-H Dairy Youth Education Award & Bursary honours Bertram and the late Hazel Stewart s deep commitment and passion toward agriculture, education and 4-H. Open to 4-H Ontario members who have been a Dairy Club member for at least three years. Giles Hume 4-H Ontario Centennial Award Deadline: July 31, 2015 Recognizing leadership and dedication to community betterment, and established in the summer of 2015 in honour of the 100 year anniversary of 4-H in Ontario, this award of $2,000 will be granted to a recipient to assist with their post-secondary education as recognition of excellence in 4-H and their home community. Henrike Foerster Memorial 4-H Entrance Scholarship Deadline: October 7, 2015 A $500 scholarship for a first year student in the Associate Diploma in Veterinary Technology Program at the University of Guelph s Ridgetown Campus. Justin Parish Memorial Bursary Deadline: September 25, 2015 This $500 bursary honours the spirit of Justin s dream of one day attending the Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, his love of farming, and 4-H. Presented by the Parish Family, this bursary will support a 4-H Ontario Dairy Club Member to attend the Royal in Toronto, Ontario for the first time. Page 6 of 6