January January 1-3 4-H Office Closed All Day New Year s Day January 4 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room January 4 4-H Member Record Books Due from Club 6:00 pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office Leaders January 29 2014 Club paperwork due (Secretary 4:00 pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office Books, plans, etc.) January 14 Sr. 4-H Member resumes due to State 4-4:00 pm Maryland State 4-H Office H Office for National 4-H Congress, West Virginia Older Members Conference, Virginia 4-H Congress, and Camp Miniwanca January 15 2015 Diamond Clover Plans due 4:30 pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office January 16 Steer Weigh-in 9:00-10:00 am St. Mary s County Fairgrounds January 22 4-H Club Officer Training Cancelled Snow 6pm-8pm Ag Services Center Conf Room January 17 4-H Gala 2:00-6:00 pm Laurel Park, Laurel, MD January 18 4-H Office Closed All Day Martin Luther King Holiday January 22-24 Horse Expo & 4-H Horse Art Contest Weekend Maryland State Fairgrounds January 25 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) January 29 4-H Club Officer Training Rescheduled 6pm-8pm Ag Services Center Conf Room February February 1 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00pm Ag Services Center Conf Room February 2 Interviews for out-of-state trips 4:00 7:00pm Maryland 4-H Center, CP February 3 4-H Military Partnership In-Service 9:00am 2:00pm Maryland 4-H Center, CP February 6 Swine Knowledge Workshop 10:00am-2:00pm Chaptico, MD Feb 12-15 State 4-H Council Retreat Weekend TBD February 13 4-H Volunteer Association Meeting 1:30pm-3:00pm Conference Call February 13 Interviews for out of state trips 9:00am 2:00pm Carroll County Extension February 15 4-H Office closed All Day President s Day February 15 4-H Day in Annapolis TBD Annapolis, MD February 22 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) February 27 Maryland State 4-H Horse Advisory Committee Meeting TBD 4-H Center, College Park
March March 4 Maryland 4-H Quality Assurance Training On-Line website opens March 5 Maryland 4-H Livestock Skillathon 8:00 am Hagerstown, MD March 5 Shooting Sports Instructor Update All Day TBD March 7 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room March 8-10 State 4-H Team Retreat 4-H Offices Closed All Day Eastern Shore March 12 Maryland 4-H Horse Bowl All Day UMD, College Park March 15 2016 Diamond Clover Plans Due for Level 4:30 pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office 1-5 March 19 Annual 4-H Banquet 5:00 pm SAYSF Bible Church, CA, MD March 19 State Camp Training 9am-4:00pm Rocks 4-H Center, Harford County March 20 State 4-H Council Meeting 2-5pm Maryland 4-H Center March 25 4-H Offices Closed All Day Good Friday March 28 4-H Volunteer Training, Unit 1 6:30-8:30 pm On-Line Training March 29 Horse Advisory Committee Meeting 6:30-8:30 pm Conference Call April April 1 St. Mary s County Public Speaking Contest 6:00 pm Tolerance Hall @ Fairgrounds April 1-3 State Shooting Sports Instructor Training Weekend Thendara 4-H Center Hurlock MD April 4 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room April 9 Sporting Clay's Tournament All Day Pintail Point April 9-14 National 4-H Conference Week National 4-H Center, Chevy Chase April 13-24 Tractor Supply Paper Clover Fundraiser All Day Tractor Supply, Hollywood April 16 Dairy Bowl All Day UMD, College Park April 23 MD 4-H Horse Judging/Hippology Contest All Day UMD, College Park April 28 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) April 30 Volunteer Association - General Meeting 1-2:30pm Maryland Day, UMCP April 30 State Communications Contest 9am-3:00pm Maryland Day, UMCP
May May 2 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room May 7-8 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Weekend Howard County Fairgrounds May 8 4-H Sheep and Goat Skillathon 9am-12pm Howard County Fairgrounds March 14 Scrapbook Workshop 10am-3pm Ag Services Conference Room May 14 Eastern Shore 4-H Spring Show All Day Queen Anne s County 4-H Park May 21 Wills Spring 4-H Fair All Day Howard County Fairgrounds May 21 Market Livestock Weigh-in Market Livestock Registration due 8:00am-10:00am St. Mary s County Fairgrounds May 21 State Camp Training 9am-4:00pm MD 4-H Center, College Park May 23 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) May 30 4-H Office Closed All Day Memorial Day June June 1 Market Livestock, Poultry and Rabbit 4:30 pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office Registrations due Horse and Pony ID Cards due Dog ID cards due Animal Lease forms due June 6 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room June 4-5 Southern Maryland 4-H Spring Show Weekend Charles County Fairgrounds June 12-19 National Leadership Conference Week Camp Miniwanca, Shelby MI June 13-19 West Virginia Older Member Conference Week WVU Jackson s Mill, WV June 14-18 Virginia 4-H Congress Week Blacksburg, VA June 25 4-H All-Star Meeting 9am-3pm Howard County Fairgrounds June 25 4-H Volunteer Association Meeting 3pm-4pm Howard County Fairgrounds June 26-30 Maryland 4-H Congress All Day College Park, MD June 26-July 1 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational All Day Grand Island, NE June 27 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) July July 1 Breeding Livestock registration forms due 4:30pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office July 4 4-H Office Closed All Day Independence Day July 6-8 Maryland 4-H Horse Jamboree Week Queen Anne s 4-H Park Communications Contest July 7 State 4-H Horse Communications Contest All Day Queen Anne s 4-H Park July 17 State 4-H Council Meeting 2pm-5pm Maryland 4-H Office July 25 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) July 31 MD State Fair 4-H/FFA Entry Deadline 11:59pm On-Line
TBD August MD 4-H Quality Assurance Training website closes 11:59 On-Line August 1 Prince George s County Fair entries due Prince Georges County Fair Office August 1 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room August 19 Diamond Clover Level 6 Plans for 2016 4:30 pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office due to County Office August 22 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) Aug 25 Sep 5 Maryland State Fair 11 Days Timonium, MD August 29 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room August 31 St. Mary s County Fair Entries Due 4:30 pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office September September 4 Volunteer Association - General Meeting 3pm-5pm Maryland State Fair-4-H Bldg September 5 4-H Office Closed All Day Labor Day Sept 7-11 Prince George s County Fair Week TBD Sept 10 Maryland 4-H State Rifle Match All Day Marriottsville, MD Sept 11-12 State 4-H Dairy Judging Team Trip All Day Harrisburg, PA Sept 14-18 Charles County Fair Week Charles County Fairgrounds Sept 14-18 Anne Arundel County Fair Week Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds September 15 Diamond Clover Level 6 Plans for 2016 12:00 noon Maryland State 4-H Office due September 17 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors Update All Day TBD September 18 State 4-H Council Meeting 2pm-5pm Maryland 4-H Center September 20 September 21 Fair Entries Due: Hobbies, Crafts, Textiles, Canning, Child Care, Expressive Arts, Photography, Animal & Vet Science, Science & Technology, Designated Projects, Promotional Exhibits Fair Entries Due: Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Field & Garden Crops, Plants & Flowers, Food prep 4:00 pm-8:00pm 4-H Building St. Mary s County Fairgrounds 4:00 pm-8:00pm 4-H Building St. Mary s County Fairgrounds Sept 22-25 St. Mary s County Fair Week St. Mary s County Fairgrounds Sept 25-27 State 4-H Engineering Team Trip All Day West Lafayette, IN Sept 28-Oct 2 Calvert County Fair Week Calvert County Fairgrounds September 29 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) Sept 30-Oct 2 State 4-H Livestock Judging Team Trip All Day Harrisburg, PA Sept 30-Oct 4 State 4-H Dairy Judging Team Trip All Day Madison, WI
October October 2 Maryland 4-H Dressage Show & Combined All Day TBD Test October 2-8 National 4-H Week Week Nationwide October 3 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room October 5 National 4-H Youth Science Day All Day Nationwide October 6-10 National 4-H Horticulture Judging/Demo Week Erie PA Trip October 6-10 All American Quarter Horse Congress All Day Columbus, Ohio Horse Contests October 8 Maryland State 4-H Archery Match All Day TBD October 10 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) October 11 4-H Offices Closed All Day Columbus Day October 10-13 National 4-H Horse Contest Trip Week Columbus, OH October 15 Senior Portfolios due for National 4-H Conf 4:00 pm Maryland State 4-H Office October 22 Maryland State 4-H Shotgun Match All Day Prince George s Trap & Skeet Oct 28-30 National 4-H Livestock Judging Weekend Raleigh, NC Oct 29-30 National 4-H Livestock Skillathon Weekend Raleigh, NC November November 1 Level 5 Diamond Clover Report due 4:30 pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office November 5 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Update All Day TBD November 4-6 State 4-H Dairy Bowl Team Trip Weekend Louisville, KY November 5-7 State 4-H Dairy Judging Team Trip Weekend Louisville, KY November 4-6 Eastern National Horse Contests Trip Weekend Louisville, KY November 6 Maryland 4-H Horsemen s Party 2pm-6pm Maryland State Fairgrounds Timonium MD November 7 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room November 11 4-H Offices Closed All Day Veteran s Day Nov 11-13 State 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team Trip Week Louisville, KY Nov 11-17 State 4-H Livestock Judging Trip Week Louisville, KY November 13 Maryland Dog Bowl Contest 12:00 noon UMD, College Park November 15 Livestock Ear Tag Orders due 4:30 pm St. Mary s County 4-H Office November 15 Maryland 4-H State Council 2017 Officer All Day Maryland State 4-H Office Candidate Applications Due Nov 15-18 State 4-H Poultry Judging Team Trip Week Louisville, KY November 20 MD 4-H State Council Meeting TBD TBD Nov 24-25 4-H Office Closed Weekend Thanksgiving Break Nov 25-29 National 4-H Congress Weekend Atlanta, GA November 28 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office)
December December 5 4-H Club Leader Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Ag Services Center Conf Room December 8 Maryland 4-H Animal Science Faculty/Staff All Day Howard County Fairgrounds In-Service December 12 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm On-line (contact 4-H Office) December 13 Maryland 4-H Animal Science Updates 6:30 pm On-line Webinar Webinar for Volunteers December 15 Maryland 4-H State Council 2017 General 4:30 pm Maryland State 4-H Office Membership Applications Due December 26 4-H Office Closed All Day Winter Break December 31 4-H Office Closed All Day Winter Break