2014 4-H Calendar of Events Changes Denoted by Strikethrough* and Highlight** Tentative dates in Italics JANUARY 2014 January Due Dates: 3 Camp Leadership Workshop Basic Registration 3 Teen Counselor Applications for Entrepreneur Camp 15 Full Payment for Citizenship Washington Focus due in LRSO 15 High Adventure Registration 15 National Program Assistant Internship Applications - CWF (June-July) 24 Ambassador Workshop Registration January Activity Dates: 10-11 Shooting Sports Junior Olympic Pistol, 4-H Center (rescheduled from Dec 2013) 17-18 Camp Leadership Workshop Basic, 4-H Center FEBRUARY 2014 February Due Dates: TBA 2014 4-H Poultry Chain Orders 3 Advanced Entrepreneur Camp Registration 3 Entrepreneur Camp Basic Registration 3 Governor s Award Nominations 3 4-H Record Books (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) due in LRSO 3 National 4-H Dairy Conference 3 State Scholarship Applications 3 Volunteer Applications to Judge 4-H Record Books 3 Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Practice Session Registration 14 Beekeeping Essay Contest Entries 24 OMK Camo Camp, 4-H Center February Activity Dates: TBA Level 1 Rifle Coaches Clinic, 4-H Center (might be March or April) 7-8 AR State 4-H BB Championship, 4-H Center 14-15 Ambassador Workshop, 4-H Center 20-21 4-H Agent In-Service Training 21-22 Adult Volunteer Leaders Board Meeting 21-23 Entrepreneur Camp, 4-H Center 21-23 Advanced Entrepreneur Camp, 4-H Center 22 Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Practice Session, ASU Beebe 25-27 4-H Record Book Judging, 4-H Center 28 State Beef Quiz Bowl, Fayetteville Page - 1 January 22, 2014
MARCH 2014 March Due Dates: 3 Alumni Recognition Program State Application 3 Ambassador Applications (FY4H-657) 3 Equine Camp Registration 3 National 4-H Congress Adult Chaperone Applications 3 Shooting Sports Pistol Match 3 Spring Shooting Sports Instructor Training Registration** 3 Teen Star Applications (FY4H-139) 14 OMK Metro Camp Registration 17 4-H Spring Shooting Sports Instructor Training Registration* March Activity Dates: TBA Level 1 Rifle Coaches Clinic, 4-H Center (might be February or April) 1 High Adventure Backpacking Parent-Camper Rally, 4-H Center 3 Beekeeping Essay Contest Winners Announced 6 New Agent Training 14-15 Shooting Sports Pistol Match, 4-H Center 14-15 Spring Shooting Sports Instructor Training, 4-H Center** 15 4-H Advanced Record Book Interviews, LRSO 24-27 Equine Camp, 4-H Center 24-27 OMK Camo Camp, 4-H Center 24-28 Spring Break 28-29 4-H Spring Shooting Sports Instructor Training, 4-H Center* APRIL 2014 April Due Dates: 1 Adult Vol Ldrs Assoc-Agent, Leader, Program Asst., Specialist of the Year Applications 1 Camp Leadership Workshop Advanced Registration 1 Forestry Contest Registration 1 Hall of Fame Nominations (FY4H-140) 1 Innovative Program Grant Applications 1 Pumpkin & Watermelon Seed Requests 1 Teen Counselor Applications for Summer Camps (Cloverbud Camp, Junior Camp, Adventure & Challenge Camp & Military Camps) 1 Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Contest Registration via 4-H Online 16 Teen Leader Conference Registration Page - 2 January 22, 2014
April Activity Dates: TBA Level 1 Rifle Coaches Clinic, 4-H Center (might be February or March) TBA Poultry Chick Chain 4-6 4-H High Adventure Backpacking Shakedown, 4-H Center 5-10 National 4-H Conference, Washington, D.C. 6-13 National Volunteer Week (www.pointsoflight.org) 11-12 Spring Leaders Forum, 4-H Center 11-13 OMK Metro Camp, 4-H Center 12 4-H 5k Run/Walk, 4-H Center 17 District Poultry BBQ, Fayetteville 17 Forestry Contest, UAM School of Forest Resources 25 State Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Contest, Central Arkansas 25-26 Camp Leadership Workshop Advanced, 4-H Center 26 District Poultry BBQ, Arkadelphia (Clark County Fairgrounds) 4/29-5/1 National 4-H Land Judging Contest, OKC 30 State Grassland Evaluation Judging Contest MAY 2014 May Due Dates: 1 Ambassador Re-Certifications Due to LRSO (FY4H-138) 1 Officer Election Applications Due to LRSO (FY4H-657) 1 Poster Art Entries, LRSO Communications Office 1 Summer Equine Camp Registration 1 Teen Star/Hall of Fame Banquet Server Applications 12 4-H YHEC/State Shooting Sports Competition Registration 19 4-H YHEC/State Shooting Sports Guest Registration 19 OMK Visual & Performing Arts Camp Registration 23 Alumni Search Info to LRSO May Activity Dates: TBA Northwest Arkansas Regional Horse Show, Fayetteville 4/29 5/1 National 4-H Land Judging Contest, OKC 1 District Poultry BBQ, Batesville 2-3 Spring Livestock Show, State Fairgrounds 3 District Poultry BBQ, Little Rock (Arkansas State Fairgrounds) 17-22 National 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Training, Location TBA 30-31 State Counselor Training, 4-H Center Page - 3 January 22, 2014
JUNE 2014 June Due Dates: 2 National 4-H Congress Youth Deposits ($100) due, LRSO 2 District O-Rama County Registration 6 Ross Photo Exhibit Entries TO LRSO COMMUNICATIONS 16 Adventure & Challenge Camp Registration 16 Cloverbud Camp Registration 16 Junior Camp (3-day) Registration 23 4-H Shooting Sports / Range Events Registration 30 4-H Shooting Sports / Range Events Guest Registration June Activity Dates: TBA 4-H Dairy Camp, Bentonville (http://www.4statedairydays.org/) TBA Dairy Days, Bentonville (http://www.4statedairydays.org/) TBA North Arkansas Regional Horse Show, Location TBA TBA Southwest Regional Horse Show, Location TBA TBA State Livestock Judging Camp, Fayetteville, Pauline Whitaker Animal Sci Bldg. TBA State Roping Horse Show, Location TBA TBA Upper Arkansas River Valley (aka Ozark) Regional Horse Show, Location TBA 2-4 Summer Equine Camp, 4-H Center 3-4 Mid-America Grassland Evaluation, Springfield, MO 5-7 4-H YHEC / State Shooting Sports Competition, 4-H Center 10 Teen Leader Conference Pre-Conference Meeting with Ambassadors, 4-H Center 11 Ambassador Interviews, 4-H Center 11 Teen Star/Hall of Fame Banquet, 4-H Center 11-13 Teen Leader Conference, 4-H Center 13-14 State 4-H Poultry Festival, Rogers 14 State 4-H Poultry BBQ Contest, The Poultry Festival, Rogers 16-20 Operation Military Kids Visual & Performing Arts Camp, 4-H Center 17 Ouachita District O-Rama, Malvern 17 Delta District Horse Show, White County Fairgrounds, Searcy 18 Ozark District O-Rama, Location TBA 19 Delta District O-Rama, Forrest City 22-27 Camp Corral, 4-H Center* 24-29 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational, Grand Island, Nebraska Page - 4 January 22, 2014
JULY 2014 July Due Dates: 1 Pumpkin & Watermelon Contest Participation Forms 1 State O-Rama 2014 County Registration 7 OMK 4-H Military Techno-Robotics Camp Registration July Activity Dates: TBA Youth Poultry Conference, Fayetteville, U of A Poultry Science 5-12 Citizenship Washington Focus, Washington D.C. 7-9 Adventure & Challenge Camp 1, 4-H Center 7-9 Junior Camp 1, 4-H Center 10-12 4-H Shooting Sports State Competition Range Events, 4-H Center 14-16 Adventure & Challenge Camp 2, 4-H Center 14-16 Junior Camp 2, 4-H Center 14-17 State 4-H Horse Show, White County Fairgrounds, Searcy 18-19 4-H State Cloverbud Camp, 4-H Center 20-24 Canon National Envirothon, Athens, GA 20-25 International YHEC, Mansfield, PA 23 Awards of Excellence Banquet, Northwest Arkansas Convention Center 23-25 State 4-H O-Rama, Fayetteville 27-31 National 4-H Forestry Invitational, Jackson s Mill, W Virginia 7/27-8/3 High Adventure Trip, Boundary Waters Ely, MN 7/30-8/2 Southern Regional Horse Championships, Raleigh, NC AUGUST 2014 August Due Dates: 1 Teen Counselor Applications for Forestry & Wildlife Camp Due August Activity Dates: 7/27-8/3 High Adventure Trip, Boundary Waters Ely, MN 7/30-8/2 Southern Regional Horse Championships, Raleigh, NC 2 4-H Alumni Day, 4-H Center 4-6 OMK 4-H Military Techno-Robotics Camp 6-7 4-H State Officer Orientation, 4-H Center 31 4-H Online Rollover Page - 5 January 22, 2014
SEPTEMBER 2014 September Due Dates: 1 Forestry & Wildlife Camp Registration 26 Arkansas State Envirothon Contest Registration September Activity Dates: TBA 4-H Day at the AR-OK State Fair, Kay Rodgers Park, Fort Smith, AR 19-20 4-H Fall Shooting Sports Instructor Training, 4-H Center 26-28 Forestry & Wildlife Camp, 4-H Center 28-30 National 4-H Engineering, Science & Leadership, West Lafayette, IN 9/28-10/1 National 4-H Dairy Conference, Madison, WI 29 National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Madison, WI OCTOBER 2014 October Activity Dates: TBA State Fair Broiler Show TBA State Fair, Sheep Skillathon TBA State Fair, Goat Skillathon TBA State Fair, Beef Skillathon TBA State Fair, Swine Skillathon TBA Volunteer Conference of the Southern States, Rock Eagle, Eatonton, GA Oct 2014 National Youth Science GPS/GIS Awareness Month 9/28-10/1 National 4-H Dairy Conference, Madison, WI 1 New 4-H Year Begins 4 One Day of Community Service, Statewide 6-11 National 4-H Week 10 Arkansas State Fair Begins, Arkansas State Fairgrounds (10-19) 11 Giant Pumpkin & Watermelon Weigh-in at State Fair, Arkansas State Fairgrounds 11 4-H Day at the State Fair, Arkansas State Fairgrounds 18 Central Area Envirothon Contest, Family Life Worship Center, Morrilton 24 West Central Area Envirothon Contest, Mount Magazine Visitor Center 30 Northwest Area Envirothon Contest, Mountain View Airport NOVEMBER 2014 November Due Dates: 3 2015 C...WF Delegate Registration 3 National 4-H Conference 2015 Applications 14 National Program Assistant Wonders of Washington Internship Applications for Spring 2015 (Feb June) Page - 6 January 22, 2014
November Activity Dates: TBA National 4-H Livestock Skills Contest, Louisville, KY TBA National Livestock Judging, Louisville, KY (tentative) 15-16 Shooting Sports Junior Olympic Rifle Competition, 4-H Center 24-25 Arkansas Envirothon, UCA, Conway 11/28 12/2 National 4-H Congress, Atlanta, GA DECEMBER 2014 December Activity Dates: TBA Shooting Sports Junior Olympic Pistol Competition, 4-H Center 11/28 12/2 National 4-H Congress, Atlanta, GA ~finis~ The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Page - 7 January 22, 2014