JANUARY 2017 2 New Year s Day Office Closed 3 Due Date - 2017 Market Beef Project Registrations 6 Livestock Skillathon Team Practice Conference Room 8 4-H State Council Conference Call State (via phone) 10 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 10 2016 President s Challenge Presentations Conference Room 10 Due Date - 2017 Club Charter/Re-Charter Paperwork 10 Due Date - 2016 Club Leaders Reports *Activity report, Secretary s Book, Treasurer s Book 15 Due Date 2017 State Leadership Trip applications *2017 National 4-H Congress, Camp Miniwanca, VA & WV State Confs 15 Maryland 4-H Gala Maryland State Fairgrounds 4-H State Council pre-gala Social 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Office Closed 20 Due Date - 2016 Diamond Clover Activity Reports 20 Horse Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 20-22 Horse World Expo/4-H Horse Art Contest Maryland State Fair 27 4-H Club Officer Training Workshop Conference Room 28 Market Beef Weigh-in Calvert Co Fairgrounds 28 4-H Model Horse Show (sponsored by Giddy Up 4-H Club) Prince Frederick 30 Due Date - 2016 4-H Record Books to Club Leaders Various 31 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online FEBRUARY 2017 4 Livestock Skillathon Team Lab Windy Willow Farm 9 Due Date - 2016 Record Books 9 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 10 Livestock Skillathon Team Practice Conference Room 10 Due Date - 2017 Calvert Co 4-H Ambassador Team Applications (via Online link) 11 State 4-H Healthy Living Summit Montgomery Co 13 Due Date 4-H Achievement Night RSVPs (phone or e-mail) 14 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 17 Horse Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 18-20 4-H State Council Winter Retreat Annapolis 20 President s Day Office Closed 24 Livestock Skillathon Team Practice Conference Room 25 State 4-H Healthy Living Summit Queen Anne s Co 4-H Park 25 4-H Achievement Night Calvert Co Fairgrounds 26 4-H Quarter Auction Fundraiser Calvert Co Fairgrounds
MARCH 2017 TBA Animal Husbandry & Quality Assurance (AH&QA) Training opens Online 4 Maryland 4-H Livestock Skillathon Contest Hagerstown 10 Horse Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 14 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 14 Due Date - 2017 Diamond Clover Plans *Level 5 only; Levels 1-4 remain with Club Leaders 15 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 17 Horse Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 18 Maryland 4-H Horse Bowl Contest University of Maryland 19 Maryland 4-H State Council Meeting State 19 Maryland 4-H Volunteer Association Meeting State 19-25 National Agriculture Week 19-31 Calvert County 4-H Youth Agriculture Poster Contest 21 National Agriculture Day 24 Horse Judging/Hippology Team Practice Conference Room 25-30 National 4-H Conference National 4-H Center 25 Calvert Co Farm Bureau Farm to Table Breakfast Calvert County Fairgrounds 27 Due Date 4-H Communications Contest Registrations 4-H Online 31 4-H Communications Contest Northeast Community Center Chesapeake Beach APRIL 2017 1 Maryland 4-H Foundation Sporting Clays Fundraiser Schrader s Outdoors Henderson MD 1 Due Date State Communications Contest Registrations 4-H Online 2 State 4-H Horse Judging Clinic Carroll Co Ag Center 6 4-H Dog Training starts (Thursdays through June 1) Parking Lot 7 Horse Judging/Hippology Team Practice Conference Room 11 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 13-18 CCPS Spring Break 17 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 21-23 Shooting Sports Instructor Training & Certification Thendara 4-H Center 21 Horse Judging/Hippology Team Practice Conference Room 22 Maryland 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest University of Maryland 29 Maryland Day State 4-H Communications Contest University of Maryland College Park 30 American Legion Breakfast Fundraiser (tentative) Lusby
MAY 2017 TBD Calvert County 4-H Fashion Revue/Talent Show TBD 5 Horse Judging/Hippology Team Practice Conference Room 6 State 4-H Horse Judging & Hippology Contest University of Maryland 7 Maryland 4-H Goat, Sheep & Wool Skillathon Howard Co Fairgrounds 9 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 13 4-H Horse Fun Day King s Landing Park 15 Due Date - Market Livestock Registrations 20 Market Sheep, Goat & Swine Weigh-In & Tagging Calvert County Fairgrounds 21 American Legion Breakfast fundraiser (tentative) Lusby 21 4-H State Council Meeting University of Maryland 21 4-H State Volunteer Association Meeting University of Maryland 30 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 30 Memorial Day Office closed JUNE 2017 1 Due Date - Maryland 4-H Foundation Scholarship Applications Foundation Online Portal 1 Due Date Project Animal Registration Cards *Dog, Rabbit, Horse & Alpaca 1 Due Date Tag & Registration of 4-H Market Animals *Goat, Sheep & Swine projects 3-4 Southern Maryland 4-H Spring Show Charles Co Fairgrounds 4 Southern Maryland 4-H Dog Show Charles Co Fairgrounds 4 Children s Day on the Farm Jefferson Patterson Park 13 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 15 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 19 Maryland 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament Fundraiser TBA 20-24 Maryland 4-H Congress University of Maryland 26 Due Date Breeding Project Animal Registrations *Beef (Heifer), Goat, Sheep, Swine projects JULY 2017 TBA Statewide 4-H Dairy Judging Practices Varies Schedule TBA 4 Independence Day Office Closed 7-9 Maryland 4-H Horse Jamboree (Calvert Co Hosting) Patuxent River 4-H Center 8 State 4-H Horse Communications Contest Patuxent River 4-H Center 11 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 19 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 31 Deadline for Entries Maryland State Fair State Fair Online Portal
AUGUST 2017 7-11 Calvert Co 4-H Environmental Science Camp King s Landing Park 7 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 8 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 10 Deadline - AH&QA Online Training completion Online Training 19 State 4-H Volunteer Association Meeting State 24-31 Maryland State Fair (thru Sep 4) Timonium 27 Maryland 4-H State Dairy Goat Judging Contest Maryland State Fair 29 Maryland 4-H State Dog Show Maryland State Fair 31 Due Date Youth Expressive Arts Entries for Calvert Co Fair *Section YM Creative Writing, Film & Video, Music & Theater SEPTEMBER 2017 1-4 Maryland State Fair continues Timonium TBD State 4-H Rifle Match Marriottsville MD 1 Maryland 4-H Fashion Revue Maryland State Fair 2 Maryland 4-H Judging Contests: Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Rabbit, Horticulture Maryland State Fair 4 Due Date Calvert Co Fair Livestock Entries Calvert Co Fairgrounds 4 Labor Day Office Closed 8 4-H Dog Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 12 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 15 Due Date Diamond Clover Level 6 Proposals *Proposals for 2018 Level 6 projects 15 4-H Dog Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 17 4-H State Council Meeting State 21 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 22 4-H Dog Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 25 Calvert County Fair Entry Day Calvert County Fairgrounds 26 Calvert County Fair Judging Day Calvert County Fairgrounds 27-31 Calvert County Fair Calvert County Fairgrounds OCTOBER 2017 TBA State 4-H Archery Match TBA 1 Calvert County Fair continues 4-H Awards Ceremony Calvert County Fairgrounds 1-7 National 4-H Week 4 National Youth Science Day National 4-H Center 5 National 4-H Volunteer e-forum Online 6 4-H Dog Bowl Team Practice Conference Room
7 Calvert County 4-H Week Community Service Project TBA 8 Maryland 4-H Horsemen s Party Maryland State Fair 9 Columbus Day Office Closed 10 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 13 4-H Dog Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 15 Calvert County 4-H Fall Ball Invitational Dog Show Community Services Bldg *Rain Date Oct 22 15 Due Date Applications for 2018 National 4-H Conference 17 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 20 4-H Dog Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 22 American Legion Breakfast Fundraiser (tentative) Lusby 27 4-H Dog Bowl Team Practice Conference Room 29 State 4-H Dog Bowl Contest University of Maryland 31 Due Date - Diamond Clover Level 6 Reports *For projects completed in 2017 NOVEMBER 2017 2 National 4-H Volunteer e-forum Online 5 or 12 Maryland 4-H Dressage Show & Combined Contest Carroll County Ag Center 10 Veterans Day Observed Office Closed 14 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 15 Due Date 990N e-postcard must be filed with IRS IRS Online Portal 15 Due Date Annual Financial Reports (FY 2017) *Includes Treasurer s Book, 990N, property inventory, etc see checklist for required items 17-19 Maryland 4-H Teen & Volunteer Forum TBA 23-24 Thanksgiving Holiday Office Closed 24-28 National 4-H Congress Atlanta GA 29 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online DECEMBER 2017 1 Due Date - 2018 4-H State Council membership applications 2 North Beach Christmas Parade North Beach 3 Prince Frederick Christmas Parade Prince Frederick 7 National 4-H Volunteer e-forum Online 12 Volunteer Association Meeting Conference Room 19 New UME Volunteer Orientation Online 19 Maryland 4-H Animal Science Updates for Volunteers Online 25 Christmas Office Closed 31 Due Date 2018 NEW Club Charter Paperwork *Charter Renewals start 3-year calendar next due 2020