Burleson County 4-H Family Handbook

2016-2017 Burleson County 4-H Family Handbook 1

2017 Burleson County Fair Exhibitors must be enrolled in a public or private school less than college level in the 2017-2018 school year and must have entered the 3rd grade and in good standing with the 4-H or FFA Club in Burleson County in order to show and sell animals. 4-H members must have joined a Burleson County 4-H Club and must attend 5 club meetings as a registered member from September 1, 2016-August 31, 2017. 4-H members joining for the 1st time, regardless of age, must attend 50% of their club meetings from the time they join a 4-H Club. All exhibitors are required to be a member of a Burleson County 4-H Club or FFA Chapter at the time of the show (registered in 4-H Connect). A parent MUST be a resident of Burleson County. Only one 4-H meeting per month will count toward the 5 meeting fair rule. You must be a registered member for the 2016-2017 4-H year for your monthly meetings to count. BCFA Baked goods rule changes: No Cream Cheese in the recipe & No egg in the icing 2

2016-2017 Burleson County Family Handbook Contents Table of Contents 5-6 4-H Moto, Pledge, Prayer, Colors, Slogan, Emblem, & Creed 7-8 Important Dates Dis. 9 Calendar 9-13 Livestock Shows 14-15 Burleson County 4-H Club Officers 16-17 Most Commonly Asked Questions 18-30 Calendars 31-37 4-H Information 38 Application for use of 4-H Money 39-41 Texas 4-H Connect Information Tina Roehling Burleson County Extension Office Staff County Extension Agent- Family & Consumer Sciences Email- troehling@ag.tamu.edu John Grange County Extension Agent- Agriculture Email- john.grange@ag.tamu.edu Kaydie Degelia Office Manager Email Kaydie.long@ag.tamu.edu 100 West Buck Street, Suite 105, Caldwell, TX 77836 Phone: (979)567-2308 Fax: (979)567-2370 Website: http://burleson.agrilife.org/ The Burleson County Extension Office is located on the 1st floor of the Burleson County Courthouse in Caldwell. 3

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4-H Pledge I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater loyalty, my HANDS to larger service, and my HEALTH to better living, for my club, my community, my country and my world. 4-H Motto To Make The Best Better 4-H Prayer Help me, Oh Lord, to live so that the world will be a little better because Thou didst make me. 4-H Colors The 4-H Colors are green and white. Green is nature s most common color and represents youth, life and growth. White symbolizes purity and high ideals. 4-H Slogan Learn By Doing 5

The 4-H Emblem The 4-H club emblem is a four-leaf clover with the letter H on each leaf. The four H s stand for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. Leaves of the clover are green and the H s are white. The white is for purity. Green is nature s most common color, and symbolic of youth, life and growth. The 4-H s represent the 4-square development of: HEAD-To help you learn new and better ways of doing things. HEART- To help you develop ideas and standard for living in society. HANDS- To give you the opportunity to develop useful skills and apply them. HEALTH- To help you develop habits of good health. 4-H Creed I believe in 4-H Club work for the opportunity it will give me to become a useful citizen. I believe in the training of my HEAD for the power it will give me to think, plan and to reason. I believe in the training of my HEART for the nobleness it will give me to be kind, sympathetic and true. I believe in the training of my HANDS for the ability it will give me to be helpful, skillful, and useful. I believe in the training of my HEALTH for the strength it will give me to enjoy life, resist disease and to work efficiently. I believe in my county, my state, and my community and in my responsibility for their development. In all these things I believe, and am willing to dedicate my efforts to their fulfillment. 6

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2016 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 24 Oct. 2 8 Oct. 8 Oct. 16 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Nov. 1 3 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 12 Dec. 10 11 Dec. 14 2017 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 27 28 Feb. 10 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 19 Mar. 26 Mar. 29 Apr. 1 Apr. 8 Apr. 9 Apr. 16 Apr. 22 Apr. 23 May. 6 May. 8 May 11 13 May 17 May. 19 May. 28 June 6 8 June. 12 June. 12 June. 14 June. 23 June. 20 21 TBA July. 12 July. 17 19 Important Burleson County Dates Please check your monthly 4-H newsletter for information and date changes Kolache Fes val and Bake Show Burleson County Fair Parade District 4 H Leader College Burleson County Fair Na onal 4 H Week One Day 4 H Community Service D9 Jr. Leadership Lab Registra on Due District 4 H Council mee ng at Fun Day, Conroe Major Show Lamb & Goat Valida on/ Heifer Valida on Major Show Sign Up Night Aggiefest Livestock Judging Contest D9 Jr. Leadership Lab Southern Classic County 4 H Council/ ALA District 4 H Council Mee ng D9 Archery Contest Entries Due County 4 H Council/ALA D9 Archery Contest EEA Scholarship Applica ons Due County Food Show and Food Challenge County Fashion Show, STF, and Ed. Presenta ons District Horse Judging Entries and Fees Due District 4 H Photography Entries Due County 4 H Council/ ALA Mul district 4 H Horse Judging Contest Bicycle Rodeo (tenta ve) District 4 H Judging Contest Entries & Fees Due All entries due for District Roundup District 4 H Judging Contests (Livestock, Meats, Soils) District 4 H Rifle, Air Rifle, and Air Pistol entries and fees due District 4 H Riffle, Air Riffle, and Air Pistol Contests State 4 H Rifle Contest Entries Due District 4 H Roundup County 4 H Council/ALA State 4 H Roundup Entries and Fees Due District 4 H Horse Show Entries and Fees Due Texas 4 H Roundup College Sta on County Day Camp County Recordbooks Due State Fair Goat and Lamb Valida on Major Show Steer Valida on District Horse Show County Camp in Brownwood D9 Recordbook Judging District 4 H Leadership Ins tute 8

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BURLESON COUNTY 4-H CLUBS & CLUB OFFICERS 14

4-H COUNCIL President- Natalee See 1st Vice President- Trent Stefka 2nd Vice President- Dillon Narro Secretary- Grace Lewis Treasurer- Sydney Faust Reporter- Konnor Eldridge Parliamentarian- Macy Narro Public Relations- Wade Tittle Sargent at Arms- Caylee Garza 4-H ALA Chairman- James Faust Vice Chairman- Loree Lewis Secretary- Stacy Stefka Treasurer- Beverly Blinka District Delegate- Alisa Hairston District Delegate- Stacey Eldridge CALDWELL 4-H 1st Wednesday, 7:00P.M. Caldwell Intermediate School Club Manager- Stacy Stefka (979)567-0369 President- Trent Stefka Vice President- Wade Tittle Secretary- Sabine Lazo Treasurer- Garrett Tittle Parliamentarian- Jessie Enrique Historian- Caitlyn Faust Communications- Tyland Lackey Reporter- Luke McClosky Council Delegates- Laramie Pieper & Ross DuBois COOKS POINT 4-H 2nd Wednesday, 7:00P.M. Cooks Point Community Center Club Manager- Jayla Fry President- Abby Homeyer Vice President- Miranda Smith Secretary- Bri Courtney Treasurer- Lexi Albright Council Delegate- Brook Fry Historian- Dailee Loehr Reporter- Cara Gold Recreation Leader- Verity Alford DEANVILLE 4-H 2nd Wednesday, 7:00P.M. Deanville Fire Station Club Manager- Kristen Suehs (979)535-3375 President- Emily Jennings Vice President- Cameron Suehs Secretary- Grace Savage Treasurer- Charles Grassl Reporter- Travis Pinter Council Delegates-Cameron Suehs & James Grassl BURLESON COUNTY 4-H CLUBS & CLUB OFFICERS 4-H DOG CLUB 2nd Tuesday, 6:30P.M. Burleson County Fair Pavilion Club Manager- Patty Kahlden (979)272-8453 FRENSTAT 4-H 1st Wednesday, 7:00P.M. Frenstat Recreation Center Club Manager- Beverly Blinka (979)596-1309 President- Kaitlin Schroeder Vice President- Joshua Urbanosky 2nd Vice President- Layne Tharp 3rd Vice President- Devin Sparks Secretary- Heather Duesterhoft Treasurer- Kyle Jennings Reporter- Gabby Kovasovic Historian- Dustin Vess Parliamentarian- Karli Shupak Sargent at Arms- Jalynn Urbanosky Council Delegates- Ashlynn Sprouse & Morgan Becka 4-H GOAT CLUB 2nd Thursday, 7:00P.M. First Baptist Church- Family Life Center Club Manager- Mary Cass (979)324-3837 President- Laramie Cass Vice President- Colby Rutherford Secretary- Levi Monroe Treasurer- Cameron Rutherford Historian & Council Delegate- Ty Brietschopf 4-H HORSE CLUB 1st Tuesday, 6:30P.M. Buddy & Edile Lightsey Arena Club Manager- Coley Garza (979)200-9677 President- Caylee Garza Vice President- Callie Fletcher Secretary- Emily Maresh Treasurer- Blane Garza Council Delegates- Bailey Fletcher & Cheyenne Grassl Safety Reporter- Collin Burgess Public Reporter- Colby Maresh & Colt Hart 4-H RABBIT CLUB 1st Tuesday, 7:00P.M. Club Manager Kelly Gilbert 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS 1st Tuesday, 7:00P.M. American Legion Hall Club Manager- Mike Myers (281)636-0490 SNOOK 4-H 2nd Monday, 7:00P.M. Snook ISD Club Manager- John See (979)272-4004 President- Natalee See 1st Vice President- Wyatt See 2nd Vice President- Kaylea Walker 3rd Vice President- Konnor Eldridge Secretary- Sydney Faust Treasurer- Grace Lewis Sergeant at Arms- Sierra Sebesta Reporter- Elizabeth See Parliamentarian- Jaxson Brisco Council Delegates- Kyleigh Hruska & Colby See Historian- Riley Green Photographer- Jaycie Brisco Committee Members Membership- Kaylee Supak, Justin Supak, William See, Ryan See, Caleb See Program- J. Beaux Hruska, Jamie Jakubik, Hagan Sebesta, Aubrey Becker Social- Kohl Junek, Kimber Sebesta, Makenzie Sebesta, Wesley See Community Service- Jason Barker, Kamree Walker, Brett Withem, Makenzie Groce, Kade Junek SOMERVILLE 4-H 2nd Sunday, 7:00P.M. Somerville Lutheran Church Club Manager- Heather Hernandez (979)406-0085 4-H STITCH & DESIGN 3rd Monday, 7:00P.M. County Extension Office Club Manager- Sharon Kovar (979)272-3732 President- Jessica Enrique Vice President- Sydney Faust Secretary- Alexus Davis Treasurer- Carmen Sebesta Council Delegates- Macy Narro & Kylan Canon 4-H EXCHANGE Meeting Place & Time TBA Club Manager- Sharon Kovar President- Natalee See Vice President- Brandon Powell Secretary- Jake Green Treasurer- Kaylea Walker BURLESON COUNTY LIVESTOCK JUDGING Meeting Place & Time TBA Club Manager- Keith & Rhonda Schroeder (979)220-8882 15

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Most Commonly Asked 4-H Questions What makes a good recordbook (as in words and pictures)? A 4-H recordbook has information about the 4-H member and growth and progress he/she has made in his/her projects over the past year and through the years. Recordbooks includes 1) a 4-H story that is a narrative telling about the 4-H member, 2) a photo story with action pictures of the 4-H member learning and doing 4-H project work, 3) a project record form that provides specific information in charts and bulleted statements coving project activities, community service, leadership, awards and recognition and non- 4-H activities. A good book is neat, complete, descriptive, informative, and personalized to represent the experience of the 4-H member. For more information look for a recordbook tutorial online at http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth/recordkeeping And, watch for the county recordbook training sometime in the spring. What can adults do in 4-H? You can help with 4-H as an adult leader. Leaders are needed for everything from just helping out with one meeting, to project leaders, to club managers, to county and even district or state 4-H leaders and everything in between. What do I have to do to be a 4-HER? Enroll on line using 4-H connect. Join a club of your choice. And, get involved! What do you learn? The possibilities are endless. You can learn specific information about your project areas, as well as leadership skills, responsibilities, respect, and how to give back through community service. Do you have to do a recordbook? No. 4-H recordbooks are not a requirement to be a 4-H member. Some awards and scholarships require a recordbook. There are important lessons that can be learned by doing a recordbook. But, recordbook completion is totally optional for 4-H members. How do you get started with a recordbook? Start keeping notes about the 4-H activities you do. You can use a calendar, a notebook, or even a shoe box. Just start writing down when you do things and learn things. As June nears, you will want to begin to organize your notes into the record book format. What does the council require? The Burleson County 4-H Council is made up of the elected officers and the president and 2 delegates from each club in the county. Council members provide leadership for several county activities including the Bicycle Rodeo and the county 4-H Day Camp. Any 4-H member who would like to attend is welcome! Do you get a 4-H Scholarship? There are several scholarship opportunities in 4-H, many requiring a recordbook to apply. In addition, 4-H involvement gives you extracurricular involvement, leadership and community service activity for which many scholarship donors are looking. What different groups or club are there? There are community clubs and projects clubs. Community clubs are usually based around a geographical area and club members participate in a variety of projects. Project clubs are based on interest in a particular project. Although members of a project club focus on one specific project, members still have to option to participate in variety of projects as well. Is there a certain club you have to be in? You have the option to choose the club that fits you needs and interests the best. Project activities, meeting times/dates/locations, and club leadership are all factors that you might consider when joining a club. 17

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October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club 1 2 3 4 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 5 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 6 7 8 One Day 4-H Community Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------National 4-H Week------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Somerville 4-H 10 Snook 4-H Columbus Day Office Closed 11 4-H Dog Club 12 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 13 4-H Goat Club 14 15 16 D9 Jr. Leadership Lab Registration Due 17 Stitch & Design 18 19 20 21 22 District 4-H Council Meeting 23 24 Major Show Lamb & Goat Validation/ Heifer Validation 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween 19

November 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging 4-H Rabbit Club 1 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 2 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 3 4 5 Aggiefest Livestock Judging Contest ----------------Major Show Sign-Up Night---------------- 6 7 8 4-H Dog Club 9 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 10 4-H Goat Club 11 Veteran s Day 12 Office Closed 13 Somerville 4-H 14 Snook 4-H D9 Jr. Leadership Lab 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Stitch & Design 22 23 24 Thanksgiving Day 25 26 -----------Office Closed---------- 27 28 29 30 20

December 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club 1 2 3 4 5 6 4-H Horse 4-H Shooting Sports 7 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 8 4-H Goat Club 9 10 Southern Classic 11 Somerville 4-H Southern Classic 12 Snook 4-H 13 4-H Dog Club 14 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H County 4-H Council/ALA 15 16 17 18 19 4-H Stitch & Design 20 21 22 23 Office Closed 24 Christmas Eve 25 Christmas 26 Office Closed 27 28 29 30 31 New Year s Eve 21

January 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 New Year s Day 2 3 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 4 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 5 6 7 8 Somerville 4-H 9 Snook 4-H 10 4-H Dog Club 11 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 12 4-H Goat Club 13 14 District 4-H Council Meeting 15 D9 Archery Contest Entries Due 16 4-H Stitch & Design Martin Luther King Day Office Closed 17 18 County 4-H Council/ALA 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 D9 Archery Contest 29 30 31 TBA- 4-H Exchange Club Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club 22

February 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club 1 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 2 Ground Hog Day 3 4 5 6 7 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 8 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 9 4-H Goat Club 10 EEA Scholarship Applications Due 11 12 Somerville 4-H 13 Snook 4-H 14 4-H Dog Club 15 16 17 18 Valentine s Day 19 20 4-H Stitch & Design 21 22 23 24 25 President s Day Office Closed 26 27 28 23

March 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club 1 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 2 Texas Independence Day Office Closed 3 4 County Food Show & Food Challenge 5 6 7 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 8 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 9 4-H Goat Club 10 11 County Fashion Show, STF, and Ed. Presentations 12 Somerville 4-H 13 Snook 4-H 14 4-H Dog Club 15 16 17 St. Patrick s Day 18 19 District Horse Judging Entries & Fees Due 20 4-H Stitch & Design 21 22 23 24 25 26 District 4-H Photography Entries Due 27 28 29 County 4-H Council/ALA 30 31 24

April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club 1 Multidistrict 4-H Horse Judging Contest 2 3 4 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 5 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 6 7 8 Bicycle Rodeo (tentative) 9 Somerville 4-H District 4-H Judging Contest Entries & Fees Due 10 Snook 4-H 11 4-H Dog Club 12 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 13 4-H Goat Club 14 Good Friday Office Closed 15 16 Easter All entries due for District Roundup 17 4-H Stitch & Design 18 19 20 21 22 District 4-H Judging Contest 23 District 4-H Rifle, Air Rifle, & Air Pistol entries & fees due 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25

May 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 3 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 4 5 6 District 4-H Rifle, Air Rifle, & Air Pistol Contests 7 8 Snook 4-H State 4-H Rifle Contest Entries Due 9 4-H Dog Club 10 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 11 4-H Goat Club 12 13 ---------District 4-H Roundup--------- 14 Somerville 4-H 15 4-H Stitch & Design 16 17 County 4-H Council/AL A 18 19 State 4-H Roundup Entries & Fees Due 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 District 4-H Horse Show Entries & Fees Due 29 Memorial Day Office Closed 30 31 TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club 26

June 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club Brownwood Camp 1 2 3 4 5 6 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 7 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 8 4-H Goat Club 9 10 Texas 4-H Roundup - College Station 11 Somerville 4-H 12 Snook 4-H County Day Camp County Recordbooks Due 13 4-H Dog Club 14 4-H Cooks Point Deanville 4-H Stat e Fair Goat & Lamb Validation 15 16 17 18 19 4-H Stitch & Design 20 21 22 23 Major Show Steer Validation 24 District Horse Show 25 26 27 28 29 30 27

July 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club 1 2 3 4 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports Office Closed 5 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 6 7 8 9 Somerville 4-H 10 Snook 4-H 11 4-H Dog Club 12 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 13 4-H Goat Club 14 15 D9 Recordbook Judging 16 17 4-H Stitch & Design 18 19 20 21 22 District 4-H Leadership Institute 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 28

August 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit 1 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 2 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H 3 4 5 6 7 8 4-H Dog Club 9 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 10 4-H Goat Club 11 12 13 Somerville 4-H 14 Snook 4-H 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 4-H Stitch & Design 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29

September 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TBA- 4-H Exchange Burleson County Livestock Judging Club 4-H Rabbit Club 1 2 3 4 Labor Day 5 4-H Horse Club 4-H Shooting Sports 6 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4- H 7 8 9 Office Closed 10 Somerville 4-H 11 Snook 4-H 12 4-H Dog Club 13 Cooks Point 4-H Deanville 4-H 14 4-H Goat Club 15 16 17 18 4-H Stitch & Design 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

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TEN EASY STEPS TO GETTING THE MOST OUT OF 4-H #1 Youth Complete 4-H Connect The 4-H Year starts September 1 st, so every year members must enroll on 4- H Connect to participate in the 4-H programs and major livestock shows. The website for 4-H Connect is https://texas.4honline.com Members must reenroll every year to stay a member. #2 Parent(s) Complete Registration 4-H Connect As youth sign up for 4-H, we need to have parents sign up to help. Helpers are called leaders in the 4-H Program. Leaders are needed for a variety of tasks from furnishing transportation to meetings and camps to assisting with parties, meetings and project groups. Each club has a Club Manager and Assistant Manager to make the most of the 4-H experience. All adults who provide transportation for 4-H members must enroll on 4-H Connect. Any volunteer that has direct contact with youth must complete a background check every three years. #3 Get Involved As a member or leader you need to get involved in your local club. Attend the monthly meetings and volunteer for committees so you learn what is going on in your club. Learn what is going on throughout the county, district, and state by reading the Family Handbook and the 4-H monthly Newsletters. #4 Start a Project On the enrollment forms 4-H members are asked to select projects of interest to them. When you start your 4-H experience, you may want to select one or two projects of interest to you. The more years you are in 4-H the more projects you can usually handle. All 4-H projects can be conducted throughout the 4-H Year (September 1 - August 31), but some projects have special activities or contests available to 4-H ers so you need to start some projects at special times during the year. Animal Projects: The animal projects for the livestock shows have special deadlines. These deadlines are sometimes many months before the show. There are different rules for different shows. The major shows are: - State Fair of Texas (Dallas) - Heart O Texas Fair (Waco) - Southwestern Expo & Livestock Show (Ft. Worth) - San Antonio Livestock Exposition - Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo - San Angelo Livestock Show & Rodeo - Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo (Austin) We also have the Burleson County Fair in September and many area prospect shows throughout the year. Food and Nutrition Project: The County Food Show is scheduled each year to allow the 4-H er plenty of time to work on the Food and Nutrition project. Clothing and Textiles Project: The County Fashion Show is scheduled to allow the 4-H er time to work on the Clothing and Textiles Project with plenty of time. Food Challenge, Consumer Decision Making and Judging Contests for Livestock, Soil, etc.: Watch the monthly 4-H Newsletters for sign up time for the Consumer Decision Making Contest and other judging contests such as Livestock and Soil. Early enrollment allows teams to enter the San Antonio Livestock Show Contests and other events. #5 Complete a Project After you have selected your project and contacted your club manager or Burleson County Extension Office for more information, you are ready to start gaining information and having fun learning about your project. In 4-H you are asked to do a minimum of six learning experiences to complete a project, these learning experiences will vary from project to project. Suggested activities include project meetings with other 4-H ers and leaders, go on tours, attend workshops, read publications, surf the internet, and gain information from other 4-H ers and leaders. Many of the 4-H ers work on the project with their parents, grandparents or other family members while other 4-H ers work on projects with a group of their friends. Leader training materials for adult and teen leaders, as well as educational resources for the 4-H member are available for most major projects. Working through a project from start to finish helps the 4-H member to gain skills in carrying out responsibilities and setting and completing goals. #6 Participate in Activities Activities are contests or opportunities for 4-H members to demonstrate the skills and knowledge they have gained in their project work. Some of the activities allow a team of 4-H ers to prepare a presentation while other activities are only for individual entries. Participating in 4-H activities helps the members gain public speaking skills and presentation skills which will help them throughout life. Another type of activity available to 4-H ers is the variety of camps and workshops conducted mainly in the summer. You can learn about leadership, environment, wildlife, fisheries and much more. #7 Keep Records Whenever you spend time working on a project you need to record your progress. This means that you take notes on the things you learn as well as take pictures that show what you have learned. #8 Share Information As a 4-H member, you learn to share the information you gain in the project experience with others. This is called LEADERSHIP. The more you are involved in a project the more you will have to share with others. Also, serving as a club officer or committee member helps build leadership skills. #9 Help Others Part of the 4-H experience is to help others. We call our 4-H help COMMU- NITY SERVICE. It is a way to give something back to the community for the continued support of the 4-H Program. Community Service is something that you do for a non-4-h audience without any pay or copensation. #10 Promote 4-H 4-H is the largest youth organization in the country because we are always inviting others to attend. Part of your 4-H experience should be to get others involved in the program. This could mean asking a friend to visit your club meeting or preparing a poster for National 4-H Week. Keep asking others. 32

NEED MORE INFORMATION? Check out these helpful websites: STATE PROGRAM INFORMATION www.texas4-h.tamu.edu DISTRICT 9 INFORMATION http://d94-h.tamu.edu TEXAS 4-H CONFERENCE CENTER IN BROWNWOOD http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu ENROLLMENT AND REGISTRATION http://texas.4honline.com 33

PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ANNUAL 4-H ENROLLMENT 4-H members and leaders/parent volunteers must complete enrollment on 4H Connect annually. This enrollment is required for all 4-H members to participate in 4-H activities and the Burleson County Fair activities. 4-H e-mailings are made only to the current enrollment. Please be sure that the Extension Office always has your current email address and phone numbers. 4-H AGE GUIDELINES Members are divided into age groups for all activities: CLOVER KIDS: Through second grade as of August 31, 2016. JUNIOR: Third, fourth, and fifth grade, and minimum age of 8 as of August 31, 2016. Fashion Shows Livestock Shows Round-Up Contest Camps Leadership Labs Shooting Sports Contests Horse Shows Livestock Judging Contest Food Quiz Bowl Soil Judging Contests Horse Quiz Bowl Bobwhite brigade Beef Quiz Bowl WHAT IS A 4-H PROJECT? To complete a 4-H project, a 4-H member should have several learning experiences. This can include individual study and group activities such as tours, workshops, and project meetings anywhere that skills and knowledge are gained. Parents/leaders work with the members to assist them in the learning experience. The Texas 4H website is an excellent resource for update project information. INTERMEDIATES: Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade as of August 31, 2016. SENIORS: Ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade, and maximum age of 18 as of August 31, 2016. Clover Kids can participate in all county 4-H activities, except the Burleson County Fair Auction Divisions. The BCF Creative Living Department is open to all youth and adults of any age. 4-H CONNECT This system is used to enroll in 4H. Several District and State events also use 4-H Connect for registration. So remember that after you enroll you may need to go back to the system to register for events. Major Projects in Burleson County include, but are not limited to: Beef Poultry Clothing & Textiles Shooting Sports Consumer Life Skills Rabbits Food & Nutrition Leadership Goats Sheep Family Life Photography Gardening & Horticulture Horse Swine SUMMER FUN 4-H FUND RAISING Burleson County 4-H is fortunate to have generous financial support for 4-H activities. This financial support allows the County 4-H fund to pay for entry fees for qualifying 4-H contests, assist with the costs for various camps, and provide funding for other events to benefit with county-wide program. All enrolled Burleson County 4-H members can benefit from the fun. The money raised for this fund is derived from several efforts. Watch the newsletter and/or call the Extension Office to find out what you can do to help! OPPORTUNITIES Throughout the year 4-H monthly newsletters will be emailed to each 4-H family. Read the letters for date changes and new opportunities. The deadline to include any Club item in the newsletter is the 23 rd of the month. WHAT IS A 4-H ACTIVITY? A 4-H activity is when you participate in an event or contest. These include: Food Shows THE TEXAS CONNECTION 4-H SUMMER CAMP County 4-H Camp is held with groups of counties at the State 4-H Center on Lake Brownwood, usually during July. 4-H ers participates in a variety of recreational activities and learning experiences. Everyone has fun! Watch for additional information and the sign up information in the 4-H newsletter. STATE 4-H CAMPS These are opportunities at the State 4-H Center for 4- H ers to develop life skills and gain a better understanding of themselves and others. The space is limited and the applications are usually due in late April. Prime Time I ages 12-13 Prime Time II ages 9-11 Spectra ages 14-19 Cost, dates and application information will be released in the 4-H newsletter. BURLESON COUNTY DAY CAMP 34

Officer Duties President- Call meeting to order on time; follow the adopted order of business; appoint committees; represent the club on the county 4-H Council. Vice President- Take over the duties of President in case of absence; coordinate club programs; serve as program leader to the club. Secretary- Keep records for the club; write letters for the club; keep list of members; call roll; take minutes at each meeting. Treasurer- Receive all money paid to the club and arranges for safekeeping; pay all club bills; keep records of the money received and paid out; report at each meeting. Reporter- Send out notice of club meetings and events to the local newspaper and Extension Office. Council Delegates- Represent your club at all council meetings; report on council meetings to your club. Historian- Keep club scrapbook of activities, pictures, news articles, etc. Parliamentarian- Keep order at club meetings; assist in training of officers; make parliamentary rules during business meetings. Recreation Leader- Plan recreational games and activities for club meetings and events; get all members involved in club activities. Telephone Chairman- Notify members of club meetings and activities. Sargent-At-Arms Officer- Greet and Welcome members and guests at each meeting; serve as chairman of 4-H Community Service Committee; Keep a notebook to be passed to the incoming council sergeant-at-arms officer. Public Relations Officer- Coordinate with county agents in compiling and distributing monthly newsletter (serve as chairman of 4-H newsletter committee) Serve as chairman of 4-H Promotion Committee; serve as co-chairman of Recreation Committee; keep a notebook to be passed to the incoming council public relations officer. Health & Safety Officer- Assist the president and other officers in planning the 4-H Clubs annual activities calendar; serve as chairman of the Health/Safety Committee; provide some type of health/safety information at club meetings (guest speaker, roll call, demonstrations, ice breaker or recreation activity); provide a news release to the club reporter on each health activity; provide the club manager with any requested information. 35

MY OWN CLUB Club Name President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Reporter Historian Parliamentarian Council Delegate(s) Recrea on Leader Telephone Chairman 4 H Club Manager Phone Number 4 H Club Assistant Manager Phone Number Project Leaders Phone Number 36

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APPLICATION for use of 4 H money from the General 4 H Fund for op onal ac vi es (camps, etc.) for use September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017 Burleson County 4 H is very fortunate to have funds available to assist 4 H members with the costs of par cipa ng in 4 H events. Any me a 4 H member qualifies to compete in a 4 H sponsored compe ve event that requires an entry fee, the cost is covered by the account. Members may also receive financial assistance for op onal ac vi es, such as camps. Registra on costs may be covered up to 50% (depending upon budgeted amount and the number of 4 H members par cipa ng), if the member has enrolled in Burleson County 4 H through 4 H Connect and has been an ac ve member in 4 H. Ac ve includes par cipa on in county 4 H events and ac vi es as well as par cipa on in fund raising efforts. In order to access the county 4 H funds, a member should complete this applica on and submit to the Extension Office with payment, or proof of payment. Once the applica on is reviewed and approved, reimbursement checks will be issued in the amount determined by the calcula ons consistent with the budget guidelines. This process will be completed as quickly as possible, but may not be completed un l 2 to 3 weeks or more following the comple on of the event/camp. Today s date: Total $ paid for event: Name: Parent s name(s): Phone number(s): Are you enrolled on 4 H connect? Event/ac vity for which you are reques ng funds: Have you registered for this event on 4 H Connect or other registra on site? Please describe the 4 H events, event dates, and level (county, district, or state) you have par cipated in since the beginning of the 4 H year, September 1, such as Food Show, Food Challenge, Fashion Show, Shoo ng Sports, Livestock Judging, Dog Show, County Day Camp, Bicycle Rodeo, Dances, Public Speaking, Recordbook, or other. If the event is not something that was coordinated through the Extension office, please a ach an agenda, program, or other printed informa on about the event. Please describe the county level fundraising efforts in which you have par cipated, including the dates, du es, and number of hours or quan es involved (i.e. number of ckets) such as Wrangler Days, Fundraiser Ticket sales, 4 H Fundraiser Dances, Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign, or other. Use the back of this sheet if necessary to provide addi onal informa on 38

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Main Phone (979) 845-6800 - Fax (979)845-6501 Dr. Douglas Steele- Director Dr. Susan Ballabina - Executive Associate Director Dr. Jeff Ripley - Associate Director - Operations Dr. Travis Miller - Interim Associate Director - Operations Dr. Dale Fritz, District 9 Extension Administrator P.O. Box 2150 Bryan, TX 77806-2150 Erika Bochat, Regional Program Director- Family & Consumer Sciences 10345 Agnes Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78406-1412 Dr. Monty C. Dozier - Regional Program Director - Agriculture and Natural Resources Cory Hund - Extension Program Specialist 4-H Burleson County Extension Staff Tina Roehling, Burleson County Extension - Family & Consumer Sciences John Grange, Burleson County Extension Agent- ANR Kaydie Degelia, Office Manager Location/ Mailing Address 100 West Buck Street, Suite 105 Caldwell, Texas Phone: (979) 567-2308 Fax: (979) 567-2370 www.burleson-tx.tamu.edu 42