Youth News 1 November, 2019

Dana Joerling, 4-H Youth Specialist joerlingd@missouri.edu 260 Brown Road, St. Peters, MO 63376 636-970-3000

http://extension.missouri.edu/stcharles/4h.aspx

Education and Information for 4-H Families

University of Missouri, Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture & Local Extension Councils Cooperating

Equal Opportunity/ADA Institution

November, 2019 St. Charles County Edition

Dates to Remember

November

1 County report forms and I Dare

You forms due

1 Club completion records due

1 Club year-end financial statements

due

1 Club information forms and king/

queen forms due

1 Club secretary books due

5 County rabbit project meeting, 7

p.m.

11 Fair Board meeting, 7 p.m.

14 Officer Training, 6 p.m., pre-

registration required

26 Junior Leader meeting, 7 p.m.

28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday - office

closed

December

1 BOAC grant applications post-

marked by this date

3 County rabbit project meeting, 7

p.m.

9 Fair Board meeting, 7 p.m.

14 Clover Kids Day Camp

23-Jan 1 Office Closed

January

1 New Year’s Day - office closed

9 Poultry Meeting, 7 p.m.

13 Fair Board meeting, 7 p.m.

20 Martin Luther King Holiday -

office closed

28 Junior Leader meeting, 7 p.m.

29 4-H Council meeting, 7 p.m.

4-H Online Enrollment is now Live

The 4-H Online enrollment system is now ready for members and volunteers.

All members and volunteers must enroll in 4HOnline. For those members

and volunteers that are re-enrolling, the process should be much easier this

year since all of your personal information is already in the system. The en-

rollment fee for regular 4-H members and Clover Kid members will be $20

and we strongly encourage everyone to pay

with a credit card. It makes it much better

for everyone. Your enrollment will be ap-

proved faster and it will be less work for

club leaders and the office. If you have ques-

tions about enrollment, don’t hesitate to call

the Extension office and we will be happy to

help you.

Volunteer Orientation, Screening and Online Enrollment

(Important Changes for 2019!)

This is a reminder that all 4-H volunteers must complete the revised volunteer

orientation. You can do this inside the 4HOnline system. If you find that the

new orientation gets “stuck” please let us know and we can fix it.

Regional Representatives Wanted

The State 4-H Council is an elected body of 4-H youth who serve one year.

Council members help plan and carry out State 4-H Congress and State 4-H

Teen Conference. They meet 5 to 6 times a year. Four 4-H members from

each region will be elected to the State 4-H Council at State 4-H Congress in

the summer, however the process starts now. Youth who wish to become a

Regional Representative must submit an application form and letter to the

Extension Center no later than January 2nd. You must be age 14–17 as of

December 31, 2019 to apply. Visit the website or contact Dana for an applica-

tion if you are interested. You will be called in for an interview at a later date.

https://extensiondata.missouri.edu/Pro/4h/Docs/GetInvolved/

StateCouncil/rraf.pdf

BOAC Grants

Missouri Department of Agriculture Building Our American Communities

grant applications must be postmarked by December 1. Applications are

available by accessing the website at http://mda.mo.gov/connect/youth/

boac.php I encourage clubs to consider applying for a BOAC grant. There

has been a need expressed for a storage shed at Daniel Boone Gun Club. Al-

so, projects at the St. Charles County fairgrounds are good to consider for

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astic about 4-H and excited to help your peers get the most

out of it. If you're interested in taking on this new and ex-

citing leadership role on behalf of your county, please con-

tact Dana at joerlingd@missouri.edu or 636-970-3000.

4-H Feeding Missouri

The goal of 4-H Feeding Missouri is to raise one million

meals the month of February in a first-of-its-kind statewide

food drive, and every 4-H club in the state can contribute

to its success! From January through April, 4-Hers across

Missouri will engage in a friendly service competition to see

which clubs can contribute the greatest amount of food,

donations and volunteer hours. They’ll have an opportunity

to organize and/or participate in food drives, fundraising,

volunteerism and educational outreach to learn about hun-

ger and food insecurity. Stay tuned for more information!

In the meantime, please consider including educational op-

portunities about hunger and food insecurity during club

meetings and other events leading up to the February

drive. Included on the homepage (https://

extension2.missouri.edu/programs/missouri-4-h/4-h-

opportunities/4-h-prog/4-h-feeding-missouri ) is a re-

source section that features a “4-H: Empowering Youth to

End Hunger in Their Communities Toolkit” with ready-

made activities for youth to learn about this topic. You can

draw from this resource to help youth learn about hunger

and food insecurity.

4-H Move Across Missouri (MOVE)

MOVE in 2020! 4-H MOVE promotes physical activity

and encourages youth to engage in a broad range of activi-

ties such as walking, biking, running, swimming, dance,

taekwondo, gardening and more.

Enrollment for new and re-enrollment for current MOV-

Ers begins January 1, 2020 and continues until May 1

(please make sure to register by May 1 so you can partici-

pate in the competition!).

Here’s what youth and adults need to do to participate:

Enroll in the Move Across Missouri (MOVE) project

(HF775) in 4HOnline in their profile. Enrollment

in 4-H MOVE does not count as a part of county

limits on projects.

Using a paper tracking system found on the 4-H web-

site at: https://extension2.missouri.edu/programs/

missouri-4-h/4-h-opportunities/4-h-prog/4-h-move-

across-missouri , youth and their families can “log” the

number of minutes they accumulate throughout the

year and during the competitive component of the

MOVE program (scroll to the bottom of the website

these grants. Contact Snap, Fair Board President, to find out

what projects they need funding for. If your club would like

assistance with the application, please let us know.

Extension Council Election—Seeking Adults and

now Youth

The St. Charles County Extension Council is looking for

individuals interested in serving on the Council. If you are

interested in being a candidate, please contact the Extension

office. The Extension Council oversees all of the Extension

programs and manages the finances that support Extension

in St. Charles County.

The Extension Council Youth Leadership (ECYL) Program

supports County Extension Councils in diversifying their

membership to include youth and young adults on councils.

The goals of the program are to:

support Extension councils in engaging youth, ages 14-

17, in non-voting capacities (voting members must be at

least 18 years old by Missouri State Statutes);

support Extension councils in engaging more young

adults, ages 18-25, in voting positions; and integrate

youth-young adult participation into ongoing council

leadership development.

Through ECYL, councils gain fresh ideas, new energy, and

generational insights from youth and young adults. Having

young people serve on councils leads to enhanced dialogue

and decision-making, and increases council linkages to other

youth and adults in the community. Interested? Contact us

for more information.

Be the Voice of Youth as a CYL!

County Youth Liaisons (CYLs) are the links between Mis-

souri communities around the state to State 4-H Council. A

CYL’s job is to stay informed about what is going on in their

county and what is going on at the State 4-H Council level

and relay questions, answers, and updates between the two.

You will also help your Youth Specialist by being the voice

of youth at meetings and events when asked. You must 13-

18 years old, in good standing with your 4-H club, enthusi-

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Although the 4-H year culminates at the end with the Coun-

ty Fair and our meetings are geared towards showing at the

fair, you do not have to show at the fair to participate in the

project.

October 28, 2019 topic – Production Hens

January 9, 2020 topic – Show Hens and Roosters

April 9, 2020 topic – Market Chickens

June 11, 2020 topic – The Fair (the “chicken wash”

will be included)

These meetings will be held at the Extension Center begin-

ning at 7 p.m.

St. Charles County Fair - Animal Updates!

Swine

Informational Meeting, Thursday - February 6, 6:30

p.m. Extension Center

Spring weigh-in, Saturday - April 25th, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Fair weigh-in, Monday (CHANGE) - July 27th, 6:00-

8:30 p.m. MUST be in line by 8 p.m.

Market Beef

Initial weigh-in, Saturday - February 29th, 9:00 a.m.-12

noon.

Fair weigh-in, Tuesday (CHANGE!) - July 28th, 10:00

a.m.

Market Sheep

Initial weigh-in, Saturday - May 2nd, 9:00-11:00 a.m.

page and click “My Move Activity Log”). Record keep-

ing through the paper tracking system is important be-

cause the competition period will be from February 1 to

April 30. Youth and families will submit their total

number of minutes logged and activities (basketball,

running, chores, etc.) throughout the 12 week competi-

tive period between May 1 - 15 in 4-HOnline.

4-Hers and adults can register for the competitive event as

individuals and/or as part of a team. An individual

MOVEr may also be a part of a team. A team can consist

of a family or members of a 4-H club or group. MOVE

awards will be provided.

Countywide Rabbit Project Meetings

Steve Nadler will once again be having countywide rabbit

projects the first Tuesday of each month, with the exception

of September and January, at the Extension Center begin-

ning at 7:00 p.m. Please be sure to let new rabbit project

members know about these meetings. The next meeting is

December 3rd.

Poultry Project News

Each 4-H year we will have 4 meetings. Each meeting will

cover a specific topic and we will attempt to have a guest

speaker. Any other questions you may have can and will be

addressed but not until after the main topic has concluded. I

encourage all to attend. However, these are not mandatory.

I am trying to help educate those new to the project as well

as keep existing members informed to learn and grow. If

you cannot make all the meetings please attend the ones that

interest you or pertain to the project you are working on.

Club Corner

The Point Prairie 4-H Club met for our new 4-H year on Sept. 19th at the Orchard Farm VFW. Our new officers are:

President: Tyler Snyders, Vice-President: Joey Niemeyer, Secretary: Abbey Westerfeld, Treasurer: Dylan Ohlms, Parlimentari-

an: Ashlyn Ohlms, Reporter: Christopher Boschert, and Game and Song Leader: Brian Dahm. We handed our fair premium

money and set committees for the year and elected our King candidate: Lucas Niemeyer and our Queen candidate: Emma

Bauer. (Christopher Boschert, reporter)

The Point Prairie 4-H Club met for our October meeting on Oct. 17th at Orchard Farm Elementary for our annual Hal-

loween party. We had a great party with a costume contest, many fun games, and we enjoyed walking tacos, Frito pies, and

dirt (pudding with worms and Oreos). We will be serving dinner to the Orchard Farm VFW Post 4219 on Nov. 7th to thank

them for the use of their hall for our meetings and for their service. We are also planning to bring refreshments to our area

First Responders in Portage Des Sioux on Oct. 24th. (Christopher Boschert, reporter)

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Support our funding — brick by brick

Brick by brick we continue to extend the pathway that meanders through the on-site

demonstration gardens. It has become a place for all to enjoy the peacefulness and

awe-inspiring beauty of nature. A brick with your name or the name of someone to

remember extends the path one brick at a time. Your generosity will support the

funding of all programs at MU Extension in St. Charles County. Together we can

make a difference. Brick order form (PDF) | Online ordering

Congratulations to Kate Bello on receiving third place, senior division in the Clothes You Make category at the recent

state fashion revue.

Congratulations to Sophia Bello on receiving third place, intermediate division in the Clothes You Make category at the

state fashion revue.

Congratulations to Alizabeth Huffstutter on receiving fourth place, junior division, in the Clothes You Buy category at

the state fashion revue.

Clovers & Congratulations

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