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Greene County 4-H News: August 2019
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnan-
cy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Inquiries regarding non-discrimination poli-
cies may be directed to Ross Wilburn, Diversity Officer, 2150 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, 515-294-1482, [email protected].
Congratulations 2019 Iowa State Fair Exhibitors!
4-H Exhibit Building, Communications, & Share the Fun:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT– Bailey Anderson & Lanie Fish
CLOTHING & FASHION- Natalie Heupel
COMMUNICATIONS- Arthur Bardole
CONSUMER MANAGEMENT– Joe Thompson
FOOD & NUTRITION– Avery Bardole, Aubrey Heupel, Maya Telleen & Autumn Villebro
HOME IMPROVEMENT– Aden Bardole, Emma Halterman, Kaitlyn Halterman & Kara Reed
PHOTOGRAPHY– Elizabeth Allen, Bailey Anderson, Arthur Bardole, Brian Hardaway & Kayla Muir
SEWING & NEEDLE ARTS– Hannah Curtis & Megan Palmer
SHARE THE FUN– Ilse Hooper, Hardin Clovers & Hardin Happy Hustlers
SMALL ENGINES– Joe Thompson
VISUAL ARTS– Elizabeth Allen, Gina Brown, Emma Halterman & Americus Squibb
WELDING– Lucas Oakes
WOODWORKING– Caden Etherton & Ethan Hooper
4-H Livestock:
BEEF– Adam Bills
HORSE- Gina Brown & Tanner Davis
SHEEP– Elise Badger, Kara Reed, Cody Stephenson & Karissa Stephenson & Tieryn Tucker
SWINE- Kyle Hughes
Queen Contest:
Chloe Berns member of the Cedar Highland 4-H club, is our 2019 Greene County Fair Queen and will be compet-ing for the title of 2019 Iowa State Fair Queen.
Kayla Willms
Greene County Extension
Greene County Youth & 4-H Coordinator
515-386-2138
104 W. WASHINGTON ST., JEFFERSON, IA 50129
515-386-2138 MON.-FRI. 8AM-4:30PM
WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/GREENE
Record Keeping & Awards Packets are due to the Extension Office by 4:30pm on the Tuesday
after Labor Day: September 3, 2019
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Thank You!
The 2019 Greene County Fair was a success! Thanks to everyone for helping with the different fair activities! We have a lot of great volunteers; please be sure to say thanks by sending them thank you cards. Also, be sure to send thank you cards to your premium buyers and award sponsors!
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State Fair Exhibit Pick-Up
Don’t forget to pick up your state fair exhibits August 20th—23rd at the Greene County Extension Office.
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Fair – Lost & Found Item
Extension Staff posted photos of the items that were found during fair on the Greene County 4-H Facebook page. Many items were left so please check the Face-book page or contact the Extension Office if you are missing something. _____________________________________________
2019-2020 Livestock Summary Sheet
Livestock Summary Sheets are available at the
Extension office for anyone who needs a copy.
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2020 Project Meetings
Meetings will continue for swine, dog, rabbit, poultry, and horse project.
Youth planning to show these species will be asked
to attend to learn about their project, go over dead-
lines and fair rules, and have fun!
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Greene County 4-H Facebook Page
Be sure to like our Facebook page for upcoming events and information! You may ask questions on the Face-book page and Extension Staff will answer as soon as
possible.
Good Luck to our Clay County Fair Exhibitors! Clay County Fair is
September 8-16th:
Beef: Elise Badger, Ashlyn Frederick & Ethan Frederick
Fashion Show: Natalie Heupel, Katrina Heupel, Kate Mobley & Kaycee Pittman
Horse: Madison Brincks, Megan Brincks & Treynor Cose
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Greene County New Member Night!
November 15, 2019
New Member Night will take place on November 15, 2019. More information to come!!
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Young Leaders Applications
If you are in 9th-12th grade and are interested in giving back to your community, helping younger Greene Coun-ty 4-Hers, gaining leadership experiences, and having fun, then go ahead and join the Greene County Young Leaders! Applications are due by September 15th, 2019, and can be found at the Extension Office.
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Shooting Sports Meeting
SUNDAY, August 25, 2019
Greene County Shooting Sports is partnering with Boone
County Shooting Sports!!
Shooting Sports Club will meet on Sunday, August 25,
2019 from 2:30-4:30pm at Clover Woods in Madrid,
IA .
The Greene County Shooting Sports Instructors will meet
at the Greene County Extension Office at 1:30pm to pick
up anyone who needs a ride.
Each member and their guardian will need to sign a
new waiver. Families may pick up and sign forms at the
Extension Office during office hours.
For more information be contact Kayla @ the Greene
County Extension Office!
Thank you, County Fair, Livestock Summary,
Project Meetings State Fair, Clay County
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Online Re-Enrollment in 4-H
Online Re-enrollment starts in September! Re-enrollment process is ALL ONLINE. Please go to the Iowa 4-H page and you will find the re-enrollment help sheet on the 4hOnline tab under “About 4hOnline.” If you have questions, call the Extension Office during office hours – Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:30pm or e-mail [email protected]. If you need extra help, plan to make an appointment with Extension Staff to enroll online. The online re-enrollment process AND the re-enrollment fee are BOTH due Tuesday, November 15th, 2017. There will be a $25.00 late fee per family if you enroll after November 15th.
Step to Follow for Re-Enrollment:
Complete online enrollment information through your family account.
Make sure your enrollment status says “pending” when you are done. If it says “incomplete” you need to go back through and make sure you com-pleted the correct fields.
Bring your $15 Enrollment Fee to the Extension Of-fice.(make checks payable to, “Greene County Extension”)
Extension Staff will change your status to “active” when you complete the online enrollment pro-cess.
Members need to complete the online enrollment AND the enrollment fee payment by Monday, November 15th. A late of $25.00 per family will be in place after November 15h.
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Does your club meet at the Greene
County Extension Office and you have a
PowerPoint Presentation?
You can bring your own laptop or Extension staff will set
one up for you. Please let the Office know the week be-
fore your meeting if you will need our computer.
If you have any questions or want to make sure your
computer is compatible, please contact the Extension
Office prior to your meeting
REMINDER
Please make sure that you mark exactly what projects you are interested in on
4-HOnline. You will only receive specific information about the project areas that
you are signed up for.
If you are on the fence about a project, it is best to sign up for it so you receive the
information.
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2019-2020 Upcoming Club Meeting Times
Please check with your club leader about the first meet-ing for your club. Some clubs will start meeting in Au-gust, and some will not start meeting until September.
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Scholarships/ Financial Aid Assistance
The Greene County 4-H Foundation makes scholarships available each year to all 4-H members who participate
in pre-approved 4-H trips, camps, and conferences at any level. Members are able to utilize one scholarship per 4-H year. These scholarships are possible thanks to numer-
ous generous donations, as well as proceeds from the Clover Café. Contact the Extension Office if you would
like to utilize a scholarship.
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Greene County STEM To Go Kits
Need an idea for a presentation or want to do a fun ac-tivity with your club? Greene County is offering 6 differ-ent STEM To Go Kits that are available for youth, leader
or community partners to check out and use.
Learn more by calling Greene County Extension Office! _________________________________________________
2019-2020 Enrollment Fees
For the past several years, four local donors have given generously to the Greene County 4-H program. Instead
of the regular $35 annual enrollment fee, Greene County
4-H’ers have to pay only $15 per member to be in
4-H. Donors Names will be announced in the September Newsletter.
Re-Enrollment, Enrollment Fees, Scholarships/Financial Aid
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NATIONAL 4-H WEEK is
October 6th-12th, 2019
What is your club doing to spread the word?!?
How can you get involved throughout the week?
Decorate Store Windows in Greene County
Please go into your communities and let people know that it is National 4-H Week! The club that wins will be announced at the 4-H Awards Ceremony in November and will also receive a free pizza party!
Wear your 4-H T-shirt during National 4-H Week, Post on Social Media!
What a perfect week to show off your 4-H green by wearing your 4-H shirts! You never know who could be in the schools looking for 4-H shirts! Post a picture of you wearing your 4-H shirt on social media using the hashtag #GC4HGrowsLeaders. All 4-H’ers that partici-pate in our social media contest will be eligible to win a prize. The winner will be announced at Awards Day on October 21st.
Refer a New Member to Greene County 4-H
Do you know someone interested in 4-H? When they complete their enrollment information and let me know what 4-Her they were referred by, that 4-H’er will get their name into a drawing to win prizes!
If you have more ideas of contests and ways to spread the word about 4-H, let us know!
YQCA Update
Iowa 4-H is offering a new addition to the FSQA pro-
gram called YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Ani-
mals). YQCA is an online training program so youth can
get certified at home.
YQCA requires all youth to recertify every year.
Link to YQCA site: https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/
Login
Link to YQCA online Help Sheet: https://
www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/agriculture/YQCA/
YQCAWebBasedMemberInstructions.pdf
Link to YQCA Face to Face Help Sheet (for signing
up for the course): https://
www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/agriculture/YQCA/
YQCAInstructorLedMemberInstructions.pdf
YCQA Online Training (Cost $12.00 per year, able to
complete at home and 4-H’er MUST email Kayla a copy
of your certificate of completion to be put on file.)
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Partnering with JoAnn Fabric
Customers can get a free 4-H Reward Card that will
allow them to receive a 15% discount on their total in-
store and online purchases every day. A minimum of
2.5% goes back to 4-H as a donation. 30% of the
donation goes to the National 4-H Council and the other
70% goes to the state 4-H program. So this is a win/win
situation for everyone. Also during February, customers
can purchase a $1 or $4 Valentine’s Day Paper
Clover. For those that purchase the $4 clover, they will
receive a coupon for $4 off their next purchase. Go to
the following website for more information: http://
www.joann.com/4-h/
National 4-H Week & YQCA Information
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Record Books & Award Applications are due the Tuesday After Labor Day:
September 3rd, 2019
Attention All Exhibitors! The record book due date is the
Tuesday after Labor Day, September 3, 2019. Please
be sure to have your record books turned in on time!
Record what you have learned and accomplished this past year in 4-H by completing your 4-H record book! Record keeping forms, help sheets, award packets, and examples can be found at the Extension Office and also on the Greene County 4-H website. Record Keeping Forms ARE NOW AVIALABLE!
There has been an update to the 2019 Record Book
process.
Again this year:
4-H’ers can put their goal sheets from the county fair in
their record book INSTEAD of rewriting their project
records on a new form.
All Record Book forms can be found at the Extension Office or at
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/greene/news/4-h-record-keeping-award-
information
Record Keeping and Award Packets are due to the Extension Office by the Tuesday after Labor Day: September 3rd at 4:30pm in order to be eligible for county awards.
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YOU’RE INVITED to the
2019 Awards Day
@ Grand Junction Community Center on November 3rd:
All 4-H families, members, volunteers, fair board mem-bers, and even new families are invited to join us for the
2019 Awards Day. There will be activities, a meal served by the Youth Development Committee & an
Awards Ceremony celebrating all of our 4-H’ers accom-plishments this past year.
Churdan Library
414 Sand St
Churdan, IA 50050
Dinner: 5:00pm
Awards: 6:00pm
Be sure to check your email for more information.
Record Books & Awards Day
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Use this Record Keeping Evaluation Checklist Form to make sure you fulfilled all the requirements for your record book.
Record Books
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Awards Applications: there are 4 different categories; Project Area, Specialty Awards, Nomination Forms & Adult Volunteer Award Forms. Awards Applications ARE NOW
AVAILABLE!
Awards Day: Requirements for Project Areas
Award Applications
JUNIOR
5TH & 6TH GRADE
INTERMEDIATE
7TH& 8TH GRADE
SENIOR
9TH- 12TH GRADE
Must have attended five club meetings
Required Required Required
Must have been enrolled in the area for: At least 2 years At least 2 years
At least 4 years
(at least one year of project participation must be in the last 2 years)
Must have completed a record book
At least 2 years (including this year)
At least 2 years
(including this year)
At least 4 years
(including this year)
Must include support ma-terials for each project ar-ea that is applied for
Required Required
(For the last 2 years)
Required
(For the last 4 years)
Must show leadership and citizenship activities with-in the 4-H Program. (Activities do not have to be in the project area of the award application)
Required Required Required
Record Keeping Materials turned into the Extension Office by the Tuesday after Labor Day: September 3, 2019
Required Required Required
Participate in a 10 minute interview with members of the 4-H Record Book Evaluation Committee
Not Required Not Required Required
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MAJOR LIFE SKILLS AWARDS (Grades 9-12)
Achievement
To recognize young people who have grown personally through participation in a 4-H projects and programs.
Agriculture
To recognize young people who have growth personally through participation in a variety of agricultural projects and programs.
Ak-Sar-Ben
To recognize 4-H members who are making significant progress toward maturity in leadership through their service for the advancement of the 4-H program in their county or area. Evidence of service as a local club officer, county council member (Young Leaders), junior leader, and participation in county or area camping programs, achievement shows, county fairs, and other events. Recipient need not be an Ak-Sar-Ben participant, but active in local or county levels; ar-ea and/or state are optional.
Overall Merit
To recognize those 4-H members whose accomplishments reflect significant personal growth, active citizenship, club and community leadership, competency in project work and unselfish services to 4-H members and others.
Overall Citizenship
To recognize 4-Hers who become aware of relationships to others (family, peers, state, nation and world), and acquire life skills essential to becoming an active, responsible citizen. 4-Her should demonstrate social responsibility and re-spect, and respond to the needs, rights and responsibilities of others.
Overall Leadership
To recognize 4-Hers who identify and understand roles, attitudes, tasks, and functions necessary for effective leadership; and should strengthen local 4-H units in leadership responsibilities and encouraging other youth. 4-Her participates in program planning, development and implementation, and helps recruit new 4-H members and leaders.
Overall Record Keeping
To recognize 4-Hers who have shown outstanding record keeping performance over their 4-H career. Elements of out-standing record keeping may include initial goal setting, monitoring system of progress towards goals, evaluation of pro-ject learning, 4-H participation and activity notations, project enrollment history, financial records, interpretation of cost and production analysis into future decision making, demonstrated organizational skills, display of performance and/or recognition, creative presentation techniques, computer record printouts, and/or other pertinent data.
We Challenge You
4-Hers should demonstrate personal integrity, lead well-rounded lives and possess a willingness to assume responsibility. They do not need to hold leadership positions currently but be recognized by their peers and adults who work with them as emerging leaders.
Awards Day: Specialty Award Requirement
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MERIT - 1 award at each level - Junior, Intermediate, Senior
Criteria for each award must have been completed in the previous 4-H year (just completed). Please check those criteria that you have met:
Must have attended a minimum of five educational 4-H meetings during the year.
• Juniors: Must complete one or more project areas and turned in record keeping materials to the 4-H Rec-ord Book Evaluation Committee. Project(s)____________________________
• Intermediate & Seniors: Must complete two or more project areas and turned in record keeping materials to the 4-H Record Book Evaluation Committee. Project(s) _______________________________
• Seniors: List 4-H county activity(ies) that you volun-teered at.
Record Keeping material must be turned in to the Exten-sion Office for the 4-H Record Book Evaluation Commit-tee to review in order to be eligible for any county awards.
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Excellence - 1 award at each level – Junior, Intermedi-ate, Senior
Criteria for each award must have been completed in the previous 4-H year (just completed). Please check those criteria that you have met:
Must have attended a minimum of five educational 4-H meetings during the year.
• Juniors: Must complete one or more project areas and turned in record keeping materials to the 4-H Rec-ord Book Evaluation Committee. Project(s)____________________________
• Intermediate & Seniors: Must complete two or more project areas and turned in record keeping materials to the 4-H Record Book Evaluation Committee. Project(s) ____________________________
• Seniors: List 4-H county activity(ies) that you volun-teered at.
Record Keeping material must be turned in to the Exten-sion Office for the 4-H Record Book Evaluation Commit-tee to review in order to be eligible for any county awards.
Adult Volunteer Award Requirements
On behalf of the Greene County 4-H Program, the 4-H Record Book Evaluation Committee presents awards to our adult volunteers who are nominated by their peers, youth and/or staff.
Honorary Member
To be eligible for this award, the individual must have never been a 4-H member, and someone who supports the Greene County Youth & 4-H Program in his/her per-sonal life.
4-H Alumni
To be eligible for this award, the individual must have been a 4-H member in any county or state who has con-tinued to promote the goals of 4-H and has displayed continuing interest and support to the Greene County Youth & 4-H Program.
Meritorious Service
To be eligible for this award, the individual(s) must have provided a number of years of service & leadership to the Greene County Youth & 4-H Program.
Friend of 4-H
To be eligible for this award, the individual/business must have promoted the goals of 4-H and have supported the Greene County Youth & 4-H Program personally and/or professionally.
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Nomination Award Requirements
Nominate a 4-H’er or a Club for each of the following awards.
Junior 4-H Spark Award (Grades 4-6)
Intermediate Flame Award (Grades 7-8)
Outstanding Intermediate Award (Grades 7-8)
Stellar Senior (Grades 9-12)
Merit, Excellence & Nomination Award Requirements
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What’s Happening Locally
Radon Kits
FREE Radon Kids Available at Greene County Extension
Office.
Babysitting Basics
Saturday, October 26, 2019
More Details to come!
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2019-2020 4-H Calendar Year
September
• 4-H Re-enrollment begins
• Record Books are due September 3rd (Tuesday after Labor Day)
• Clay County Fair
March
• State 4-H scholarship application due March 1st
• Market Swine Weigh-In
• YQCA
• Livestock Project Meetings
October
• New Member Recruitment
• National 4-H Week October 6th-12th
• Woodworking Workshop October 6th
April
• YQCA
• Greene County 4-H Foundation scholarship applications for graduating seniors due
• Livestock Project Meetings
• Pride of Iowa Workshop
November
• 4-H Awards Ceremony November 3rd
• New Member Night November 15th
• Re-enrollment due November 15th
May
• Market Sheep & Goat Weigh-In May 2nd
• Livestock ID’s due May 15th
• Practice sessions for horse and dog project begin
• YQCA
• Livestock Project Meetings
December
• Market Beef Weigh-In December 8th
• Sewing Workshop December 30th
June
• State 4-H Youth Conference
• Citizenship Washington Focus Trip
• County Fair livestock entries due June 15th
• State 4-H Camps
• Communications Day
• YQCA
• Livestock Project Meetings
January
• Area & state 4-H recognition applications available
• Iowa 4-H scholarship information available
• YQCA
July
• YQCA completion deadline July 1st
• Iowa State Fair livestock entries deadline July 1st
• Greene County Fair 7th-13th
February
• 4-H Recognition applications due February 1st
• Market Beef ID’s due February 1st
• YQCA
• $15 Challenge Workshop
August
• Clay County Fair entries due by August 1st
• Iowa State Fair
• Complete your records!
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August:
8-18 Iowa State Fair
20 State Fair Projects can be picked up @ Extension Office
25 Shooting Sports 2:30pm-4:30pm @ Clover Woods, 1991 Peach Avenue, Madrid, IA 50156
September:
1 2019-2020 4-H Year Begins!
4 Youth Development Committee Meeting 6:00pm @ Extension Meeting Room
4 Records Books Due to Extension Office
7-15 Clay County Fair
22 Shooting Sports 2:30pm-4:30pm @ Clover Woods, 1991 Peach Avenue, Madrid, IA 50156
October:
TBD Trick or Treat Around the Square
1-31 4-H Re-Enrollment Available!
1-31 TBA Drive (Drop Office Location: Greene County Extension Office)
1 Youth Development Committee Meeting 6:00pm @ Extension Meeting Room
2 Young Leaders Meeting 7:30am @ Extension Meeting Room
6-12 National 4-H Week
6 Woodworking Workshop
26 Babysitting Basics 9:00am-3:30pm
27 Shooting Sports 2:30pm-4:30pm @ Clover Woods, 1991 Peach Avenue, Madrid, IA 50156
November:
3 4-H Awards Ceremony Churdan Library Dinner @ 5:00pm, Awards @ 6:00pm
6 Young Leaders Meeting 7:30am @ Extension Meeting Room
12 Youth Development Committee Meeting 6:00pm @ Extension Meeting Room
15 4-H Re-enrollment is due!
15 New Member Night
29 Holiday– Extension Office Closed
December:
TBA Young Leaders Meeting: Holiday Party
TBA Sewing Workshop
8 4-H/FFA Market Beef Weigh-In starting 1:00pm
24-25 Holiday– Extension Office Closed
January 2020:
1-31 YQCA Online Training Available
1 Holiday– Extension Office Closed
TBA CWF Trip Registration Closes – Online Registration
4-H Six Month Calendar
