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Printing and Postage provided by the generous donation of the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture.
February 2019 Volume 1, Issue 1
Inside this Issue
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Rally Night
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New Club
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2019 Clubs
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4-H Opportunities
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Important Dates
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Exchange 2020
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Completing a Club
3 PAIF Forms/Livestock
Policy
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Volunteer Corner
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Use Milk?
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4-H Pledge
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Board of Directors
South Simcoe 4-H Association
3399 Line 6
Bradford, ON L3Z 2J5
(905) 778-8726
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Newsletter
Rally/Sign-Up Night
When: Friday, March 1, 2019, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Where: Church’s Farm Supply, 3560 7th Line Innisfil Why: To save $10.00 on membership fee How: Fill out your participation agreement online or in person and sign-up
for the clubs you are interested in. Pay only $75 on this night only. BRING 4-H MEMBER/PARTICPANT CARD
We will be taking orders for 4-H Hoodies
Cost $48.00 Each
Cheques payable to “South Simcoe 4-H Association”
NEW Club – Sign-up ASAP
Lisa Van Kolfschoten and Andrew Morrison will be running a new club called A Sporting Chance – Alternative Sports starting FEBRUARY 19. There is a flyer on our Facebook page with all of the details. Open to members in Grade 6 or older. There is an additional fee for this club of $70 over and on top of the 4-H membership fee ($75 on or before March 1 and $85 after March 1). Space is limited..
2019 Clubs *Confirmed to run as of the date of this Newsletter
A Sporting Chance – Alternate Sports (Begins in February; See our Facebook Page) Cookstown Hiking Club Cookstown Dairy Club Beeton/Bradford Dairy Cookstown Beef Club Clearview Beef Club South Simcoe Cooking Club South Simcoe Cloverbud Club Clearview Dairy Club South Simcoe Sheep Club Cookstown Plowing Club Cookstown 4-H Horse & Pony Club South Simcoe Gardening Club South Simcoe Photography Club
Can you help with the Rabbit/Poultry Club?? Yes! Please contact Carla Williams if you’d be willing to help out Marianne Norton with this club.
There will not be a Clearview Sheep Club running through the 4-H program.
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4-H Opportunities
2019 Resource Guide
Page 19- 31
This magazine arrived in your mailbox
in January. It is full of great
information and there are so many
opportunities available to all of our
members no matter what age they are.
If you did not receive a copy, there will
be extras at rally night.
Page 32 offers many scholarship
opportunities for 4-H Members.
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March Events
Friday March 1
7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Church’s
Rally Night/Sign-Up Night
Pay only $75. Save $10.00 on
your membership fee if you sign-
up on or before March 1st.
Regular membership fee is $85.00.
Wednesday, March 27
7:30 p.m. Church’s Farm Supply
Leader Meeting/Volunteer Re-
engagement Training
May Events
May 24-27, 2019
Schomberg Agricultural Fair
August Events August 21 County Show August 22-25 Barrie Fair
September Events September 13-15
Beeton Fall Fair September 20-22 Great Northern Exhibition
Leader Meeting & Volunteer Re-Engagement
When: Wednesday, March 27th Time: 7:30 p.m. Where: Church’s Farm Supply 3560 Line 7, Innisfil (Thornton)
One member from each club should be in attendance to pick up leader
package.
4-H Opportunity Reimbursement
Members who attend a 4-H Opportunity will be reimbursed 100%. All
you have to do is write and submit a brief report about your adventure to
Carla Williams at [email protected]
Dairy Sen$e
University of Guelph, May 2 – 4 Register by March 31st
Discovery Days
Brampton Fairgrounds, May 25th
Register by May 13th
Youth Adventure Camp
Geneva Park YMCA, August 12-15 Register by June 17th
Schomberg
Future Leaders in Action
Location TBD, March 14-18, 2020 Register by January 31, 2020
E-Symposiums for Leaders –February 24, March 25, April 22, May 27
and September 23
1 Hour topics include Liven up Lifeskill Club, Chaperone R&R’s, Looking
at Livestock, Engaging Cloverbuds, Alleviating Stress.
E-mail Faith Kirk to register – [email protected]
Possible 2020 Club to Club Exchange
There will be sign-up and more details for a possible 2020 exchange at Rally Night. Please speak to Kelly Young or e-mail her at [email protected].
Our 4-H Members, Taya and Natasha Dronzek have been selected as finalists to compete at the 4-H Canada Science Fair in Truro, N.S. This will take place on Feb. 27 – March 3rd at Dalhousie University. Their project was called Positive Reinforcement – And the Effect on Rabbits. Best of luck ladies! We know you will represent South Simcoe proudly!
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Volunteer Corner
Must have a completed Participation Agreement from all volunteers each year.
Friday, May 24th, 2019 is the deadline to have all money, club enrollment lists, and participation agreements handed into Carla Williams. Project Animal Identification Forms (PAIF) forms must also be completed online through AssistExpo by this date.
When it is time to renew your police check, an e-mail will come from 4-H Ontario. Police Checks will now be required every 3 years.
There must be two fully screened volunteers at every 4-H meeting.
There is re-engagement training available at the AGM or the leader meeting. Every volunteer must re-engage every two years.
Completing a 4-H Club….What does it take?
In order for 4-H Members to complete their club satisfactorily, they must:
Complete and submit an electronic Project Animal Identification Form using
Assist Expo and send the confirmation e-mail to their leader AND Carla
Williams NO LATER than Friday, May 24th (Livestock Clubs only)
Sign a 4-H Ontario Participation Agreement (parent must sign as well);
Be a member in good standing (i.e. fully paid his/her membership fee and
abide by the 4-H Member Code of Conduct);
Participate in at least 2/3 of his/her own meeting time (total minimum
meeting time for a club is 12 hours) Must attend the judging competition on
June 15th if they are in a livestock club (or make arrangements to attend in
another county)
Complete the project requirements to the satisfaction of the club leader(s);
Take part in an Achievement Program(Beeton, Barrie or Collingwood Fair
unless otherwise stated by your leader). A member is allowed to participate
in an Achievement Program only if he/she has participated in at least 2/3 of
the meeting time of his/her own club prior to the Achievement Program;
Be between the ages of 9 – 21 (as of January 1st of current year)
Those wishing to participate on the RAWF dairy or beef team must have their
Royal Entry Eligibility forms to Carla Williams or their leader NO LATER than
Monday, September 23, 2019.
Livestock Policy Highlights Applies to dairy, beef, sheep and horse.
One animal per commodity in order to attend Royal or be eligible for local awards. Project Form must be submitted online by May 24th, 2019 using Assist Expo. No animal substitutions. YOU MUST show with your project animal as indicated on your project form. Animals and ear tags are subject to being checked by a leader and/or an association board member at any time.
Project Animal Forms
Project Animal Information Forms (PAIF)
must be filled out using AssistExpo. The
deadline to complete your project animal
form is Friday, May 24th
. Please forward
the confirmation e-mail to both your
leader and Carla Williams at
LEARN TO DO BY DOING
THANK YOU to Our Generous 2019 Sponsors!
Schomberg Ag. Society Gwillimdale Farms Ltd. Farm Credit Canada Simcoe County Cattlemans Charwen Farms Inc. Wayland Farms Inc. Gary Laakso Financial Services Inc. Dawson and Shirley Aitchison Honda Canada
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Karen Baker President [email protected]
Carla Williams Secretary-Treasurer [email protected]
Donna Lange Vice-President [email protected]
Kim Kneeshaw Director [email protected]
Kelly Young Association Rep [email protected]
Marianne Norton Director [email protected]
Dorothy Lange Director [email protected]
Scott Cullen Director [email protected]
Lisa Lloyd Director [email protected]
Darlene Jebb Director [email protected]
Dan Baker Director [email protected]
Morgan Baker Director [email protected]
Mae Senick Director [email protected]
Lisa van Kolfschoten Director [email protected]
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Does your Club use Milk?
If your club uses milk as part of their meeting either as a snack or as an ingredient, you can be reimbursed! The Simcoe County Milk Producers will reimburse each club
to a maximum of $50.00 per year towards the cost of milk. Simply submit your receipt to Matthew Keffer at [email protected]
