Waldo County 4H Newsletter

4-H on the Move
A Newsletter for 4-H Families

JULY

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Are your 4-H club members showing animals and/or project exhibits at the local fairs this summer? If so, why not have two or three members write a news article to the daily and weekly papers highlighting the involvement of your members at the fairs. This can • Help publicize 4-H • Help your club become a Blue Ribbon Club • Let others know what your 4-H group is doing

You may also submit 4-H news articles and digital or original photos for the 4-H on the Move newsletter. Be sure to attach a sticky note on the back with names, event, what is happening in the picture and who to return the pictures to.

4-H Volunteer Question and Answer Corner

Can a leased animal be removed from a submitted animal approval form?

Yes, the lease can be revoked by the owner of the animal.

The original 4-H Youth would have to complete a new animal approval form using the original date. The new form would not list the prior leased animal. The new animal approval form and the old animal approval form with the embossed seal need to mailed or dropped off to the local county extension office.

Can this revoked leased animal be leased by another 4-H member? Since it is prior to animal approval form June 30th due date, the animal can be leased by another 4-H member.

Keep your Eyes Open so You Can Nominate Exhibitors of Character…

The Exhibitor of Character Award is one of the highest honors a 4-H member can receive because it celebrates a person who models trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship while participating in our fairs. If you see someone who goes out of their way to be helpful to other 4-Hers, respectful to fair officials, other exhibitors, and the public, gracious in the show-ring, and who makes a special effort to make the fair fun and safe for all, please nominate that person for this award by giving their name to Joyce or Jane. Recognition will be made at Achievement Night. Members, volunteers, parents, and the public may nominate 4-H members for an Exhibitor of Character award.

State and National News

4-H Volunteer (VOLT) Training Corner

On the following Saturdays in 2008: July 12 and October 11 VOLT training will be held in Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties. Select one of those dates to attend from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please bring your lunch, completed application forms, and a $5.00 fee for the notebook and materials. No one will be turned away for lack of money. Location will usually be in Bangor at the Penobscot County Cooperative Extension office, 307 Maine Ave, but we may hold one in Piscataquis County in Dover if we have enough requests. So, register ahead of time by calling 942-7396 and speaking with Stacy (Barb, or Theresa).

There will be a VOLT on Saturday, September 27, 2008, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Hancock County Extension Office. Please encourage anyone interested in 4-H to call the office at 667-8212 or 1-800-287-1479 for an application.

2008 Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum

The 2008 Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire from October 23-26, 2008.

For more details, a promotional flyer is available on our website at www.extension.unh.edu/4H/4HVol/08NEVF.htm
The full registration brochure will be available in May.

Stay Tuned! We look forward to seeing you in the fall!

2008-2009 Maine Association of Livestock Exhibitors Membership

The 2008-2009 Maine Association of Livestock Exhibitors membership form is now available on the 4-H website. Please note that when you send your form in you are signing up for a membership in the Association, one of the many benefits of a membership is insurance. For more information and access to the form, go to www.umext.maine.edu/4h/forms/webdocs/maleform.htm

Support the New England Horse Program

Be a proud supporter of New England 4-H Horse Program at Eastern States Exposition by purchasing an ad for the 2008 New England 4-H Horse Program. Ads will be sold by 4-H Members who will be participating in the 4-H Horse Events and money raised will be put back into the New England 4-H Horse Program.

Contact Sherri Thornton at wifie55@yahoo.com for more information.

Hone Outdoor Leadership Skills at Tanglewood

Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville still has space available in their Leadership 2 Development Program, July 27 – August 15, and financial aid is still available for current members of a Maine 4-H club.

The program offers campers ages 15-17 the opportunity to test leadership skills and learn to live off the land through an immersive eight-day backpacking trip that covers the entire length of the St. George watershed. Campers begin the journey at Frye Mountain in Montville and end at the Marshall Point lighthouse in Port Clyde. Many lessons are learned along the way, as each camper has his or her chance to lead the group for a day under the supervision and guidance of Tanglewood’s trip leaders, and make decisions that affect the group. Campers also learn about the natural history and human impact of the region from the land, local historians, fishermen and each other.

For more information or to register for any of Tanglewood’s available programs call (207) 789-5868 or visit www.tanglewood4h.org

State 4-H Dairy Show

Maine State 4-H Dairy Show will be held at the Windsor Fairgrounds on July 19-20, 2008. It is open to all Maine 4-H Dairy members. You do not have to be trying out for Eastern States Exposition team to show.

The contest to choose the Fitting Team will begin at 6:00 pm on Saturday July 19. The team will consist of three members who must have been 12 years of age by January 1, 2008 and have completed one year in the dairy project. The Dairy Show will be held on Sunday and start at 10:00 am. See the website for more details. www.umext.maine.edu/4h/resources/dairy/statedairyshow.htm

Animal Patterns Available For Free!!!

Great News! The National 4-H animal patterns are now available as a free download!
The patterns are available on the Curriculum website at: www.4-hcurriculum.org (click on Curriculum Updates) or to go directly to the patterns, click www.4-hcurriculum.org/updates.aspx At a later date the patterns will also be made available on the related animal project sites.

Patterns available are:

Baby Pig
Calf
Horse
Lamb and Kid
Rabbit

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Last Modified: 07/17/08
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