4-H Cloverleaf April Newsletter

April 2022

April is here! Please make sure you have registered in RegPack for this year.

We have several events and dates coming up. We will be sharing summer day camp themes and dates next month! Please make sure you read through the newsletter for all the details and information.

If you have questions or need assistance with anything, please reach out to us.

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Healthy Recipe and more!

DON'T FORGET TO RE-ENROLL IN 4-H

Remember that members and leaders MUST be enrolled in RegPack to be eligible to participate in 4-H. You can re-enroll here

The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees has announced the topic for the 2022 4H Beekeeping Essay contest. The topic, eligibility requirements, deadlines, and other information are now on our website at:

https://www.uaex.uada.edu/farm-ranch/special-programs/beekeeping/4HBeekeepingEssay.aspx

Essays must be received by me no later than midnight, April 8, 2022, to be considered for this year's contest. The best essay will be selected as our state winner, and will be submitted to the national contest. State winners will receive a book on honey bees. National contest winners will receive cash prizes. Winning essays from previous years can be found at:

http://preservationofhoneybees.org/essays.

An essayist from Arkansas took the top prize in 2020, so let's encourage our young writers to participate!

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We are encouraging every county to team up with Keep Arkansas Beautiful this year. This month’s service project focuses on picking up trash since Earth Day is on April 22 and one neat thing is Keep Arkansas Beautiful will provide trash bags, gloves, safety vests, volunteer t-shirts and caution signs. Our goal is to have ALL 75 counties participate with Keep Arkansas Beautiful in 2022!

Please email Tristin at [email protected] if you would like more information on partnering with KAB.

Online TCM Technology Classes

The Tech Changemaker program will be hosting an 8-week series of online classes, via Zoom, on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 4:30 pm..

The schedule and content are:

* March 29 & April 26 - Setting up Email & Strong Passwords

* April 5 & May 3 - Email Basics & Video Conferencing

*April 12 & May 10 - Internet Etiquette & Searching for Information

*April 19 & May 17 - Your Career Journey & Finding Jobs

Registration link: https://bit.ly/TCMTuesday

2022 4-H Poster Art Contest

The Poster Art contest is back!! We would love for your 4-H'ers to participate!

Posters and document should be submitted by May 6.

The rules and guidelines are:

· Open to ALL 4-H members ages 9-19

· Themes include: Cloverdrive or Open theme (create a 4-H theme and poster to go with it)

· Posters can be horizontal or vertical and can be created using any of the following mediums: ink, crayon, acrylic, charcoal, colored pencil, collage or digital.

· Posters should only contain original creations. (Please refrain from using any copyrighted material.)

· Posters must be submitted digitally.

Please email your submissions to Tristin at [email protected] by May 1st.

Up Coming Events

!! Club Leaders and Volunteers Needed !!

Are you interested in volunteering your time and talents to help impact our youth?

For more information, please contact Tristin at [email protected]

We are also recruiting volunteers within the clubs! Some of the volunteer opportunities at the club level include:

Project Leader- coordinates efforts in one project.
Educational Activity Leader- coordinates educational activities of the club.
Community Service Leader- coordinates community service activities of the club.
Resource/Support Volunteer- shares a specific skill or resource with the club on a short term basis.

Recipe of the Month!

Strawberry S'Mores

1 Serving

90 Calories per serving

Ingredients

2 strawberries
1 graham cracker (broken in half)
1/8 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt (2 tablespoons)

Directions

1. Rinse strawberries in water

2. Slice strawberries

3. Add yogurt and strawberries to 1/2 of graham cracker

4. Top with the other 1/2 of graham cracker

5. Enjoy immediately!

Source: ArFoods Strawberry Newsletter

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