Shooting Sports Leader Training
Arapahoe County is hosting a Shooting Sports leader training April 3-5 at the fairgrounds. Register through 4-H Online by March 20!
NEW! Beekeeping Project
The beekeeping project is a brand new project for the 2019-2020 4-H year! If you are interested in joining the Antelope Crossing 4-H Club beekeeping project meetings please contact Amy Dodd. The first meeting is scheduled for March 15th at 1pm at the Dodd residence. She would love to hear from you! 
Are you a 4-H member or volunteer who likes science and baby chickens?


Volunteer with us!

Buckley Air Force Base STEM Camp Volunteers
We are looking for a couple of 4-H members to help our 4-H staff with the Buckley Air Force STEM Camp on March 17 and 18 from 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM at the Buckley AFB Youth Center. If you are interested, please contact Claudia at cmeeks@arpahoegov.com .
School Enrichment Volunteers

The Arapahoe County 4-H Outreach Team is looking for interested 4-H youth and volunteers who would like to help with the Embryology and School Enrichment Programs. The focus of the Embryology and School Enrichment Programs is to provide in-school and after-school programs with experiential-based curriculum. We offer a variety of programs including – STEM, kitchen science, cooking, embryology, gardening, agriculture literacy, and animal science. Training will be provided to those that volunteer.  If you are interested, please contact Claudia at cmeeks@arpahoegov.com .
4-H International Foreign Youth Exchange Program Potluck
Come and join us on Monday, March 9 for our annual Jr. Leaders' Council International Foreign Youth Exchange (IFYE) Presentation and Potluck. We will be hosting Garrett Brown, Pueblo County 4-H alumni who recently returned from a trip to Estonia, Greece and Luxembourg. He is a very entertaining presenter!
The event will start at 6 pm at the Arapahoe County CSU Extension Office. Please bring a dish to share. Last names starting with A-L, bring a main dish or salad. Last names starting with M-Z, bring a side dish or dessert. Please RSVP with Shaylen, sflorez@arapahoegov.com and let her know the total number of people attending and what type of dish you will be bringing.
Register for this Virtual Critter Corner meeting in 4-H Online!

Open to all 4-H members ages 8-18.
Market Beef Members
Tag-in March 7th

Tag-in for market beef animals is Saturday, March 7 th from 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. Do not forget to bring the animal’s bill of sale and brand inspection, if one was obtained before Tag-in. ALL ANIMALS MUST BE IN THE NAME OF THE EXHIBITOR.
State Fair Nomination Deadlines

MARKET BEEF NOMINATION Due April 1 st to the CSU Extension Office in Arapahoe County.
 
Nomination is NOT an entry, there is a separate Colorado State Fair Entry Form to be filled out and submitted by the deadline of August 1 st .
 
Animals to be nominated for Colorado State Fair must be tagged with an Arapahoe County Fair tag during Market Beef Animal Tag-in on March, 7 th .
NOTE: It may be worth having each animal on separate brand inspection sheets for easier processing at sale.
Superintendent Search

As fair is quickly approaching, the Arapahoe County 4-H Livestock Advisory Committee is seeking interested individuals to serve as the Llama/Alpaca, Poultry, and sheep Superintendents.
 
The Livestock Committee provides advice, program support, visibility, resource generation, and assists in upholding county, state, and national policies in support of the Arapahoe County 4-H Youth Development Program. They assist with coordination, promotion, and scheduling of events, activities, and shows in Arapahoe County with the CSU 4-H Livestock & Youth Development Extension agent as well as other responsibilities as outlined in committee bylaws. This is specifically accomplished by serving as superintendents at the County Fair although all members on the committee do not have to be superintendents.
 
We would like to invite anyone interested in being part of the committee to contact Ethan at the CSU Extension Office via email at  ecahill@arapahoegov.com  . The committee meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the Byers Ag Shop at 7 p.m.
Attention 4-H Clubs: Fundraiser Opportunity
Rocky Mountain German Shepherd Club is looking for a 4-H Club to provide concessions for their fall show at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds October 31-November 1, 2020 . This would be a great fundraiser for your club/committee. Please contact Patty Korsch, 303-887-4947 if you are interested in the opportunity. If you do decide to do the fundraiser please confirm with Patty what they expect in regards to choices for concessions. 
The 2020 Consumer Choices Contest that was scheduled for March 14 has been cancelled. An email was sent out to those that registered for the contest. We hope that you will register for other contests available to members.  
Creative Cooks Contest Registration Deadline
March 11, 2020

4-H Online Animal ID Deadline
May 1, 2020
Click on the dates below for more info.
Creative Cooks Contest

Speech and Demonstrations Contest

Cake Decorating Contest
May 22, 2020
Project Updates
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**Please note - the State Office is in the process of updating their website and if the links on our website do not work, this will be why. Once the State completes their site, we will then be able to update our links.
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