February 2023
4-H Newsletter
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Find your "Spark" with 4-H fun and learning! |
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Check out what's coming up!
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Monroe County 4-H invited to Participate in Orleans County Fair
Get your projects and show animals ready - the Orleans County Fair welcomes you! Visit orleans4-hfair.com to stay updated. |
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Monroe County 4-H is Hiring a Full Time Youth Educator
Applications are due Tuesday, February 7th! There is just over a week to apply for this engaging youth development position. Consider apply or sharing in your networks.
Come join the team! Monroe County 4-H is seeking candidates who are passionate about providing opportunities for Monroe County youth to thrive! Prior 4-H experience is not essential. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. The application is open through 2/7/23.
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Sparks Club Presents: Korean Culture Camp Day
Join the Sparks Club at the Wegman Lodge to explore Korean culture with a day of hands-on activities! Eat, create, dance, play games, and have a blast with us on Wednesday, February 22nd from 10:30am-3:30pm.
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Monroe County 4-H Public Presentations
The Public Presentations Program is one of 4-H’s most beneficial and rewarding experiences. It provides a unique opportunity to develop a positive self-concept and poise, gain self-confidence before a group, learn to express ideas clearly, respond spontaneously to questions, and gain subject matter knowledge. This year, Monroe County 4-H Public Presentations will be held at the Irondequoit Library at 6pm on Wednesday, February 22nd and Monday, February 27th. Please register to let us know you're coming by Friday, February 17th.
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February Challenge: Acts of Kindness
This month we want to challenge you to share the love and complete four acts of kindness in our community. Participants who email photos of each suggested act of kindness to mlh346@cornell.edu will be entered for a chance to receive a fantastic prize for the whole family! To get started:
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Call ahead at Friendship Children's Center before donating: (585) 342-7250
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4-H Pheasant Project Informational Night on Zoom |
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Do you love animals? How about raising day old pheasant chicks!? Join Chenango County 4-H for an informational zoom session to learn about what is required to raise pheasants and how you can do it!
NYS DEC game farm manager, Evan Wills, will teach about the proper care for pheasant chicks to adult birds. He will also discuss what supplies and equipment are needed and answer your questions about pheasants.
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Resources for Teachers and Leaders |
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Agricultural Literacy Week 2023 |
In celebration of New York agriculture, volunteers
throughout the state will read a book with an agricultural theme to second graders during Agricultural Literacy Week on March 20-24th.
If you would like to volunteer to read to a local 2nd grade class, please contact the 4-H Office at monroe4H@cornell.edu by Friday, March 10th.
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Volunteer Training Opportunity: Igniting Youth Sparks |
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Network with 4-H volunteers from all over the Northeast Region and learn how to be a champion for youth while they transform their interests into purpose and direction.
This workshop meets on Zoom on February 15th, 6-8pm.
Whether you're an event volunteer, a 4-H parent, a club leader, or share your skills and time with us in another way, we would encourage you to come!
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Youth Activity: 4-H At Home Mini Blueberry Pie Recipe |
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These mini blueberry pies are highly portable and extremely delicious! Recipe submitted to 4-H At Home by junior 4-H leaders Cady and Madison from Louisiana. |
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Club News and Special Activities |
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Smarties Club Feeds the Birds
The Smarties 4-H Club created bird feeders and tasted "bird food" like sunflower seeds and dried fruit!
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8th Graders Get Hands-On with Vermiculture |
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8th grade students at Bishop Kearney harnessed their curiosity for hands-on learning about soil, composting, and worms with 4-H! |
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Sewing Sparks Club Creates Aprons |
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The Sewing Sparks club gathered in full force to make aprons! They used paper patterns as guides to pin, cut, and sew multiple layers of fabric and attach several pieces to create the final product. |
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4-H Takes Wool Felting to School |
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After reading about the journey of a sheep's wool from sheep to loom, students at School #33 tried their hand at felting alpaca fleece into a pom-pom sized ball. It's a lot tougher than it looks, but they had a blast! |
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Produced in New York and "Art"cuterie Board Challenge
Last Saturday, 4-H youth created and presented dairy themed Produced in New York recipes and beautiful “Art”-cuterie boards! Thank you to our volunteers, Donald and Theresa, and to the Strong Museum and Cabot Cheese for their support.
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4-H at Mendon Ponds Winterfest
4-H and CCE partners had fun with Winterfest participants in Stewart Lodge in Mendon Ponds Park!
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Statewide 4-H Opportunities |
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4-H Outdoor Adventures Winterfest |
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The Cornell Youth in Nature and Outdoor Education Program Work Team is thrilled to announce its next camping program, Outdoor Adventures Weekend – Winterfest. This weekend long event will be packed with outdoor fun of snowshoeing, cross country skiing, skijoring demonstration, and so much more! The event will end with a friendly Winter Olympic competition. This event is being held at Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center in eastern Oswego County from 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 17th to 12:00 p.m. Sunday, February 19th, 2023. The facility is in the foothills of the Tug Hill and is famous for its snow, so the weekend will be spent mostly outdoors enjoying the snow and the woodlands.
Registration for this event is limited to 50 people. Snowshoes will be loaned out for this event, as well as a limited number of cross country skis and shoes of varying sizes. The cost to attend Outdoor Adventures Weekend is $40 per 4-Her – there is no fee for chaperones.
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NYS 4-H ESPORTS
Join the NYS 4-H ESports club to play online games competitively and make new friends from across the state! Contact kal64@cornell.edu for more information.
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New York State Jersey Cattle Club offers Betsy's Calf Scholarship
In memory of Betsy (Luchsinger) Czadzeck, a scholarship of up to $1000 will be awarded to a deserving youth between the ages of 8 and 16 (as of January 1 of the current year) to purchase a registered jersey calf. Preference is given to youth that live in New York state and do not currently own a jersey.
For questions, contact one of the following:
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Community Opportunities in Monroe County
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Black Pride Artist study with Simmi Wallace
Celebrate Black Pride through an artist study in the style of Alma Thomas' works, with artist Simmi Wallace! This free event is ideal for youth ages 5-12, and takes place at the central library on Saturday, February 4th from 2-3pm.
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Pirate Toy Fund Aims for Largest Snowball Fight on Earth
The Pirate Toy Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to distributing toys year round to children in need, is hosting an official attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the world's largest snowball fight, complete with live music, food trucks, snowman building, and more. Join in on Saturday, February 18th, at Archer Road Field in Chili, starting at 11am!
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- February 15th Volunteer Training: Igniting Youth Sparks
- February 20th 4-H office closed
- February 22nd and 27th Monroe County Public Presentations
- March 4th Horse Extravaganza
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March 9-12th 2023 National 4-H Youth Summit
- March 17th World Food Prize New York Youth Institute
- March 25th District Public Presentations
- April 16-18th Capital Days
- May 6th Animal Crackers at Cornell
- May 19-21st STARR (State Action Reps Retreat)
- June 27-29th Cornell Career Explorations
- August 23rd - September 4th New York State Fair
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