October 2023 4-H Newsletter

Dates to Remember

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!


Oct. 1: 4-H Enrollment Begins

Oct. 1-7: National 4-H Week

Oct. 2: Record Books & Pin Apps Due

Oct. 5: Cloverbud Meeting in Mound City

Oct. 12: Cloverbud Meeting in Paola

Oct. 7-8: 48 Hours of 4-H

Oct. 9: MICO 4-H Ambassadors Apps Due

Oct. 9: MICO Jr. Leaders

Oct. 15: LNCO Leadership Group


Happening This Month

The 4-H New Year is Here!

Enrollment opens on 4HOnline

October 1, 2023.


Steps on re-enrolling, selecting projects, & How to Guides for 4HOnline can be found at Joining 4-H.

Contact your local extension office with any questions regarding the enrollment process. Let's get excited for another great year of 4-H!!


MdC 4-H Policy & Procedures 2023-2024

2023-2024 Kansas

4-H Program Fee Waivers


The 4-H Program Fee is $15/ member. Waivers are intended for those who need financial assistance.


While waivers have always been reviewed and granted no matter the need identified, these requests will be reviewed and will be based on financial need.

Kansas 4-H/FFA Dual Enrollment


4-H Youth Development and Agriculture Education/FFA promote teaching youth life skills. Both programs exist to maximize the participants’ knowledge of agriculture and its value to our communities while educating the young people to become productive citizens. Eligible youth may participate in both 4-H and FFA but shall avoid duplication. Therefore, the following principles are required to be used in delivering the 4-H and FFA programs in Kansas as we strive to educate youth.

 

  • When young people are members of both 4-H and FFA, they shall plan and manage separate projects, and/or supervised agriculture experiences (SAE) programs.
  • FFA and 4-H members may enroll in the same area of experience in 4-H and FFA, however; participants cannot identify, nominate, manage, keep records on, or exhibit the same plants, animals, etc. in both organizations. Members must designate exhibits as either FFA or 4-H at weigh-in, registration or similar deadline.
  • Members may participate in judging contests and related events in FFA and 4-H but cannot represent both organizations at a contest, show or event at the same time.

 

Record Books, Pin Applications & Club Seal Applications

 

Due October 2!!

 

Marais des Cygnes District 4-H Pin Application Information & Forms

 

Marais des Cygnes District 4-H Project Record Information & Forms.


4-H Project Report Form Tutorial Video

Mark your Calendar - National 4-H Week - October 1-7, 2023

The theme for this year is "I ♥ 4-H"


  • Monday, October 2nd: Put up Displays and Posters. Take pictures and submit for judging


Window Display & Poster Guidelines Make sure to have promotional posters and window

displays out by October 2 & emailed to Tracy: [email protected] by October 3 to be judged.

         

Please include Name, Age, Club, & Location of Poster/Display.

  • Wednesday October 4th: Wear your 4-H gear for 4-H Spirit Day!

48 Hours of 4-H October 7-8 register your project now!

Cloverbud/Sunshine Makers

Meeting Information

LNCO Cloverbud - Meeting is October 5 from 5:30-6:30p.m. at the Linn Co. 4-H Building.



MICO Cloverbud - Meeting is October 12 from 5:30-6:30p.m. at the Paola Office.


Join us at our Cloverbud meetings to learn more about the different 4-H Projects. Any youth ages 5-6 by January 1, 2024 is welcome to attend either of our monthly Cloverbud meetings. Both are normally the same so no need to attend both just pick the one closest to you.


Our Theme for October is "All about 4-H"

Linn County 4-H Leadership Team


The Linn County

4-H Leadership Team

has its first meeting for the new

4-H year on

October 15 at 3:00pm.

Come out and

see if the

Leadership team

is for you.




MICO 4-H

Ambassador Applications


Applications are due October 9th!

Join a group that works to promote 4-H.

See the Ambassador application and

learn more about what the

Miami County 4-H Ambassadors do!


Entomology Meeting


October 14th, 2023


Do you have a 4-Her who is interested in the Entomology project? Then come join us October 14th for Family Day!

At Allen County Extension Office @ 1:30 p.m.

Several 4-Hers are working on games and challenges for youth and adults!


If you are thinking about trying this project for 2024, come check us out. Among the many fun activities we will have, we will be looking at safely using Social Media in 4-H projects. Family and Consumer Science Agent Cassidy Lutz will be joining us to work with the parents in a special session on this topic.


If you want your picture taken with "The Bug", please bring your own camera or cell phone.


I will have pinning set ups available for purchase for $10 each at this meeting for new families that want them.

Hope to see your families there! Little brothers and sisters are welcome!

 

[email protected]  

                      or (620)804-9170

Shooting Sports Project Information

There will be a welcome to Shooting Sports meeting October 22 at 4pm in Building #3

Firearms Basic Safety Training class is October 26 at 6pm Building #3

See the "Intro Letter" and "Shooting Sports Schedule" below.

For questions please contact Shannon Moser at 913-371-2197 or

email her at [email protected]

Intro Letter for Shooting Sports 2023-2024

Shooting Sports Schedule 2023-2024

Record Book Screening


We will be doing Record Book Screening on October 17 at 6:15pm

at Fontana Christian Church. Any Adult is welcome to attend. 

We will be working in Teams to give feed back to our 4-H members.

We will start at 6:25pm with orientation and then begin with screening. 

A supper will be provided.

Clubs who send 3 or more volunteers can count it on their 2023 Seal Application.


QPR - Question, Persuade, & Refer


Saturday, October 28, 2023

at Prairie View Middle School.

9am - 10:30am

Please RSVP to 913-294-4306


Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) is an evidence-based suicide-prevention training designed to educate people from all walks of life on how to recognize the warning signs of suicide. 

QPR training helps people get comfortable asking the question "Are you thinking about suicide?" and then helping others get appropriate help. 

Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help.

Coming in November

Financial Reviews for 2023-2024 *** Due November 1 ***


4-H Club Financial Review Form


Financial Review Check Sheet

Officer Training

Officer Training will be online

again this year.  Starting in November 1. 

More information will be available soon.

4-H Council Dates in November



Linn County 4-H Council's next meeting is

November 29, 2023 at 7pm, in 4-H Building at fairgrounds. Note: Achievement Awards will be a part of this meeting.



Miami County 4-H Council's next meeting is

November 13, 2023 at 8pm, Paola Office


MICO Achievement Celebration

Miami County 4-H Fiesta of Achievements Celebration will be

November 5, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

Our Fiesta will include a Taco Supper after the awards presentations.

It will be held at the

Miami County Fairgrounds in Building #2.

RSVP by October 30th!

LNCO Achievement Night

Linn County

Achievement night will be

November 29, 2023 at 7pm.

Cake and Punch will be served.  

It will be held in the

4-H building at the

Linn County Fairgrounds.


MdC District Dog Training Schedules 2023-2024


Linn County

January 29, 2024 is our first meeting. This will be an informational meeting.

Note: You are required to attend a certain number of the dog trainings in order to participate in the Dog Show at Fair.


Miami County


Check it out!

Congratulations to all of our State Fair exhibitors!

We are proud of all of your hard work this year!

Other News

State Events


2023 48 Hours of 4-H

  • October 7-8


4-H Dog Conference & Quiz Bowl

  • October 21-22
  • Registration Due by Oct 1


Kansas Youth Leadership Forum

  • Ages 14-18 before Jan 1 2024
  • November 18-19 at Rock Springs
  • Registration due Oct 16

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