Saginaw County 4-H Horse and Pony Year End Awards Banquet

Saginaw 4-H, it’s your turn to be recognized!

Join us on Sunday, November 6 at 3:00pmpm for the 4-H Horse and Pony Awards Banquet at the Saginaw Field and Stream Club located at 1296 N. Gleaner Rd. Saginaw MI 48609.

All 4-H members, volunteers, families and supporters are welcome to attend!



Questions contact gathstac@msu.edu.

4-H Archery Program 

There is still time to join? Interested in learning about archery? Have you ever wanted to learn how to safely use a bow or practice your archery skills? Sign up today for the Saginaw 4-H Archery Program!

The program will run each Wednesday from October 26 – December 7 and take place at the Saginaw Field and Stream Club located at 1296 N Gleaner Rd, Saginaw, MI 48609. Youth will learn basic archery skills from a 4-H certified archery instructor including, range safety, shooting techniques, eye dominance, target scoring, and marksmanship. 

Get your friends together and join us for this program! Perfect for beginners or youth with advanced archery skills who want to practice! No experience necessary for beginner classes. Advanced class participants must be able to shoot from 15-yard line with accuracy. Cost is $15 per youth for the 6-week session. The program will be open to 4-H members ages 9-19. Space is limited!

Learn more at https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/4-h-archery-program-fall-2022-session-1

Youth may choose from one of the following session times:

Session 1: 5:00-5:45pm - Beginner

Session 2: 6:00-6:45pm - Beginner

Session 3: 7:00-7:45pm - Advanced

Registration – contact gathstac@msu.edu to register. 

Open Officer Positions 

Saginaw 4-H Council

The Saginaw 4-H Council has open Officer Positions!

Now is an exciting time for 4-H youth and volunteers to get involved and share their passion and expertise by becoming an officer and/or by attending meetings! Use your skills to help with fundraising and scholarships, youth recognition, planning youth camps, clinics, leadership events and more!

Open Officer Positions

Nominations are open for council officer positions of Vice President, Secretary, and Communications.

Youth Can Be Officers!

4-H youth can be and are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to sign up for officer positions and attend meetings. Youth participation in a 4-H council is a great way to learn leadership skills guided by adult mentors, make connections and friendships, and even build your portfolio!

Interested in learning more or would like to consider becoming an officer? Attend the upcoming November 10 council meeting or contact the Saginaw 4-H office at 989-907-6500 or email gathstac@msu.edu.

Learn more about 4-H councils at https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/michigan_4_h_advisory_council_responsibilities_best_practices_requirements

Help Needed!



The 4-H Rising Star Equestrian club is looking for help!

This club is a 4-H Proud Equestrian Program (PEP). These are therapeutic horseback riding programs for people with disabilities that helps to improve balance, coordination, posture and muscle tone. Opportunities to participate exist for riders, volunteers, instructors and horse owners.

This club meets in the Freeland area. Training to learn to work with youth riders and horses is available. This club is looking for experienced and new young people and adults who can assist riders as needed until the riders develop the skills they need to ride independently. 

Contact Tina Bennet at 989-274-5466 or email Bennettmapleview@aol.com to learn how you can get involved!

4-H Exploration Days 2023

Save the Date!

If you are already missing the good times at 4-H Exploration Days, take a moment to save the dates for the 2023 event- June 21-23, 2023. Looking forward to another great time on the campus of MSU!

Scholarships are available from the Saginaw 4-H Council!

Coming Soon! Teach at Exploration Days 2023

Coming soon!! Do you have a great session or free time idea to teach at 4-H Exploration Days 2023? The session and free time proposal form will be out on November 1 and available until December 5. Start preparing your idea now to submit in the system. With a theme around Belonging for this year's event, we look forward to the creative ideas from instructors and free time leaders.



Questions, contact 4h.expodays@msu.edu.

4-H Scholarships

Michigan 4-H offers the following scholarship opportunities to 4-H members that have reached their senior year of high school. 

Please check out the website below for more information and consider applying. Deadlines for applications are November 1st.

• Michigan 4-H Scholarships (Nov. 1)         $10,000
• Michigan 4-H Foundation Scholarships (Nov. 1) $1,000; awards vary
• Michigan Rabbit and Cavy 4-H Scholarships (Nov. 1) $500

Please be mindful that some of these applications require a recommendation from staff; be certain to submit your application to the office in a timely manner to ensure your recommendation can be completed on time.

Don’t forget to also check with your high school and college program department for additional scholarship opportunities.

Also watch for local 4-H scholarship applications later this year.

https://www.canr.msu.edu/4_h_scholarships_and_recognition_program/4_h_scholarships

Michigan 4-H to participate in Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29

On Nov.29, Michigan 4-H is once again participating in Giving Tuesday. 

The Giving Tuesday movement is a global day of giving and a chance to celebrate the opportunities that make 4-H so extraordinary. 

From 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. EST, Michigan 4-H supporters are invited to participate in Giving Tuesday by giving their support financially or helping spread the word via social media channels and word of mouth. 

Michigan 4-H has a goal to raise $5,000 to grow 4-H county endowments in a 24-hour period.

County 4-H endowments are funds created by gifts from one or more donors to the Michigan 4-H Foundation. These endowments provide a perpetual source of income for county 4-H programs, where the principal amount remains intact and the investment income supports annual needs for a county 4-H program.

Every dollar is an investment in 4-H!

Learn more about 4-H Giving Tuesday at https://mi4hfdtn.org/giving-tuesday/. 

Upcoming Council Meetings

• November 10: Saginaw 4-H Council Meeting
• November 21: Saginaw 4-H Horse Council Meeting at 7:00pm (Zoom)

Saginaw 4-H Council:

You are invited! Join us for a light dinner for the whole family and social at the next Saginaw 4-H Council Meeting on Thursday, November 10^th at the Saginaw Valley Extension and Research Center (3775 S. Reese Road Frankenmuth, MI 48734.) Dinner will be served at 6:15pm and the 4-H Council meeting will start at 7:00pm. 

The Saginaw 4-H Council meetings are open to all 4-H youth, volunteers, and families are welcome to attend!  Please consider attending these monthly meetings to help plan and offer events and learning opportunities for youth in Saginaw county. Help is needed! Use your skills to help with fundraising and scholarships, youth recognition, planning youth camps, clinics, leadership events and more!

Nominations are being accepted for Vice President, Secretary, and Communications officers at the November meeting. 

Youth Can Be Officers!

4-H youth can be and are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to sign up for officer positions and attend meetings. Youth participation in a 4-H council is a great way to learn leadership skills guided by adult mentors, make connections and friendships, and even build your portfolio!

Saginaw 4-H Horse Council:

Meeting information will be sent out to Club Admin leaders and through 4-H Online.  All are welcome and youth are encouraged to attend.  If you are interested contact gathstac@msu.edu for more information.

Pawsome Pups 4-H Club 

Join Today!

Do you like dogs? Interested in learning how to train your dog? Come and have some fun while learning about dog agility, obedience, and showmanship! 

This club hosts workouts, games, dog demonstrations, team shows, and more! Join the Pawsome Pups 4-H Club today! The club is open to youth ages 5-19. No dog experience necessary. 

The Club meets at the Saginaw County Fairgrounds. Contact the Club Leaders for meeting schedules and information.  Laura at laurasue70@yahoo.com or Jessica at jessicaculp552@gmail.com or call the Saginaw 4-H office at 989-907-6500. 4-H membership is FREE!

Reins on the Road 4-H Club

Join Today!

Do you like horses? Interested in learning about horse care and riding? Then the Reins of the Road 4-H Club is for you! You do not need to own a horse to join the club!

This Club is great for those just starting out or youth with advanced skills. This club teaches youth about riding, horse care and nutrition, tack use and care, showmanship and horse judging. The club also participates in games, fun social events and fundraising! This is a great place to meet new people, make new friends, and learn all about horses. 

Located in Burt, Michigan, Reins on the road 4-H is a horse project group established almost 10 years ago with a very active involvement in Saginaw's Horse Community, and looking to expand membership! For over 100 years, 4-H has provided ways for youth to make a positive difference in their world. Our clubs and projects are now open for sign-ups!

Contact the Club Leader, Melisa at 989-245-3819 mjalbrecht183@yahoo.com or learn more at https://www.canr.msu.edu/saginaw/4-h/join-saginaw-county-4-h

Wild Spartans

Join 4-H staff as we take a look into life working with fisheries and wildlife! This month’s 4-H Wild Spartans Series will hike to the heights of the Porcupine Mountains and along the shores of Lake Superior. Join us on Tuesday, November 8th at 6:30pm EST for “Exploring Michigan’s Largest State Park.” You will meet Katie Urban, Interpreter for the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. You will learn about her work, and the education and career path she followed to get there.

Youth will be encouraged to ask questions to learn more through a live Q&A. This free online series is open to 4-H and non-4-H youth ages 12-19 years.

Monthly sessions will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm EST. Pre-registration is required:  https://events.anr.msu.edu/wildspartans2023/ 

4-H Future Squad

The future is yours! Are you ready for it? Join the 4-H Future Squad club, a virtual club that allows you to learn about topics you want to learn about!

This virtual based 4-H club is open for registration for any 12-19 years olds who want to gain skills to rock their future. Club starts in October and runs through May 2023.



For more information and to complete the Interest Form, check out: https://www.canr.msu.edu/4-h-future-squad

4-H In the Kitchen: Whodunit Edition

It was Colonel Mustard…in the Kitchen…with a soup ladle! Mason and Lake County 4-H would like to invite you to an evening of mystery and forensic science with our 4-H in the Kitchen: Whodunit Edition. In this workshop, participants will be able to learn how to make a pair of fascinating dishes inspired by some of the most well known mystery novelists of the past 30 years. While taking part, participants will also be able to interact with and ask questions of law enforcement officers regarding their training and how they utilize forensic science in their occupations. All sessions will have a virtual option so if you are unable to make one of the sessions, there will be a backup date to take part. Cooking sessions will be held from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm on November 3 and 10, 2022 in Mason County and on November 7 and 14, 2022 in Lake County. 

To register, please click the link below! Let’s solve the mystery of exactly why these recipes taste so darn good!

https://events.anr.msu.edu/Whodunit/

State 4-H Rabbit and Cavy Show

Save the Date!

The State 4-H Rabbit and Cavy Show is being once again held at the MSU Pavilion at the end of January. Volunteers and staff are busy organizing the state show. Save the date! 

Michigan 4-H Spectacular Youth Leadership Institute

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

The Michigan 4-H Spectacular Youth Leadership Institute is an event for teens who want to improve their communities and our world through leadership and youth power! Attending the Institute will help teens gain leadership skills and approach life with their head, heart, and hands open to new ideas, interesting people, and diverse cultures. Attend the Institute and be part of the movement that has YOUth leading the way!

The Institute features a wide variety of incredibly fun and interactive sessions that will provide teens with knowledge and tools to improve their leadership skills and make a positive difference in their communities and the world. Participants who register for the overnight event in East Lansing will attend a MSU Men’s Hockey game on Saturday, December 3 as part of our evening entertainment.

The Institute will be held at 4 locations. The Institute will be held December 3-4 in East Lansing, MI as an overnight event and will also be held on December 3 in Belleville, Detroit, and Vicksburg as daylong (no overnight) events. 

This Michigan 4-H workshop is open to ALL teens (ages 13+ by Jan. 1, 2023) and to adult leaders who have Gold Level Volunteer status with MSU Extension.

For more information and to register to participate in the SYLI, go to https://events.anr.msu.edu/SYLI22/ The deadline to register for the SYLI is 11:59 pm on November 4, 2022.

Scholarships are available for those in need of financial assistance. Please contact the event organizers for more information regarding scholarships.

For more information, please contact MSU Extension educators Roxanne Turner (turnerr@msu.edu ~ 517-546-3950) or Brian Wibby (wibby@msu.edu ~ 906-439-5065)

4-H Entrepreneurship Guidelines and Resource Training

Do you want to learn more about how to run an Entrepreneurship Club?Have questions about how to handle the income and profits from an entrepreneurship project? Want to learn more about what the 4-H Entrepreneurship Project can offer?

Looking for entrepreneurship resources? 

If you answered yes, to any of the above questions, consider joining us for 4-H Entrepreneurship Guidelines and Resource Training for Staff and/or Volunteers

Join MSU Extension on November 17, 2022 from 6-7 PM by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4-Hentrep

Michigan 4-H Arts Celebration - Instructors Needed

Please “Save the Date” for this wonderful event to be held November 11-13, 2022, at the new location of the Ralph A. MacMullan (RAM) Conference Center, Roscommon. 

Participants (4-H adult and teen gold leaders) will be learning new things, making new friends, putting all their creativity to work, and having a fabulous time!

We are so excited to have an overnight face-to-face event at the new location in October of 2023!

We have some great sessions lined up so far and need more! Please help us as we are looking for potential instructors and need your help recruiting for this event. Sewing, textiles, visual arts, performing arts, crafts, art of cooking, photography, poetry, music, folk art, and so much more! If you are interested or know someone who is, please complete the link: https://forms.gle/DmvLn7o9YdCokH5z7

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to Jan Brinn brinn@msu.edu or Tracy D’Augustino daugustt@msu.edu.

MI 4-H State Youth Leadership Council

4-H members aged 15-19 are invited to apply for the Michigan 4-H State Youth Leadership Council. This group serves as advocates, spokespeople, leaders, and advisors for Michigan 4-H programs statewide. Serving on SYLC is a great way to meet youth from across the state, expand your understanding of Michigan 4-H, and build your resume and leadership skills.

More information, including the application and information sessions, is available online at https://www.canr.msu.edu/sylc/. Applications are due October 31.

Summer 2023 Outward Bound Programs

We are accepting applications for the Summer 2023 Outbound Programs! Explore a new country and culture via an immersive international exchange experience. Michigan 4-H has been in a partnership with States’ 4-H International Exchange Programs for many years. States' 4-H Summer Outbound programs provide American 4-H youth with the opportunity to travel to foreign countries for a month-long cultural immersion experience. Delegates live with volunteer host families and engage in experiential learning about a new way of life. Delegates experience aspects of daily life that allow them to understand both their host culture and their own culture more deeply. Our network of like-minded international partners recruits host families and plan enrichment activities. 

Enrich your 4-H experience and apply today to travel abroad summer 2023! Visit https://www.states4hexchange.org/ to learn more.

Online Application: All delegates and chaperones will need to resubmit a new 2023 online application form. This will help unify and standardize our participant records.

2023 Online Application Link: https://smr.to/p84038

DEADLINE: Michigan deadline is January 1, 2023, to allow time for reference and interview collection. 

Details:

We are planning to offer the Japan 8, Japan 4, Costa Rica, and South Korea programs for Summer 2023.

Have questions or need more information? Contact Jan Brinn at brinn@msu.edu

4-H Members learn how to run a business meeting

4-H’ers are learning the basics of parliamentary procedure during monthly 4-H club meetings. 4-H clubs vote for officers to fill the positions of president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, who are then responsible for running the meetings.

What is parliamentary procedure? It’s the way that the school board, County Commissioners, Michigan House and Senate and even the United States Congress run their sessions.

Of course, 4-H youth use very basic parts of the procedure, but it can be the basic foundation for a lifetime of service in communities.  “Parliamentary procedure is an organized method for a group to accomplish their goals in an effective, fair and efficient manner.

It is:

• Effective by providing an orderly way to conduct the group’s business and make decisions
• Fair because it is a democratic process for making a decision
• Efficient by keeping the group focused. One item of business is disposed of before going on to another

President

The president of a club presides over meetings, builds the meeting agenda, assures that the meeting runs in an orderly manner and strives to make sure all members’ opinions are heard.

A typical meeting agenda would consist of:

• Call to order
• Pledges
• Roll call
• Secretary’s report
• Treasurer’s report
• Old business
• New business
• Announcements/leaders report
• Adjournment

Vice president

Vice presidents fill in for the president and presides over the meeting if the president is absent, therefore, the vice president must understand the roles and responsibilities of the president listed above. Additional responsibilities to consider giving the vice president includes following-up with any committees to make sure they stay on task, having them responsible for the learning portion of the meeting and serve in the role of introducing presenters or guests.

Secretary

The secretary records all of the business of the meeting and a record of each member’s attendance. Secretaries provide a report at each meeting by presenting the minutes from the previous meeting. This can be done by providing a handout or by reading the minutes aloud and must be approved by the entire group. Once minutes are approved, they become the official record of the business that was conducted at the meeting. Secretaries should record full minutes as soon as possible after the conclusion of the meeting so that the discussion is fresh in their mind. Keep all meeting minutes in one safe place so they can be referenced as needed.

Treasurer

Treasurers are responsible for keeping track of and reporting the income and expenses for the club. Treasurers are responsible for writing checks for expenses, making any deposits into the club account, balancing the club check book, and preparing and reporting a treasurer’s report to the 4-H club. A treasury report must include previous balance from the last report, a summary of income and expenses since the last meeting.

Adapted from: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/4_h_members_learn_how_to_run_a_business_meeting

Adapted from: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/officer_roles_and_responsibilities_in_a_4_h_club