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4-H Calendar

Thank You Club Leaders

Volunteer Help Needed

County Council Applications

4-H Awards Program

Re-rerolling in 4-H

Record Books & Award Applications

National 4-H Week

Trip to Washington D.C.

2013 Hancock County Fair Photos

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Dear 4-H families and friends, What is a success you had in the 2012-2013 4-H year? Hancock 4-H has had many successes across the county. Our LEGO teams do a fantastic job and we will now have 6 LEGO teams for the coming year. Our Clover Kids program will probably be full for the coming year. Several of our livestock exhibitors won awards at the Iowa State Fair. Our trial year of the food stand was successful with a lot of business and more profit than years past. We had wonderful weather for our fair. We have tremendous volunteers who keep 4-H clubs active and exciting for members. What will our successes be for the new 4-H year? Be sure to get recognized for your efforts in 4-H. All 4-Hers can receive bronze, silver, or gold recognition in their project areas. Be sure to download the paperwork and get it turned back in to the Extension Office by October 4th. Read the article about Record Books & Recognition to learn about what to turn in, where to get the paperwork, and how to get recognized for your work. It is a new school year and a new 4-H year which means re-enrollment time. All 4-H members (including ASK 4-H clubs & LEGO clubs) and Clover Kids who were members last year and are joining a 4-H club again this year should complete the re-enrollment process online at iowa.4honline.com. This ensures that we have the most current health information, contact information, project sign-up, and club membership for our youth. Families completely new to 4-H should fill out paper enrollment forms and turn them into the office. Our 4-H Awards and recognition ceremony will be held Sunday, November 10th at 4:00pm in the Garner Hayfield Ventura High School Auditorium. Following the ceremony will be a meal and silent auction of the cakes from the cake decorating contest. Read the article to find out the cake contest themes and how else you can get involved during the 4-H Awards and recognition day. All the best,

4-H FAMILY NEWSLETTER

HANCOCK COUNTY EXTENSION

Victoria Schmidt HANCOCK COUNTY EXTENSION

County Youth Coordinator vschmidt@iastate.edu

641-923-2856

September - October 2013

Victoria’s office hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Our new FIRST Tech Challenge team: L-R, Winston Lemon, Kaden Young, Jake Pringnitz, Andrew Dornbier, Tim Folkers, Jake Folders, and Cory Burrs (Mentor/Coach). Not pictured: Kim Dornbier. Made possible by a grant from Rockwell Collins and a donation from Stellar.

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4-H CALENDAR Mondays Garner Afterschool Kids’ Club Cafeteria 3:25 pm - 5:00 pm

Tuesdays Britt Afterschool Kids’ Club Art Room 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Sept. 7-15 Clay County Fair Spencer, IA

Sept. 15 Shooting Sports Fairgrounds 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Sept. 16 Clover Kids Registration Due Extension Office

Sept. 21 Garner Lucky Clovers (Clover Kids) Extension Office 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Sept. 26 Britt Creative Clovers (Clover Kids) WH Elementary 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Sept. 28 Garner Fall Festival - FLL Garner Library 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Sept. 29 Shooting Sports Fairgrounds 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Oct. 4 Record Books & Award Applications Due Extension Office

Oct. 7-13 National 4-H Week Everywhere All Week Long

Oct. 19 Garner Lucky Clovers (Clover Kids) Extension Office 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Oct. 24 Britt Creative Clovers (Clover Kids) WH Elementary 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Nov. 10 Hancock County 4-H Awards Program GHV Auditorium 4:00 pm

July 22-28, 2014 Hancock County District Fair

August 7-17, 2014 Iowa State Fair

Anyone in High School or older is encouraged to volunteer to help. Contact Carol Opp at carolopp@iastate.edu or 641-923-2856 to get started in either of these volunteer positions. Please share this information with your grandparents and other older adults who may be interested in volunteering to help 4-H. Adult volunteers must complete a back-ground screening.

Garner Afterschool Kids’ 4-H club meets for 12 Mondays this fall starting

on September 16th. Kids in grades 4-5 can participate in After-school Kids club. We need volunteers to help this group with snacks, crafts, games, and field trips. Helpers wouldn’t be required to help each week, only when available.

Junior FIRST LEGO League meets every early out Wednesday at the Garner Education Center. They are in grades K-3. They work to create a LEGO model as well as meet the challenge of the year: Disaster Blaster. We need at least one 5th grade or older helper to assist the Jr. FLL club at their meetings.

JR. FLL & GARNER ASK ARE LOOKING FOR HELP

Mentors, helpers, & Volunteers needed

4-H would not be possible and young people would not be successful with out you. The following adults lead 4-H clubs in 2012-2013. Thank you!!!

Andrea Nedved Angie Greiman Betsy Hunt Brenda Anderson Carla Wellik Carol Tlach Carrie Lau Dan Nelson

Dave Sloan Dawn Mills DeEtta Kluver Ellen Tusha Grant Abele Jamie Stromer Jan Bier Jason Pavelka

Jerry Pringnitz Julie Barickman Karrie Pringnitz Lori Hansen Michelle Dornbier Michelle Eisenman Nicole Furst Paul Kumsher

Ron Rudisill Sarah Martinson Sonny Bruns Sue Boehnke

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS

4-H Awards Program

GET RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR EFFORTS

APPLY FOR COUNTY COUNCIL

7-12 Grade Leadership Opportunity

All 4-Hers in grades 7-12 have the opportunity to serve on a County Youth Council. As a council member you will get to help with county wide service projects, provide input of the direction of the 4-H program, speak on the radio, and much more. Being on County Council is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the 4-H program. You can learn life skills. You will be looked up to by younger 4-H members. It is an excellent addition to your resume and college applications.

High school members must submit an application and complete an interview on October 27th. High school members have the option to compete for the executive committee within county council. 7-8th grader must submit an application. Both groups will meet approximately 8-10 times a year. Additional information and applications can be found online at www.extension.iastate.edu/hancock/news/county-4-h-council-applications

Save the date: Sunday, November 10th, 2013. The 4-H Awards Program will be from 4-5:30 pm at the GHV Auditorium with a meal to follow. The awards program will feature similar activities to last year. Cake decorating contest & silent auction Class Themes: 4-H Adventure Sharing Compassion Contest is open to ANYONE. Decorate a cake (or cupcakes, pie, etc.) following either theme above. Items will be auctioned off through the silent auction. Proceeds will go to Hancock 4-H & a TBD charity. More details will be emailed to 4-Hers and put in newspaper. “Highlight YOUR 4-H” Share-The-Fun 3 minute max performances. Five will be selected. Send your application to the Extension Office by Nov. 1st. Use creativity in your application. Make a video, write-up your idea on a napkin, bring your group in and perform. We don’t care, we just want to see your ideas.

Most 4-Hers Contest Clubs are in a competition! Which Hancock County 4-H club can have the highest percentage of club members present? Winning club will get a pizza party! Last year the challenge was won by Orthel Jolly Workers who had 55% attendance by their club members. A challenge: Wear a 4-H shirt. 4-H Meal Immediately following the awards program we will have a 4-H family meal. All 4-H families are invited as well as extended family, businesses, city and county officials. Everyone but your dog (sorry).

County Council Applications Due: Friday, October 4th

November 10th, 2013 4:00 pm, GHV Auditorium

4-H PLEDGE

I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

4-H Online: Re-enrollment process

Record Books & Recognition

RULES FOR EXHIBITION AT HANCOCK DISTRICT FAIR

SHOWING YOUR PROJECTS

There are 3 main categories where 4-Hers can receive awards.

1. Bronze, Silver, or Gold project record completion

Project record completion awards are not competitive. If you meet the requirements found on the “Project Record Completion Application” you will receive a bronze, silver, or gold; depending on which level you applied for. You must also submit your records related to that project. These records can be submitted in many forms: in a book with all your 4-H pro-jects, in a binder (or other method of filing) related to just that project area, or a video or other electronic document. 2. Competitive Life Skills awards

These awards can only be won once during each age division of 4-H (Jr. 4-6th grade, Int. 7-8 grade, Sr. 9-12 grade). They are judged exclusively on the award applications. You do not need to turn in a record book. Record books will not be refer-enced when judging applications. For Jr. and Int. members these would be the citizenship and leadership awards. For Sr. this would be the citizenship, leadership, ag & livestock achievement awards, merit, and Danforth “I Dare You.

3. Competitive Record keeping & accomplishments awards

These awards can only be won once during each age division of 4-H (or age category depending on the award). You must turn in an application as well as your entire collection of 4-H records. The award selection is competitive and will be judged based on your application, record book, and any other supporting material the specific award asks for. These awards are: Wendy Greiman Achievement award & Bock Memorial Scholarship. There are also awards for leaders to fill out:

Nomination awards for 4-Hers, awards for the club to win, nominations of outstanding volunteers. Leader nominated awards are due October 18th. All record keeping forms can be found on our website, www.extension.iastate.edu/hancock/4h_records_awards Many of the forms are writable word documents. You are encouraged to type in the form and then save and print it.

Everyone who wishes to continue to in 4-H must re-enroll for the new 4-H year. Can you be the first member in your club? Re-enrollments must be finished before January 1st, 2014 to avoid paying a $20 late fee. Follow the instructions below:

Go to http://iowa.4honline.com.

Enter your family email that you use frequently. (if you don’t know, the Extension Office can help.)

Select “I forgot my password” (unless you remember)

Copy your new temporary password that was emailed to your inbox.

Click login and scroll down to the family members listed at the bottom of the screen

Click edit on the right side of each family member you want to re-activate

Scroll to the bottom of each family member’s page and click “Enroll for 2013-2014”

Follow instructions making sure you fill out as many fields as you can or that apply to you.

The club you were in last year is already identified.

Don’t forget to select your projects.

Click submit and the enrollment will be sent to the office for verification that everything is included.

All award applications and record books are due to the Extension office by Friday, October 4th.

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

SHOW YOUR 4-H PRIDE

National 4-H Week: October 6-12th, 2013

LEADERSHIP WASHINGTON FOCUS

7-9th Graders - Trip to Washington D.C.! - July 15-19

green and the 4-H clover on Wednes-day, October 9th. Get a 4-H clover for your locker at school. Help your club make a poster or display about 4-H for a local business. Volunteer with your club at the food pantry.

We are also looking for helpers to speak about their 4-H experience on the radio. What else can you do?

Let’s make 4-H in Hancock County stand out during the 2013 National 4-H Week, October 6-12th. Start discussing your plans today!

More than 6 million young people from across the country will celebrate National 4-H Week October 6-12th. It is a time to promote 4-H, celebrate your accomplishments, get fired up for next year, and share the impact of 4-H.

We have a few activities planned and more exciting things to come. Wear

new lasting friendships

An enthusiastic staff of young adults Participants are immersed in the culture and history of our nation through on-site workshops at D.C.’s most spectacular sights. Destinations include, but are not limited to:

White House and Lafayette Park

Ford's Theatre

National Archives

Presidential and war monuments and memorials

Smithsonian museums

and more! In between tours, youth can relax at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center, Washington, D.C.’s premier youth and leadership hotel . The hotel is situated on a 12-acre campus, minutes from downtown D.C., featuring a hotel café all

-you-can eat buffet, 24-hour uniformed security, a fitness center, full-court basketball and volleyball court, recreation room with pool tables and arcade games, free parking, and more.

A fantastic opportunity to see our Nation’s capitol and meet lifelong friends. See what other 4-Hers have to say: “[This trip] has been the highlight of my 4-H Career.” -4-Her from Oklahoma It was such an amazing opportunity if I had the chance I would definitely do it again, in a heartbeat. - West Virginia CWF alumni

Leadership Washington Focus (LWF) is a 4-H leadership program for youth entering grades 7 through 9. The program will take place at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center, just 1 mile from Washington, D.C. 4-H delegates will:

Build confidence in their ability to motivate and direct others in meaningful action

Practice effective communication with others through group discussion and public speaking

Work with others to create and accomplish goals

Develop an understanding of their own personal leadership style

Exchange ideas, practice respect, and form friendships with other 4-H'ersfrom across the nation.

Participants will enjoy:

Motivational speakers and educational workshops

Activities that encourage and form

More info: 4hlwf.org Registration

deadline: January 10, 2014

Cost: $565 (Transportation not included)

OUR VISION A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE

HANCOCK COUNTY DISTRICT FAIR 2013

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PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS FROM FAIR 2013

Happy memories

from 2012 Hancock

County District Fair

September - October 2013 HANCOCK COUNTY EXTENSION

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