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Bond County 925 E. Harris Greenville, IL 62246 618/664-3665
Clinton County 1163 N. Fourth Breese, IL 62230 618/526-4551
Jefferson County 4618 Broadway Mt. Vernon, IL 62864 618/242-0780
Marion County 1404 E. Main Salem, IL 62881 618/548-1446
Washington County 9623 Wall St. Nashville, IL 62263 618/327-8881
S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T
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National Two
Different
Colored Shoes
Day
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National
Nurse’s Day
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National Lost
Sock Memorial
Day
10 Sheep Wether Weigh-in
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Mother’s Day
13 14
National
Dance Like a
Chicken Day
15
Shooting Sports
Meeting
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19 20 21 22 23
National Lucky
Penny Day
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26 27 Office Closed
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National Smile
Day
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Save The Date
May 4-5 4-H Memorial Fish Camp, Monticello 8-9 Legislative Connection, Springfield, by invitation 10 County Sheep Weigh-In 11 State 4-H Robotics Competition, Bloomington 27 Extension Offices Closed for Memorial Day June 1 Entries for State Jr. Horse Show Due 1 County Dog and Cat Show Entries Due 8 – 15 Citizenship Washington Focus Trip 8 Illinois 4-H Public Speaking Contest 12 County Dog & Cat Show 15 County Show Entries Due 17 Illinois 4-H State Livestock Judging, Champaign 23 – 29 Illini Summer Academies July 1 Entries for State Jr. Livestock Shows Due 6 County General Projects Show 20 – 21 4-H Shooting Sports Training @ 4-H Memorial
Camp 22 – 28 Illinois State Fair Junior Horse Show, Springfield August Jul 31-Aug 5 County Livestock Shows 7 State 4-H Poultry Judging Contest 9 Master Showmanship at the State Fair 10 General Projects at Illinois State Fair, Springfield 13 4-H Foundation Celebration Event, Springfield 24 Illinois 4-H State Dog Show, Dixon September 1 Happy New 4-H Year 13-15 4-H Memorial Family Camp
Another opportunity to see the world
Imagine being involved in rice harvesting in Thai-land, experiencing advances in dairy farming in Swit-zerland, cattle ranching in Argentina, or opportunities in more than 15 other countries. An experience with IFYE can bring you this and more. The IFYE Associ-ation of the USA, Inc. is now accepting applications for its 2019 international exchange programs. The initial application is available on the IFYE Asso-ciation website @ ifyeusa.org. It takes less than 30 minutes to complete and submit. The IFYE national program director will then follow up with you to begin your international experience. Look under the Foreign Exchange tab for USA outbound participa-tion application to get started. Those who complete the written applications will be interviewed for the limited number of 2019 international exchange op-portunities. IFYE Association of the USA, Inc. provides cultural exchange programming that places participants with multiple host families during a three- or six-month period in countries around the world. The IFYE vi-sion of “Peace through Understanding” continues to touch the lives of people around the world.
Be A Host Family
Host a Japanese or Korean youth this summer through States’ 4-H International! Expand your fami-ly’s cultural understanding, learn about new foods and customs, and possibly learn a new language all while sharing your own. Your children will build life-long friendships and will gain new perspectives on their own country, too!
Be aware:
Families hosting a youth must have a child the same gender and approximate age (12-18) as the incoming youth.
Youth must have a separate bed; a separate room is not required.
Host family selection is dependent on completion of an application and screening process as well as student availability and personality compatibility.
Applications are due June 1.
For more information, visit: http://
www.states4hexchange.org, or contact Illinois repre-
sentatives Miriam Rosenbohm @ rosen-
[email protected] or Elisha Hughes @
Bond County Sheep Exhibitors
The weigh-in for market wethers will be on
Friday, May 10 from 5 -7p.m. at the Dennis
& Carol Lingley Farm. The address is 1060
Cottonwood Avenue, Greenville. If you wish
to participate in the rate of gain at the
Bond County 4-H Sheep Show, you must
attend this weigh-in.
Shooting Sports Meeting
We will be hosting a 4-H Shooting Sports informational meeting on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. This
meeting is for anyone who would be interested in being a volunteer for our shooting sports program that will be
starting up in the 2019-2020 program year. We would also like to invite any member who wish to participate in
the program to come to the meeting and let us know which areas you are interested in trying. We hope to see
you there. It will be held in the Farm Bureau meeting room, 925 E. Harris Ave., Greenville.
Dog & Cat Shows
The 2019 Bond County Dog and Cat Shows will be held on Wednesday, June 12 at the Bond County Fair-
grounds beginning at 6 p.m. Members will be exhibiting their dogs in obedience classes, dog care and show-
manship. The Cat Show will be held at the same time, but in the 4-H Building so we can keep the dogs and
cats separated. Come on out and see how hard these kids have worked with their animals this year.
Dog/Cat Show entries due June 1 All other Show entries due June 15
Bond County 4-H would like to thank every-
one who came out to help support our county
wide cookout on Monday, April 22. A special
thanks to Wes Pourchot for cooking, to all of
the parents and volunteers who showed up to
work and to all of the families that donated
soda, chips and baked goods to sell. Our
fundraiser brought in $1,530 to be used for
4-H member program fee for the 2018-2019
program year.
Tell the 4-H livestock story
We will be selecting 10 new members of the Illinois 4-H Livestock Ambassador Team. Applications are now avail-able online @ go.illinois.edu/IL4H. Choose Mem-bers>Leadership and scroll to the bottom of the page. Applicants must be 4-H members or recent 4-H alumni, ages 16-21 as of September 1, 2019. You will serve a 2-year term with the option to apply for a second term.
We’re Looking for New Members! You see them at state 4-H events in their bright green shirts. Now YOU can become an Illinois State 4-H Youth Leadership Team member. Eligibility: Age 16 to 19 by September 1, 2019. Length of service: Two years, so new Team members selected this summer will serve from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2021. Apply online: go.illinois.edu/4HYLT. Look for the application at the bottom of the page under “Resources.” Deadline: June 7 (for interviews dur ing Illini Summer Academies); July 19 (for interviews during State Fair). The State Youth Leadership Team plans the state Jr. Leadership Conference, plans and teaches the Speaking for Illinois 4-H program, and assists for many other statewide events. Team members may serve on statewide planning committees and advisory groups, including the Illinois 4-H Foundation Board of Directors, Illinois Farm Bureau Youth Education Committee, Illini Summer Academies planning committee, and Teen Leadership Conference planning committee. Members also have the first opportunity to attend National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C. each spring.
Build your resume with a State 4-H team!
Entry deadlines approaching
The deadline to enter the Illinois State Fair Junior Horse Show is June 1. The deadline to enter the Illinois State Fair Jun-ior Livestock Show is July 1. The show is open to current Illinois 4-H and FFA members. 4-H membership is 8 to 18, thus youth who were 19 and older on Sept. 1, 2018 and too old for 4-H can only enter as FFA alumni. Your entry forms MUST be signed by either the county 4-H office where you are a member or by your local FFA instructor who must ver-ify your membership.
Win $1,000! The Superior Young Producer Scholarship Program is offered by the Illinois State Fair to 4-H members in beef, sheep, swine, dairy, and horses as an educational activity at the Illinois State Fair to promote youth development and personal growth. Three $1,000 scholarships will be provided in horses, and three $1,000 scholarships will be provided in dairy. A total of nine $1,000 scholarships will be provided in a combined contest for beef, sheep, and swine contestants. The SYPA contest is open to 4-H members who are 14 years of age or older doing project work in the species area for which they are entering. 4-H age is determined as of January 1, 2019. Participants do not have to be exhibiting animals at the Illinois State Fair to participate in the SYPA contest. Check out the dates of each contest: Horse: July 24, Beef/Sheep/Swine: August 7, Dairy: August 17. The contest is supported by the Illinois 4-H Foundation and its sponsors.
Check out the masters at this year’s state fair
Each county may send one entry into the Illinois State Fair Master Showmanship Contest. The contest begins at 7:30 PM Friday, Aug. 9. Exhibitors must be at least 14 and no older than 18 (as of 9/1/18). You need to supply your own animals for the contest, but may make arrangements to borrow animals from exhibitors at the fair. Top prize is $500. The contest is sponsored by Illinois Farm Bureau and RFD Radio.
On Monday, April 8 4-H members from Bond, Clinton, Marion and Washington counties participated in the
local 4-H public speaking contest. The contest was held at Kaskaskia College in the Lifelong Learning Center,
with speech professors Brandi Wilkins and David Quinn for serving as judges for the evening. The Kaskaskia
College Speech Department also live streamed the contest on their Facebook page.
The event served as a local 4-H show for members taking public speaking projects, and also a qualifier for the
Illinois 4-H State Public Speaking Contest, which will be held on June 8 in Decatur. Participants presented ei-
ther a formal speech, an illustrated speech, oral interpretation, or an original work.
Clinton County
Shana
Lueking
Marion County
Parker
Karrick
Bond County
Allison
Hemker
Marion County
Eliza
Engelhardt
Clinton County
Maggie
Schrage
Washington County
Abigail
Meyer
U of I Extension
Bond County Office
925 East Harris Ave.
Greenville, IL 62246
YOUR 4-H NEWS FOR May
@UofIExtBCJMW UNIT 23 STAFF
Jordee Justice
County Extension Director
Vicki Enloe
Program Coordinator
4-H & Youth
Karen Knox
Office Support Assistant
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@uiebcjmw
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