4-H Updates: Members and Volunteers
The next several weeks are going to be very busy for 4-H!
Upcoming 4-H Events:
2015 4-H Area A Horse Show
Tell your friends and neighbors to come out and support our youth at the 4-H Area A Horse Show that will be held on April 17 and 18, 2015, at the Jackson County Ag Center in Marianna. For the first time in many years there will be 4-H members from Jackson County competing. The youth that will be representing Jackson County 4-H are: Baylee Beauchamp, Jason Branch, River Clark, Chelsea Edenfield, Zackery Edenfield, Kristina Harris, Amber Mercer, Autum Mercer, Edwin Rabon, Samantha Rabon, Trey Smith and Johnny Stone.
There will be concessions available both days provided by the Jackson County 4-H Country Bumpkins and the Jackson County 4-H Buckaroos. Come out and have something good to eat while you cheer your local riders on to victory! The horse club youth and their club leader have been working very hard and we are very proud of them! Contact the 4-H Office for more information. Schedule of Events: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/jacksonco/files/2014/08/SCHEDULE-Area-A-2015.pdf
• 2015 4-H Camps – Dates Set https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/jacksonco/4-h-camps/
• April 11th-16th – National 4-H Conference http://florida4h.org/youth_/awards-and-recognition/trips/.
• April 14th – Jackson County 4-H Tropicana County Speech Contest. 6:00 PM Jackson County Ag Conference Center, 2741 Pennsylvania Ave., Marianna, FL https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/jacksonco/wp-admin/post.php?post=3708&action=edit
• April 17th- 19th- Third Executive Board http://florida4h.org/programsandevents_/board/.
• April 17th-18th- Area A Horse Show, Marianna, FL https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/jacksonco/wp-admin/post.php?post=2555&action=edit
• April 18th- State Forest Ecology Contest http://florida4h.org/programsandevents_/forest-ecology/
• April 18th- State Meats Judging Contest http://animal.ifas.ufl.edu/youth/livestock/meatsJudging.shtml
• April 21st – Ag Literacy Day. Jackson County 4-H volunteers will be reading in the classrooms of 187 Jackson County students in grades K through 5. This year’s book focuses on livestock and poultry production in Florida, “Drive Through Florida: Livestock and Poultry”. http://faitc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015_Ag_Lit_Day_announcement.pdf
• June 21st – June 26th – Coastal Science High School Camp. Will be held at Seahorse Key Marine Lab. Registration is open now. Maximum registration is 15 students. Limited scholarship money is available. Complete registration information is available on the SKML website at: http://skml.clas.ufl.edu/university-of-florida-courses/5th-12th-grade-education-opportunities/coastal-science-high-school-camp-now-accepting-applications-2/
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4-H Volunteer Updates:
• April 13th – 30th – Let us know how we are doing! A new survey link for our volunteer readers will be available starting Monday, April 13-30, 2015, at: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3gtLKjqia3F75QN
• Informational materials now available for the June 5th State 4-H Poultry Judging Contest. Informational materials are now available for the 2015 Florida 4-H State Poultry Judging Contest. Please visit the website below for the Contest Announcement, Registration Form, Rules & Regulations, Judging Class Details and Parking Information. The deadline for submission of the Registration Form and Parking Permit information is May 22, 2015. We look forward to seeing you at the contest. http://animal.ifas.ufl.edu/youth/Poultry/index.shtml
• Don’t Miss the April 4-H Curriculum Sale. Through the entire month of April, counties can receive 25% off all 4-H curriculum books, educational kits, and bundles as part of 4-H Mall’s annual Pre-Press sale. This is 4-H Mall’s biggest discount on curriculum products for the entire year. http://www.4-hmall.org/Category/educationresources.aspx
• April 22nd – Earth Day. Focus on Curriculum: Earth Day Activities. A number of curricula are available for volunteers and teachers to use for your Earth Day activities. They can be ordered or found on the Florida 4-H Curriculum Clearinghouse http://florida4h.org/programs/Florida_4-H_Curriculum-Clearing-House.pdf
Check out: Exploring Your Environment, designed for middle school aged youth. Three booklets are available: (1) Earth’s Capacity explores environmental stewardship and issues such as transportation choices, waste management, composting, recycling, and natural resources.(2) Ecosystems Services explores climate change, life cycles, ecological footprints, and living a sustainable life.(3) Facilitator Guide. Have fun Earth Daying!
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Are you a Jackson County 4-H Alumni? We need former 4-H members and volunteers to help us grow! To find out how you can be a part of ensuring the future of 4-H in Jackson County, please visit the 4-H Youth Development page at https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/jacksonco/. You may also contact the 4-H Office at (850) 482-9620 or email amgranger@ufl.edu.
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