4-H newsletter

Are you receiving the 4-H newsletter? It is FULL of information!

It comes bimonthly. The latest edition came out the first part of April, so the next newsletter will come out the first part of June. June's newsletter will be extremely important as it will be full of information to help you at the 4-H fair.

If you haven't received a newsletter, call our office. We send out both email newsletters and send them out through the mail.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ YOUR NEWSLETTER!!!! It has information that will help you with your projects!

The 4-H newsletters are located on our 4-H website. It is near the bottom of the page directly under 4-H newsletters. You can go directly to our latest 4-H newsletter by clicking here.

Fairs Around the State

Are you excited about fair season? Why not travel around to other counties and check out their fairs?

In 2009, one of our 4-H members got the idea for the Perry County 4-H Sports project by seeing it as an exhibit opportunity at another county fair. And guess what? The project was added to the county only projects! You can also see many neat ideas of how other members exhibit projects and prepare them, not to mention every fair is a little different! Experience all 4-H has to offer...including in other counties!

You can see a schedule of every fair in the state by going to our Perry County 4-H website. Scroll down to Indiana State Fair and County Fairs Around the State. There is a PDF file with all the dates.

Are you excited about fair season yet? I know I am!
-Renate

4-H Camp now discounted at $50 for limited time!

Members in grades 3rd-8th can attend 4-H Camp at a discounted price! If they register by 4:00 p.m. Monday, May 16 they will only pay $50! The 4-H Council is paying the rest of the fee.

Also, there are scholarships available. Contact Renate for information on scholarships. 

The applications are located by clicking on this link. Register today and take advantage of this special deal!

Indiana State Fair Information is Online

Want to know more about the Indiana State Fair? It's the Year of the Soybeans!

Information on the state fair is located on their website. Go to our Perry County 4-H Website and scroll down to Indiana State Fair and County Fairs Around the State.

By the way, I hope you have it marked on your calendar. It is August 5-21! Yes, state fair is 3 weeks again this year!

If you are in Perry County 4-H and are in grades 3-12, check your Perry County 4-H Handbook to see if your project has a state fair exhibit opportunity. If it is selected for state fair, you will know because during fair it will have a neat blue sticker on it that says it was chosen for state fair!

In the week following the county fair a letter will be sent to all who are eligible for state fair. It will outline how to package your exhibit and when to drop it off. Renate and other staff/club volunteers will take your projects to the state fair and will return them. Also, watch this letter for the date you are to pick your project up after the state fair ends!

Fair will be here before you know it! Are you getting ready yet?!?
-Renate

The 4-H Family Guide has information you might want to review.

Click here to download and read. This is especially valuable to new 4-H families, but anyone can review it.

Project supplies

Did you know that the Extension Office has standard size poster foam board for sale at $2.50, plastic covering for $1.00 and electric supplies are also available?

Share the Fun

The 4-H Share the Fun, scheduled for Friday, April 15 will be here before you know it! It will start at 6:30 p.m. at Oakwood Nursing Home in Tell City. Registration starts at 6:15 p.m.

Are you participating? I hope so! It is a great experience and will help participants feel more comfortable performing and speaking in front of groups.

The Registration form, score card and other information is available by clicking here.

Participants and families need to enter Oakwood on the side closest to the county courthouse. Performance will be in the larger dining hall, which is right through the entry door closest to the courthouse.

This will be our first experience doing Share the Fun at a nursing home. This is also Oakwood's family night, so the residents have invited their families to come and watch the competition! How exciting!

We hope all 4-H families will come and enjoy the evening with us!

Answer the President's Challenge

As part of 4-H’s involvement with the Let’s Move campaign, 4-H National Headquarters has started a group to take the President's Challenge together - and you and you’re family are invited to be part of it! The President's Challenge is for one million Americans to complete the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA).  4-H is answering this call by setting a goal to have 100,000 4-H members and their families complete their PALA.  The Presidential Active Lifestyle Award recognizes those individuals who log their recommended physical activity for six weeks, five days a week (60 minutes for youth, 30 minutes minimum for adults).

Signing up for the 4-H group is simple. All you have to do is register. It's quick, and there's no cost to participate!

HOW TO JOIN: 1) Go to www.presidentschallenge.org/ and click on PALA Challenge      2) Fill out the registration form.     3) When you arrive at your personal dashboard page, click on the groups tab and join the 4-H group.  Your Group ID Number: 96548 Your Group Name: National 4-H Program 4) After registering, start logging your activities. As you log activities you'll be able to track your progress toward winning a President's Challenge Award or Medal.

This goes hand in hand with our Perry County Health 4 Ever Challenge! Has your club taken part in challenge? Here’s a challenge ….. each person in attendance at each meeting walks a minimum of ½ mile to a mile. These minutes can go towards the President’s Challenge! For more information on Perry County’s Health 4 Ever Challenge, talk to your club leader or Renate.

Physical activity is important! Take it from me (Renate)!  What a difference an active lifestyle has made in my life. I feel better after I exercise, even if it’s a short walk. I eat less, feel great and I’ve lost weight!  Let’s stay fit, stay active and keep focused on our fourth “H”...health!

Summer internship position available

We are looking for 4-H members, 16 and older, or a former 4-H’er college student to serve as a part time intern at the Extension office this summer.

Interns will assist with the 4-H program and will learn valuable work skills.

The intern will receive training, will be given meaningful assignments and will be evaluated.

It should be noted that behavioral expectations and a dress code will be enforced.

While this position will be unpaid, in today’s competitive labor market undergoing such an experience is a great resume builder and a significant way to attract future potential employers to hire you.

If interested, mail your one-page resume and one-page cover letter to Renate. Feel free to contact her with any questions.

Her email is rjobst@purdue.edu or you can call her at 547-7084. 

Area Showmanship Clinic Offered

Our own Margie Zoglmann will be traveling to Dubois County to teach the area showmanship clinic. Come out and learn from her!

The workshop will be April 9, at the Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds, 4157 South State Road 162 Huntingburg, (On Highway 162 South– 6 miles South of Jasper).

Registration starts at 11:45 a.m. (Perry County time) and lasts until the workshop starts at noon or directly following the conclusion of the Dubois Co. Livestock Judging Invitational.

Topics to be Covered: Preparing for the Showring; Tips on Exhibiting Beef Cattle, Swine, Sheep and Meat Goats; Basic Livestock Nutrition. The cost for this is free.

This clinic will help you show at the fair!

Also, consider coming to the Dubois County Livestock Judging Invitational!  It’s at the same location and registration is 7:00 a.m.– 7:45 a.m. The cost is $5 per participant and lunch is a minimal charge.