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Bring Out the Kid In You at 4-H Awards!

GUTHRIE COUNTY NEWSLETTER

Mollie Clark Mary Ebert Janae Eisentrager Youth Coordinator Program Coordinator Office Coordinator clarkm@iastate.edu mebert@iastate.edu janaee@iastate.edu

641-747-2276 office

GUTHRIE COUNTY EXTENSION

November 2017

You are invited to the 4-H Awards Banquet on Sunday, November 19 at 3:00 p.m. at the AC/GC School Auditorium with refreshments following the program. NEW! The Advise Senior Group is taking over Awards Day! They are needing photos to add to a powerpoint to run prior to the program. If your club has some photos they want to add to the program, please send them to me by November 14th.

Look forward to seeing you there! Mollie

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WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H//GUTHRIE

LOCAL 4-H NEWS

4-H Re-Enrollment Beef Weigh-in Beef Weigh-in will be held on January 6, 2018,

from 9:30 a.m. until noon at the Guthrie County

Livestock Auction.

All market beef need to be weighed and verified for

the county fair, State Fair and/or AKSARBEN.

Any member who wishes to weigh in at another

county will need to contact Mollie at least 4

business days in advance and will be charged

$20 per tag.

Almost half of last year’s 4-H members have completed their enrollment online. If you haven’t done so, the process is pretty simple You just need to enter your email in your online enrollment.

· Go to https://iowa.4honline.com (You might want to bookmark this page.)

• Enter your password. (If you do not remember your password, select “I forgot my password.” Check your email—you will have a password emailed to you -use that password on the login screen at https://Iowa.4honline.com (you will have to choose a new password) after you check “I have a profile”.)

• Click “Enroll for the 2017—2018” to the 4-H member you are re-enrolling

• Click the “edit” box and make any changes.

• Follow the steps to update all information as it is presented to you on the following screens, selecting “continue” until the process is complete or until you have selected projects.

• When you are finished with all steps, select “Submit

Enrollment”.

First year members in current 4-H families can be added by clicking “Add youth” to the family. If the member has been enrolled in Clover Kids, they already have a profile and can be added like any 4-H member.

Members who do not have computer access or an

email, are welcome to use paper enrollment forms

which are available at the Extension Office or from

your club leader.

New members whose families are not currently in the

4-H system are asked to submit paper enrollment

forms.

If you have any questions, or if something isn’t work-

ing for you, please call Mollie at 641-747-2276.

Enrollments are due December 1st. You will no

longer receive a newsletter or other reminders if

you are not enrolled.

VOLUNTEERS

NEEDED! We are looking for volunteers to join Youth

Committee, both senior aged youth and adult

members. If you are interested in helping with

a program or activity, please contact Mollie.

4-H'ers! Showcase Your

Talent at the 2018 Legacy

Awards Event, February 23

We are looking for groups or individual

4-H'ers to present interactive exhibits

or educational displays during the evening

at the Iowa 4-H Legacy Awards Gala on

February 23 in Des Moines. This is a great

opportunity to interact with 4-H supporters

and share what you have learned through

the 4-H Program! More information and the

application form is available HERE.

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4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

OFFICER TRAINING

Club and Member Information THANK YOU

CITIZENSHIP WASHINGTON FOCUS

November

6 Youth Committee, 7 pm,

Extension Office

9 Leader Training, 7 pm,

Extension Office

19 Awards Day, 3:00 pm,

AC/GC Auditorium

23 & 24 Office Closed for Holiday

December

2 Officer Training, 9:30—11

am, Extension Office

Officer training will be held on

Saturday, December 2, from 9:30

to 11 a.m. at the Extension Office.

All club officers are strongly

encouraged to attend. Each

person will learn and practice the

skills of their office.

Don’t forget to send your thank

you notes to those who

sponsored your awards. Your

thank you this year will encourage

the donors to give again so future

4-H members will have awards.

RANDOM TIDBITS

State 4-H News

What does it mean to be a good citizen or a leader? Are you being a strong civic

leader for your community, country, and world? Explore these topics at Citizenship

Washington Focus (CWF). The 2018 trip is set for June 15-23 at the National 4-H

Conference Center in the Washington, DC, area. CWF is more than just another DC

field trip. 4-H’ers learn essential civic leadership skills and leave with the tools that

will allow them to bring about real change in their communities. Learn more and register at http://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/cwf.

The objective of these grants is to stimulate local 4-H clubs in Iowa to plan and carry out community improve-

ment activities by providing “seed money” needed to make the projects successful. Funding has been secured

to offer DuPont Pioneer Seed Grants for the 2017-18 4-H year. Grants will range from a minimum of $50 to a

maximum of $500. Awards will be made directly to the clubs through the Iowa 4-H Foundation from DuPont Pio-

neer as soon as selections are made.

Applications are due to County Extension and Outreach Offices by Jan. 16, 2018, then forward to State 4-H

Office no later than Jan. 30, 2018.

Final decisions will be made by a committee of volunteers and staff members. All applicants should receive

letters by the end of March.

CALENDAR

DUPONT PIONEER SEED GRANTS

The 4-H Pledge, written almost 100 years ago, is relevant today in a climate where the civil discourse often misses the mark for loyalty, service, and better living for community, country, and world. The historic roots of 4-H where youth 'learn by doing' in partner-ship with caring adults is engaging Iowa youth in global conversations that build on their assets to improve the civility of their community, country, and world.

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6 Iowa 4-H Delegates Visit Kosovo!

Nicole Hobson's Kosovo Experience

When people hear that I went to an international camp in Kosovo through my 4-H club, I hear a variety of responses. The most common among them is, “Where exactly is Kosovo?” I always

laugh because last year I would have asked the same question! The only thing I knew about the country was that there had been a war recently. Little did I know, it would soon become a country I would never forget.

After three flights, a couple car rides, and a few bumps in our travel plans (including a flight cancellation), we finally arrived at TOKA International camp in the small country of Kosovo. Kosovo is located a couple countries North of Greece and South of Serbia. I met people from all across Europe, from Romania, Macedonia, Poland, Italy, Finland, and of course, Kosovo. I thought it would be difficult integrating people from such different backgrounds, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. Immediately, it felt like we were family. We shared what our lives were like at home and what

we wanted for the future. We talked politics, environment, globalization, economics, but also about family, friends, passions, and, as all students, the horrors of homework that awaited us as the summer came to an end. It simultaneously felt as though we were all the same and as though we were all different. I learned some basic Albanian and Romanian and also taught everyone American slang words and traditions like the butter cow. It seemed as though we had known each other for years.

As I stood there, surrounded by my new friends from around the world, I began to think about my future and where I wanted to be. I realized that I could not go back to living solely to know and help the people in the state of Iowa. My community is a not just those in my city, state, or even the US. I am a part of something much bigger, a global community. We all live such different lives, speak different languages, and have different rich cultures. However, we have the same hopes, fears, and passions. I was surprised to find people living in environments so different from Iowa were more similar to

me than some of the people in my own high school. I then understood that not exploring the cultures and people of distance places leaves us with a missed opportunities and connections. I may not know where I’ll be in ten years, but with this newfound realization, I do know that I can be anywhere in the world. Whether I’m in the US, Kosovo, Finland, or some new country I haven’t seen yet, I’m excited to meet new people and take my place in this amazing and close-knit global community.

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