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Educator’s Corner
4-H Connections NewsletterSeptember/October 2020
NEXT LEADERS MEETING:
NEXT MEETING: Monday, November 30 |Location TBD | 7:00 pm
Agenda items: Hand out 4-H Family Handbook
Hello 4-Hers!
Summer is coming to an end. It is now September, school is starting again, and 4-H still has a lot to offer! There are a ton of virtual learning opportunities going on every month across the state and nation that you can participate in and most of it is free. We have programming boxes that come fully stocked with everything you need to have your own project meetings at home. Extra curriculum and ideas are always available just by contacting me or a project leader. And we are now starting to be able to meet together in small groups with the proper social distancing and approval.
This year our plans have been altered a bit by a pandemic, but 4-H has always been a program that encourages self-discovery and learning on an individual basis. Take some time to think about what you want to learn this year. Maybe you want to learn how to fish, take care of bees, build with legos, sew a blanket, take pictures, or create a robot. 4-H has some great project books to help you do just that! Find a close friend or family member that is also interested in the same things you are and discover what you can learn together. If you get stuck, we have some really awesome volunteers who are more than willing to help and guide you! Not sure where to get started or who to ask, just contact me and I will help!
This year I am hoping to discover new ways of helping Outagamie County 4-H and its members! I also hope that you will find something that sparks your interest.
Best of Luck to you all this year!
Alicia Schroeder-Haag4-H Program [email protected]
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September1 Beginning of 2020 4-H Project Year7 Labor Day | Extension Office ClosedTBA wi.4honline.com open for member enrollment28 Youth Leader Meeting | Farmer’s Park, Stephensville | 6:00 pm30 4-H Annual Club Charter Renewal DUE | wi.4honline.com30 Wisconsin 4-H Leadership Council Application DUE
October
1 November/December 4-H Connections Newsletter Articles DUE4-10 National 4-H Week | What is your club doing?5 Email with picture and address of “Join 4-H” Sign DUE8 Pop Tab Challenge | Center Town Hall | 4:30-6:30 pm8 Pumpkin & Sunflower Contest | Center Town Hall | 4:30-6:30 pm31 Returning Member Enrollment DUE
November
1 Educational Travel Opportunities Applications DUE | Extension Office
6-7 Virtual Fall Forum13 Cedar Crest - Ice Cream Flavor Creation Contest Entry DUE30 Leaders Association Meeting |TBD| 7 pmTBD 4-H Fun in a Box Orders DUE
Calendar
A Word from the BoardLeaders and volunteers, please review the following:Executive Board Voting• In accordance with the Leaders Association by-laws voting is required for new positions, the executive board
is asking for suggestions on how to achieve this while abiding by state regulations of social distancing and recommendations for virtual meetings.
• Currently positions that are up for election- Vice President, Director and Treasurer. Please contact RobinKettner, [email protected] if you are interested in running for one of these positions.
Budget• In accordance with the current Leaders Association by-laws voting is required to approve the budget, the
executive board is asking for suggestions on how to achieve this while abiding state regulations of social distancing and recommendations for virtual meetings.
• Reminder that budget requests are due to Rose, [email protected], as soon as possible.If the committee that you are on is not able to meet virtually to complete the paperwork the amount requested for 2020 may be moved to 2021.
Pamela KnaackPresident, Leaders Association
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Pumpkin & Sunflower Contest Sponsored by Corey Ertl, CropSource LLC Thursday, October 8 | Center Town Hall | 4:30-6:30 pm
Members that obtained seeds for the Big Pumpkin and Giant Sunflower contest are to have their biggest pumpkin weighed and largest sunflower measured at the contest. If you have questions, please contact Alicia at [email protected]. Please note this is an outdoor event, but we are requesting that you maintain a safe social distance and stay in your vehicle until it is your turn. If you are not feeling well or have any of the associated symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home.
Pop Tab Challenge Thursday, October 8 | Center Town Hall | 4:30-6:30 pm
Bring your club’s pop tabs to Center Town Hall to be weighed-in for the annual challenge. Money raised from the pop tabs will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Please note this is an outdoor event, but we are requesting that you maintain a safe social distance and stay in your vehicle until it is your turn. If you are not feeling well or have any of the associated symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home.
Save the Date!2021 4-H Summer Camp!!!!We missed out on camp this past summer but we are hopeful that we will be together again next year. Outagamie and Calumet (Cal-Agamie) Counties 4-H Summer Camp is scheduled for Tuesday, July 6 through Saturday, July 10. For youth in grades 3-6, camp is held at Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center in the Wisconsin Dells. For youth in grades 7-8, Outpost Camp is held at Mirror Lake State Park, also in the Dells. Camper registration will become available in March.
Applications for our youth counselors and adult staff will be due December 31. Please check our website under the Summer Camp tab for more information about camp.
Cedar Crest Ice Cream Flavor Creation ContestFriday, November 13
The contest is open to all Wisconsin 4-H members to create and submit a flavor recipe. What: Develop and name an ice cream flavor When: Entries must be submitted to Cedar Crest Ice Cream no later than November 13, via the online entry form on the Cedar Crest website https://www.cedarcresticecream.com/ or email [email protected] The grand prize winner will receive a Cedar Crest Ice Cream Party and a $500 prize. The winning flavor will also be produced in 2021.
Questions? Kaitlyn Mazza: (800) 877-8341 [email protected]
Joanne Wolan: (608) 262-1597 [email protected]
Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events2020 Virtual Fall ForumNovember 6-7
Stay tuned for more information on Virtual opportunities for Fall Forum 2020.
Fall Forum is an opportunity for youth and adult leaders to attend the statewide training weekend with county and state staff. Planned by a team of youth and adult volunteers from the Wisconsin 4-H Leaders Council with the support of county and state staff. We hope you will promote to youth and adult leaders in your county!
The purpose of Fall Forum is to:• Provide an educational opportunity for youth and adult volunteers• Develop youth and adult partnerships• Create an engaging and welcoming environment to facilitate discussion between counties and regions• Provide an opportunity for youth and adult volunteers to be involved in the planning and evaluation of statewide
programs• Encourage diversity of thought, perspective, interests, and people• Promote strategies for youth and adults to reach underserved and underrepresented groups.
There will be interactive learning activities Friday night and educational workshops on Saturday via Zoom.
This is a great opportunity for a team of county/state staff, volunteers, and youth to work together and present an interactive workshop for youth and adults as well as staff from throughout Wisconsin.
Registration opens in 4HOnline on September 6 and ends at midnight on Sunday, September 27. Members must re-enroll in 4HOnline after the new 4-H year in order to register for the event. Session selections can fill up fast so make sure to register early!
The program kicks off Friday evening with interactive sessions and opportunities for socializing and networking with other youth. Saturday offers many educational workshops to choose from.
Project Updates4-H Fun in a Box Did you miss out on the first round of 4-H Fun? Well, no worries! Another round of boxes is being planned for the end of the year. Order forms will go out at the end of November and Boxes will be available for pick up at the beginning of December. Thank you to everyone who ordered boxes. A total of 68 boxes were purchased! An even bigger thank you to the Leaders Association for supporting 50% of this program!
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Youth LeadersATTENTION: 4-H Youth LeadersWHO: All members grades 7-13WHAT: 4-H Youth Leader activityWHERE: Farmer’s Park, StephensvilleWHEN: Monday, September 28 at 6 pm. RSVP: [email protected]
Details are still being worked on as we will need to follow all the 4-H guidelines. Please watch your email and our Facebook page for more information. We will be voting on Youth Leader officers for 2020-2021. If you are interested in running for an officer position, please email us.
Wisconsin 4-H Leadership CouncilThe Wisconsin 4-H Leadership Council (WLC) provides a statewide forum for youth and adult volunteer leaders to discuss ideas and provide input to enhance Extension 4-H Youth Development programs at the state, county and local levels. WLC members:• Serve as leaders and role models for 4-H youth and adults• Advocate for Wisconsin 4-H• Provide input for enhancing the 4-H program• Provide educational opportunities to 4-H members and leaders• Connect the county, regional and state levels of Wisconsin 4-H, as well as the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation
Elected at the annual Fall Forum, the WLC helps to plan that annual event, along with the State Youth Leader Conference and UW-Extension Day and Meat Products Auction at Wisconsin State Fair.
Applications and more information can be found here:https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/wi4hvolunteers/wi-4-h-leader-council/
Thank You Corner
A big thank you to the Outreach Committee for working to get some amazing billboards designed and up to promote Outagamie County 4-H. I hope you all get a chance to see them, the digital signs are located along Hwy 41 and will be displayed until September 11.
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Joy Vandenberg has been a member of the B-Square 4-H club for the past 10 years. Joy has been an excellent example to the 4-H program. Her ability to work so well with others sets her apart. Joy takes pride and does her best when accomplishing her projects. She has participated in numerous club, county and state level events. Highlights include the American Spirit Experience, Space Camp, participating at the State Horse Expo, earning the Key Award, earning seven Golden Book Awards and winning the Nancy Stingle cake decorating award six times!
She has held several officer positions and each year has taken a nice variety of projects thus allowing her to sample many opportunities 4-H has to offer. Joy has been a wonderful volunteer also having a wide variety from bell ringing to Fright Night to working the dairy bar and so much more.
Joy mentions in her essay that through 4-H, she has acquired many skills which will help her progress as a person in the academic and professional world. She has met many new friends within her club and across the state. The cake decorating skills learned through 4-H enabled her to acquire her part-time employment as a cake decorator.
Joy plans to go to UW-Stevens Point in the fall. As she answered in her second essay, “My 4-H experiences have contributed in equipping me to be successful in my future educations and life.” She expressed that she is extremely thankful to have been a part of such a wonderful organization called 4-H!
Joy will be receiving $1200.00 because of her high score from the judges who reviewed her application and she was the only member this year who submitted an application this year.
Thank you Joy Vandenberg for all of your time and effort you put forth to the Outagamie County 4-H program.
2020 4-H Scholarship Recipients
Enrollment“Join 4-H” Sign Display Contest!The Outagamie County 4-H Outreach Committee asks you to once again proudly display the “Join 4-H “ sign in your yard or business between August 1 and October 9. Those wanting to participate for a prize drawing of gas cards, must email the address of the display to Sheila at: [email protected] by October 5. Please one entry per address. Drawing will take place at the November 30 Leaders Association meeting.
Don’t have a sign?? You can contact Sheila at 540-3894.
Thank you to the CPF Foundation, Duane Vander Zanden and the 4-H Adult Leaders Association for providing the funding.
Thank you to the family and leaders of the recipients for the guidance, patience and leadership to help members become successful.
2021 Scholarship applications will be made available on the 4-H website mid January.
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Running a Meeting During a Time of Social DistancingWhen can we get back to face-to-face programing?
Well, exciting news...in a small way, we can! We are being allowed to meet in small groups of 10 people with proper social distance and precautions or slightly larger groups outdoors of up to 50 with pods of 10 or less with proper social distancing.
Where do I start?
Please view the following training video, and response plan. If you are comfortable with the expectations and requirements you are welcome to fill out the program planning checklist. Once you are finished with the checklist please send it to Alicia at [email protected] at least 2 weeks before your planned meeting. Alicia will review the checklist, edit if needed, and submit for approval. Approvals can take up to a week to get approved by county and state staff.
I have lots of questions!
Please contact Alicia with any questions on this process. We are eager to get back to programming with our youth, but we must do so in a safe manner.
Training Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLUd9lyMGO8&feature=youtu.be
Response Plan: https://outagamie.extension.wisc.edu/files/2020/08/Division-of-Extension-Infectious-Disease-Preparedness-and-Response-Plan-for-Volunteers-1.pdf
Program Planning Checklist: https://outagamie.extension.wisc.edu/files/2020/08/ProgramPlanningChecklist.pdf
Wisconsin 4-H Covid-19 FAQs:https://4h.extension.wisc.edu/4-h-faqs-related-to-covid-19/
Volunteer Leaders
Bits & Pieces4-H Challenge by On The Go 4-H Club! The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is in risk of closing due to Covid-19. They are hoping that donations can help the camp remain open. On The Go 4-H Club is donating $100 to help and is challenging all of our 4-H clubs to meet our challenge. https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/savespacecamp
Program CommitteesWe’re still looking for committee members! Your input is important and we would like to hear from you. Consider serving on a program committee for 2020- 2021. Sign up by September 11. Complete the Program Committee form found online at https://bit.ly/ProgramCommittee20.
Outagamie.extension.wisc.edu
4-H Connections Sept/Oct 2020 NewsletterExtension Outagamie County3365 W Brewster StAppleton, WI 54914
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County Administration
ThomasNelson CountyExecutive JeffNooyen CountyBoardChair JoyHagen CountyBoardViceChair
Extension Education Committee
KeithSuprise Chair DanRettler ViceChair DanielMelchert Secretary BJO’Connor-Schevers Member DebbieVanderHeiden Member
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