January 2014 MADISON COUNTY

4-H Family News

Unit Staff

County Director Pamela Jacobs

4-H Youth Educator

Ashley Wetzler

4-H Program Coordinators Kelly Brandt Frank Dorris

Laurie Kusterman Emily Reece Lynn Weis

Program Coordinator Horticulture &

Natural Resources Sarah Ruth

Community & Economic Development Educator

Nora Feuquay

Extension Educator Horticulture

Elizabeth Wahle

EXCEL Program Staff Alison Donoho

SNAP-ED Belva Blakely Julie Fulton

Maritza Lemke

Office Support Denise Godfrey Patty Stanton

Mary Kay Rahn

Visit our website; web.extension.illinois.edu/mms University of Illinois/U.S. Department of Agriculture/Local Extension Councils Cooperating

University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.

Monroe County Office 901 Illinois Ave., PO Box 117

Waterloo, IL 62298 618-939-3434, 618-939-7708 Fax

Madison-St. Clair County Branch Office 1 Regency Plaza

Collinsville, IL 62234 618-344-4230, 618-344-5602 Fax

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pg. 2 Note from 4-H Educator

Pg. 3 Upcoming Events

Pg. 4 Info/Meetings

Pg. 5 Volunteer Opportunities

Pg. 6 Recognition

Pg. 7 Club of the Month

Pg. 8 Reminders

Pg. 9 Recognition

Pg.10 4-H Calendar

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

May 1 is the add/drop project deadline

May 1 is the deadline for completing the QAEC training. Mem-

bers who have not completed the training by that date will be

dropped from ALL 4-H livestock projects & will be unable to show

at county shows and/or state fair. Please adhere to the May

deadline.

May 1 deadline for State Fair Horse ownership/lease forms &

photos must be turned into the Extension Office.

Unit Policies Pertaining to Enrollment:

4-H club members are required to participate in 4 club meetings or

club activities within the program year (September through June)

in order to be eligible to exhibit at the 4-H shows. Exemption for

4-H members who are post high school.

4-H club members are required to present a talk or demonstration

at a club meeting during the program year (September through

August)

Club officers must be at least 2nd year members and attend regular

meetings.

March 2014

The 4-H newsletter is being delivered via email or posted on

the Unit website for efficient access. However, mailed

postage copies will still be available. We would appreciate

your e-mail addresses. Thank you!

Page 2 A NOTE FROM ASHLEY MADISON COUNTY

Let’s Talk Leadership!

Leadership is a key ingredient in 4-H. Club Officers participated in an evening training engaged in

activities related to parliamentary procedure, office duties, PMA (Positive Mental Attitude), round

table discussions, ice breakers, and learned other ways to be involved in leadership opportunities

within 4-H.

There are many leadership opportunities that await you this year such as Unit 22 Teen

Adventures: Get Lost in Leadership, Speak for Illinois 4-H, 4-H Citizen Scientist,

Illini Summer Academies, and summer camps….stay tuned!

Thank you to all the participants that attended the training: Ashley McPherson, Wes Adamick,

Matthew Cooper, Marcy Boone, Ashley Sneed, Kaitlyn Frick, Alicia Bohn, Alex Elless, Trevor

Neumeister, Jordan Tillerson, Michaela Tillerson, Allie Roberson, Halee Baker, Emily Abbott,

Devan Kaufman, Katie Quam, Jacob Dennis, Allison Flynn, Hannah Braunseis, Audrey Kinzinger,

Lauren Kinzinger, Haley Gregson, Emma Mehrtens, Kinsey Schultheis, Tyler Hollis, Collin Webb,

Jessica Neary, Alexis Hartman, Alicia Biffar, Graden Presler, Rebecca Sewell, Grace Kapelski,

Garrett Kapelski, Shannon Rettig, and Kyleen May.

Page 3 MADISON COUNTY

4-H Day with the Cardinals

Saturday, May 17th, 2014 at 1:15pm. The Cardinals will be playing the

Braves, and the ticket prices will be $25.00 each. With each ticket purchase

you will receive a T-Shirt and an opportunity to participate in a 4-H parade

that will take place on the baseball field before the

game! Ticket order forms are on the 4-H website!!

UPCOMING EVENTS

GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS

Girls’ Adventures in Math, Engineering & Science (GAMES)

Camp, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 13—19,

2014, girls who will enter 9, 10, 11 or 12th grade in Fall 2014.

For more information and to apply: http://go.illinois.edu/games

Come & Support !!

Madison County Extension

Education Foundation Board

at Edwardsville Culver’s

Monday, April 7, 2014 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Profits benefit the 4-H Programs of Madison County.

Page 4 UPCOMING EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES MADISON COUNTY

MADISON COUNTY 4-H DOG OBEDIENCE TRAINING

Emma Stone will be the instructor.

$15 per 4-H member for class

The initial important orientation meeting for 4-H members and parents will be held:

Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m., at the U of I Extension office, Collinsville.

Call to register at 344-4230.

The classes will then begin in April and take place one night per week. Emma will have a schedule for

you at the informational meeting as well as forms to fill out. Please make sure to bring a current copy

of your dog’s vaccinations from a veterinarian.

SAVE THE DATE: Unit 22 Teen Adventure Get Lost in Leadership

When: Saturday, April 26, 2014 Where: Camp Wartburg- Wartburg, Illinois

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost: $25.00

Continental breakfast, lunch, and snack will be provided! Enjoy an adventurous day of networking, team building and outdoor obstacle courses! Registration will begin on March 3. Registration papers will be

online. You may mail in the form or complete registration online. Limited to 40 Youth.

T-Shirt FUN

Pork Quality Assurance Training (PQA)

4-H Members with swine projects should plan to attend a PQA training:

March 11, 5:00 p.m., Highland High School Agriculture Room

4-H swine exhibitors planning to attend State Fair are required to take the training.

Call to register at 344.4230.

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University of Illinois Extension-Madison, Monroe and St. Clair Unit

website: web.extension.illinois.edu/mms/

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Don’t forget to collect photos to showcase your 4-H clubs to celebrate 100 years of Extension and send

them to the Extension Office. If you have any questions, please contact your 4-H Program Coordinator.

Madison County 4-H Federation

All youth ages 14-18 are welcome to join! Please contact Laurie Kusterman at the Extension office for meeting times.

Phone: 618-344-4230 OR E-mail: kusterma@illinois.edu

I M P O R T A N T

Rabbit Exhibitors are now required to take the QAEC training, but, if they

already took the training in another species, then their requirement is met.

Deadline for this training for all livestock projects is May 1st! This is a one-time

training. If you are unsure if you have met this requirement, please contact your 4-H

Program Coordinator.

United Producers Offers Scholarships: $1,000 scholarship opportunity to high school

and post high school students pursuing agriculture degrees. Completed applications and essays

must be postmarked by April 1, 2014. Visit www.uproducers.com for more information.

IMPORTANT INFO/SCHOLARSHIPS/MEETINGS

Club of the Month Schedule

Designated Month Club Newsletter Month

March 2014 Town & Country May 2014

April 2014 G C Novas May 2014

May 2014 Quercus Grove July 2014

June 2014 Prairie Youth July 2014

**** Please be sure to have your picture & small paragraph to us by the end of your

designated Month.

Page 6 MADISON COUNTY MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

Experience campus life at Illinois 4-H Illini Summer Academies! June 22 – 25, University of Illinois Campus, Champaign-Urbana

Registration is open March 1! Get the Early Bird Fee Discount Until 4/15/2014

**Twenty $50 Scholarships are available for first time ISA attendees who are enrolled 4-H members.

ISA Scholarships are posted on the Unit website under Madison County 4-H

This program offers teens the opportunity to explore the University of Illinois campus and potential degree programs and careers. University faculty and staff plan interactive learning sessions to provide delegates an overview of actual college classes required in various majors. Academies are open to ANY Illinois youth who is currently in 8th to 12th grade. They must be an incoming high school freshman to graduating senior this summer and must fall within the 14-18 age range as of September 1, 2014.

ACADEMIES OFFERED

Aerospace Engineering- Art & Design- Creative Writing- Crop Science- Electrical & Computer Engineering- Human Development & Family Studies- Leadership- Molecular & Cellular Biology- Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences- Recreation, Sports & Tourism- Technical

Systems Management- Veterinary Medicine

April 26, 2014

9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Cost: $10.00

Place: Benton, IL Extension Office

The Illinois State 4-H Youth Leadership Team has designed SFI4-H to train

4-H members in advanced public speaking skills and business etiquette to

effectively promote the University of Illinois Extension 4-H Youth Develop-

ment Program. Current 4-H members ages 14-19 must have the approval of

their Extension office in order to participate in this program.

BECOME A 4-H CITIZEN SCIENTIST

For Junior and Senior High School students

interested in environmental science opportuni-

ties with hands-on research. This program is

open to current 4-H members and volunteers,

as well as youth and adults who aren’t current

members but wish to learn how to improve

their local environment. There is no cost and

materials are provided.

2014 Training Workshop:

Saturday, March 22, 2014, Lewis and Clark

Community College, Godfrey

Saturday, March 29, 2014, John A. Logan

Community College, Carterville

Saturday, March 29, 2014, Benedictine

University, Springfield

Saturday, May 3, The Nature Institute,

Godfrey

Please call the 4-H Office to register or for

more information. 344-4230

Page 7 MADISON COUNTY RECOGNITION

4-H members learn ‘superhero’ leadership skills

Lindsey Bonk, Kara Carnes,

Rebecca Keasey, Trevor Neumeister and

Taylor Stillwell joined more than 100 seventh

and eighth grade youth at the 2014 Illinois 4-H

Junior Leadership Conference that was held

Feb. 7 and 8 at the Decatur Conference Cen-

ter and Hotel in Decatur.

Youth learned ways to sharpen those

“superhero” leadership skills during their two

day conference. With the theme “Saving the

World Through Leadership,” the young

people learned that they can begin to change

the world by taking action in their local 4-H

clubs and their local communities.

Fun in the Sun Thank you to all the leaders that were able to participate in the Leader’s Workshop in January! It

was a fun-filled day of networking with other leaders, sharing ideas, and learning new strategies to

implement in clubs. This program wouldn’t be a success with-

out our volunteers; thank you very much for your continuous

dedication and support.

Thank you for attending: Laurie Raymond, Lori Denton, Diana Loehr, Margaret

Weis, Sammie Neumeister, Debbie Adamick, Sandy Ohren, Connie Frick, Joy

Roberson, Carol Seibert, Heidi Ruwald, Sarah Sparwasser, Raeleen Neary,

Annette Schreder, Kathy Reifschneider, Nancy Sewell, Gene Kraemer, Karen

Matzenbacher, Karen Eschmann, Kim Doiron, Rita Bohn, Sarah Bohn, Angie

Kinzinger, Melissa Epps

Page 8 MADISON COUNTY Reminders

Attention: All Livestock Members Quality Assurance and Ethics

All 4-H members that enroll in ANY livestock project must complete the online Quality Assurance and Ethics training. If you have already done this in the past, you will not need to complete it again, unless you did not print a certificate of verification with your name on it. New this year: this Quality Assurance & Ethics training applies to anyone planning to show livestock at the County Fair as well as the State Fair. This training also applies to those who plan to do a poster at General Show Day about their livestock project. A statewide deadline for completion will be May 1st, and any 4-H livestock members that do not have the training done by the deadline will have their name removed from the livestock project they had enrolled in. This would mean you could not show for 4-H or receive 4-H premiums or awards.

If internet access is not available, 4-H members may come to the Extension Office to complete the training. Please call and set up an appointment with us at (618) 344-4230. Once you have completed the training, your name appears on a register that the Extension Office can refer to. This is a one-time training, good for all your 4-H years.

You must complete the basic training plus choose one species, and complete that. You do not have to do more than one species, no matter how many you show.

The link to the Quality Assurance and Ethics Training website:http://

web.extension.illinois.edu/qaec/

W A N T E D:

Shooting Sports Instructors: Archery, Shot Gun & Rifle

Instructor duties include:

Be a minimum age of 21 by Sept. 1 of current year for Certified Instructors, and age 19 by Sept. 1

of current year for Assistant Instructors.

Be an approved volunteer by the county Extension office.

Receive and maintain certification through the Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports program. The next

training will be held May 2-4, 2014 at the 4-H Memorial Camp in Monticello, IL. (Only one shooting

discipline can be completed per training).

Commit to two years of service.

Be responsible for the overall teaching of knowledge and skills related to a specific shooting

discipline to 4-H members ages 8-18.

Further information on the Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports program can be found at: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/shootingsports/index.cfm

**These volunteer positions do not necessarily need to be a 4-H parent. If you know of someone who

has a passion for working with youth, please let them know of these opportunities. All volunteers must

fill out an application, provide references and go through a screening process for consideration.

Volunteers will work closely with the 4-H Program Coordinator. Please contact the Extension office at

344-4230 for more information.

Page 9 MADISON COUNTY

CLUB LEADER CLUB

Laurie Raymond & Patty Uhe Alhambra Morning Glories

Karen Mersinger Cloverleaf Ag

Jill Acord Fosterburg Ag

Lori Denton & Dianna Loehr GC Novas

Margaret Weis Good Producers

Dena Geiger & Barry Keller Grant Prairie

Michaele Hall & Sammie Neumeister Hooves, Paws & Claws

Shelley Miller & Angie Garrett Horse Competition Team

Ariel Weinman Lucky Horse Shoes

Debbie Adamick, Casey Adamick & Jordan Buehne Marine Stars Jr. Ag

Sandy Ohren, Laura Ohren, Connie Frick & Miranda Wilhelm Pin Oak Progressors

Lisa Wieseman & Kelsie M Schneck Prairie Youth

Jan Denby & Norma Meyer Quercus Grove

Charlene Bandy, Donna J Baker, Joy S Roberson, & Lisa Stillwell Town & Country

Debbie Adamick, Michelle Dorsey, Angela Sneed Madison Co. Federation

National Volunteer Week, April 6-13, 2014

As National Volunteer Week is approaching, we would like to take this op-

portunity to thank all parents and volunteers for being so dedicated to our

4-H Program. Statistics have shown that leaders spend approximately 10

hours per month dedicated to 4-H Programming. Thank you to all of our

leaders:

Congratulations to Club Leaders and Officers on their dedication to keeping

financial records in order. We received word from the University that all clubs have completed all of the IRS requirements. Let’s just say, “That’s huge!” Thank you for making Illinois 4-H look great and keep up the good work!!!

~THANK YOU~ We recently received a thank you from Woodford County 4-H families for the donations

from all of you. All of the families who lost their homes in the tornado have found temporary housing and they are all looking forward to rebuilding in the spring to find a

new “normal” in their lives.

Recognition

CALENDAR Some dates are subject to change

Page 10 MADISON COUNTY 4-H CALENDAR

Youth Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Training March 11, 2014, 5:00 pm, Highland High

School

Dog Obedience Training Informational Meeting for

Parents and Members

March 13, 2014, 7:00 pm, Collinsville Ext.

Office

Regional Horse Bowl & Hippology Contest March 22, 2014

Dog Obedience Training Begins March 25, 2014, Madison Co. Fairgrounds

Unit 22 Teen Adventure April 26, 2014, Camp Wartburg

Speaking for Illinois 4-H April 26, 2014, Benton, IL

Quality Assurance & Ethics Training May 1, 2014 - Will not be allowed to exhibit after this date if training has not been completed

Add or Drop 4-H Projects May 1, 2014 - Project Books will NOT be provided after this date

Horse Ownership/Lease papers due to Ext. Office May 1, 2014

Shooting Sports Instructor Training May 2-4, 2014, 4-H Camp, Monticello, IL

Regional Sheep & Goat Weigh-In May 3, 2014, Monroe Co. Fairgrounds

Rabbit Fun Show & Workshop May 3, 2014, 12 pm, Monroe Co.

Fairgrounds

6th Annual State 4-H Robotics Competition May 3, 2014, U of I, Champaign, IL

4-H Day with the Cardinals May 17, 2014, Busch Stadium

Extension Office Closed for Memorial Day May 26, 2014

Western Kentucky 4-H Camp May 27-30, 2014, Dawson Springs, KY

Livestock entries due to Ext. Office June 1, 2014

State Fair Livestock entries due to Ext. Office June 15, 2014

Madison County Foods, Food Demo & Public Speaking Show

June 21, 2014, Madison Co. Farm Bu-

reau

2014 Illini Summer Academies June 21-25, 2014, U of I, Champaign, IL

Madison County Clothing & Fashion Review Show June 28, 2014, Madison Co. Farm

Bureau

State Fair Dog entries due to the Extension Office July 15, 2014

Madison County 4-H General Projects Show July 21, 2014, Highland

Madison County Fair July 22 –27, 2014, Highland

Illinois State Fair August 7 –17, 2014

Madison-Monroe-St. Clair State Fair Date August 9, 2014