OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY
4-H NEWSLETTER
September
2006
Dear
4-H Family,
It’s
a new beginning…A new 4-H year with new and exciting opportunities for
you to take advantage of. I am
looking forward to a great 4-H program with each of you.
We
will continue our existing clubs (Bacon Bunch, Barnyard Buddies, Beef and
Bacon Raisers, Bits and Spurs, Chobee Cattle Kids, Chobee Crackers, Chobee
Roundup, County Council/Junior Leaders, Places to Go, Sharp Shooters,
Spurs and Saddles, Steaks and Chops, Swine Time, Photography and Cooking
Club, Udder Bunch, and the Wild Bunch) and we will be having a new rabbit
and swine club. Watch for more
information on a Junior Master Gardener Club.
The
awards banquet was a tremendous success.
Congratulations to all
of the many award winners. Thank you to all who helped plan, set up, cook, clean up and
present. The banquet could not
happen without your help. The
record books and awards that were not picked up at the banquet are
available at the Extension Office. Please
pick up your record books and awards. The record books will come in handy
when you begin working on next year’s project.
Thank you all for your generous gifts to me. I will enjoy them a
great deal. Most of all thank
you for being such great kids and parents.
Now
is the time to sign up for 4-H again.
Even if you were a member last year, you must fill out a new
enrollment form. If you plan
to participate in the Okeechobee
Youth Livestock Show you must be enrolled
before your project deadline or October 31, whichever comes first and
attend your club’s October meeting.
The enrollment deadline is September
8, 5:00pm if you are showing a steer.
The date for steer weigh-in is September
9, 8:00-10:00am and you may not
enroll at weigh-in. Enrollment
forms must be completed and on file in the Extension Office before
September 9 – no later than 5:00pm on September 8.
There will be no exceptions!
You can pick up your enrollment forms, complete them and return
them to the Extension Office or if your first meeting is before
the enrollment deadline, you may turn it in to your 4-H Leader.
All dues and insurance money are due at the time you turn in your
forms. (Insurance is $1.00 per
person or $2.00 per horse person). Forms
will NOT be accepted without fees.
Age guidelines and code of conduct must be followed.
There are new 4-H age
guidelines this year. Please see the flyer inside the newsletter. Make
sure you have a copy of the Okeechobee Youth Livestock Rules for the
2006-2007 4-H year. There are
some changes.
Everything
you do is an advertisement for 4-H… Make sure the message that you send
is the right one. Make the
best better!
Sincerely,
Extension
Agent III, 4-H/FCS
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