April 2019 page

April 2019

Bob McNary

4-H Youth Specialist

email: mcnaryrl@missouri.edu

Jasper County

University of Missouri Extension

Courthouse Basement

Carthage, MO 64836

417-358-2158 fax: 417-358-2159

http://extension.missouri.edu/jasper

Inside this issue:

Jasper County News 2

Club Reports 3

Regional News 5

State and National 6

Grants/Scholarships/

Financial resources

10

Project resources 10

Calendar of events 12

Jasper County 4-H

is a United Way agency

Jasper County 4-H News and Notes

Topics of interest can now be found

on our website at http://extension.

missouri.edu/jasper/topicsof

interest.aspx

4-H

GROWS HERE

Jasper County 4-H is on

Dear 4-H Families,

April is both a busy and exciting month as we move our clocks forward and

spring into spring. The garden plants that we started indoors will soon be moved

to the garden, field work will quickly move to a hurried pace, and in no time at all

we will have to mow the grass that is just now becoming a beautiful green.

Green is one of the colors of 4-H, representing life, springtime, and youth. The

other 4-H color is white and represents purity. The 4-H colors and what they stand

for are reminders to all 4-H members of the importance of having the energy and

enthusiasm to dedicate themselves to their clubs and their projects, and to show

honesty and integrity in everything they do.

We can look all around us now, and see the new life of spring. The trees are

budding, birds are singing, wheat fields are a luscious green. The days will soon

be longer, and filled with sunshine. All around us plants and animals awaken with

new life.

We share this feeling of renewed life in springtime as well. Spring brings us a

breath of fresh air, and precious, gentle rain. It stirs within us a feeling of hope, of

new chances, new choices, a new beginning.

Spring gives us a new feeling of youth and energy, like a freshly recharged

battery. For 4-H members this should be a time to direct their energies toward

completing their projects as we look forward to the end of school in a few weeks,

and the start of a new fair season. With so much work soon to be done outside, we

need to make the most of our time, and challenge ourselves to be finishing what

we started. An admirable characteristic of youthful energy is the ability to accept

challenge. As you look forward to the days ahead, challenge yourself to make the

most of your time during this spring season.

The freshness and newness of spring is probably seen most clearly in the purity of

animals that are newly born. These animals are a picture of innocence and purity.

They also demonstrate the same sense of energy and youth that all of us feel at

this time. 4-H members should remember the innocence and purity of newborn

animals as they work together in accomplishing the 4-H tasks they have chosen to

perform this year. Sharing, cooperation, and playing square with others are part of

what 4-H is all about, as in our motto, “Making the Best Better” should be what

we always strive for.

Remember to put some green and white into your life during this spring season.

Have a great April!

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Jasper County News

Jasper County 4-H Parents’ Association

Parent Association meetings are

open to all. The next meeting TBA at

the extension office. Please call the

office or check the website for the

date. It is important for every club in

the county to have a representative

come to these meetings; that way

your club has input in the County’s

4-H Activities.

Officers:

President Sheila Andrews

Vice President Diana Martin

Secretary Vanessa Hudson

Treasurer Julie Block

Board Members Rachael Ferguson

Stacie Brixey

Fair Board Sarah Calvin

Melissa Gilbreath

JCYF 4-H t-shirt design contest

Due April 22 to the 4-H office.

The 4-H Parents’ Association has had

to make some very tough decisions

regarding trip reimbursements.

The funds that are used to pay for

these trips have dwindled

substantially.

So starting January 1 changes will be

implemented.

As an FYI we receive $500 a month

from the Carthage Area United Way.

The concession stand at the fair

averages between $2,500—$3,000.

These funds are used for trip

reimbursements, year-end awards,

member banquet meals, JCYF award

sponsor, JCYF t-shirts, Weights Work

Wonders project, as well as general

expenses.

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019

State and national contests:

The 4-H Parents’ Association will pay

the entry fees for state and national

contest entries, but not expenses

incurred on/for the trip.

Reimbursements for national contest

expenses may be considered on a case-

by-case basis and will be subject to

availability of funds.

Leadership trips:

The 4-H Parents’ Association will

reimburse 50% of trip expenses when

accompanied by receipts. To be eligible

for reimbursement, the member must

turn in at least one end-of-year project

report by 4:30 pm on the due date.

Project specific trips:

Project specific trips will not be funded

by the 4-H Parents’ Association.

Changes Made — Trip Reimbursements

Policies for 4-H organizations Did you know that our 4-H Clover has

the same prestige and protection as the

Presidential Seal or the Olympic

Symbol? All of us care deeply about

4-H programs and young people. As

“keepers of the clover,” we are

responsible for ensuring that all aspects

of the 4-H program are of the highest

quality and in accordance with

approved 4-H policies.

Good financial management is an

important aspect of our responsibility

to 4-H. Since 1998, the required

financial policies for any Missouri 4-H

organization (clubs, county councils,

committees and other groups that use

the 4-H name) have been laid out in

the publication Missouri 4-H

Treasurer’s Record Book Y672.

All entities (clubs, councils,

committees) that use the 4-H name

MUST use this record book and

meet or exceed the policies outlined

in this publication.

Jasper County Youth Fair (JCYF)The fair board meets the first Monday

of the month at the Youth building,

Carthage Municipal Park.

Sheep and Goat tagging for JCYF

and State Fair nose printing will be

May 8, 2019 from 4:30-6pm at the

Municipal Park Fair Barns. Family

nominations will take place. All

animals must have a legible scrapie

tag in their ear. Each exhibitor is

allowed to tag up to 5 animals of

each species. First 3 tags are free,

each additional tag is $5.

Swine Ear Notch Nomination due

May 8, 2019

Conference judging—July 5

Entries due (except small

exhibits)—June 3

IMPORTANT! Please read.

Fair time is quickly approaching.

Remember 4-H members must

have 6 hours of project time to

compete in fairs.

If you are still showing pending in

4-Honline, it means we have not

received your $20 4-H fee and

therefore, you are not an active 4-H

member.

Please contact the office ASAP so

that we can get this resolved.

If you have any questions, give us

a call at 417-358-2157.

If you are enrolled in Arts &

Crafts, please make sure you are

in the correct project.

- Arts & Crafts—311

- Visual Arts 1: drawing, fiber arts

and sculpture 312

- Visual Arts 2: painting, printing

and graphics design 313

- Arts & Computers 314

- Scrapbooking 315

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End of Year Award Resources

How-to videos for State Excellence Forms Levels 1, 2 and 3 are

now available on the 4-H Website. Thank you to Karla Deaver,

Lawrence County 4-H youth specialist for creating these videos

and making them available to everyone. You can find the videos

listed at http://4h.missouri.edu/peercompetition.aspx under each

level. There is also a video on how to fill out your project record

form. It is located under the project record form link at http://

www.4h.missouri.edu/resources-forms.aspx

Project record form Members - get a head start on completing your end

-of-year project forms. Forms can be found on the

Jasper County 4-H website http://extension.

missouri.edu/jasper/4hforms.aspx

Remember to take pictures all year of your project

work to include in your end-of-year report.

Club reporters

One of your duties as a reporter is to take notes at each meeting and prepare a report for the county 4-H office. Please

send your club news to the 4-H office by the last day of the month so that it may be published in the 4-H News & Notes.

You can drop your report off at the extension office; send by mail to: Jasper County 4-H, Courthouse Basement,

Carthage MO 64836; or by email to jasperco@missouri.edu .

4-H Club reports

***IMPORTANT*** Club Reports – We have been asked by the state to keep track of the attendance at our county club

meetings so we can more accurately report our contacts with 4-H members. We hope that this will not be an overwhelming

task, so all that is being asked is to include an attendance report in your monthly club report. If you don’t have a monthly club

report for the News and Notes we ask that you submit an attendance report every quarter. If you have any questions please call

the office.

The Spring River 4-H club met on

October 14, 2018 at Pleasant Valley

Church. The meeting was called to

order at 4:30 by President Maddie

Coats. Treasurer report given by Sam

Coats. Old business concerning the

parent association meeting and fair

board meeting was discussed with no

correspondence. New business

concerning the upcoming fair board

meeting and parent association meeting

October 25. Maple Leaf Parade and

Southwest regional bonfire October 20.

The meeting was adjourned motioned

by Aubrey Niess and 2nd by Colton

Talken.

The club met on December 9, 2018 at

Pleasant Valley church. The meeting

was called to order by Maddie Coats at

4:38. There were 15 members and 0

guest present. Treasurer report given by

Sam Coats. Old business concerning

parent association and fair board

meeting was discussed with no

correspondence. New business

concerning upcoming parent

association meeting and fair board

meeting was addressed. Club quarter

zip sweatshirts. Demonstrations given

by Myles Massey. The meeting was

adjourned motion by Jace Buffer and

2nd by Sam Coats.

The club met on January 13, 2019 at

Pleasant Valley Church. The meeting

was called to order at 4:32 by President

Maddie Coats. 15 members were

present. Treasurer report given by Sam

Coats. Old business concerning the

parent association meeting and fair

board meeting was discussed with no

correspondence. Club pullovers were

discussed. New business concerning

the upcoming fair board meeting and

parent association meeting January 24

and February 10. Making the Best

Better January 26. Steer weigh in

February 23 at JRS 10-12pm. Horse

enrollment due May 1. Goat/Sheep

tagging and swine ear notch May 8.

The meeting was adjourned motioned

by Dalton Wooldridge and 2nd by Jace

Buffer.

The club met February 2, 2019 at the

exhibit building.. The meeting was

called to order at 1:00 by President

Maddie Coats. 19 members were

present. Treasurer report given by Sam

Coats. Old business concerning the

parent association meeting and fair

board meeting was discussed with no

correspondence. New business

concerning the upcoming fair board

meeting and parent association meeting

February 4 and February 10. Steer

weigh in February 23 at JRS 10-12pm.

Horse enrollment due May 1. Goat/

Sheep tagging and swine ear notch

May 8. The meeting was adjourned

motioned by Pason Winder and 2nd by

Jace Buffer.

The club met on March 10, 2019 at

Pleasant Valley Church. The meeting

was called to order at 4:34 by President

Maddie Coats. 14 members were

present. Treasure report given by Sam

Coats. Old business concerning the

parent association meeting and fair

board meeting was discussed with no

correspondence. New business

concerning the upcoming fair board

meeting and parent association meeting

April 1and April 4. The meeting was

adjourned motioned by Aubrey Niess

and 2nd by Will Coats.

Ali Hudson, Secretary

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Regional News

4-H Around the World Camp

June 8-9 Counselor Training (application due May 1),

June 9-12 Member Camp 1 (ages 8-12)

June 12-15 Member Camp 2 (ages 8-12)

June 15-16 Clover Kids Camp (ages 5-7). Must attend with a parent.

June 16-20 Teen Camp (ages 13-18)

Camp is held each year at Camp Smokey, a group facility in beautiful Roaring

River State Park in Cassville, Missouri. Counselor training is an overnight for

all teens who are selected to serve as a counselor to the younger members at

Clover Kids or members camps.

Teens must apply and be accepted to work as a counselor. Counselors work

with

4-H staff to develop and facilitate camp. Members young and old say 4-H

camp is the best part of their summer! We hope to see you there!!!

Registration deadline May 15

Counselor application: http://extension.missouri.edu/jasper/documents/

CampCounselorApplication2019.pdf

Camp registration: http://extension.missouri.edu/jasper/

documents/4H/2019CampRegistration.pdf

Clover Kid camp registration: http://extension.missouri.edu/jasper/

documents/4H/cloverkidscamp2019(1).pdf

Camp T-shirt Design Contest entry due May 1

83rd Ozark Empire Fair (OEF) July 25-August 3

Livestock entries

due June 17

Gold Buckle

Extravaganza

July 18-20

Steer

nominations

and DNA

forms due April 15

Hogs, goats and lamb

nominations and DNA forms

due May 15

The Chert Glades Chapter of Missouri

Master Naturalist has asked for 4-H

help. Please join forces with Joplin

Parks Department, Chert Glades

Missouri Master Naturalist Wildcat

Glades Friends Group, Ozark

Audubon, MO Stream Team,

Recycling Center, Joplin Kayak Group,

Liberty Utilities, and Missouri

Department of Conservation (MDC) to

clean up portions of Joplin Creek,

across from Landreth Park (in or out of

the water, your option) on April 27

from 10 a.m.—1 p.m..

In addition to making places look ugly,

litter presents a threat to wildlife and

May the Forest Be With You—An Earth & Arbor Day event

public health. Master Naturalists

supply trash bags and some grabbers,

you bring gloves. We give you a

promo code and link to pre-order your

free 3-gallon tree, sponsored by

Liberty Utilities. Trees are limited!

Sign up for a timeslot and meet us at

the park during the Earth and Arbor

Day event.

Go to Facebook's event titled "May

the Forest Be With You - An Earth &

Arbor Day event" scroll down to

details to sign up for the 5K run and

the stream side litter pick up project.

Stay and enjoy the Earth and Arbor

Day festivities.

C-A Star Goat Day Dairy and Meat Goat Clinic

May 4, 1 p.m.

Showmanship Beyond the Class

AI Demonstration

And much more!

FREE!

17284 Hwy FF, north of Diamond.

Directions: 1st place west of JR

Western Wear on the north side.

For more information please call

Delinda Volskay DVM at 417-437-

6154. Please

bring your own

goat if you can,

there will also

be goats

available.

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Summer Camps at Mizzou Ready to explore a future career?

Adventure? Cyber guru? Space

explorer? No matter what your interest,

there is a program for you.

Learn more at summer.mst.edu

Public Speaking Academy June 12-13 Youth who participate at this exciting

invitational event are guided through

the basics and finer points of writing

and delivering a speech in a non-

competitive setting. The Public

Speaking Academy is open to all

youth ages 11-13 years of age who

are interested in learning more about

public speaking. One does not have

to be a 4-H member to attend, but

academy spaces are limited to a

maximum of 20 and will be filled on

a "first come" basis. Registration

deadline is May 1.

State and National News

4-H Move Across Missouri

(MOVE)

MOVE in 2019!

4-H MOVE

promotes physical

activity and

encourages youth

to engage in a

broad range of

activities such as

walking, biking, running, swimming,

dance, taekwondo, gardening and

more.

Here’s what youth and adults need to

do to participate:

Enroll in the Move Across

Missouri (MOVE) project (HF775)

in 4HOnline in their

profile. Enrollment in 4-H MOVE

does not count as a part of county

limits on projects.

For more information, check out

the website at:

http://4h.missouri.edu/

4hmove/moveinfo. Participants

who sign up for MOVE before

May 1 will receive a MOVE

promotion item and certificate.

During our competition period

February 1 through April 30,

individuals and teams who log the most

minutes in each county and the state

will receive awards. County individual

and team awards are valued at $10 and

$25, respectively. State individual and

team awards are valued at $50 and

$250, respectively.

Farmfluencer

Change the future of farming and you

could win up to $5,000.

Have you ever wondered who’s behind

the food you eat? Or how it gets to

your plate?

Farming is in a constant state of

change. It’s rapidly evolving, with

innovation and technologies. And with

a rising population, agriculture faces

new challenges such as helping solve

the problem of hunger and increasing

farm productivity. But with new

challenges come endless opportunities

to reinvent the industry.

Introducing Farmfluencer, a global

video contest. By making a two-minute

video about where the future of

farming is going, you’ll get to share

your point of view with the world,

enter for a chance to win $5,000, and

become an official global

Farmfluencer. Want to know more

about the contest, rules and guidelines,

important dates, and our sponsors?

Submission deadline April 24. For

more information—

https://www.farmfluencer..com

Dairy Cow Camp May 22-24

Lawrence County Fairgrounds

Freistatt MO

Missouri 4-H Dairy Camp is an

exciting event sponsored by University

of Missouri Extension. Extension staff,

along with professional fitters and

volunteers, will provide educational

production and exhibition seminars.

Participants will be guided through the

basics and finer points of fitting dairy

cattle. Youth will work in small groups

receiving individual assistance.

Registration due April 15

4-H/FFA Swine Camp April 20

Ozark Empire Fair Grounds. Join the fun as industry experts share their expertise on project animal selection, health, feeding

and nutrition, grooming and showmanship.

Registration: $20 per person includes lunch. Parents are encouraged to stay, but are asked to pay $5 for lunch. Due: April 12

More information and registration form: http://extension.missouri.edu/lawrence/documents/swinecampflyer2019.pd

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Spring 2019 Paper Clover Campaign March 27-April 7

Tractor Supply will help raise money for 4-H programs with the Paper Clover

Campaign, a national in-store fundraiser that benefits 4-H programming.

TSC invites your club to get active with your local store if you are not already. Talk

with your store manager about what activities and partnership opportunities exist in

your area.

To get you started, here are some ideas on getting involved with your local store:

Hold fundraisers at your local TSC during holidays!

Sell hot dogs and hamburgers

Set up educational livestock clinics in the parking lot of your local TSC

store.

Ask your store about using your local TSC as a potential meeting site, field trip, or

exhibition location.

2019 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest Send us your best snapshots of

Missouri Agriculture for this year’s

Focus on Missouri Agriculture photo

contest! Last year, we received over

1,000 entries showcasing Missourians’

passion for and commitment to the

state’s No. 1 economic generator –

agriculture.

Contest winners will be displayed in

the Agriculture Building at the 2019

Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.

Photos will be accepted

through Friday, June 14, 2019.

For more information visit https://

agriculture.mo.gov/focus/

Clovers for Kids March 1-April 30, 2019

JOANN stores are helping 4-H bring

more hands-on programs to local

communities across the nation to

inspire kids to lead lives with their

heads, hands, and hearts. Between now

and April 30, 2019 visit your local

JOANN store and purchase a clover

tear away at the register for either $1 or

$4.

JOANN offers members 15% discount

and JOANN stores will give 2.5% of

eligible transactions to 4-H. Lastly,

4-H fabric is on sale in several JOANN

stores nationwide, including stores in

Missouri be sure to check that out and

look for national promotion of the

fabric to coincide with the launch of the

Clovers for Kids campaign. Enroll in

the rewards program at https://

www.joann.com/4-h/

State 4-H Congress

Congress is designed for Missouri 4-Her’s ages 14-19. The Missouri State 4-H

Council plans and implements the event that is held on the University of Missouri

campus May 29-31, 2019. Deadline is April 15, 2019

Register at http://4h.missouri.edu/statecongress/main#gsc.tab=0

What you'll do at State 4-H Congress

Learn the life skills of a super leader, connecting with experts in quality

workshops and learning opportunities!

Experience campus living — residence halls, cafeterias, classrooms, you

name it!

Elect your representatives on the State 4-H Council!

Get to know other 4-H youth from across Missouri...and HAVE FUN!

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Missouri State Fair August 8-18

Entry deadlines:

Barrow DNA cards due postmarked on or before May 15

Lamb and meat goat nose prints due postmarked on or before June 15

Livestock entry deadline July1

If you would like to present a demonstration at the state fair registration is due by August 1

If you are showing poultry at the fair, please read the memo from the Missouri Department of

Agriculture at http://4h.missouri.edu//documents/Ag%20Events/Poultry%20Day/2018%

20Fair%20Letter-Poultry.pdf

For more State Fair information go to the Missouri 4-H website at http://4h.missouri.edu/

statefair/main#gsc.tab=0

4-H Western Heritage and

Cowboy Shooting Volunteer

Training May 3-5 2019

Saline County 4-H Shooting Range in

Marshall, Mo

Attendees must be present for entire

workshop

Registration deadline: April 15

Register at 4HOnline.

New programs must send a team of

volunteers to this workshop. Counties

with current Western Heritage

program may submit one or more

volunteers to this workshop.

Fee: $60. Fee covers the cost of

curriculum, selected resources, noon

meals, Saturday dinner and

ammunition used.

Livingston County 4-H

Shooting Sports Invitational May 18

Open to all Missouri 4-H members

enrolled in shooting sports for the

current 4-H program year. The 4-H

member must be enrolled in the specific

discipline in which they are competing.

Competitors may enter three shooting

events .

For more information and a registration

form go to http://extension.

missouri.edu/jasper/documents/4H

/2019LivingstonShootingSportsOpenIn

vitational.pdf

Registration due May 3.

Missouri 4-H Shooting Sports- 1st Annual End of the Year Awards Ceremony

Mark your calendars now! For the

first time in Missouri Shooting

Sports history an end-of-the-year

awards ceremony will be held to

recognize shooting sports participants

for their achievements while

competing at the 2019 State Shoot.

The top 10 individuals and the top

three teams will be recognized in

every discipline and age group.

This event will be held at the

Mathewson Exhibition Center on the

Missouri State Fair Grounds, in

Sedalia, MO, on November 2, 2019.

4-H Youth to Sell Items at the Missouri State Fair 2019!

The 12th Annual Show-Me 4-H Wares youth sales booth is back at the Missouri State Fair this summer. 4-H youth ages 11-18

can apply to sell original products or services to fairgoers in the Mizzou Central Building, Aug. 8-18, 2019. Registration

opens in 4-HOnline opens May 1.

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Horse project enrollment forms due to the extension office by May 1. You can find a form on the Jasper County 4-H website http://4h.missouri.edu/doc/Y1440-Y1440FILL.pdf

This spring, MU will welcome all

visitors to a family-friendly open

house, Show Me Mizzou Day, on

Saturday, April 13. Everyone’s

invited to this day of discovery and

fun to explore our state’s flagship

university and learn the meaning of

Tiger pride.

The campus will be open, rain or

shine, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering

more than 90 events for people of

all ages.

Families will be able to attend

presentations, tour campus and see

research in action. In the afternoon,

they can experience the excitement of

Mizzou Athletics by attending the

Mizzou football spring game and a

Mizzou baseball game.

Visitors will find everything from the

MU Health helicopter to a lecture by

MU’s own George Smith, the 2018

Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and

Curators Distinguished Professor

Emeritus of Biological Sciences.

4-H will be represented! Come out

and support Missouri 4-H Robotics

and STEM Challenge in Memorial

Union, rooms N201 and N214. We

hope to also have some tables set up

highlighting many of the opportunities

available in 4-H.

So, bring your family to campus on

April 13. Register at missour i.edu/

showmemizzou. Registration is not

required, but the first 1,000 people

who register will receive a free T-

shirt. By registering, you’ll also

receive a link to a free app to help you

make the most of your day on

campus.

Cherng Global Leadership Academy (CGLA) June 16-25

Participants (grades 9-11) in this 10-

day residential program will explore

what it means for them personally to

be a leader and will be led through a

series of activities, programs,

workshops, and projects that will

enhance their leadership traits and

build their skills, while connecting

them into a broad leadership network

across numerous fields—from business

to government, agriculture to

education.

Hosted by the University of Missouri

Honors College, the cost to attend the

CGLA is just $400 and includes room,

all meals, leadership activities, and

study materials.

Need-based scholarships are available

for a limited number of participants.

For more information and to apply,

interested students and parents should

visit the following page: https://

honors.missouri.edu/cherng-program-

in-honors/cherng-global-leadership-

academy/

Apply today! Deadline for applications

is May 15, 2019.

Youth World Champion Horse

Judging Contest

APHA & ApHC are pleased to invite all

young horse judging enthusiasts to

compete in its annual contest, held in

conjunction with the APHA Youth

World Championship Paint Horse Show

and the ApHC Youth World

Championship Show. Individuals and

teams are invited to compete in two age

divisions—13 & Under and 14-18.

There is no limit to the number of

contestants or teams that a single

institution can enter (ex. a county can

enter multiple teams or have only

individual contestants compete).

Top individuals and teams take home

great awards and prizes!

$500 Scholarship to the High-Point

Individual in each age group

Gist Belt Buckles & Cinch Jackets

to Overall High-Point Teams in

each age group

Top 5 Teams in Reasons, Halter &

Performance categories in each age

group receive recognition & prizes

Top 10 Individuals in Reasons,

Halter & Performance categories in

each age group receive recognition

& prizes

The Horse Judging Contest will be held

at the Will Rogers Memorial Center, Ft.

Worth TX. on Saturday, June 29 and

Awards Ceremony Breakfast on

Sunday, June 30.

Entries are due on or by May

15th. Any entries received on or after

May 16th will incur a $5 late fee per

entry. All entries will be accepted via

our online entry system – no paper

forms. Enter here: http://apha.com/

ywcs/youthevents/judging-contest/

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4-H Project resources

Meeting ideas for Club Leaders

A document of meeting ideas for club

leaders can be accessed on the website

at http://4h.missouri.edu/resources-and-

forms/

April

Remind members of

requirements for participation in

fairs and shows

Check in with club leader &

members new to the project

May

Horse project enrollment forms

due May 1

Discuss JCYF/Achievement Day

Check in with club leader &

members new to the project

June

Continue to encourage member

project record keeping

More discussion regarding fairs

Encourage each member to

exhibit 3 items at fair

Final reminder about member in

good standing

Distribute fair exhibit tags

Discuss State Fair project process

Check in with club leader &

members new to the project

July

JCYF/OEF

Start recruiting project leaders for

next year

August

Drop off and retrieve State Fair

items

September

Attend club meeting

Check out new Clover Book

online

Invite prospective members/

volunteers to meetings

4‐H Project Leader Planning Calendar

Grants/Scholarships/Financial resources

Find a space, grab a shovel, and

become part of the effort to save

the Monarch buttery! Missouri

4-H is proud to continue Monarch

Habitat Demonstration Project

Mini-grants, a cooperative effort

of Missouri Department of

Conservation, Grow Native!

retailers and Missouri 4-H;

funded by the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation.

This project provides $50 mini-grants to 4-H Clubs or

members across the state to plant and maintain monarch

habitat gardens on highly visible public properties such as

county courthouses, city parks, fairgrounds, school grounds,

highway right-of-ways, etc.

4-H clubs/project leaders/members will be issued $50

vouchers by the state 4-H office that can be redeemed at

GrowNative! plant retailers covering up to ½ of the cost of

landscape plantings for each 100 square feet of habitat (~the

footprint of a large SUV). Some GrowNative! retailers offer

additional discounts to

4-H Clubs. For program specifics, applications, and other

materials visit: http://4h.missouri.edu/monarchs/main

Missouri 4-H Foundation Grants The Missouri 4-H Foundation continues to award grants to

support a wide range of 4-H programs, events, and

facilities.

Information about grant funds and application procedures

may be found on the 4-H Foundation website at

http://4h.missouri.edu/foundation/

Community Service

Through generous grants from Crader Distributing and

Stihldealers.com, as well as DuPont Pioneer, the

Missouri

4-H Foundation offers grants of up to $1,000 to match

funding for a 4-H community.

Kids Helping Kids is a program devoted to helping

4-H members and their families in times of need.

Through donations made by 4-H families and

friends, support is available to Missouri 4-H families

that have been affected by an emergency disaster.

Doane Youth Center

Through a generous endowment given by D. Howard

Doane, one of the founding trustees of the Missouri 4-

H Foundation, funds are available to improve facilities

owned and/or controlled by Missouri 4-H.

Applications must be received no later than May 1 of the

calendar year for a project in the following fiscal year.

Monarch and Pollinators Mini-grants

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Clover Kids Corner Through Clover Kids clubs, children learn how to get along, share, and work in groups, explore

their interests, and build self-confidence. Each Clover Kids Corner provides an activity,

information or other materials that Clover Kids leaders can use in planning and implementing

experiences that introduce five to seven-year olds to the 4-H concept of learning by doing.

Project volunteers have a lot of responsibilities when it comes to keeping youth engaged and excited about 4-H project work

across the span of several months. Be sure to check out Session 7: Creating a Project Plan resource. This outstanding training

was put together through the national 4-H Military Partnership. Access this and other practical volunteer resources by going to

the Missouri 4-H volunteer page http://4h.missouri.edu/volunteer.aspx and choose

4-H 201: Fostering, Growing and Sustaining 4-H Clubs under the Volunteer Training heading.

Fostering, Growing and Sustaining 4-H Clubs: Project Leaders

Thank You Notes Teach a Lifelong Skill

Have you considered helping your Clover Kids write and send handwritten thank you notes? Teaching children to write thank

you notes is a simple act that goes a long way in the development of good social skills. Here are a couple of suggestions to

help you get your Clover Kids going:

• Be positive. Briefly explain that the gift-giver will feel good knowing the present is appreciated. The way you talk about

thank you notes will influence whether your children think of writing them as a chore or as something thoughtful they can do

for someone who has done something thoughtful for them. • Give choices and help make writing thank you notes fun. For

children that don’t yet write encourage them to draw pictures. Provide a variety of interesting and colorful paper, pens/

pencils, crayons/markers, glitter and glue. Let them choose the ones they will use. • Make the handwritten note a special

message from the heart. Help children understand the effort they put into creating a thank you is just as valuable as the gift

itself. • Be a good example and write letters! Children learn to be courteous and responsible by watching other adults.

Ideas for Making Thank You Stationery

• Stamps and pads • Stickers • Decorate plain note cards • Stencils • Use decorative-edged scissors • Cut thank you

postcards from card stock • Make thumbprints with washable ink pads (make balloons, flowers, patterns, people, words, or a

clover

Seed Sprouts: Does Light Make a Difference?

Materials • Sandwich bags • paper towels • navy beans • permanent marker • sprayer or mist bottle with water

Directions Give each child two bags, two paper towels, and six to eight navy beans. Help them label their bags. Label one bag

“with light” and label the other bag “without light.” Fold the paper towels to fit inside each bag. Spray with water until the

paper towels are saturated. Place several seeds in each bag. Seal the bags.

Ask the children to take the bags home; tape one to a window and put the other one in a closet or somewhere with no light.

Keep the paper towels damp. Check on the seeds daily. What happens?

Related activity: Take the children on a walk. Look under rocks or logs for seeds that have sprouted without the help of

sunlight. What do they look like? What do you think will happen if they are kept in the sun?

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University of Missouri, Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture & Local University Extension Councils Cooperating

An equal opportunity/access/affirmative action/pro-disabled and veteran employer

April 12-14

Hunting and Outdoor Skills Leader

Certification Workshop

April 13

State 4-H Robotics Conference

April 15

Citizenship Washington Focus

Trip last installment payment due.

4-H Western Heritage and

Cowboy Shooting Volunteer

Training registration due

April 22

JCYF t-shirt design contest entry due

April 27

State Horse Bowl Contest

April 28

State Hippology Contest

April 30

JOANN Covers for Kids campaign

ends

May 1

Horse project enrollment form

due

Public Speaking Academy

registration due

May 3-5

Western Heritage Leader Training

Workshop

May 8

JCYF Sheep & Goat tagging/nose

printing

May 11

4-H Day with the Cardinals

May 15

Barrow DNA cards due

May 18

State 4-H Robotics Conference

May 20-27

Missouri 4-H Equine Tour

May 22-24

Dairy Cow Camp

May 29-31

State 4-H Congress

June 3-7

Missouri Agri-Business Academy

Dates subject to change without notice. Calendar of Events

June 8

State Poultry Day

June 8-9

Camp Counselor Training

June 9-12

Member Camp 1

June 12-13

Public Speaking Academy

June 12-15

Member Camp 2

June 15

Lamb and meat goat nose print

deadline

June 15-16

Clover Kids Camp

June 16-20

Teen Camp

June 20-22

Kids & K9 Camp

June 22-July 1

Citizenship Washington Focus

July 1

MO State Fair Livestock entry

deadline

July 5-14

Jasper County Youth Fair

July 15-19

Summers@Mizzou

June 16-17

Leggett’s YGB Livestock Camp

July 16-19

Youth Futures Conference

July 25-August 3

Ozark Empire Fair (OEF)

August 1

Missouri State Fair demonstrations

registration due

August 8-18

Missouri State Fair

August 17-24

Lamar Free Fair

August 24-25

State Trap and Archery Shoot

September 21-22

State 4-H Shoot

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Find a complete list of upcoming events on the

Jasper County 4-H website at: http://

extension.missouri.edu/jasper/upcoming

4hevents.aspx