RE-ENROLL NOW!
All youth and volunteers can re-enroll for the 2023-24 4-H program year. Please see the attached informational guide about re-enrollment. Re-enrollment closes on Nov 20th.
4-H FAMILY AWARDS BANQUET – AWARD NOMINATIONS NEEDED
The 4-H Family Awards Banquet is scheduled for October 21st at Winneconne High School. We are asking for award nominations (see attached form). Guidelines for the awards can be found at: https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/files/2023/01/Banquet-Awards-Rubric.pdf Please email your award nominations to dana.berger@wisc.edu no later than September 18th.
The Leaders’ Association Board will also have spots open for youth leaders and adult volunteers. If you are considering running, please contact Kay Lettau: kaylettau@gmail.com or Jen Crowley: crowleyview2@gmail.com (both on the nominating committee).
Banquet invite: https://bit.ly/45KGJIL
1st Annual Winnebago County 4-H Sunflower & Pumpkin Growing Contest Day!
Join us for some fall fun and to find out who will win the largest sunflower bloom, tallest sunflower and heaviest pumpkin!
September 30th @ James P. Coughlin Center
9:00-11:00AM
You do not need to be in the contest to attend!
Food!: Muffins, Cookies, Milk, and Apple Cider
Games!: Pumkin Bowling, Toss Across, and Go Fish
Prizes!: For those who entered the contest in June… Prizes, certificates and bragging rights will be awarded to the contest winners. All youth who attend… Entered in a prize drawing Fall Fun for All!
*We plan to hold this event outside in the new outdoor classroom area that is being built (near the dish antenna). We will be inside if it is raining.
IT’S 4-H PIZZA SALE TIME!
Pizza sales help fund 4-H workshops, camps, scholarships and more! Please see the attached pizza order form. Online ordering will be set up soon. Please check with your club leader to see when your club is collecting order forms. Club leaders: Pizza Count Night is October 19th from 6-8PM at JPCC. Pizza making is November 4th. Sign up to help assemble pizzas at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c4ca9ad2cabfc1-fall2#/
FARMERS MARKET TOUR
Date: Saturday, October 14
Time: 9:00am
Location: Main Street, Oshkosh (exact location will be shared in email confirmation)Learn how to shop for fresh, local food! 4H Foods project youth will team up with FoodWIse for a tour of the Oshkosh Farmers’ Market and receive $10 to spend at the market! Pumpkins, Apples, Egg Rolls, Fresh Bread, Hand Pies – so much to choose from!
Youth will gain confidence in:
- Navigating the market to find the best prices
- Talking to local farmers & vendors
- Using food assistance benefits at the market
- Selecting healthy food that you and your family will enjoy
Register: Email chelsy.cegielski@gmail.com by October 7th
WORKING ON A RECORD BOOK?
Don’t miss out on a chance to win an award!
Standard Award Levels are…
- Participation Sticker: All members who submit a record book to their club (traditional, digital, video or the new 4-H EZ Record Form) and that are not forwarded to the county level will receive this award. Note: The new 4-H EZ Record Forms are not eligible for advancement to the county-level.
- Gold Achievement:4-H Club Work Sticker: all record books that club leaders nominate for a County Outstanding Award.
- Gold 4-H Clover Sticker: County Outstanding Award
- Merit Sticker: Exemplary!
- Cloverbud Sticker: Received at the county-level to recognize their participation.
New “Best Of” Awards:
- Best Cloverbud Record Book (either version accepted)
- Best Traditional Record Book: Grades 3-5
- Best Traditional Record Book: Grades 6-13
- Best Digital Record Book: All Grades
- Best Video Record Book: All Grades
- Best Secretary Record Book
- Best Treasurer Record Book
- Best Historian Scrap Book
All “Best Of” winners will receive a $25 gift certificate to https://shop4-h.org
Be sure to check with your club leader to see when your record books are due. Record books that are forwarded on to the county level are due October 16th.
For helpful info, record book guidelines, and forms, visit: https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/4h/ and scroll down to the record book section.
2023 4-H FALL FORUM
Save the Date for the 2023 Wisconsin 4-H Fall Forum! Fall Forum is an opportunity for youth and adult leaders to come together to connect, collaborate, celebrate, and continue building excitement and energy for a new year of 4-H learning! The Fall Forum weekend is planned by a team of youth and adults from the Wisconsin 4-H Leadership Council (which includes our very own Finn Lettau and Evan Numrich!) with the support of county and state staff. Mark your calendars now for November 4th & 5th at the Green Lake Conference Center! Watch our website for more details as they are available https://go.wisc.edu/4hfallforum.
NOTE: Funds are available through the Leaders’ Association (from your fundraising efforts) to help fund the cost of registration for 4-H events such as Fall Forum! For more info visit: https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/4h/travel/
NATIONAL 4-H WEEK IS OCTOBER 1-7
National 4-H Week is a great opportunity for 4-H clubs and projects to share their love for 4-H with others, recruit new members, and also thank those in the community that have helped support the 4-H program! This year we have TWO really cool contests happening! Plus, you can win some cool 4-H swag if you win the contests! Learn more about the contests below:
Why I LOVE 4-H Poster Contest: Grab your colored pencils, markers, crayons, or paints and let your creativity flow by participating in the Winnebago County 4-H Week Poster Contest! Create a poster (can be any size) about why you love 4-H! Posters are due at the Extension Office by October 6th. Submitted pieces will be displayed on our social media pages after National 4-H Week and winners will be chosen in each grade category (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-13) Winners will receive some cool 4-H swag!
Social Media Drawing: Break out your 4-H t-shirts, smiles and cameras to submit your entries into our social media challenge! Take a photo of yourself or someone in a 4-H t-shirt and share it on our social media any time during National 4-H Week! Don’t have Facebook or Instagram? No worries – photos can also be emailed to the 4-H Program Educator (dana.berger@wisc.edu) and will added to our county 4-H Facebook and Instagram pages! Participants: be sure to tag @WinnebagoCounty4-H on Facebook or Instagram so we see it! We will also have some cool prizes for our social media contest. Get those t-shirts, take a picture and tag us!
THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT
(Thank you Chelsy Cegielski for organizing this!)
Join Foods Project youth, parents, and siblings on this no-school day (for most).
Date: Wednesday, November 22
Time: 9:00-11:30 am
Location: 2911 W. Evergreen Drive. Appleton, WI
Age Requirements: Volunteers must be at least 10 years old. Youth, ages 10-16, must be accompanied by their parent or guardian for the duration of the volunteer shift
Volunteers will participate in a packaging, labeling, or sorting initiative. This will range from repackaging bulk products into family-friendly sized portions, packing a meal box for one of our specialty programs, or quality checking donated items before they reach one of the 35 local food pantries. We will complete the event with a tour of Feeding America’s impressive warehouse and learn about their organization.
Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for check-in. The Volunteer Program staff will do an orientation for the activity. Please note this volunteer activity takes place in a warehouse facility that is cool; please dress in layers.
Click here to complete registration and join the Winnebago County 4H team!
Check out the WI 4-H Statewide Programs Booklet!
There are so many opportunities AND our Winnebago County 4-H Leaders’ Association helps fund these opportunities. For more info on funding, visit: https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/4h/travel/
UPCOMING PROJECT MEETINGS
Rabbit: 9/17 1PM at JPCC
Ambassadors: 9/17 6:30PM at Joe Kuehnl’s home
Dog: 9/21 6:30PM @ JPCC
Dairy: 9/24 2PM @ JPCC
Horse & Pony: 9/25 7PM @ JPCC
