Here are this week’s updates…
DATE CHANGE FOR ALL COUNTY 4-H MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH
7PM AT JPCC
WINNEBAGO COUNTY 4-H CULVERS FUNDRAISER
January 19th at Culvers Westowne Dr in Oshkosh
Stop by for dinner between 5-7PM.
Proceeds help fund county wide 4-H activities, events, camps and scholarships
4-H AMBASSADOR MEEETING
January 18, 2026
6PM at Joe Kuehnl’s residence (6767 Cty Rd T – Oshkosh)
4-H youth in grades 6 and up welcome.
What do 4-H Ambassadors do? They find creative ways to promote 4-H via parades, Fun Day, county fair and more!
2026 4-H FUN DAY
Feb 7, 2026
Perry Tipler Middle School
Many fun sessions to choose from and even one for adult volunteers / parents!
The registration form was enclosed with your newsletter OR you can download and print at:
https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/files/2025/12/Registration-Form-2026.pdf
DAIRY PROJECT MEETING
JANUARY 25, 2026
1pm at JPCC
Looking for older youth to help run some of the sessions on:
- Nutrition
- Animal selection
- Halter care and tying
- Training halter breaking
Any other ideas? Please send Amy Jo Domke by January 5th for planning purposes.
Reach out by texting 920-379-3251 or email domke2892@yahoo.com.
RSVP by January 20th for this meeting.
We have one, possibly two teams ready to compete in this year’s Dairy Quiz Bowl! If anyone else is interested, please contact Amy Jo to get the practice schedule.
2026 SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR APPLICATIONS DUE TODAY BY 4:30 PM
*Must be a 4-H youth in 9-13 grade.
- 2026 4-H Summer Camp will take place at Camp Lakota June 14-17th.Please read the application info carefully: https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/4h/camp/Application, resume’ and reference forms are due to the Extension Office by January 9thPlease note: Reference forms are only required for new high school camp counselors.’
Group Interview Process:
Please prepare a 30 sec – 1 minute “commercial” to introduce yourself
- Summarize your leadership skills and tell us why you would be a good fit as a camp counselor. Your commercial should be taken seriously and considered as something you would prepare for a job interview. The interviewing panel may ask you some questions.
- After the commercials are completed, we will have our first camp counselor meeting where we will discuss camp roles and expectations as well as brainstorm a 2026 camp theme and discuss camp counselor training schedule
The GROUP Interview and first meeting will take place on January 18th from 1PM to 3PM at the James P. Coughlin Center.
The group interview/first meeting is MANDATORY.
KEY AWARD & SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
All info and application can be found at: https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/4h/awards/
Deadline for application, references and record books is: 2/26/26
STEVE EICHMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
This is a $500 college scholarship open to 12th & 13th graders in the Winnebago County 4-H Dog Project.
Application will be uploaded soon at: https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/4h/awards/
4-H PROJECT SELECTION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31ST
Please remember to make your final 4-H project selections in 4honline by January 31st.
THIS IS NOT FAIR ENTRY.
4-H Project selection is choosing which areas you would like to potentially work on in preparation for fair. Fair entry, which is different and separate from 4-H project selection, takes place in June.
You can edit your projects by logging into your family profile at
Feel free to email
dana.berger@wisc.edu
with any questions.
CROCHETING WORKSHOPS
There are many to choose from. See attached flyer for all the info.
Register at:
4-H QUILTING WORKSHOP – 4 SPOTS LEFT!
Youth in grades 3 and up are invited to learn how to make a Sew Quick Quilt!
Instructor: Sarah Winkel
March 7, 2026
9A-3P at James P Coughlin Center
Supplies to bring:
- 3 coordinating fabrics:(SEE FLYER FOR EXAMPLE OF QUILT PATTERN)
Fabric 1: 1 yard
Fabric 2: 1.5 yards
Fabric 3: 1 yard
- 3 yards of fabric for back
- Matching thread (2 spools)
- 1 skein of color coordinated yarn
- Quilting Batting: TBD (don’t buy yet)
Register by February 20th
LOG YOUR 2025-2026 VOLUNTEER HOURS
Thank you for volunteering your time and talent with our 4-H Program!
During our January 2024 All County 4-H Meeting, volunteers in attendance voted and passed a motion to request that volunteers log at least
4 hours
of volunteer time within our 4-H program each year to be eligible for annual 4-H Volunteer Service Awards.
YOUR TME COUNTS! Please log your volunteer hours utilizing the form link below. Feel free to log all your hours, or just until you reach 4 for 4-H!
Don’t have internet access? Simply call 920.232.1974
