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AUGUST 2022

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Cohort 4

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Cohort 4 is in progress with 8 EITs meeting in Milwaukee on Wednesday evenings and online Saturday mornings. Diana taught two classes recently about meaningful apologies, the power of a promise, and time management. In addition, 3 EIT alumni joined the group to share about their experiences and encourage them.

Making the Cut-Carcass Contests Connect Livestock Project to Real-world Agriculture

Carcass Contests-where county fair market livestock animals are judged on the quality and quantity of meat product post-butcher, are an important way to enhance the educational value of the youth livestock project. Rather than being judged live, walking in a show ring where an individual judges and places an animal based on its structure and potential meat product it could produce, the Carcass Contest judges the animal based on total lean meat product produced. The contest connects the show ring to real-world agriculture, the production of a safe, quality meat product for the consumer.

Planning AHEAD Now Offered to Fond du Lac County Residents via Zoom

What’s the average American’s life expectancy? Take your guess… According to the CDC, in 2018 life expectancy for women was 81.2 years and 76.2 years for men. Now few of us want to think about the end of our life, let alone plan for it. However, having your financial and health information organized and your wishes clearly communicated is one of the best gifts you can give your loved ones.

Many people plan to arrange their affairs when they’re retired. Others say they will when they are “older” and some people haven’t thought about it at all. Planning AHEAD, a new UW-Madison Division of Extension series, helps adults of all ages begin the process of end-of-life planning in a non-judgemental, supportive environment.

4-H Cloverbud Day Camp 2022

This year 4-H offered three Cloverbud Day Camps to youth who have completed Kindergarten - 2nd grade and the last one was held on Wednesday, August 17th.The theme was Outdoor Survival! Youth leaders and two volunteer leaders helped plan this day camp to make it a success! The youth leaders and the 4-H summer intern led many activities with the supervision of two volunteer leaders.

Learning about Health and Nutrition from Fond du Lac County Community Members

The most recent census data indicates a significant growth in the Black/African American population in Fond du Lac County. To better understand how to respond to the needs of Black/African American community members, FoodWIse partnered with UW-Madison Population Health, Fond du Lac Public Health, and the United Way to host community-wide focus groups.

4-H Art Camp

Tracy Keifenheim and the 4-H Summer Intern taught the first ever Fond du Lac County 4-H Art Camp! Art Camp was offered for 3 days. The first day was Art-Rageous Day where youth got to explore all different types of art media and new art techniques! Youth first started out the day using clay to make coil and pinch pots.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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