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4-H Friday Newsletter - Friday, September 27, 2024
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| Have a Newsletter Contribution?ALL CLUB and PROJECT LEADERS, MEMBERS, and PARENTS can contribute to the
articles posted weekly by completing a short form and uploading their article and any photos
to accompany it at https://forms.gle/QBMvvsCzhaiHEfNM8. SAVE THIS LINK! Articles for the current week must be submitted by 12 pm on Wednesday. We would love to hear from you! Secretary minutes can also be submitted here as well!
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| LEGO ClubLEGO Club kicked off the year with the first meeting on Tuesday, Sept 24. There were 28 youth who were in attendance. Youth learned about LEGO Club, met new people, and built LEGO Creations. If you could not attend, please feel free to join us next month for our October meeting.
Every month, the youth choose a build challenge. This build is completed at home and a picture is submitted to the 4-H Program Educator, Tracy tracy.keifemheim@wisc.edu. You can email her pictures of your creations, and we will begin the next meeting by sharing them. The Build Challenge for the October meeting is dragons. Please submit your dragon creations by Monday, October 21.
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Fall Forum - Open to Youth grades 7 & Older
There is just over a week left to register for Fall Forum! Join us for 3 blocks of workshops, activities guaranteed to spark some new connections, and opportunities to meet new people and share ideas to use in your 4-H club! Register before September 30 in 4Honline. For more information, visit https://go.wisc.edu/4hfallforum.
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| Welcome New Families! Starting at the end of September, new families will receive a new family letter in the mail, in addition to an electronic copy. Each letter explains different pieces of the 4-H Program. These are meant to support you in your first year, in addition to club leader and project leader support. If you have any questions after you receive your copy each month, feel free to reach out to your club leader, a 4-H family friend, or the 4-H Program Educator, Tracy Keifenheim tracy.keifenheim@wisc.edu! Please also consider joining us at the 4-H Fall Kick-Off to meet new people, ask questions, and have fun! More information can be found below.
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| 2024 4-H Fall Kick-Off
When: Wednesday, October 2, 6-8 pm
Where: Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC - formally the UW Oshkosh FDL Campus)
Who should attend: New members, general club leaders, and youth leaders
What to Bring: Bring your ideas, pencils/pens, and paper for notes.
Dress in your 4-H apparel or dress up to show your Hawaiian Luau spirit.
Clubs will have a chance to plan out the year, get new ideas, share with other clubs, collaborate, play fun games and activities, and win some prizes! The club with the most participants in attendance will win a prize. Refreshments to match our kick-off theme will be served. RSVP by September 29 by completing the Google Form. If anyone has questions, please contact Tracy Keifenheim at tracy.keifenheim@wisc.edu or 920-896-3360.
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Advanced Space Academy
Advanced Space Academy registration is still open! This program will take place from February 15-22, 2025, and youth will travel to Huntsville, AL via coach bus and get the opportunity to train like an astronaut, learn team building skills at the Space Camp Challenge Course, participate in SCUBA diving at the underwater astronaut trainer, and learn a ton more about Space and STEM! You can see additional program details on Space Camp’s website: https://www.rocketcenter.com/SpaceCamp/AdvancedAcademy.
Registration is open to youth in grades 10-12 and the cost is $2,700/per person. Registration will be open in 4Honline until September 30, 2024. There is a minimum number of 36 participants; this experience will be cancelled if it does not reach the minimum. We hope to see you when we blast off in February!
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| 4-H Re-enrollment is OPEN!
We would love to see you participate in the Fond du Lac County 4-H program. The Fond du Lac county deadline for returning 4-H members is Thursday, October 31 at 11:59 pm. We highly encourage youth to enroll in 4Honline as soon as possible to ensure they don't miss out on any opportunities.
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| October:
4-H Fall Kick-Off: Hawaiian Luau Theme- RSVP due by Sunday, Sept 29
- October 2, 6:00-8:00 pm, Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC)
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National 4-H Week October 6-12- Service Learning Project
- Celebrate as a club
- Decorate a storefront or local business window
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Put up a display in your local library
Cloverbud Pumpkin Contest- October 19, 10:00 am, Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC)
LEGO Club Meeting-
October 22, 6:30 pm, Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC)
Teen Leaders Association Meeting- October 28, 7:00 pm, Rolling Meadows Meeting Room
Re-enrollment Deadline - October 31
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