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4-H Friday Newsletter - Friday, March 28, 2025
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Brandon Tanagers Club Updates

Submitted by Reporter Kylie Merkel

The Brandon Tanagers recently held their February monthly meeting at Brandon School on Monday, February 10th. We had a guest speaker and special visitor from the Fond du Lac County police department. We learned so much about K-9 Officer Iro and how he helps on the job. We really enjoyed this special guest!

In January we did not have a meeting, but had an optional family event of snow tubing.
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Jack and Henry S are having fun while snow tubing.
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Officer Blaine Evans, K-9 Iro, VP Megan M, and President Leah W enjoyed learning about the FDL County K-9 unit.  

Hands of Friendship Club Update

Charlize Averbeck- Reporter
Hands of Friendship recently held a pizza fundraiser. We met on Saturday, March 8 as a club to make the pizzas. Fun was had by all. We especially loved the meal shared after.
We were visited by a flat 4-Her from North Dakota named Stanley. So far he has been to
the Market Livestock meeting and our pizza making.
Memphis A and Haddie H gave demonstrations at their monthly meeting. Memphis talked to the group about her Dog Axel and Haddie talked about her love for cows. This is a great way for kids to learn to speak to groups.

South Bryon 4-H Club 

Many hands make tying blankets go so quickly! Twelve blankets for Project Linus tied tonight in about 20 minutes! Great work kids!
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WI Junior State Fair Dairy Exhibitors

  • Have you been showing at the Fond du Lac County Fair for at least two years?
  • Were you at least 12 years old on January 1, 2025?
  • Are you interested in showing your registered dairy cattle at the Wisconsin Junior State Fair?
Well, that means you would be eligible to participate with the county members that show each year in West Allis at the state fair!  

We will be having an organizational meeting on Sunday, March 30 at 6:30 pm in the FDL Fairgrounds Rec Building meeting room for any dairy project member that is interested in learning more about exhibiting at the state fair.  Any youth who fits the above qualifications is welcome to attend and find out more information.  If you or a family member is not able to attend, please feel free to contact Sarah Loehr at sarahloehr24@gmail.com or 608.792.7013 with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dog Project Update Schedule Mistake

All dates sent out in the enrollment forms were from LAST YEAR (2024). The correct dates for the 2025 class are as follows. All members arrive at 5:00 pm
April 3rd - Orientation (rec center)
April 10, 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
June 5, 12, 19, 26
July 10
July 19- show day
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2025 4-H Volunteer Shout Outs- We need your help celebrating 4-H Volunteers!

Help us celebrate National Volunteers Week: April 20-26! Do you know of an amazing volunteer who goes above and beyond? Please help us recognize them. You can share how awesome they are in the Google form. Shout-out submissions should be completed by April 11. 
https://go.wisc.edu/2025thankavolunteer

Summer Academy

Save the Date! Summer Academy is back from June 16–19, 2025!
Registration opens March 17 in 4HOnline — don’t miss your chance to join this awesome educational experience! Open to youth in grades 8–11,
Summer Academy is your chance to:
  • Meet new friends
  • Explore career and college opportunities in a track of your choic
  • Stay in a college dorm at Sellery Hall
  • Discover Madison and enjoy fun activities like the dance and a Drama Company performance!
Learn more: go.wisc.edu/4hsummeracademy

Junior Master Gardner (JMG) Program Registration Open

Looking for a free interactive, educational program for your child this summer? If you answered yes, then you’ll want to check out UW-Madison Extension’s Junior Master Gardener (JMG) Program. It is a summer-long gardening/cooking program for youth, ages 8-12 years, that teaches them to “dig in the dirt”, care for plants, cook in the kitchen and eat healthy fruits and vegetables. Beyond gardening and cooking, your child will take field trips in the community, learn about insects and “dirt” from the experts, play fun games, and create lifelong friends (just to name a few.)
Sessions are held twice a month from 4-5:30 pm during the school season (April-May), and then weekly from 1-2:30 pm during the summer season. The JMG season begins April 10 from 4-5:30 pm in the “Garden of Eatin” gardens at UW-Extension (Fond du Lac County Campus, 400 University Drive). A designated parent/guardian is required to accompany youth participants at all sessions. There is no registration fee to attend this program. To register, please contact the UW-Madison Extension Fond du Lac County office at (920) 906-4620. The deadline to register is Friday, April 4.
Visit https://fonddulac.extension.wisc.edu/hort/jmg/ for more information.

Dropping a Project

The last day to drop a project is Friday, April 4th. Send your name, club, and the name of the dropped project to the Extension Office. You need to write a brief note or send an email to Tracy at tracy.keifenheim@wisc.edu. You should also inform your general leader, so they can update their records.
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April: 

2025 Volunteer Shout Outs Due April 11

LEGO Club Meeting

  • April 22, 6:30 pm, Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC)

Teen Leaders Association Meeting

  • April 28, 6:45 pm, Rolling Meadows Meeting Room

Adult Leaders Association Meeting

  • April 30, 6:30 pm, Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC)
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