August 20, 2025
Marie's Message
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Dear 4-H Families,
4-H offers a lot of ways to find your Sparks!
What is a Spark? Sparks are activities or skills that interest you, light your fire, and help you find joy, energy, and purpose.
Last week, I invited youth to share their sparks with families at the county fair. If you were there you were able to visit with youth and learn more about shooting sports, dogs, swine, sheep, poultry, legos, cavies, robotics and rabbits. Thanks to the youth for sharing information and enhancing their communication skills. And thanks also to the AmeriCorp for including the sparks road map and teaching project sparks at the fair last week!
Find your Sparks by asking questions, thinking about what excites or interests you, and trying new things. When you know what your sparks are, you can dig in and explore more. The Wisconsin 4-H Sparks Roadmap can help you get started. You can learn more about sparks by clicking the button below!
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Have a great week,
Marie
Marie Witzel
Positive Youth Development Educator
UW Extension - Dodge County
920-386-3790
marie.witzel@wisc.edu
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If clubs or groups have items to share, send them by noon on Monday to be included in that week’s issue. Anything received after 12 p.m. Monday will be considered for the following week.
With all of the changes in the Extension Office, Please send any 4-H or youth development related emails to marie.witzel@wisc.edu
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Hats off to the 4-Hers who shared their Sparks each day at the fair! |
Shooting Sports - Layla, Jacob, Brooke, Elise
Dogs - Jed and Anja
Sheep - Maria and Avery
Poultry - Anja, Isabella, Tucker
Cavies - Ava and Rose
Robotics - Owen and Cole
Rabbits - Zoey
Swine - Wyatt and Colten
Legos - George, Jacob, Oliver, Lauren, and Carter
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Hats off to the Lake and Wittnebel Families, Juneau Victorians, and all of the helpers recycling at the fair. What a difference your work makes! |
Congratulations to the Goosechase Winners from the fair! Please email marie.witzel@wisc.edu the names of the youth on your team so we can get them their prizes! |
- Lebanon Luckies
- Herman Hornets
- Oak Grove Owls
- Hafemeisters
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Hats off to our Summer Reading Challenge participants: |
Clara, Weston, Katie F, Lily F, Lily G, Emily G, Alex G, Alayna H, Ethan H, Mackenzie K, Ivy O, Winstin O, Emmett R, Scarlett R, Wyatt R, Landyn S, Isadora S, Evelyn T, Henry W, Adeline W, Abigail Z, Abraham Z, Dominick Z, and Noah Z.
Way to go everyone! Landyn Shoemaker read 3 pages of books, Alayna Hafemeister and Emily Gruenberger read over 25 hours of books. The other youth were averaging 20-30 minutes a day which means you are all on a great track to head back to school with some summer learning! Great Job everyone!
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Hats off to Molly and Izzy for the amazing programs they were able to offer this summer for Dodge County youth. Izzy is done on Thursday this week and Molly has a couple more days (and a program too!😀) before they both head back to college this Fall. |
Annual Financial Reports Due |
As in past years, all 4-H Clubs and Groups that have a checking and/or savings account must complete and submit the following documents to their 4-H Program Educator by August 29, 2025 :
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Wisconsin 4-H Clubs & Groups Annual Financial Report
- Wisconsin 4-H Clubs & Groups Audit Checklist
- A copy of the checkbook and/or savings registry covering July 1 – June 30
- A copy of the bank statement ending June 30 or July 1 for each account. Any differences between the bank statement(s) and the ending balance reported must be reconciled and the reconciliation must be uploaded with the Annual Financial Report.
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A current inventory of land, buildings, property, or project equipment with individual values of $2,000 or greater.
- Monthly Treasurer’s Reports for 4-H Clubs or Groups with annual income greater or equal to $20,000.
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This process allows the 4-H Club or Group to qualify for federal tax-exempt status under the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents General Exemption Number (GEN) for Wisconsin 4-H Clubs and Groups.
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Let’s get those reports wrapped up together—with less stress and a lot more support. There will be one last opportunity for drop-in AFR assistance:
Visit Marie—here for you, as always:
📍 Where: Extension Office in Juneau
📅 When: August 21st
⏰ Time: 1pm - 4pm
✅ What to Bring:
Your financial books
Your paperwork
Any questions you have!
Please send us an email if you are needing some assistance with any of the Annual Financial Report Forms. Let’s get those reports done—together! 🍀
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Horse Project Meets Tonight! |
There will be pizza and officer elections. See you there!
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AUGUST
29 - Last Day to Turn in AFR
SEPTEMBER
1- Labor Day (Office Closed)
16 - Leaders Association Meeting, 7 PM
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In Case You Missed It . . . |
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension
Dodge County 4-H
Extension Dodge County 127 E. Oak Street Juneau, WI 53039-1329
tel: 920.386.3790 fax: 920.386.3928
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