August 13th and 14th from 9 am - noon. Open to ALL youth in grades 3-8.

Please reach out to Sydney at ssteil@wisc.edu or Rachel at rachel.hartbrinson@wisc.edu with any questions.

Look for the Cookies Around the World registration in the next issue of the Clover Leaves!!!

We are looking for older youth and adults to lead one or more activities at Family Day camp on August 8.  Current options include:  Field Games, Arts & Craft, Nature Exploration, Canoeing, Fishing, or making an after-bite medicine.  

Sign up to help with the 4-H Activity Tables on Friday, July 24 from 9:30-12:30 or 12:30-3:30.  We have Chick petting/holding, decorating cookies, Lego table, straw weaving, foam door hangers or pennants, rock painting, temporary tattoos, and a community art project where people decorate a popsicle stick to look like them.

We need YOU to help!  Sign up at the link below.

Registration Now Open! 

Join us for Young Builders, a  FREE 4-H LEGO program where creativity meets community! Youth will explore architecture and design through LEGO building, creating structures with thoughtful consideration of the world around them.

📅 July 30 & 31
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Extension Eau Claire County Office

Open to ALL youth in grades K–5

Registration closes July 26th at 11:59 PM

Questions? Contact Gracie at glgray2@wisc.edu

Please sign up to help people sew a 15-minute table runner.  We hope for 5 people per shift.

We will also accept cotton fabric.  If you have some to donate, please contact Rachel Hart-Brinson at rachel.hartbrinson@wisc.edu.

Calling all 3-8th graders to join us on August 3rd from 3-5pm to learn how to make beaded keychains. Youth will learn how to bead and choose their own creations to take home. Registration is limited to 15 participants, with a $5 supply fee. Payment will be taken at the door. Registration closes on July 24th at 11:59pm, via 4-H Online. Please reach out to Sydney at ssteil@wisc.edu or Rachel at rachel.hartbrinson@wisc.edu with any questions.

Attention 4-H youth and families! Join us for an interactive evening exploring the rich art, history, and vibrant culture behind timeless quilts!

Date: Monday, August 10th

Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: Eau Claire Sport Warehouse (2983 11th Street Eau Claire, WI 54703)

This is a family-learning experience! Parents/guardians must stay with their youth for the entire event. No registration required!

Questions about the event? Contact Gracie Gray at glgray2@wisc.edu

Registration issue is fixed!  Calling families for a day of fun outside at Camp Nawakwa near Cornell, WI. We'll enjoy nature, make some arts & crafts, and play games with other 4-H families. This is geared toward families with kids of all ages as a way to experience family time and some camp traditions. Camp Nawakwa includes access to Picnic Lake and the Ice Age trail plus a field for games, a campfire pit, and an indoor lodge. Cost is $20/family.  Register before 11:59PM on July 30.

Join Poultry Project leaders to learn about hatching chicks in an incubator and learn about eggs on July 2 from 4-5pm and candle eggs on July 9 from 4-5.  Any ages welcome and you do not have to be a poultry project member to join us.  We will be placing 12 eggs in an incubator to hatch.  If all goes well, we will have chicks for the activity tables at the fair.

All Eau Claire 4-H Members and families are invited to the After the Fair Pool Party July 27 from 7-8:45PM.

Location:  Fairfax Pool, 4200 Fairfax St, Eau Claire, WI  54701

Register for the inaugural Eau Claire County 4-H Kickball Tournament on August 30th starting at 1:00 PM. Teams will play at least two games and we will share frozen treats afterwards. It will be fun!!!

Register as a club or as a family. Teams will have a minimum of 10 players. There is no maximum. Reach out to Rachel Hart-Brinson, rachel.hartbrinson@wisc.edu with questions.

Older Youth Council is open to anyone in Eau Claire County 4-H, 7th grade and up.  You can just show up, but if you have questions, please contact Jodi Thesing-Ritter at thesinjm@uwec.edu.

Join OYC for a meeting on August 3rd at the Extension Eau Claire County Office, at 6 pm. Learn how to create a resume and cover letter, or work on revising documents you already have! Led by 4-H Associate Educator, Gracie Gray. 

Do you buy things off of Shop 4-H?  Consider using the https://bit.ly/3MzeVlJ link so that Wisconsin 4-H Positive Youth Development earns a portion of the proceeds.  Thanks!  (Note that the letter between V and J is a lowercase "L".)

For youth ages 15 and under.  Entries must be received by August 9.  Enter at the link on the button below.

$200 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third place.

$300 scholarship awarded to Eau Claire County 4-H or FFA member involved in the Eau Claire County Fair who plans to pursue post secondary education.  Due 11:59PM on Friday, July 17

The Eau Claire County Fair will be July 20-26.  The schedule is posted!  Please visit the Eau Claire County Fair Website (see button below) for the most up-to-date information.  Note:  The fair book has been completely overhauled to be more in line with state regulations.  Please be patient and reach out to Tammy Schlewitz at eauclairefair@gmail.com or 715-456-6119 for questions.

This year, all profits from the fair food stand will go to the Eau Claire County 4-H Leaders Association to support 4-H programs and scholarships.  Thank you to Aaron Winter of PHGG for volunteering to be the Fair Food Stand Manager this year.

The Leaders Association asks each 4-H family to donate one store-bought pie for the Eau Claire County 4-H Leaders Fair Food Stand in the Expo building at the Eau Claire County Fair. Pies can be brought to the fair Thursday through Saturday.

We also ask each family to work one shift in the food stand during the fair.  Shifts have been assigned to clubs.  Please contact your club leader if you are unable to help during your assigned shift, as you may be able to help during a different shift.  Please contact Wendy Duerkop at 715-579-0006 if you have questions.

Thursday, July 23 (4-H Day Manager Assistant: Corey Anderson)
9:30 am – 1:00 pm:  Beef River Pacesetters
12:45 pm – 4:15 pm:  Rodell Busy Bees & Sugarbush
4:00 pm – 7:30 pm:  Foster Town and Country

Friday, July 24 (4-H Day Manager Assistant: Penny Helwig)
9:30 am – 1:00 pm:  Little Red Cardinals
12:45 pm – 4:15 pm:  Pleasant Valley Clovers
4:00 pm – 7:30 pm:  Eau Claire Clovers & Country Cousins

Saturday, July 25 (4-H Day Manager Assistant: Wendy Duerkop)
10:30 am – 1:30 pm:  Pleasant Valley Clovers
1:15 pm – 4:15 pm:    Pleasant Valley Clovers
4:00 pm – 7:30 pm:    Eau Claire Clovers

Sunday, July 26  (4-H Day Manager Assistant:  Wendy Duerkop)

9:30 am – 12:30 pm:  Pleasant Hill Go-Getters
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm:  Pleasant Hill Go-Getters

THANK YOU for supporting the 4-H Leaders Food Stand at the Eau Claire County Fair!  Good Luck to all 4-H exhibitors!

There will be a stage in the Kid's Day Tent this year.  Acts will perform throughout the day.  Do you have a talent or a skit you want to share?  Watch for the sign up sheet in the June Cloverleaves.

Non-Discrimination Statement:

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.

La University of Wisconsin–Madison División de Extensión proporciona igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo y en sus programas, según lo que exige la ley federal y estatal.

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Rachel Hart-Brinson, Bilingual 4-H Program Educator

Rachel.hartbrinson@wisc.edu   

608-572-3656

Extension Eau Claire County

227 1st Street W

Altoona, WI  54720

715-839-4712