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4-H Friday Newsletter - Friday, May 26, 2023
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The office will be closed Monday, May 29
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Market Livestock Project Updates

Market Livestock Educational Requirements:
To qualify for the Fond du Lac County Market Livestock Sale, members must have a minimum of 8 educational points, 2 points coming from YQCA Certification.  
YQCA Certification:  
To qualify for the Fond du Lac County Market Livestock Sale, youth must be YQCA certified each year. This training is provided online at http://yqcaprogram.org. Please complete the online training at your convenience, and once completed please email a copy of your certificate to Tina Kohlman at tina.kohlman@wisc.edu. YQCA Certification will count 2 points towards the minimum 8 points needed to qualify for the Fond du Lac County Market Livestock Sale.
Like us on Facebook for additional updates: Search for "Market Livestock Fond du Lac County" or visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090872485020!
For additional information or questions: Please contact committee chairperson Ed Schrauth at eschrauth67@gmail.com or at 920.960.8106.
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Tri-County Visual Arts Festival entries displayed at Gallery & Frame Shop in Fond du Lac on Main Street. There is a tennis shoe, a purple flower, a giraffe, a black dog, a girl wearing an apron and bonnet, and a wooden tractor all framed.

Tri-County Visual Arts Festival

Traveling Exhibition 

Check out the traveling 2023 Visual Arts Festival exhibit at the Gallery & Frame Shop.  This traveling art exhibit celebrates several of the award winners. It is featured in the front south window and runs through June 2nd. Thanks again for hosting the exhibition in Fond du Lac County! 

Click on the link to see all the winners: https://sites.google.com/wisc.edu/tri-county-youth-visual-arts-/home.
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A boy with blonde hair holding cookie dough and a rolling pin, a girl with brown hair wearing a chef hat sitting on a kitchen counter holding a wooden spoon, and a boy wearing a green shirt and a white chef hat with a girl wearing a red shirt and a white chef hat is feeding the boy tomatoes with a wooden spoon.

Foodie Camp Registration Closes June 2
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4-H Graduation

If you are eligible to graduate from 4-H (grade 12 and 13 members), please complete this graduation survey before Friday, June 23 indicating whether you will be graduating or staying with the 4-H program one additional year. Here is the link: https://forms.gle/qJf5nqvmhLmN1Ssh8. If you have any questions, please contact Tracy Keifenheim at tracy.keifenheim@wisc.edu.
4-H members are wearing shirts, skirts, dresses, robes, hats and pants that they either made or purchased for the Fashion Revue.

Fashion Revue Registration closes June 2

All 4-H members in the clothing, crocheting, knitting, cloverbud, consumer savvy, and exploring projects are invited to participate. Participants will be graded on the garment itself, their creativity in the project, and the overall appearance of the garment on the model. On the night of the event, please arrive wearing the garment that will be judged as youth will model the garment. Register in 4HOnline. See more details here.

Foods Revue Registration Closes June 2

4-H members in Foods, Cloverbud, or Exploring projects plan a menu, prepare a food item, and present the menu and food item creatively through a table setting. Youth speak with a judge about the elements of menu planning and the food they have prepared. Various prizes are awarded. This year's theme is CHEESE! There are different categories to compete in.  For more details please visit: https://fonddulac.extension.wisc.edu/events-activities/. Click on the Foods Revue Section. 
Sign Up for Food Stand Time Slots
Here are the links for the foods stands: Adult Leader Stand     Teen Leader Stand
They are found on our website: https://fonddulac.extension.wisc.edu/events-activities/ under 4-H Fundraising Events at the bottom of the page. Please call 920-929-3171 to reserve your time slots.
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May:
Fashion and Foods Revue Registration Opened May 1
Shooting Sports
  • May 30, 5:30-7:30 pm, Izaak Walton N6491 Co Rd K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937
Memorial Day (Monday, May 29) - Office Closed   

June:
Fashion and Foods Revue Registration Deadline June 2
Cloverbud Day Camp: Foodie Camp
  • June 14, 9 am- 3 pm, UWO Fond du Lac Campus
  • Register through 4-HOnline 
Summer Academy
  • June 19-22, UW Madison

Foodie Camp

  • June 19-21, 9 am- 3 pm, UWO Fond du Lac Campus
  • Register through 4-HOnline     
Fashion Revue
  • June 19, 6:00 pm, Winnebago County Extension office- Oshkosh
  • Register through 4-HOnline 
Foods Revue
  • June 20, 6:00 pm, Marian University Stayer Center
  • Register through 4-HOnline    
Teen Leaders Association Meeting
  • June 26, 7:00 pm, Ascension Lutheran Church, 901 County Rd V, FdL, & via Zoom
  • Making food for Loaves & Fishes before the meeting at 5 pm
LEGO Club
  • June 27, 6:30 pm, UWO Fond du Lac Campus 
Cloverbud Day Camp: Superheroes in the Community 
  • June 28, 9 am- 3 pm, UWO Fond du Lac Campus
  • Register through 4-HOnline  
      
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Photo of Tracy Keifenheim. She has brown hair and a red shirt on. Photo of Tina Engelhardt. She has blonde hair with a black cardigan over a red shirt.
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