Dear Families,

With Mother's Day on Sunday, we'd like to send out a big thank you to all the 4-H moms!  From running your kids to and from meetings, picking up supplies, helping your kids practice demonstrations, to holding animals, your hard work doesn't go unnoticed!  Whether you are a first-time 4-H mom or a long-time one, we can all agree that watching your kids thrive, learn, share, work with the community, and be proud of themselves makes your heart happy ❤️

Thank you again for supporting your child in 4-H!

Be sure to follow our Dodge Co 4-H Facebook page!  We had our first giveaway winners on Thursday!  Four lucky ladies won a Mother's Day gift basket.  Be on the lookout for more giveaways throughout the summer.

Terra Reider
4-H Youth Program Assistant
920-386-3790
treider@wisc.edu

If clubs or groups have items to share, send them by noon on Thursday to be included in that week’s issue.  Anything received after 12 p.m. Thursday will be considered for the following week. The articles should be sent to Marie at marie.witzel@wisc.edu. You can also contact the office with any questions. Thanks!

Astico Perseverance (Braxton Soldner) Club reports were on the seed distribution and club bowling.  The June dairy month promotion is being planned. 

Hyland Prairie (Harper Zillmer) Prior to the meeting we made dog toys and brought homemade dog treats. The Santana and Radichel/Rohde family volunteered to bring the donations to the Humane Society.  They are also planning some field day activities.

Oak Grove Owls (Makenna Reider) Community service for April was making blankets for PAVE, and they had a presentation from PAVE. The club also had a bowling party and pizza.

This year Beef require 2 tags -- 1 tag with the same number for each ear. Some people may not have gotten enough backs for the tags when they were handed out on Saturday. Please check to see if you have enough backs and stop into the UW Extension Office if you need more. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.

New this year! Submit your G-rated play-on-words ideas for the 2024 Dodge County Junior Fair Dairy t-shirt. The deadline for submitting an idea is Friday, May 24, 2024.

As a reminder and to help get your brains thinking, the last three years were: "I SURVIVED staying six feet apart," "FANCY LIKE Dodge County Dairy Youth," and "I want to dance, dance, dance with my cows, cows, cows." Think of things that have happened, been said, been done, etc. in U.S. entertainment/travel/sports etc. SINCE LAST SUMMER, and try to come up with ideas from those details.

You can enter more than once. Have fun being creative! Here's the link to submit your ideas: https://forms.office.com/r/hDXqmmsbQg.

If you have any questions, please contact

Dori Lichty
920.517.8489
Dodge County Dairy Youth Advisory Committee

The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation is proud to announce our Senior Spotlight initiative. We are looking to recognize and highlight the incredible Wisconsin 4-H members who are aging out of the Wisconsin 4-H program. This is a great opportunity for our 4-H graduates to reflect on their 4-H experience and be recognized for all their hard work. 

This form and info can also be found on our website at: https://bit.ly/4be1K0s

Submissions will be accepted May 1 - June 30, 2024. Anyone who participates could have their story featured on The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation’s Facebook and Instagram pages and our website. They will also be entered into a random drawing for a prize from the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation. 

Dodge County UW Extension hours are Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 4:30PM

Wisconsin State Fair is seeking agriculture-related groups (such as 4-H clubs, FFA chapters/alumni groups, or community clubs) to staff the Compeer Financial Discovery Barnyard for the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair. Groups should have a passion for educating the public about Wisconsin agriculture. Volunteer Group of the Day will receive a $1000 stipend paid to their group after successful completion of their shift, 1 daily admission ticket for each volunteer, 1 Lunch and 1 Dinner ticket for the Tommy G Thompson Youth Center Cafeteria for each volunteer, AND on-site parking!

Are you a youth who is interested in having a voice in shaping the child welfare and/or youth justice system?

Do you have personal experience (past or present) with the foster care or youth justice system?

Do you know a young person who has leadership potential?

Are you considering how to incorporate youth voice into your work?

If yes, please read more about the Department of Children and Families opportunities for youth to have a voice and make an impact.

The purpose of the Dodge County Dairy Youth Recognition Auction Dairy Grant Program is to support active Dodge County Dairy Youth (4-H, FFA, Junior Breed Associations) with a grant to expand their dairy project. The grant funds are to be utilized to purchase a dairy animal (any breed) to grow the youth’s dairy herd.

$500 grants will be available for the 2024 program. Grant money is made available through proceeds from the Dodge County Dairy Youth Recognition Auction, held each year at the Dodge County Fair.

Grant applications will be available anytime up until June 1, 2024. Grant recipients will be notified upon acceptance. 

If you are 18 years or older and interested in becoming a 4-H volunteer, we can help! We will provide new volunteers with training to ensure the safety of all youth and volunteers. The below linked trainings and a background check are required. Answers to questions about reporting and training are available on our FAQ page.

MAY

17 - DNA Envelopes need to be returned to Extension Dodge county office by 4:30 PM

JUNE

1 - 2024 Applications Due for Dodge County Dairy Youth Recognition Auction Dairy Grant Program 

2 - 44th Annual Dodge County Dairy Brunch

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WI 4-H Policy Updates

An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.

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