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Note from our Office
Dear Calumet County 4-H,
I am officially back from maternity leave, and I am so excited to get started with this new 4-H year! We've already started program planning for many different things throughout the year such as project boxes, Festival of fun, Family Fun Day, and the many different project opportunities that take place year round.
Have you already started with your project learning for this year yet? If not, a great way to start is to create some SMART Goals to help you get started. Here's a great tool you can use to create your SMART goals by yourself, with a parent, or with a project leader! Making your goals SMART can help you outline exactly what needs to be done to acheive success in your project learning.
As always, please feel free to reach out to our office with any questions or concerns. I can be reached on my work cell at 920-483-0646 or by email at carlea.liermann@wisc.edu.
Sincerely,
Carlea Liermann
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| Thursday, October 31st - Last call for Open Enrollment to receive the free t-shirt
Saturday, November 2nd - Sunday, November 3 - Fall Forum at Stevens Point Holiday Inn
Sunday, November 3rd - 4pm - Annual Recognition Dinner at Chilton High School Commons
Monday, November 11th - 6:30pm - Livestock Quiz Bowl & Skillathon Practice at Courthouse, Room 025
Wednesday, November 13th - 7pm - Leaders Council Meeting at Courthouse, Room 025
Thursday, November 14th - 6:30pm - Teen Ambassadors Meeting at Courthouse, Room 020
Saturday, November 16th - 9am-12pm - Food Workshop at Chilton High School
Thursday, November 21st - 5:30pm Group A, Room 025; 6:00pm Group B, Room 017 - Cloverbud Club at Courthouse
Thursday, November 28th - Friday, November 29 - Office Closed in Observation of Thanksgiving
Thursday, December 12th - 6:30pm - Teen Ambassadors at Courthouse, Room 025
Thursday, December 19th - 5:30pm Group A, Room 025; 6:00pm Group B, Room 017 - Cloverbud Club at Courthouse
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Looking for VolunteersWe are looking for volunteers both youth and adults to help with various county-wide programming that we have taking place throughout the 4-H year:
Cloverbud Club - We are looking for a volunteer who is interested in leading Group A of Cloverbud Club. We meet at 5:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month. This is such a fun group to lead, and a great way to introduce our youngest members to 4-H.
Food Workshops - We are looking to expand our offerings for this year's Food Workshops, and are looking for volunteers interested in leading some sessions. You have the option to hold them at the Calumet County Courthouse or at Chilton High School in the Foods Lab. Some examples of workshops we are looking to host are pie crusts, fruit pies, cake decorating, etc.
Festival of Fun - This year's annual project day is scheduled for Saturday, April 5th. Cloverbuds will have sessions 9-11:50am and Grades 3-8 will have sessions 1-3:50pm. We are looking for volunteers to help lead sessions and to assist throughout the day. Sessions are about 50 minutes each.
Family Fun Day - We are excited to invite all of our families and those who are interested in learning more about 4-H to join us at our annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, January 25th. We are looking for volunteers to lead and run activities stations to represent the different project areas in 4-H.
Please reach out to Carlea or Lori at the Extension Office if you are interested or if you have any questions about volunteering!
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4-H Thriving Survey
This fall, Wisconsin 4-H will be encouraging members (ages 13-18) to complete a survey about their 4-H experience. The survey was developed by National 4-H Leaders (https://helping-youth-thrive.extension.org/) and will help Wisconsin 4-H to learn about the quality of our programs. The information will help to show how 4-H helps young people to learn new things, develop leadership skills, manage goals, set high personal standards, create positive academic attitudes, and other skills that lead to long-term success in life.
The survey will be sent to all Wisconsin 4-H members by e-mail in the first week of October. Youth who complete the survey will be entered into a raffle to win a $25 gift card!
For more information on the 4-H Thriving Model, visit 4-H Thriving Model – Wisconsin 4-H.
Please keep an eye out for messages and more information about this important survey.
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Food Workshops
Food Workshops for the 2024-2025 4-H Year were officially released in September, and they can be found here. There's a variety of food workshops available for all members in 4-H, including Cloverbuds! Don't miss out by signing up, as the first one is only in a couple of weeks where we will be making Christmas Cookies & Candies and it's almost full.
As a reminder, members are required to participate in at least one Food Workshop in order to be eligible for the 2025 Calumet County Fair Foods Auction. Workshops do fill up, and it's not a guarentee that we will be able to offer additional opporutnities throughout the year, so please do not wait and miss out on these offerings.
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Pinewood Derby
A popular event for our 4-H program last year is returning in 2025, and it is open to all 4-H members (Cloverbuds through 13th grade), adults, and even non-4-H members! Invite your friends to join you.
- Kick-off - Saturday, January 25, 2025 (part of the 4-H Family Fun Day - Brillion Community Center)
- Practice - Friday, March 7, 6:00 pm (location TBD)
- Derby Finale - Sunday, March 9, 1:00 pm (location TBD)
A pinewood derby is a racing event where you build your own car from kits containing a block of pine, plastic wheels, and metal axles. The Leaders Council will purchase the kits for our 4-H members to participate! If an adult or non-4-H participant would like to compete as well, they would need to pay $5.00 for their kit. Blocks can be whittled with a hand knife, bandsaw, or Dremel carving tool for major shaping. Decals can be bought to decorate your car, or you are encouraged to use your imagination to paint and decorate the way you’d like!
Car kits will be at the kick-off for pick-up on Saturday, January 25th, as part of the 4-H Family Fun Day at Brillion Community Center. Register using this Google form!
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Holiday Project Boxes
We are once again offering Holiday Project Boxes! Project Boxes are an opportunity for hands-on learning, with this having a holiday twist. All of the boxes include either 4-H Curriculum or instructions for self-directed learning. Most supplies will be included, and other supplies will be basic supplies found around the house. This year's boxes were planned by both youth and adults on our Project Box Committee. Select your project boxes by filling out this Google form.
You may order them through November 22nd. Boxes can be picked up on Thursday, December 12th between 4-5pm or you can coordinate another day and time to pick them up from the office.
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Winter Leadership Camp
Join us for a weekend full of leadership development and fun! Register today in 4-HOnline. From teambuilding and making new friends, to winter recreation and campfire, there will be something for everyone! Youth (grades 7-12) will participate in hands-on, interactive sessions to gain a better understanding of what it means to be a leader.
Registration is currently open in 4HOnline, and fund are available through the Leaders Council to help cover the cost of youth who may need it.
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Dog Project
Now that we are in our off-season from training our dogs, it's the start of our winter activities.
Our first activit for this winter will be Dog Sledding. It will take place on Saturday, November 23, 2024. This activity is for all current Dog Project members, including Cloverbuds. This activity will happen with or without snow. If we have no snow, we use the wheel carts. Space is still available, but limited, so please email Trisha Flanigan at gtflanigan@frontier.com if you'd like to partake.
Our activity will start at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude around 11:00 a.m. PLEASE KEEP YOUR DOGS AT HOME FOR THIS ACTIVITY. We will be interacting with the Huskies.
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SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday, January 25, 2025 - This will be our second winter activity, the Barn Hunt again. I know the ones that participated last year really enjoyed this activity. This is a fun activity for you and your dog to do together.
The time is TBD. There will be more details as it gets closer.
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Livestock Skillathon & Quiz BowlAre you enrolled in a Livestock Project? Competition in Quiz Bowl & Skillathon encourages members to develop a more complete knowledge of animals and related subjects. This contest provides an educational program for all project members, including those who may not own a project animal, and provides a way to develop self-confidence. Any current 4-H members grades 3-13 may participate, and will be divided up in teams by their grades.
The first practice is scheduled for Monday, November 11 at 6:30pm in room #025 at the Calumet County Courthouse. At this practice, we will discuss the best days and times to meet moving forward. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our office.
Participation counts towards your Market Animal Sale requirements!
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Re-EnrollmentAs a reminder, enrollment is now open for the 2024-2025 4-H year. If you would like to exhibit at the 2025 Calumet County Fair, you must be re-enrolled by December 31st. If you are a new member, you must be enrolled by April 1st, 2025. Please reach out to our office if you have any questions or concerns about enrolling.
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