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4-H Friday Newsletter - Friday, May 17, 2024
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Members of Busy Bees holding pizzas they sold as a fundraiser

Busy Bees

Members of the Busy Bee’s made over 800 pizzas for their fundraiser.
White sheep, a brown cow along with a black and whited spotted cow, spotted pigs, and a brown headed goat on the Area Animal Science Days flyer

Market Livestock Updates

📆 Mark your calendars......
Club Barn Set up
Sunday, July 14th, 10 am-5 pm
Monday, July 15th, barn will be open at 8 am 

Weigh-ins

  • Swine 8 am-11 am PRRS/PED negative test and health certificate are required at weigh-ins
  • Beef & Steers 9 am-11 am
  • Sheep & Goats 12 pm-1 pm 
July 21st 
Fair wrap-up meeting at 5 pm Cow Palace.  All exhibitors will receive premium checks for the exhibits and auction sale check 
July 21st 
Display Tear down-- TBD
July 23rd, 7 pm 
Beef Carcass Show at Becks Meat Market 
July 24th, 7 pm 
Swine Carcass Show Loehrs Meat Market
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Fair written in orange and light red and Fond du Lac written in white with a turquoise background

New Family Fair Orientation

To help new families understand this process better, a new family fair orientation will be held in Wednesday, June 5 at 6 pm at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds. Topics covered are: entering projects at the fair, important dates to remember, how judging works at the fair, and answering any questions families may still have. There will also be a short tour of the fairgrounds to help first year families know where things are judged and what to expect. Karen Albert, a fair board member and  4-H volunteer, will be leading this orientation. Please Register by  Friday, May 31, 2024. 
Youth Leaders written in white with a green background.

Day Camp Youth Leaders Wanted

We are seeking youth leaders to help teach activities during our Day Camps this summer! If you are interested in helping with any of the day camp opportunities, please reach out to Tracy for more details! You can contact her at (920)-896-3360 or tracy.keifenheim@wisc.edu. Youth leaders should reach out to Tracy by Friday, May 17. 

Day Camps Offered are:

  • Around the World
  • Art
  • Cardboard 
  • Cloverbud
  • Foodie
  • LEGO
  • STEM
Opportunites written in white, along with hands in white and with a green background
Foods Revue written in gold lettering. Cocoa power, cocoa bars, and cocoa beans are pictured in the center.
Two female youth helping in the adult leader stand

Foodstands: Adult Leaders & TLA

Please review the available slots for the Adult Leader Stand and click on the button in Sign-up Genius to select a shift: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C49ABA92EA6FFC52-49252379-adult .To view schedule of selected club slots, visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mTGI0XuIkPyyvK2fC0WLSbO7_P5htLJN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116332292026861674331&rtpof=true&sd=true. Clubs have until July 1 to sign up as a club. After July 1, others can sign up to join a club or pick a time slot that has not been filled in Sign-up Genius. Proceeds from the Adult Leader Food Stand support annual countywide 4-H Programs and scholarship opportunities. These include:  Family Learning Day, Summer Camps, Trips,  and Scholarships. Thank you for helping staff the food stand.
2024 TLA Food Stand Sign-up Schedule will be available the 1st full week of June.
Silent Auction
2024 Silent Auction Sign-up will be available soon. This will be a separate sign-up from the Adult Leader Food Stand.
4-H Graduation
Please register for 2024 Graduation. Graduation is normally celebrated on Sunday afternoon of the Fond du Lac County Fair. Please save the date of Sunday, July 21, 2024.  Graduation will take place in the Expo building on stage at 2 pm.  Graduates are recognized during the ceremony and programs are available.  To have an accurate program and materials, we ask you fill out the survey.  Thanks!   
We, in addition to graduation, would like to highlight our 4-H graduates on Facebook.  If you would like to be featured in our graduate spotlight, please fill out the additional information and upload a photo or two!  
Upcoming Events written in white with a green background and a clipart calendar that is white and green.
May: 

Shooting Sports Meeting

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30- 7:30 pm, Izaak Walton League

Dog Project Meetings

  • Thursdays, 5:00 pm for beginners, 5:45 pm for returners, FDL Fairgrounds 

Dairy Judging Practices

  • Sunday, May 19th- 1 pm

LEGO Club Meeting

  • May 28, 6:30 pm, UWO Fond du Lac Campus

Teen Leaders Association Meeting

  • May 28, 7:30 pm, UWO Fond du Lac Campus (Change in location & time for May meeting)

Cloverbud Day Camp Registration Deadline - May 31 to receive a t-shirt


June: 

Dog Project Meetings

  • Thursdays, 5:00 pm for beginners, 5:45 pm for returners, FDL Fairgrounds 

New Family Fair Orientation

  • June 5, 6 pm, Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds

Foods Revue

  • June 13, 6 pm, Marian University Stayer Center

Fashion Revue

  • June 17, 5 pm, Winnebago County Extension Office Address below 
  • James P. Coughlin Center, 625 E County Rd. Y, Oshkosh 

Teen Leaders Association Meeting

  • June 24, 7:00 pm, Rolling Meadows Meeting Room

LEGO Club Meeting

  • June 25, 6:30 pm, UWO Fond du Lac Campus
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Photo of Tracy Keifenheim. She has brown hair and a cream colored shirt and black sweater on. Photo of Tina Engelhardt. She has blonde hair with a black cardigan over a red shirt. Photo of Kelsey Beine. She has long brown hair and is wearing a red shirt.
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