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September 2024

Volunteers working to clean up the neighborhood and community

National 4-H Week: Beyond Ready October 6-12
National 4-H Week is the first full week in October, during which millions of youth, parents, volunteers, and alumni across the country celebrate everything 4-H. Area 4-H clubs observe National 4-H Week this year by showcasing the incredible experiences that 4-H offers young people and highlighting the remarkable 4-H youth in our community who work each day to make a positive impact on those around them.

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Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program Drop-In Brainstorming Sessions
The third application cycle of the Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program is set to open mid-October 2024!

Join NOPP staff and other interested parties for one or more of the following casual NOPP Drop-In Brainstorming Sessions. The environment will be unstructured and laid-back to allow for easygoing conversation and collaboration. No registration required: attendees are welcome to come and go as it suits their schedule.

Nonprofit Fund Development Workshop - October 2
Designed to empower organizations of all sizes, this one-day workshop will equip participants with the tools and strategies needed to thrive in today's philanthropic landscape. This workshop explores the essential pillars of successful fund development and donor relations.

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Pre-college Programs Prepare Students for Success
Learn how precollege programs prepare students for academic success as well as offer them opportunities to meet new friends and learn new things with UW–Madison instructors.

Planning AHEAD for the end of this life written in white with a blue background

Planning AHEAD for
End-of-Life Decisions
Planning AHEAD is a course from UW-Madison Division of Extension that takes a comprehensive approach to end-of-life planning. The course guides participants through examining health care wishes, handling financial changes, legal requirements and documentation, distribution of personal property, end-of-life decisions, dealing with grief, and the emotional ramifications of all of the above.

Brown bag of groceries - an apple, a tomatoe, an onion, a lemon, lettuce, a cucumber, bananas, and more groceries coming out of the bag. Fond du Lac County FOOD SUMMIT 2024 Bring community food providers is written on the brow grocery bag with brown lettering.

Fond du Lac Food Summit
Fond du Lac County recently held its very first food summit on Wednesday, September 18. The event was open to any community members and community organizations. It was held at St. Paul’s Cathedral as a half-day event from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm.

Fond du Lac County Area
Grants and Deadlines
Are you a Fond du Lac County non profit looking for funders? Please consider using this table of available grants to organizations in Fond du Lac County. If your organization offers grants or has applied for local or state grants not listed here, please let us know. We will add them to the list.

UPCOMING 2024 EVENTS

Small Community Forum - Belgium
October 1, 2024 I 7:30 am - 1:00 pm I REGISTER

Nonprofit Financial Development Workshop
October 2, 2024 I 10:00 am - 3:00 pm I REGISTER

Planning AHEAD
Wednesdays, October 2 - November 13 I 10:00 am I Fond du Lac Public Library

Focus on Fathers
October 8 I 6:00 pm I REGISTER

Rent Smart
Wednesdays & Thursdays October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 I 11:00 am I REGISTER

Money Matters Live
Thursdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24 I 7:00 pm I REGISTER

Fit and Healthy Kids
Mondays, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2, Jan. 13, Feb. 3, Mar. 3 I 7:00 pm I REGISTER

AGRICULTURE EVENTS

Protecting Our Watershed Together: A Community & Farmer Event

October 2 I 9:30 am - 2:30 pm I REGISTER

Woody Invasive Plant Management Field Day - Racine
October 2 I 9:30 am - 2:30 pm I REGISTER

Dairy Spanish Webinar Series: El “Break” Info-Lechero 2.0
Wednesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 I Noon - 1:00 pm I REGISTER

Match Made in Heaven - Livestock & Crops - Schoepp Farm Tour
October 3 I 9:30 am - 3:00 pm I REGISTER

Badger Crop Connect
Wednesday, Oct 9
Wednesday, Oct 23
12:30 - 1:30 pm I REGISTER

Ozaukee Demo Farm Pollinator Day - Tendick Nature Park - Saukville
October 9 I 9:00 am - Noon I REGISTER

Soil Testing, Soil Health Workshop - Milwaukee/Mequon
October 14 I 9:00 - 11:30 am I REGISTER

Badger Dairy Insight - Grazing & Virtual Fencing on Dairy Farms
October 15 I 11:00 am - Noon I REGISTER

4-H Events

4-H Fall Kick-Off
October 2 I 6:00 - 8:00 pm I REGISTER

National 4-H Week
October 6-12

LEGO Club
October 22 I 6:30 - 7:30 pm I Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC)

Cloverbud Pumpkin Contest
October 19 I 10:00 am I Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC)

Teen Leaders Association
October 28 I 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Meetings are held monthly on the 4th Monday of every month at the Rolling Meadows Meeting Room.

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