Next Meeting-March 12, 2024
The next Leaders Association meeting will be Tuesday, March 12. PLEASE make every effort to come to these meetings. It is how we make connections and learn from each other to bring the best programs we can to the young people in our clubs. It connects your local club program to the wider recognition program and opportunities in 4-H.
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Project Leader and Volunteer Training
Save the Date for April 21, 2:00-4:00PM
More details to follow
Do you wonder what a project leader is? Are you new to 4-H and wonder what a project leader does? Are you a long-time leader and want some new ideas and a chance to connect with other 4-H volunteers?
Then this training is for you!
Join us to talk about resources and strategies to be an effective project volunteer. (You do not have to be a project leader to attend!)
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4-H Summer Camp!Registration is OPEN NOW!
Join us for 4-H Summer Camp! There's no other experinece like it! This summer's camp is from Thursday, June 6 through Sunday, June 9.
Base camp is for grades 306 at Kamp Kenwood.
Outpost Camp is for grades 7-9 at Lake Wissota State Park.
Register for 4-H Summer Camp through 4-H Online. Just cllick below to get there, After you sign in, click on Events.
The first 20 Eau Claire County 4-H campers will receive a $50 scholarship.
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Clover UniversityRegistration will open Wednesday, March 6 in 4-H Online
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Cake Decorating
Do you want to learn more about Decorating Cakes in a new and exciting way? Join us in using the Goosechase app to connect and learn about Cake Decorating with others! This distance learning opportunity is a chance for us to learn together about frosting, cake decorating tools, and how to use them to make cakes more beautiful!
Open to youth and volunteers, 3rd grade and older (youth must be 13 and older to access the app without a parent), we will join together in Goosechase (an easy to download app) from March 15-May 15. New information and Missions will be released weekly to help us to DO-REFLECT-APPLY together. We will share resources, learn from experts, and help each other build our skills! For additional information, please visit https://4h.extension.wisc.edu/vlc.
There are also a limited supply of fondant kits and tip kits available for youth and families new to cake decorating.
This is a great opportunity to keep practicing and learning until fair time.
Don’t miss out, register by clicking the button below.
Questions? Reach out to Sara Waldron at sara.waldron@wisc.edu or 715-537-6253
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Summer AmeriCorps Member Position
Help expand 4-H programs with new partners. Work with amazing youth, volunteers, & families.
Service starts May 28 and finishes on or before August 23
$5K Living Allowance distributed every 2 weeks
$1956 Seagall Education grant upon completion
Send your resume & cover letter to rachel.hartbrinson@wisc.edu
Applications due by April 24
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Karl Petersen Competitive Shoot
Eau Claire County 4-H 10th Annual Invitational Shoot
(National Qualifying Event)
Saturday, April 27 (check in starts at 7:30am, range opens at 8:00am)
Augusta Area Sportsman Club, E19255 Co Hwy GG, Augusta, WI 54722
Disciplines:
.117 Air Rifle (Three-Position and Silhouettes)
.117 Air Pistol (Slow Fire/Rapid Fire)
Archery (300 Round & 3-D Animal Round, Compound and Recurve)
Wildlife Ecology
Shoot Directors' Contact:
Darren Schlewitz - (715) 456-6117, schlaysows@wwwt.net
Jon Dorn - (715) 557-6605, jon@dornconstructionllc.com
Registration Deadline: April 14
Online registration at www.ecshootingsports.weebly.com
(Online registrants, bring payment the day of the shoot.)
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Volunteer Shout Outs
Is there an adult 4-H Volunteerto to whom you'd like to give a shout for the excellent work they do with Eau Clarie County 4-H? This is your opportunity! Click the button below to give a shout out to an Eau Claire County 4-H Volunteer.
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4-H Shooting Sports Adult Certification
Mark your calendars now!
The 4-H Shooting Sports adult certification will be May 4 at the Westgate Sportsman's Club West in Eau Claire. Doug Thompson, Shooting Sports Coordinator for WI 4-H plans to offer archery, air rifle/rifle, muzzleloader, and shotgun. The registration is not posted yet but will be soon.
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Sewing Workshops
March 12-- About Your Pattern – 5:00-6:00 at the Extension Office, 227 First Street W, Altoona
Purchase your pattern in the correct size (or bring one you already own). We will talk about how to understand the information on the back. And, we'll trace our pattern pieces so that you can use a new size in the future. Tracing supplies will be provided.
March 19 & April 9-- Sew Your Skirt or Shorts/Pants – 5:00-8:00 at Sew Complete, 1408 South Hastings Way, Eau Claire
Bring your washed & dried fabric & traced pattern
Snacks will be provided
We will cut out the pattern and start sewing
Sign up for one, two, or all three of the workshops.
Register by clicking below.
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| Foods Revue-Clothing Revue:
Save the Dates!
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Foods Revue Registration Now Open
The Foods Revue is a Pre-Fair Event. This means that it is part of the Eau Claire County Fair and the exhibitor receives a premium for their participation based on their placing. This is an opportunity to practice meal planning & presentation, decorate a cake, or demonstrate a kitchen experiment without the pressure of other Eau Claire County Fair goings-on. These foods will also be tasted and not just judged on appearances.
Register through FairEntry (see button below). If you are an enrolled 4-H member, you will have an option to sign in "with Fair Entry." You will be able to enter your entries only in the Department 25C—Foods Revue or Department 17C- Youth Development Foods Revue at this time.
Check the "Revue Fair Book" to determine your Class and Lot numbers.
Classes include: Foods & Nutrition, Food Preservation, Cake Decorating, Kitchen Experiment, and Economical Meal.
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Artbeat!
Registration is now open for Artbeat! Artbeat will take place on Saturday, March 16 at Camp Upham Woods in wisconsin Dells. Comem explore music, drama, visual arts, art in nature, and more!
Artbeat! Is open to youth in grades 3-5. Register through 4HOnline!
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JOANN 4-H Rewards
Save 15% with JOANN Rewards on every purchase, every day!
Current and Alumni members, parents of members, volunteers and 4-H staff can save 15% off total in-store and online purchases every day with the 4-H Rewards Discount Card. JOANN guarantees a minimum donation to National 4-H Council of $250,000 per year until June 2023 through a combination of customer donations during campaigns, minimums of 2.5% of sales from the JOANN 4-H Rewards Discount Card, and $0.50 for every yard purchased of custom 4-H fabric.
Click the button below to sign up for the card.
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4-H Summer Academy in Madison
Registration for the Summer Academy in Madison opens March 1, 2024!
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Goosechase Winners!
GooseChase Winners:
Pleasant Hill GoGetters with 10,000 points and Rodell Busy Bees with 2600 Points.
Thank you for participating. SWAG will be delivered to their club meetings.
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