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4-H Friday Newsletter - Friday, March 4, 2022

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ALL CLUB and PROJECT LEADERS, MEMBERS, and PARENTS can contribute to the
articles posted weekly by completing a short form and uploading their article and any photos
to accompany it at
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“Hit Me with Your Best Shot”

4-H Photography Contest

Minnesota 4-H Photography is excited to offer another multi-state photography contest open to youth in grades K-13!
Submit one (1) jpg or jpeg image to fourhphoto@umn.edu by 11:59 p.m. (CST) March 31, 2022. Volunteer 4-H photography judges will provide feedback via a slideshow. Top photos will be recognized with a prize and random prize drawing winners will also receive a gift.

Annual Tri-County Visual Arts Festival

Everybody has a skill, a talent, an interest, or a special quality that they are passionate about. We call these things SPARKS. They provide joy, purpose, and direction. You guessed it, this year's theme is "Find your SPARKS!" Draw, paint, photograph, or create art that brings you joy, purpose, and passion!  
Scan/photograph your artwork and use this official entry form to submit your entry. Please complete a separate form for each piece of artwork that you submit. All entries must be submitted by Sunday, March 6 by 11:59 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for each category.
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Fond du Lac County Market Livestock Project

Market Livestock Orientation Meeting 

March 21 | Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds-Cow Palace | 7:00 pm

 Join the Market Livestock Project Committee for the annual orientation meeting. Updates to fair and sale rules will be shared, important dates, expectations, etc. For those who need additional ear tags, ear tags will be available at the meeting.
Please visit https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/fdlmeat/ for any livestock project and sale information, as well as a calendar of events and committee contact information.  
For more information, please contact Chairperson Ed Schrauth at eschrauth67@gmail.com or at 920.960.8106.

YQCA Certificates

Completed or planning to complete YQCA certification soon? 

Print certificates by March 22 with the current system or wait until after March 23 to complete training on the new system.

YQCA is moving to a new online platform for registrations and http://yqca.org certificates that will launch on March 23, 2022! On that date, users (youth or YQCA instructors) who have completed training will no longer be able to log in to their account and access their certification information. 
If you have completed, or plan to complete, YQCA before March 22, please download and print off your current and valid certification from http://yqca.org. Attached please find a file showing how to download and print from the website. Please send a copy of your certificate to katie.gindt@wisc.edu for her to give you credit.
A certificate number will be needed for WI State Fair Jr Large Animal show entries. A hard copy is needed as proof of attendance for YQCA meeting credit for the Fond du Lac County Fair Market Livestock Sale.
Please note, YQCA certification is only offered online at http://yqca.org. In-person training will not be offered. Each exhibitor, including those showing their last year, must be Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certified. The YQCA training is offered online and is a $12 fee per person. Everyone must complete the online training and provide a copy of the certificate to Extension Fond du Lac County. This training will count two (2) points towards the minimum eight (8) points needed to qualify for the Fond du Lac County Market Livestock Sale. To register for YQCA, please visit http://yqca.org/
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tina Kohlman at 920.929.3180 or via email at tina.kohlman@wisc.edu
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Wisconsin Herd 4-H Day Tickets Still Available

Didn't buy your tickets; no worries, another block of tickets was added. Join over 100 4-H youth and adults at this game! This fun, family, friendly event is open to all 4-H members, families, volunteers, and your friends!
Any 4-H member who attends the game will be able to participate in the Jockey Spirit Tunnel and receive a free WI Herd T-shirt! We will also be there sharing more about 4-H with all attendees of the game as the nonprofit of the night.
You can now order tickets, and the WI Herd is recommending we buy tickets ASAP as this game may sell out. The WI Herd is the G-League Team of the Milwaukee Bucks, who are currently the NBA World Champions! Tickets cost $10 or $18 (plus tax) and can be purchased here:https://fevo.me/wisconsin4-h.

WI 4-H Foundation Scholarships

The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation supports Wisconsin 4-H'ers in many ways, including scholarships for higher education. Application information is available now. The deadline to apply is March 15.

Calling All 4-H Youth & Adults - Volunteers Needed for 1st Annual Bean Bag Tournament

Anyone interested in helping plan the 1st Annual Bean Bag Tournament (which will replace the  Basketball Tournament), please join South Byron 4-H Club at their monthly 4-H meeting on Monday, March 7 at 7:15 pm, Trinity United Methodist Church, 300 Church St., Lomira. They plan on going through a list of things they need help with, and ideas will also be shared. See you then!
The Bean Bag Tournament will be held Saturday, April 9 at Lomira High School. If you have questions, please reach out to Vicki Thomas at 920.517.3546.
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New Volunteer Training is being advertised for March 31, 2022 at 6:30 pm. A woman with black hair, a blue shirt and green pants is sitting on an orange chair with her white laptop. A woman with brown hair and a white and orange shirt is on the green screen with blue and green buttons.
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March:

Tri-County Visual Arts Festival Entries Due

  • Sunday, March 6, 11:59 pm

Adult Leaders Board Meeting

  • Wednesday, March 9, 7:00 pm at UWO Fond du Lac Campus and via Zoom

WI 4-H Herd Game 

LEGO Club

  • Tuesday, March 22, 6:30 pm at UWO Fond du Lac Campus

Conversation Corner

  • Wednesday, March 23, 7:00 pm via Zoom

TLA Meeting

  • Monday, March 28, 7:00 pm at Rolling Meadows Meeting Room and via Zoom

Dog Project Orientation

  • Thursday, March 31, 6:00 pm, Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Cow Palace

Volunteer in Preparation Training (VIP)

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