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4-H Friday Newsletter - Friday, April 11, 2025
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Welcome, Sarah!

Sarah Stevenson has joined the Extension as a Program Assistant. She has a bachelor's degree in Journalism from UW Oshkosh and a background working for nonprofits. Sarah lives in Fond du Lac with her husband, son, and their dog Trigger. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cross stitch, camping and geocaching. Sarah is excited to join the team and looks forward to getting to know all of the 4-H families and volunteers!
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Emerson C takes his turn to bowl at Generation Lanes.
Kids waiting to take their turns to bowl
Beckett G, Sadie F, Eli C look on as Emerson C waits to bowl.

Rosendale 4-H Club: April 6, 2025

Submitted by Reporter, Eli Curtis 
The Rosendale 4-H club met on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Generation Lanes.
After the pledge, we had the Secretary’s and Treasurer's reports.  There was no old business.
For new business, we talked about the 4-H Record Book Submission Challenge. It was decided that everyone who submits a record book will get $20.00 to spend at Bluemkes. We also talked about a 4-H silent auction basket. The Derksens will be in charge and spend $50.00 to make it. Adult Leaders Raffle Tickets will be handed out at the May meeting and every member needs to sell some. The Teen Leaders Association will meet on April 22, at 6:30 p.m., at Rolling Meadows Meeting Room.
Our next meeting will be on Sunday, May 4, at 1 p.m.  We will paint clay pots for Mother’s Day.  Make sure to RSVP so we have enough pots and plants.
After the meeting, we went bowling, just for fun. 
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Taft 23 April Meeting at Ledgeview Lanes

Submitted by: Sonny Oestreich
Taft 23 held their April meeting at Ledgeview Lanes. 4-H members and their parents enjoyed bowling before the meeting. Everyone had a great time!
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2025 Animal Science Virtual Education Series

Bernie O’Rourke, Extension Youth Livestock Specialist, will host webinars from February through April from 6:30-7:30 p.m. These are available for all youth grades 3-13. The session will be recorded and available on the Wisconsin Youth Livestock Program’s YouTube channel.  

April 17, 2025 – Charcuterie Boards- REGISTER HERE
Jessica Brown, Heather Hunt, and Joshua Brantley will walk us through how to create Charcuterie boards.  These speakers have a wealth of background in meat & food science and are excited to share ideas. More information will be forthcoming.
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Teen Leaders Association

Teen Leaders completed several blankets at their March Meeting as their community service project for Project Linus. The Teen Leader's Association (TLA) Monday, April 28 is the next TLA Meeting. The group will be meeting at Fleet Farm at 6:00 pm to shop for donations. The business meeting will follow shopping at Rolling Meadows. A guest speaker will be talking about Arbor Day. 
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2025 4-H Volunteer Shout-Outs- We need your help celebrating 4-H Volunteers!

Help us celebrate National Volunteers Week: April 20-26! Do you know of an amazing volunteer who goes above and beyond? Please help us recognize them. You can share how awesome they are in the Google form. Shout-out submissions should be completed by April 11. 
https://go.wisc.edu/2025thankavolunteer
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Adult Leader Raffle

The 4-H Raffle Committee is looking for help with securing donations for the annual raffle. It would be very much appreciated if each club could please acquire at least one raffle prize. Please get raffle prize information to Judy Bertram by Monday, April 14; you can reach her at mandjbertram@gmail.com or by phone at 920-922-9379. Most of our prizes are mailed out to the winners, so certificates/gift cards work out the best. The raffle tickets will be distributed to clubs at the April 30 Adult Leaders Meeting. The raffle drawing will take place at the Adult Leaders Meeting on August 20. This is a primary source of money to build programs for our 4-H youth. Raffle tickets will be sold for $5 a ticket and youth will not need to sell as many.
Thanks to the Busy Bees and Green Valley 4-H Clubs, who have shared their donations with Judy for ticket printing! 

Adult Leader Meeting

The 2025 spring adult leader meeting will be Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 pm at Fond du Lac County Campus room AE-205/206. All general leaders are encouraged to attend. Cloverbud Pumpkin seeds will be distributed to club leaders to get to the Cloverbud members. Raffle tickets will also be distributed at this meeting. 
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April:

Dog Project Meetings

  • April 17, 24
  • FDL County Fairgrounds, Beginners at 5:00 pm, Returners at 5:45 pm

2025 Volunteer Shout-Outs Due April 11 

Adult Leader Raffle Ticket Prizes- Due April 14

Summer Day Camp Registration Opens April 15

National Volunteers Week: April 20-26

LEGO Club Meeting

  • April 22, 6:30 pm, Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC)

Teen Leaders Association Meeting

  • April 28, 6:00 pm, Fleet Farm
  • Meeting to follow

May:

Air Gun & Archery

  • Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm, Izaak Walton, N6491 Co Rd K, FDL

Dog Project Meetings:

  • May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
  • FDL Co Fairgrounds, Beginners at 5:00 pm, Returners at 5:45 pm 

LEGO Club 

  • May 27, 6:30 pm, Fond du Lac County Campus (FCC)
Teen Leaders Association Meeting
  • TBD, Rolling Meadows Meeting Room
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Photo of Tracy Keifenheim. She has brown hair and a cream colored shirt and black sweater on. Headshot of Program Assistant Sarah Stevenson. She has brown hair and is wearing a green shirt and grey sweater. Headshot of Misty Jimenez. She has blonde hair and is wearing a brown shirt with a cream sweater.
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