August 2024

(published August 13, 2024)

All 4-H Club and Countywide Project Leaders, 4-H Event/Activity Chairpersons or Organizers: Contribute to the articles posted monthly by completing a short form and uploading your article or photos using link: https://forms.gle/xwa8JP9c49qDMAHq5

NOTE: Articles for the current monthly newsletter, must be submitting by 2 pm. on the Monday before. Newsletter is published on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Any photos submitted with youth, must be identified for photo release.

As you are aware, we had some recent changes at the Extension office. With the recent staff departures, office hours will be condensed at times. A reminder to please call in advance of stopping in the office to arrange an appointment. This helps current staff know ahead of time to ensure your visit is as efficient as possible. It also allows staff to gather materials or ensure materials/supplies/staff are available for you. Also, two options of drop boxes are available for your use as well.

We wish the best to both Colleen and Susan in their next adventures. Thank you for your patience and support of the 4-H program during this transition. Please note that both the 4-H Educator position and Support Staff position are currently going through the hiring process and we hope to have full staffing as soon as possible. Please feel free to share the 4-H Educator position with anyone that may be interested!

In the meantime, any questions about the positions, please contact Cindy Sarkady, Area Extension Director, at cindy.sarkady@wisc.edu or 262-689-4101.

Ozaukee County 4-H enrollment starts September 2nd for the 2024-2025 year in 4HOnline!

All current 4-H youth and adult volunteers will need to re-enroll each year. Please log into your current 4HOnline account starting September 2nd to enroll your family.

Attention 4-H Club and Group Leaders, it's time to think about your Annual Financial Review (AFR).

Annual Financial Report is due September 1st!

Ozaukee County 4-H Clubs and Groups that have a checking and/or savings account must complete and submit the following documents:

This process allows the 4-H Club or Group to qualify for federal tax-exempt status under the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents General Exemption Number (GEN) for Wisconsin 4-H Clubs and Groups.

Please return your completed AFR and supporting documents to the Extension office by September 1, 2024 using one of the following methods:

Mail: Extension Ozaukee County, 121 W. Main St., Port Washington, WI 53074 – or-

Drop off at the Extension office. Please call in advance at 262-284-8288. Reminder there is an office drop box or building drop box if need be. – or-

Email: claudia.breitengross@wisc.edu

4-H County Board Exchange: It's Not Too Late to Sign-up!

There's still time to sign-up to participate in the 4-H County Board Exchange! We invite and encourage 4-H representatives from each club, travel participants, and scholarship recipients who have received funding support through Leaders Association to attend. However, all current Ozaukee County 4-H members are invited to participate. We could still use a few more 4-H youth to sign-up!

The County Board looks forward to the opportunity to speak with 4-H members. It’s an opportunity for 4-H youth to demonstrate their leadership, citizenship, and life skills learned across 4-H experiences through the sharing of their projects and record books.

We are STILL LOOKING for 1-2 Adult 4-H volunteers to assist with event breakfast set-up/clean-up. Please contact the Extension office at 262-284-8288 if you are interested in helping! Thank you in advance!

Do you know someone who wants to learn more about the Ozaukee County 4-H Program? Or perhaps they are ready to enroll! Invite them to an upcoming 4-H Open House.

Volunteers Needed for Open House!

Are you proud of your projects and want to display them again in public? Want to promote 4-H? Volunteer at one of the 4-H Open Houses and share your experiences and projects with people interested in 4-H. We need volunteers to make this a successful event!

 Thank you in advance for volunteering to share what Ozaukee County 4-H is all about!

- Submitted by Tammy & Emlyn S., 4-H Volunteer Event Coordinators

HAUNT UPCOMING EVENTS AT A GLANCE

Get these dates on your family calendars now and help make Haunt 2024 possible!  ADULTS & YOUTH needed to make this possible!

TRAINING DATES: SEPTEMBER 27th thru Sept 30th – Times TBD

Haunt Event Dates: October 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 25 & 26

Start helping soon by signing up on the below sign-up genius for build: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4AA9A623A31-50031805-haunt

- Submitted by Deanna Lee, 4-H Volunteer Haunt Committee Member

4-H Lemonade Stand: Volunteers Wanted!

Join us for a FUNdraiser at the Cedarburg Wine and Harvest Festival September 21st and 22nd. This is an easy and fun way to raise money for Ozaukee County 4-H. Cashiers and lemonade servers are needed for both days. The 4-H booth is #120 located on Washington Ave, south of Bridge Road by Ittie Bittie Piggies. 

Looking for a co-chair to work with that would be interested in continuing this fundraiser next year. If you are interested, please contact Sue Dowe at sadowe1966@gmail.com with questions.

Wine and Harvest Festival signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040448ACA722A31-cedarburg1

- Submitted by Sue Dowe, 4-H Volunteer Event Chairperson

4-H Thank-You Event

Leaders Association Board: Call for Applications

Calling All Leaders! 

The Ozaukee County 4-H Leaders Association is looking for some new board member candidates! This consists of both adults and youth! If you know of someone who is a go-getter, enjoys making decisions and is passionate about 4-H - please encourage them to apply! 

 Below we have included the google form we are asking any interested applicant to fill out.

 Adult Leaders: 4-H Leaders Association Executive Board Application

 Youth Liaisons: 4-H Leaders Association Executive Board Youth Candidate Application

All applications are due by September 15th! 

Thank you for helping to support the Ozaukee County 4-H Leaders Association! 

- Submitted by Danielle Gettelman, Ozaukee County 4-H Leaders Association Board Member

Leaders Association Leadership Recognition Award: Nominations

The 4-H Leadership Recognition Award is designed to honor an outstanding leader, group or organization within the Ozaukee County 4-H Program. Nominees for this award should be current 4-H leaders and their involvement and leadership in the Ozaukee County 4-H Program should demonstrate a willingness and drive to consistently excel at performing their regular 4-H Leadership responsibilities.  

Nominations may be submitted by 4-H members, parents, youth leaders or adult leaders. 

Nominate here: OZAUKEE COUNTY 4-H LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION AWARD

All applications are due by October 1st! 

- Submitted by Danielle Gettelman, Ozaukee County 4-H Leaders Association Board Member

Ozaukee County 4-H T-shirt Design

It’s that time of year to start designing a new t-shirt for the upcoming 4-H year.

4-H members are invited to start thinking about the design you would like to see on your next 4-H t-shirt. Designs can be emailed to Nicole Simon at  cornerstonelandsurvey@gmail.com  by October 3, 2024.

Be sure to check out the design options and voting info in the October Harbinger newsletter.

General Leaders- please start collecting t-shirt sizes as enrollment begins in September. 

More information regarding the t-shirts will appear in the September Harbinger.  Thank you to the Ozaukee County 4-H Leaders Association who supports the t-shirt design contest and provides shirts to 4-H members.

- Submitted by Sue Karolczek, 4-H Volunteer

Reminders & Mark Your Calendars!

4-H Brat Stand at Port Washington Farmers Market: Sign Up Available. Reminder that spots are available to sign-up! 4-H Clubs, Groups, Families are invited to participate. This 4-H fundraiser is a great opportunity for 4-H families, clubs or groups to make some money to help with 4-H Leaders Association activities including trips, summer camp, or 4-H gear, as well as 4-H projects. Please use this link to sign up for a slot: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054BADAD2DA4FE3-49752380-2024#/  Any questions, please contact Christie Dieringer at 262-707-1960 or frontfiveacres@gmail.com

Adults must be approved volunteers to be actively leading projects or working with 4-H youth. If you are not a current approved volunteer this year, please complete your enrollment, screening or trainings NOW. Questions about your enrollment or status? Log into your 4HOnline account to check status OR call the Extension office at 262-284-8288.

Harbinger Newsletter Published Monthly. The 4-H Harbinger newsletter will be published monthly on the second Tuesday of each month. Please adjust your 4-H club, group, and project announcement schedules as needed. 

Congratulations to Abigail P. of the Jay Road 4-H Club for being named a 2024 WI 4-H Key Award recipient. Abigail was recognized at a ceremony held on Sunday, August 4th at the Ozaukee County Fair. The Key Award in the highest honor bestowed by the Wisconsin 4-H program!

Thank you to all of you who attended the ceremony at the fair! Thanks to Abigail for representing the Ozaukee County 4-H program so well and best of luck on all your future endeavors!

- Submitted by Danielle Gettelman, Leaders Association Key Award Committee Member

Thank you to each and every club for providing volunteers for this fair’s north parking lot fundraiser! The Ozaukee County 4-H Leaders Association appreciates your willingness to serve at the fair this way. It is great to have this partnership with the fair! The money received will be split up and go directly back to the clubs to support all the great things being done! 

Thank you to those who also volunteered at the Budiac parking lot (directly across from the north parking lot) over the 2 days we were able to use the parking lot we were able to raise $2,600!

- Submitted by Danielle Gettelman, Ozaukee County 4-H Leaders Association Parking Chairperson

Did you receive a purple Judge’s Choice ribbon at county fair? Congratulations! Your piece has been selected to advance and be judged at the 2025 WI State Fair! Please keep this project in safe-keeping - clean and dry until next year. You should receive more information about entry in the WI State Fair Youth Expo early Summer 2025 directly from WI State Fair.

Did you receive a black National 4-H Week ribbon at county fair? Congratulations! Your piece has been selected to be on display at one of three Ozaukee County Libraries during the month of October in celebration of National 4-H Week! Please keep watch your mail for more information about project submission and keep this project in safe-keeping for now. 

Congratulations for all 4-H'ers that exhibited at the 2024 Ozaukee County Fair!

We'd like to recognize those 4-H members who earned special awards this year at County Fair. Those awards include Grand Champion, Reserve Champion, various livestock awards, Judge's Choice, and more. Please reference the 2024 County Fair Special Awards document coming soon to the 4-H at County Fair page of the website.

Cedar Crest Ice Cream and the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation have again teamed up to present the Cedar Crest Ice Cream 4-H Flavor Creation Contest.

Wisconsin 4-H clubs are invited to collaborate to imagine a delicious new ice cream flavor, and come up with an interesting flavor name. Each club may submit up to five entries. The contest is open to all Wisconsin 4-H clubs and members.

Five finalists will be selected from all entries received. All finalists will receive a Cedar Crest Ice Cream party for their 4-H club.

One of those five finalists will be chosen as the grand prize winner.

In addition to an ice cream party, the grand prize winner will also receive a $500 prize for their 4-H club. Best of all, the winning flavor will be produced as a Cedar Crest Ice Cream Feature Flavor for the month of July! The winning flavor will be available in parlors and ice cream scoops shops that serve Cedar Crest Ice Cream.

To participate in the Flavor Creation Content, 4-H Club Leaders may submit your entry (up to 5 entries per club) using the online form, or by downloading the entry form with submission details. Entries are due by November 15.

For more information and the entry form, please visit the Cedar Crest Ice Cream website here, https://cedarcresticecream.com/4h-flavor-contest/ .

Best of luck!

Reminder that the online 4-H calendar is the best way to stay on top of the many countywide activities going on throughout the 4-H year. Bookmark it here!

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