4-H Sewing Club. Clover Spotlight. 4-H Summer Camp. Support Fayette Co. 4-H through Kentucky Ag Tag. Don t forget!!!

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1 4-H Sewing Club Congrats to our Fayette Co. 4-H Sewing Club T-Shirt Design Contest Winner: Katherine Zimmerman Ms. Zimmerman s design will be the official shirt design for the Fayette Co. 4-H Sewing Club. Congratulations to you, Katherine! Thank you to all that participated and we are excited about this new design. Fayette Co. 4-H Sewing Club members be on the lookout for ordering forms coming out soon. March/April 2017 Cooperative Extension Service Fayette County Extension 1140 Harry Sykes Way Lexington, KY Phone (859) DL_CES_Fayette@ .uky.edu Clover Spotlight The Fayette Co. 4-H Youth Development Team would like to wish Mr. Kelly Rexroat the best of luck on his new adventure. Mr. Rexroat will becoming a 4-H agent in Alabama. Thank you for all that you have contributed to the Fayette Co. 4-H Youth Development Team and the community. Best wishes on your new journey and you will be truly missed. 4-H Summer Camp Dates: Week 1: June 19 th - 22 nd and Week 2: July 31 st Aug 3 rd Cost: $250 (cover cost of camp, lodging, transportation and food) Summer Camp and Scholarship applications are available. Please note: Limited Scholarships are available. There is a non-refundable $25.00 application fee for the all scholarship application. Visit our website for an application: or Contact Extension office for more information. Don t forget!!! All new and returning members must update their 4-H Enrollment Forms. Please fill out the attached enrollment form. If information is not updated, you will be taken off the mailing list! Support Fayette Co. 4-H through Kentucky Ag Tag Don t forget to encourage our farmers to make the donation of $10.00 when they renew their farm tags! These donations go directly to support 4-H, FFA and Kentucky Proud. A portion of the funds will come directly back to Fayette County.

2 4-H Style Engineers Boot Camp 4-H Style Engineers Boot Camp will take place on April 5 th -7 th at the Fayette Co. Cooperative Extension Office. The program will be held from 9:15am-3:30pm and open to youth, grades 6 th -12 th. Limited Slots are available! Participants will learn about how fashion and STEM connect in this interactive boot camp. Students will create things, do experiments, and even have a fashion show. This program is open to both boys and girls. Plus, it is completely free and is sure to be a treat! For more information on how to sign up, contact Ms. Quen at chaquenta.smith@uky.edu. Cloverbuds 4-H Cloverbud Club is going strong at the Fayette County Extension Office and we are always looking for new members! It is free to join this year and we meet the second Thursday of each month from 5-6pm at the Extension Office. This club is for youth ages 5-8 years old and a parent/guardian must be present. In previous meetings we have made 4-H ornaments for the Christmas tree, learned about rocketry with a marshmallow snack-tivity, created fun expressive art projects with paint, and more! If you have any questions please contact Mary Jane Little at (859) or by maryjane.little@uky.edu. Hope to see you at our next meeting! Cloverbud Day Camp Babysitting Clinic Are you interested in babysitting? If you have never babysat or looking to hone your skills, the Fayette County Extension office will be hosting a six hour babysitting clinic at our office on May 25 th from 9am-3pm. We will be learning about qualities that make a good babysitter, infant care, child guidance, home emergencies, safety and first aid, and how to build your knowledge and skill into a business! There will be a $10.00 fee to help cover cost of supplies and lunch will be provided. This opportunity will be available to youth ages If you are interested please fill out the attached flyer and send payment to 1140 Harry Sykes Way, Lexington KY by May 19 th. Checks made payable to: Fayette County 4-H Council. Space is limited to the first 20 paid entries so do not delay as it will fill up quickly. Have questions? Contact Mary Jane Little at maryjane.little@uky.edu or by phone (859) Hope to see you all there! Do you have a child ages 5-8 years old? Looking for a fun activity for them to do this summer? Look no further than our Cloverbud Day Camp! On June 5 th we will be having a one day camp at the Fayette County Extension Office, 1140 Harry Sykes Way, from 9am-2pm. A fee of $10.00 will cover the cost of lunch, supplies, AND a shirt! We will have pizza for lunch so if your child has dietary restrictions please send a lunch for them. Parents are always welcome to stay, but lunch will not be provided for them. We will have a full schedule of games, gardening, painting, exercising, and snacking! Camp is limited to the first 20 paid registrations receieved. Please make checks payable to: Fayette County 4-H Council. Mail to: 1140 Harry Sykes Way Lexington KY If you have any questions please contact Mary Jane Little by maryjane.little@uky.edu or by phone: Spaces will fill up fast so sign up today! 4-H School Clubs 4-H has been welcomed into multiple schools for an in-school 4-H club that meets once a month during class. Students have learned about parliamentary procedure and electing officers. After our club meeting we have an educational hands-on activity that correlates with the grade level s requirements and KY CORE. If you are an educator and are interested in hosting 4-H in your classroom, please contact one of our 4-H agents: Quen Smith at chaquenta.smith@uky.edu, Kevin Lindsay at kevin.lindsay@uky.edu or Kristen Kirkland at kristen.kirkland@uky.edu or by phone (859)

3 Shooting Sports Club Enrollment for the 2017 Season has begun. Please go to our website to download the Enrollment Packet or stop by the Fayette County Extension Office. Rifle/Pistol practices started on February 4th at Bud's Gun Warehouse. Archery and Shotgun do not begin until April. Please see the calendar on our website for specific practice dates. Kentucky 4-H Teen Summit 4-H Community Happenings Fayette County 4-H will be participating in the Fayette County Schools Family University (FAMU) Program on March 25 th, If your child attends Fayette County Schools, be sure to check out this amazing program geared towards helping families navigate through their child s academic journey. Workshops are available for both parents and students. See Flyer for more details. 4-H Environmental Camps Fayette County 4H Environmental camps will be beginning at the end of March through the beginning of May. This year we have a total of 15 schools participating in our environmental camping program. Attention Parents Are you concerned about what your child is eating at school (ie how healthy is it? etc.) Do you wish you had a voice in the foods that are provided at school? Look no further, you can download this app, Nutrislice, and do just that. This app that allows you and your child an opportunity to provide feedback on the foods provided at school. Your voice can truly make a difference! Our Fayette County Delegates (L-to-R) Alexander Neal, Katie Christensen and Sarianna Denegri-Ditto are all smiles on their final day of the 2017 Kentucky 4-H Teen Summit. The students attended a three day middle school leadership conference held at the Kentucky 4-H Leadership Center in Jabez, KY. They attended interactive workshops, fun shops, and met other youth from across the Commonwealth. They were an amazing group and really seemed to enjoy themselves. Great job, Fayette Co. delegates! 4-H Food Engineers Program Attention Teen Leaders If you have a desire see where 4-H can take you Join one of the Kentucky 4-H Teen Leadership Boards. Kentucky now has 5 amazing boards to choose from. Fashion, Performing Arts, S.E.T., Shooting Sports and State Teen Council. Check out the website ( state_teen_boards) today for more details. Applications are due May 1 st. Contact Ms. Quen for more details. The 4-H Food Engineers Program is going strong. The program currently has 8 participants that are learning about the wonders of Food Science and cooking tasty things along the way.

4 4-H Rabbit Club Fayette County 4-H Rabbit Club started back up in March. If you are interested, please join us on April 13th from 6-7pm at the Fayette County Extension Office. Please keep your bunny s home for the first meeting. We will meet again on May 18 th from 6-7pm. Kristen Kirkland, one of the 4-H Agents will be starting this club but we are in need of some parent volunteers who would be interested in being the Rabbit Club Leader. If you have any questions please contact Kristen Kirkland by , kristen.kirkland@uky.edu or (859) H Horse Club Come join the Fayette County 4-H Horse Club as they begin another great year! Meetings are held at the Fayette County Extension Office from 6:15-8:00pm every second Tuesday of the each month. Upcoming dates for 2017: April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8. For more information and if you are interested in joining the 4-H Horse Club, contact Fayette County Extension Office at or kristen.kirkland@uky.edu. 4-H Livestock Club Are you interested in showing and owning livestock? If you are interested please join us on our first informational night on March 30th from 6-7pm at the Fayette County Extension Office. The next club meeting will be on: April 13th from 6-7pm. The livestock club this year will also be looking more in depth of the meat industry here in Lexington, KY. Once a livestock member please be on the lookout for s regarding field trip information. If you have any questions please call Kristen Kirkland at or her at kristen.kirkland@uky.edu. Country Ham Club The Country Ham Club this year will be looking more in depth at the meat industry here in Lexington, KY. Please be on the lookout of s regarding field trip information. Our next club meeting will be May 9th from 5-6:30pm at the Fayette County Extension Office. If you have any questions please call Kristen Kirkland at or her at kristen.kirkland@uky.edu. Fayette County 4-H Facebook Social media... it s how we communicate on a daily basis in today s fast paced world. If you are a user of Facebook, like our page: Fayette County 4-H! Program updates, deadlines and upcoming events are posted several times a week! Like us and keep up with what is going on with Fayette County 4-H! District 4 Teen Retreat Fayette County was represented well during the 2017 District 4 4-H Teen Retreat that took place at North Central 4-H Camp back in Late February. Thank you to our awesome teens and our dynamic adult volunteer, Mrs. Paige for an amazingly fun weekend!

5 4-H Camp Volunteers We need adult and teen volunteers in order to make our camping weeks successful. We cannot take campers to camp without adult leaders. One child or relative of an adult camp counselor per camp session goes for a 50% off camp fee. Please note all adult counselors attend camp for free. Any adult (ages 20 and above) or teen (16-19) interested in being a volunteer should contact the 4-H Office at or clsm224@uky.edu to request an application. Leestown Kappa League 4H Group The Fayette County 4-H program has been conducting monthly meeting with a male group at Leestown Middle School called the Kappa League. Participants in the group have conducted public speaking lessons, cooking, character education, teambuilding and leadership lessons. During the month of January, the 4-H program taught lessons on public speaking to get the students ready for the Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on January 16 th. Eleven students gave speeches at the breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. and other African American historical figures. During the month of February, students made healthy snacks with the EFNEP program assistant and 4-H agent. Other sessions have included: Decision making, Character counts, and Health Rocks. Twenty students also participated in the 3 rd annual Junior MANNRS Conference on UK s campus on December Join high schooler s, rising freshmen and above, from across the Commonwealth for this four-day, three-night conference at the University of Kentucky. Participants will have the opportunity to live in dorms, dine in The 90, attend tracks and workshops that may relate to a career or personal interest, explore Lexington with their county delegation and experience multiple opportunities for networking with peers. Contact Quen Smith, chaquenta.smith@uky.edu for more details regarding registration and price. Speeches: 2017 Fayette County Communications Day Results Kaylee Anderson: 12 year old, Blue Ribbon and Champion Katie Sanford: year old, Blue Ribbon and Champion Demonstrations: Rex Letcher: Science Engineering and Technology Junior Division, Blue Ribbon and Champion Itzy Guiterrez: Junior Foods Blue Ribbon and Champion LeShaudia Mayes: Junior, Foods Blue Ribbon Andrew Snow: Junior General Blue Ribbon and Champion Katie Sanford: Senior Presentation Software, Blue Ribbon and Champion Congratulations to all our winners. They are all eligible to participate at the District Communications in Estill County on April 20 th.

6 FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT: Quen Smith, 4-H Youth Development Agent, Fayette Co. Fayette Co. 4-H Youth Development Presents: 4-H Cupcake 101 Join us to learn about how to design your cupcakes like the pros just in time for KY Cupcake Wars. This interactive session will explain the Kentucky 4-H Cupcake Wars and what it takes to come out on top! Don t Miss the Fun! You don t want to miss the fun!!! Open to Youth Grade: 4th-12th Registration Fee: $5.00 (make check payable to: Fayette Co. 4-H Council) Only 20 Slots Available (Sign up today!!) April 14th, 2017, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Location: Fayette Co. Cooperative Extension Office (1140 Harry Sykes Way) Deadline to Register: April 12th Cupcake 101 Fee: $5.00 DEADLINE: 4/12/17 Child s Name Phone #: Parent s Name Street Address City Zip In Case of An Emergency # Food Allergies I understand that first aid will be available at this event, that par cipants are supervised, and if serious injury occurs, medical and/or hospital care will be given. I further understand that I will be no fied in case of serious illness or injury, but if it is impossible to contact me, I give my permission for emergency treatment or surgery. Parent or Guardian Signature

7 DATE: May 25th, H Babysitting Basics Time: 9AM-3PM Fayette County Extension Office Fee: $ Harry Sykes Way Lexington Pre-Registration REQUIRED For Youth, Ages 12 & up Space is LIMITED to first 20 registrations! Our focus will be on learning babysitting safety and how to turn your babysitting skills into a business for some extra cash! There is a $10.00 fee to cover partial cost of supplies and lunch will be provided. If your child(ren) has/have a dietary restriction please pack a lunch for them. Contact Mary Jane Little for any questions at (859) or maryjane.little@uky.edu. Hope to see you there! Make checks payable to: Fayette County 4-H 4-H Babysitting Basics Workshop held on May 25th, DEADLINE TO REGISTER: May 19th, 2017 Return to: 1140 Harry Sykes Way, Lexington, KY Fee: $10.00 Make checks payable to: Fayette County 4-H ~ Please print legibly so all information can be clearly read ~ Child s Name Parent s Name Street Address City State Zip Phone # Fayette County 1140 Red Mile Place Lexington, KY (859) Fax: (859) Emergency # Food Allergies I understand that first aid will be available at this event, that participants are supervised, and if serious injury occurs, medical and/or hospital care will be given. I further understand that I will be notified in case of serious illness or injury, but if it is impossible to contact me, I give my permission for emergency treatment or surgery.

8 Come join Fayette County 4-H Livestock Club where you can learn to show livestock and be able to house your livestock project at the Fayette County 4-H Livestock Barn. For more information please contact: Kristen Kirkland Fayette County Extension Agent for Youth Development Distribution of non-school materials does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the content by the Fayette County Public Schools

9 Cloverbud Day Camp For Youth Ages 5-8 Years Old $10 Fee Cooperative Extension Service Fayette County 1140 Harry Sykes Way Lexington, KY (859) Includes Lunch and T-Shirt! Fax: (859) We are happy to announce we will be hosting a Cloverbud Day Camp on June 5th! For youth ages 5-8. The fee is $10 and will include lunch, all activities, and a t-shirt. We will have a day full of crafts, games, learning more about gardening and will have lots of goodies to bring home. Please complete the registration sheet on the back of this page and return it to 1140 Harry Sykes Way Lexington, KY WITH payment to reserve your spot! We are accepting the first 20 students that have registered and paid in full. Parents are welcome to stay if they would like, but lunch will not be included for them. Please contact Mary Jane Little for any additional questions via at maryjane.little@uky.edu or by phone (859) We look forward to seeing you there!

10 4-H Cloverbud Day Camp Registration Cooperative Extension Service Fayette County 4-H Cloverbud Day Camp held on June 5th, 2017 from 9AM-2PM DEADLINE TO REGISTER: May 15th, 2017 Return to: 1140 Harry Sykes Way, Lexington, KY Fee: $10.00 Make checks payable to: Fayette County 4-H 1140 Harry Sykes Way Lexington, KY (859) Fax: (859) ~ Please print legibly so all information can be clearly read ~ Child sname Parent s Name StreeAdddress City State Zip Phone # Emergency # Food Allergies LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED. IF YOUR CHILD HAS DIETARY RESTRICTIONS PLEASE PACK A LUNCH FOR THEM T-Shirt Size (circle options) ADULT CHILD S M L XL 2X I understand that first aid will be available at this event, that participants are supervised, and if serious injury occurs, medical and/or hospital care will be given. I further understand that I will be notified in case of serious illness or injury, but if it is impossible to contact me, I give my permission for emergency treatment or surgery. Parent or Guardian Signature

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12 NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID Fayette County Cooperative Extension 1140 Harry Sykes Way Lexington, KY Lexington, KY PERMIT 112 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Fayette County Extension 4-H Newsletter Educational programs of Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Tim West, UK College of Agriculture, ; Terry Allen or Patty Bender, UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, ; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Bldg., 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC ( ). Kristen Kirkland Kevin Lindsay Chaquenta Smith County Extension Agents for 4-H Youth Development Cooperative Extension Service Fayette County Extension Service 1140 Harry Sykes Way Lexington, KY (859)