November 2017 Thank you to all of the 4-H members, club leaders, parents, and council members that came out to help sell soft drinks at the Apple Festival. We appreciate your time and hard work! You all represented 4-H in such a positive manner and made us very proud! This serves as the main 4-H program fundraiser for the year and helps to provide an opportunity for youth to attend 4-H Camp, as well as additional funding to support our 4-H Achievement Banquet each Spring. Cooperative Extension Service Daviess County 4800A New Hartford Road Owensboro KY 42303 270-685-8480 We are enclosing the Contest Entry Form for the 2018 Piggy Bank Design Contest. Please notice on the back page that the contest begins on November 1, 2017 and will end on December 11, 2017. The Daviess County 4-H Council has two teen representative positions, one of those positions is vacant. Each term is two years. Applicants must be between the ages of 14-18. If you would like to apply for the position, please submit a letter stating why you would like to be considered by December 1. Letters should be addressed to the Daviess County 4-H Council and submitted to either Stacey or Lindsey.
Thank you to everyone who helped to represent 4-H and promote the TSC Paper Clover Campaign October 5-16. We really appreciate the Daviess County 4-H Young Riders, Evan Fuqua, Easton Fuqua, and Katie Murphy for setting up at the stores and sharing about 4-H and their projects. We will share the dollar amount that was raised in a forth coming newsletter. The money received from TSC will help to fund: 4-H leadership training and programs, 4-H Camp, and 4-H volunteer training.
The Daviess County Demonstrations Contest is open to all youth ages 9-18. The County Level Contest will be held at the Extension Office on January 31 at 4pm. If you are interested in competing and are looking for a place to start, please contact the Extension Office at 270-685-8480 for more information and to register by January 12, 2018. Lauren Blank is the winner of the chicken coop. Congratulations Lauren! The Homeschool Club packed shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child in their October meeting. The youth thoughtfully filled a number of boxes to be sent to those in need this Christmas. The Club will be tracking one of these shoe boxes to see where their efforts are helping others. Stacey R. Potts Daviess County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development Education The Garden Club, Jr. Homemakers Club, and Natural Resources Club will be selling beautiful fresh cut Fraser Fir Wreaths again this season! Wreaths will be made by Hilltop Tree Farm and decorated by club members. The cost is $25 plain and bows, pinecones, and berries may be added for an additional charge. If interested please contact one of these club members today! Sales are due to the Extension Office on November 15. Attention 4-H officers! We will be conducting officer training on Tuesday, November 28 from 4:00 to 5:30. Come and learn more about your officer role and conducting a meeting. You will also have some fun, eat some pizza, and get to know other club officers a little better. Please RSVP by noon November 27. Lindsey Boone Daviess County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development Education
4-H Youth Development Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Cloverbuds 5:00 p.m. County Fair Western Horse Show 12:00 p.m. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Marksmen new member training 6:00 p.m. Garden Club 6:30 p.m. Natural Resources Club 5:30 p.m. Homeschool Club & Homeschool Cloverbuds Club 10:30 a.m. 4-H Speech Contest OMS South 6:00 p.m. 12 13 4-H 14 15 4-H 16 17 18 Speech Contest Wreath Speech Contest 4-H Ag Literacy OMS South Sales OMS South Council 9:00 a.m 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Due! to Photography Livestock Club 3:00 p.m. Club STEM Club 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Young Riders Horse Club 6:30 p.m. 26 27 28 29 30 4-H Officer Training 4:00 5:30 p.m. Jr. Homemakers 5:30 p.m. Wreath Pick-up 8:00 11:00 a.m. Office Closed HAPPY THANKSGIVING A Cloverbud Christmas December 2, 2017 9am to 12pm $2.00 The 3rd annual Cloverbud Christmas will be at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office. Cloverbuds and their families are invited to come have a pancake breakfast and get crafty! Call 270-685-8480 by November 30 to reserve your spot. We need volunteers to help with cooking beginning at 7:00 a.m. If you are able to help, please call the office.
Daviess County Extension Office 4800A New Hartford Rd Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 685-8480
November 1, 2017 December 11, 2017 Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office 4800A New Hartford Rd Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 685-8480