The 4-H Update
April 29, 2021
New Information
Big Red Camp - Scholarships
Douglas-Sarpy 4-H youth grades 9-12! Apply now to receive a scholarship for the Big Red Camps at UNL June 13-18. See the list of camp options and complete the google link to apply for a full scholarship to cover the cost of registration. Link to scholarship application for Douglas-Sarpy County 4-H youth: https://forms.gle/SEfjjsDXhoTSTTmp8. After your application is received, we will email you to confirm whether or not you have been selected to receive the scholarship, and follow up with more instructions for how to get registered.
For more details about the Big Red Camps check out https://4h.unl.edu/big-red-camps.
Summer Internships - Apply By May 1, 2021
4-H Presentation Contest and Workshop
Giving a presentation is a great way to build public speaking skills that will help your throughout your lifetime! Showcase your skills on the stage as an individual or a team of two, with an illustrated presentation, using visual aids (such as props, posters, computer based visuals, handouts, video, etc.) to show and tell others how to do something.
Register here to attend the "4-H Presentation workshop" and get some great ideas and tips as you prepare for the 4-H Presentation Contest!
The workshop will be held at the Douglas-Sarpy Extension Office on May 27 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. You can attend the workshop in-person or virtually.
The 4-H Presentation Contest will be on June 25 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am & 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm, in-person at the Douglas-Sarpy Extension office.
Horse Deadline - May 7, 2021
Horse Entries and ID Sheets
District & State Horse Show Entries – May 7th
District & State Horse Show Level Testing Requirements Completed – May 7th
County, District & State Horse ID Sheets – May 7th
https://4h.unl.edu/state-horse-expo-entry
Questions? Contact Brett at brett.kreifels@unl.edu
Local Opportunities
Fair Project Idea - Tie Dye Shirt
Tie Dye Shirts can be entered in the Beyond the Needle project.
Consumer and Family Science - Department C
Division 221 – BEYOND THE NEEDLE
CLASS 3 EMBELLISHED GARMENT WITH ORIGINAL DESIGN
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/douglas-sarpy/pdfs/4-H/4h-sarpy-fair-clothing-shopping-2021.pdf
4-H Fashion Show
The 4-H Fashion Show is an opportunity for youth to showcase their clothing construction and consumer management skills. The 4-H Fashion Show judging will be held in-person on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at the Douglas-Sarpy Extension Office, 8015 West Center Road from 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Youth will then showcase their skills on the runway at the 4-H Fashion Show at the Sarpy County Fair on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 6:00 p.m.
Registration deadline is Thursday, July 8th. Find the entry form here: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/douglas-sarpy/pdfs/4-H/4h-sarpy-fair-fashion-show-2021.pdf
Submit entry form and questions to Stephanie Thorson (stephanie.thorson@unl.edu) or drop your form off in our office (8015 W Center Road, Omaha 68124).
We look forward to seeing you there!
Home Environment Workshop
Cost $10
Complete a string art project ready to enter into the fair!
Sign up at https://cvent.me/wQ9QNa
Volunteer Information
Interested in giving back to the Douglas-Sarpy 4-H Program but not sure how?
The Douglas-Sarpy 4-H team is seeking a volunteer Superintendent for the Clothing area in the static building.
Responsibilities include:
-Making sure clothing item is entered in the correct category, pulling appropriate judging sheet, giving entry to the correct judge, asking 4-H’er if they would like to interview judge.
-Arriving at the Sarpy County Fairgrounds at 11:15 a.m. on Entry Day, August 3rd. Preparing for a brief update with your judges who will be arriving at 11:30 a.m.
-Checking in to see that all is going smoothly throughout the day. Helping as needed with the clothing area entry table, being available to the judges for questions, doing your best at keeping the interview judging moving along.
-Staying until judging is finished and special award ribbons have been decided upon and attached to the entry. This is usually finished by 8:30 p.m.
-Possibly returning the next morning at 9:00 a.m. to help make the clothing area presentable (this may not be necessary)
If interested, please reach out to Stephanie Thorson at stephanie.thorson@unl.edu.
Calling All Adult Volunteers!
On Tuesday, May 4 at 6:30pm we'll be hosting an in-person training for all adult volunteers and leaders in the Douglas-Sarpy 4-H Program. Not ready to meet in-person yet? We'll have 2 other ways to join: virtual via Zoom or watch the recording at a later time. Register at https://go.unl.edu/vol-training
Take a look at the flyer to learn more. This training is required for all enrolled adult volunteers & leaders in our 4-H Program - but we promise it will be worth your while!
Questions? Contact Tayler at tayler.wickham@unl.edu
Volunteer Enrollment Info.
Adults or youth serving as 4-H Volunteers or 4-H Club Leaders need to enroll as a volunteer/leader before participating in club meetings or volunteering with Douglas-Sarpy 4-H. Please visit the Join 4-H page on our website to enroll. https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/douglas-sarpy/join/ All volunteers and leaders must re-enroll every year.
Upon enrolling, you will receive notification by Mary Dierks regarding a required email from DHHS signifying a passed background check. Please submit this email to Mary to complete your enrollment. Volunteers and 4-H Club Leaders cannot and should not be holding club meetings for functions without a completed volunteer enrollment.
For questions, please contact Mary Dierks at mdierks@sarpy.com or 402-444-7804
Local Leader Recognized for Statewide Award
Nebraska 4-H has selected 12 individuals, as well as one multigenerational family, as recipients of a new statewide awards program that honors outstanding contributions of 4-H volunteers.
This year's winners include our program's Rebecca Dunn!
Rebecca Dunn has created a new 4-H club, engaged new 4-H families and worked with local 4-H staff to provide enriching, educational opportunities to club members. She has worked with the Ralston Public Schools district to have her education students lead as peer mentors in the Health Rocks 4-H Mentoring program. She also led the way forming a partnership with a Ralston elementary school where the 12 high school mentors would meet with their 30 mentees in grades 3-6. Rebecca is a stellar 4-H volunteer and has made a big impact on the families and future teachers.
See the complete list of winners here.
Animal Information
Vet Science Workshop
Vet Science workshop is scheduled for June 10, from 1-3. Cost $10. Participants will not only learn about animal care, but will also complete a project for fair. Sign up at: https://cvent.me/4xbBdP
For more information contact Mirissa here.
Deadlines for 4-H Animals
ID sheets for livestock, rabbit, cavy and horse are now available on our website. Please print those off, fill them in and submit those to our office by June 15th. (May 7th for Horse)
Important Animal Deadlines:
District & State Horse Show Entries – May 7th
District & State Horse Show Level Testing Requirements Completed – May 7th
County, District & State Horse ID Sheets – May 7th
Sarpy County Fair Livestock, Rabbit & Cavy ID Sheets – June 15th
Nebraska State Fair Online Nominations – June 15th
Sarpy County Fair ONLY Horse Level Testing Requirements – June 15th
Sarpy County Fair Livestock, Horse, Poultry, Rabbit, and Cavy Entries due via ShoWorks – July 15th
Nebraska State Fair Entries Due via ShoWorks – August 10th
STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer Lunch and Learn sessions
Thank you to all of the volunteers who joined us for the Volunteer Lunch and Learn sessions! If you missed the live sessions, you can still access the information by visiting: https://4h.unl.edu/volunteer-training-lunch-learn. Session topics include: Incorporating Positive Youth Development into Your Work, How to Keep the 4-H Experiences Fresh, Leading a Club that Works, and Confidence in Conflict Resolution. These are great for new and experienced volunteers as well as individuals interested in getting started. Thank you for your contributions to the 4-H program in your county!
Animal Tag Information
PINK Ear Tags for County Only Beef and Swine, as well as EID Tags for Nebraska State Fair/AKSARBEN Beef and Swine are available for purchase at the Omaha or Papillion Offices.
DNA envelopes are also available for market animals intending to be exhibited at the State Fair or AKSARBEN. This is for Market Beef, Sheep, Swine and Meat Goats
All Breeding and Market Animals being exhibited at the State Fair need to be nominated by June 15th at Show Stock Manager Login (showstockmgr.com) All payments for nominations and DNA are made on this site. (We do not accept these payments in the office)
All DNA Envelopes must be turned into the 4-H Office by June 15th.
Ongoing events and Deadlines
Youth For The Quality Care Of Animals (YQCA)
4-H Shirts
The 4-H Staff is excited to share our new t-shirt design! These are charcoal grey shirts with white lettering depicting all the areas 4-H represents.
The cost for the new shirt is $10.00 (tax included). The cost for the old design shirt has been reduced to $5 (tax included). Checks or cash are accepted. Exact change is appreciated.
These can be purchased at the Omaha office (8015 West Center Road) between the hours of 8:00 and 4:30. They will also be available for purchase during the Fair.
We can't wait to see these shirts all over town. Send pictures of your 4-Her in their new shirts to Rachel here.
4-H Sign Up
Sign up for 4-H here.
Families that sign up are able got get an “I Belong” yard sign while supplies last.
For information about the yard signs, please contact Tayler Wickham at tayler.wickham@unl.edu.
Sign up deadline is June 15, 2021.
Send us pictures of you and your "I Belong" sign here.
Livestock Boosters
Do you know of a family or local business that might be interested in becoming a 4-H Booster?
Learn more here.
Upcoming Events
- June 3 - Table Toppers Workshop https://go.unl.edu/dstabletoppersworkshop
- June 5 - Beef Progress Show | Loup City,
- June 7-11 2021Tractor Safety Training. Learn more here.
- June 8 - Robotics Workshop from 1-3 pm. Sign up at: https://cvent.me/9K3kkL
- June 10 - Vet Science workshop from 1-3 pm. Sign up at: https://cvent.me/4xbBdP
- June 11 - Babysitting workshop from 9-11 am. Sign up at: https://cvent.me/eXBbvL
- June 15- Clover Kid Workshop for youth 5-8 from 1-4 pm. Sign up at https://cvent.me/qMwvGN
- June 16 - Home Environment workshop from 9-11 am. Sign up at https://cvent.me/wQ9QNa
- June 17 - Photography workshop from 9-11 am. Sign up at: https://cvent.me/vw97Bw
- June 22 - "You Design It" workshop from 1-3 pm. Sign up at: https://cvent.me/WYKLwk
For more information contact Mirissa mscholting2@unl.edu
- June 23rd 5-6:30 pm Rocket Launch Informational Meeting
- June 24 - Fashion Show Workshop - https://go.unl.edu/dsfashionshowworkshop
- June 24 - Deadline June 22 - Plant & Insect ID Contest | Columbus
- June 26 - Papio Valley 4-H Livestock Progress Show at the Sarpy Fairgrounds. Show Flier can be found here.
- June 29 - Table Toppers Contest
- July 7 - Rocket Launch Contest Entry Forms Due
- July 11- July 15, 2021- State 4-H Horse Show
- July 14th 3:30-6:30pm Rocket Launch Contest (Springfield American Legion-13600 Pflug Rd, Springfield, NE 68059)
Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties
Email: douglas-sarpy4h@unl.edu
Website: www.douglas-sarpy.unl.edu
Location: 8015 West Center Road, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-444-7804
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NebraskaExtensioninDouglasSarpyCounties/
WE HAVE MOVED!
The Papillion 4-H Extension office is once again on the move! We are now located at 1102 E. 1st Street, Papillion, NE 68046. We are at the intersection of 72nd and 1st in what was previously the Black Hills Energy building. Due to ongoing construction, we won't officially be open until May. If you are in need of anything from our staff, please contact the Omaha office at 402-444-7804.