The 4-H Update
January 3, 2020
Poultry Education Scholarship
Application deadline is January 1.
Find more information about the scholarship here: https://form.jotform.com/93024679050153
Seeking 4-H Council Members!
Are you interested in helping the youth of Douglas and Sarpy counties be the best that they can be? We would like you to consider joining 4-H Council! We are organization made up of youth and adult members who work together with extension staff to coordinate and help run 4-H activities within Douglas and Sarpy Counties including the fair and the contests associated with it. We also fundraise to provide funding for the awards for our youth; this includes our pie auction and staffing our food stand. Our council is seeking both youth and adult members. Youth members serve a one-year term and must be at least 4-H age 14 as of January 1st of the current year. We ask adult members to serve a two-year term. If you’re interested, please send an email to ds4hcouncil@gmail.com and we will be happy to reach out to give you more information.
Beef Weigh Day
Saturday, Jan 25, 2020, 09:00 AM
Cooper Farm
2020 Special Garden Project Announced
Click this link to download the order form! Orders must be turned in my January 31 to ensure seeds for the project.
LOCAL 4-H OPPORTUNITIES
Join the Wilderness Club!
4-H 101 Club
Where: Nebraska Extension Office 8015 West Center Road; Omaha
When: The first Tuesday of each month from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
- January 7
- February 4
- March 3
- April 7
- May 12
So that we can plan accordingly, please RSVP to Cathy Raneri: craneri2@unl.edu 402-444-7804
TODAY'S NATIONAL "DAY" IS...
Clover Kid Resources
Clover Kids is the officially recognized program in Nebraska for children under the age of 8. The program is designed to provide 5 to 7 year-olds a variety of educational and recreational experiences in a non-competitive environment. Clover Kids provide an excellent opportunity for youth to achieve his/her highest potential because early life experiences affect future development. For more information about Clover Kids see this link https://4h.unl.edu/clover-kids. Fun Clover Kid activities can be found here https://child.unl.edu/4-h-clover-kids-program
STATEWIDE 4-H OPPORTUNITIES
4-H Clinics, Shows & Programs
- Horsemen's Update: January 22 @ Lincoln or virtual
- Come Ride with Me Clinic: February 15 @ Lincoln
- Youth Classic Judging Contest: February 15 @ Kearney
Attention High School Youth!
Dear 4-H Youth:
The Nebraska Extension Leadership Youth Team is excited to announce a new opportunity for Nebraska High School Youth (Grades 9-12). We are searching for youth (possibly you!) to join us in planning a statewide Youth Leadership Conference for 2021. The purpose of this conference is to fulfill the following needs:
- Opportunities for youth voice
- Connection with UNL faculty and staff
- Familiarization and comfort with the UNL campus
- Leadership skill development and practice
- State level opportunities for youth leadership
Our bold idea is to develop a state level leadership development program, a Nebraska Youth Leadership Conference, that is co-created by a team of youth. Would you be willing to serve on this team? This program will allow youth voice in our capitol by preparing young leaders to express the youth perspective on emerging issues. Youth will also develop and practice leadership skills that they will be able to take back and use in their own communities.
We would like to invite High School aged youth who are interested in helping plan this Youth Leadership Conference, to participate in a Zoom Meeting on January 2, 1:00 p.m. for more information and how to apply to be on the Youth Leadership Advisory Council which will help develop and implement this conference.
Topic: Youth Leadership Conference
Time: Jan 2, 2020 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://unl.zoom.us/j/429112899
Meeting ID: 429 112 899
Recurring Events
Camp 101 Meetings
Scheduled sessions:
- January 22 @ 10am
- March 11 @ 4pm
- April 16 @ 6pm
Meetings can be accessed here: https://unl.zoom.us/j/7874401325
Equine Webinar Series
The Equine Webinar Series, hosted by Kathy Andersen (UNL), will teach how to better coach youth, start a judging team with your club, and more.
Connection information for these once a month webinars can be found here:
Douglas-Sarpy Counties 4-H Council
Ellie Ball
Dawn Bodine
Chloe Crowell
BJ DeWilde
Ken Dworak
Rachel Finney (Treasurer)
Quincy James
Jake Jones
Tracey Jones (Vice President)
Patty Litz-Conradson
Teri Loftus
Alyssia Martinez-Wilkinson
Kim Parks
Makenna Parks (Secretary)
Kelley Penney-Hall
Amy Rolle (President)
Jennifer Tidwell
Rachelle Tidwell
Amy Turner
Grace Turner
Justin Wagner
Bre Wilkinson
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/