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CHATHAM- KENT 4-H ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTERSEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2015
Anne Verhallen Janet Campbell Andrew McTaggart Carol Dieleman
President Secretary/Treasurer Regional Specialist - 6 Newsletter Editor- [email protected] 519-352-2950 519-287-5332 519-352-5765
“4-H Ontario is dedicated to the personal development of youth while providing a positive impact on volunteers and communities in Ontario.”
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
2015 has been a quite a year for 4-H in Chatham Kent!There have been so many great activities from clubs tothe ski trip to the square dance and lots more. Wellshortly we will wind down the 100th year of 4-H inOntario – don’t miss the last few events! Check formore details elsewhere in this newsletter.
Congratulations to all who helped to make the 4-HAchievement programs at Highgate Fair successful. Aspecial thank you to Morgan Craven for taking on thephoto booth and running the Kubota ShowmanshipChallenge this year. Congratulations to Bailey Pool,Champion and Molly Sayers, Reserve Champion.
Once again, congratulations to all our 4-H members asthey finish up their 4-H year. A heartfelt thank you tothe leaders and other volunteers who give of their timeand energy (and in many cases money) to lead clubs –you are the heart of 4-H. Thank you to all the 4-Hparents – your support is critical from driving kids,helping with projects or lending a hand at meetingsand shows!
Enjoy the club banquet season and best wishes for asafe and bountiful harvest season.
Anne VerhallenPresident, Chatham-Kent 4-H Association
CHATHAM-KENT4-H NEWS
Group picture of 4-H day held at the ThamesvilleCorn Maze on October 4, 2015.
4-H leaders having fun at The Maze!
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Upcoming 4-H EventsBUS TRIP TO THE
ROYAL WINTER FAIRWHEN: November 7, 2015WHERE: Bloomfield Carpool (7am), Daniels ServiceCentre (7:30am), London (McDonalds) 8:20am. ,Woodstock Quality Inn availableCOST: FREE FOR ALL 4-H MEMBERSAND/OR LEADERS WITH THE FOLLOWINGINSTRUCTIONS- pay up front to Chatham-Kent 4-HAssociation at the following prices for bus trip onlyand then it will be refunded to you by cheque.**Early Bird** $55 per 4-H member and/or 4-Hleader, $65 adults. After October 31, $70 for everyone(prices subject to change)Horse Show Tickets available - call Marg Nauta at519-676-2757 (leave message on 6th ring) forinformation on price.
** Pre-paid registration for bus trip to MargNauta. Also, the trip is subject to your support!!!!4-H Family Night Skate
Date: November 28, 2015Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pmWhy: To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of 4-H inOntario the Chatham-Kent 4-H Association ishosting a 4-H Family Skate Night.Everyone is welcome to join in on the fun andmake sure to “Wear Your Green”Cost: $2.00 per skater Place: Ridgetown Arena
Spaghetti Sauce Challenge
When: Saturday January 9th, 2016Where: Dresden ArenaSauces to be on site by 3pm, Tasting starts at 4pmSilent auction: 3pm - 7pmGrand Champion Spaghetti Sauce with trophypresentation at 7pmDinner: 4pm to 7pm, Open to the publicAll profits from this event to offset the cost for the2016 Chatham-Kent membership fee.
C-K 4-H CLUB NEWS
Achievement DaysHighgate Fair
Highgate Fair Participants 2015
The Sweet BeetsAchievement Day for “The Sweet Beets” sugarbeetclub was held on Sept 26, 2015 at the Highgate Fair.Each of the members submitted a sugarbeet samplethat was judged by Wayne Martin, Agriculturalist forMichigan Sugar in Ontario. The top three sampleswere: 1st – Nick Huszka, 2nd – Matthew Sterling, 3rd– Lauren McKerrall.
Congratulations to all the members for the effortthey put into preparing their samples.
Sugarbeet Achievement Day participants - AlexRichardson, and Sarah Campbell with StephanieCampbell (CK Queen of the Furrow)
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4-H Rabbit Club Achievement DayThe weather was perfect for the Rabbit ClubAchievement Day which was held at the Highgate Fairon Sept. 26. The members prepared their rabbits andthemselves for the competition and, at 1:00 pm it wasshowtime! Our judge for the competition was MarietWierenga. She participated in the Rabbit Club formany years and brings a wealth of knowledge to herrole. The results of the showmanship competitionwere:
Junior Novice1st Lauren Sayers2nd Zander Veccia3rd Lauren Ross4th Quinn Hitchock
Senior Novice1st Bethany Carrier2nd Maya Carrier3rd Dylan deLange
Advanced1st Molly Sayers2nd Morgan Anderson3rd Lauren Gough4th Kat Janovicek5th Mitchell Anderson6th Hanna Reid7th Becca Warwick
Our Grand Champion Showman was Molly Sayersand our Reserve Champion was Morgan Anderson.Honourable mention went to Lauren Sayers.Congratulations to all our members. Their hard workand enthusiasm was evident in the superb job they didat Achievement Day.
Front row – Mitchell Anderson, Quinn Hitchock ,Lauren Ross, Lauren Sayers, Zander Veccia, LaurenGough, Maya Carrier, Bethany Carrier, Phyllis MayBack row – Amber Sayers, Becca Warwick, MollySayers, Morgan Anderson, Dylan deLange, KatJanovicek
Kent Beef Club Achievement Day at Highgate Fair
Kubota Cup Challenge competitors at Highgate Fair
Congratulations to the Kubota CupChallenge Winners
Grand Champion - Bailey PoolPresented by Stephanie CampbellReserve Champion - Molly Sayers
Presented by Hanna Reid
The Dairy Club and the Sheep Club alsoparticipated at the Highgate Fair. It was a greatday for Chatham-Kent livestock 4-H clubs!
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Field Crop Achievement Night
Below are the results from our Achievement Night:Congratulations to all of you for a job well done!Your samples looked great at our Field CropAchievement Night!
Blenheim Field Crop Club
Ear Corn1st – Johnny Nooyen2nd – Matthew Vermey3rd – Andrew Vermey
Shelled Corn1st – Craig Scott2nd – Aiden Carnegie3rd – Matt Jenner
Soybeans1st – Colin Scott2nd – Lauren McKerrall3rd – William McKerrall
Oats1st – Ryan McKerrall
Wheat1st – Alex Richardson2nd – Sarah Campbell
Merlin Community Club Results
Ear Corn1st – Brody Warne2nd – Tyler Holden3rd – Adria Holden
Soybeans1st – Ben Rhodes2nd – Finian Lugtigheid3rd – Shaun Sullivan
Hay1st – Eric Warne2nd – Sean Berube
Overall County ResultsTop Overall Sample – Craig ScottTop Soybean Sample – Ben RhodesTop Ear Corn Sample – Johnny NooyenTop Shelled Corn Sample – Craig ScottTop Wheat Sample – Alex RichardsonTop Hay Sample – Eric WarneTop Oats Sample – Ryan McKerrall
Upcoming Chatham-Kent4-H Banquets/Events
R.A.W.F. - November 6-15, 2015
R.A.W.F. Bus trip – November 7, 2015
Rural Urban Banquet - November 25,2015Bradley Centre, Chatham
Ridgetown BanquetThursday, November 26, 2015 - @ 6:00 p.m.Erie Street United Church, Ridgetown(Horse and Pony Club, Pleasure DrivingClub, Plowing Club and Blenheim Field CropClub)
Highgate BanquetFriday, November 27, 2015- @ 7:00 pmHighgate Legion(Kent Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Sheep)
4-H Family Night SkateSaturday, November 28, 2015 –from 7 – 8 pm $2.00/per skater
Spaghetti ChallengeJanuary 9, 2016 - Dresden ArenaCK 4-H Annual MeetingJanuary 30, 2016 - Ridgetown Campus,University of Guelph
CK 4-H Rally NightFebruary 6, 2016 - Ridgetown Campus,University of Guelph
Sugarbeet Club Banquet - TBA – January2016
Merlin Community Club - TBA
Dresden Beef Club - TBA
Canoe and Kayak Club – TBA
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Merlin Community 4-H Club Press ReportsSubmitted by Ben Rhodes
#1The first meeting of the Merlin Community 4-H club.
The meeting took place at one of our leaders GerrySullivan's house at 9:30 on March the 7th, 2015.
Tyler Holden kicked the meeting off with the 4-h pledge.After that Shaun Sullivan led an ice breaker whereeveryone put something about himself on a small pieceof paper and tossed it in a circle. We all picked one upand tried to guess whose it was.
Marg Nauta then did a roll call and asked each person toname one outing that they would like to do this year inthe club. Marg then went over the welcome letter as wellas the responsibilities and obligations. Shaun Sullivanthen led a judging class on how one judges items. Wejudged four different styles of containers to take hotbeverages to the field.
We then had a jelly bean guess which Olivie Morganwon. We were asked to consider what to grow in the clubfor your achievement project in 2015 such as soybeans,corn or maybe a garden.
Thanks Gerry Sullivan for hosting a great first meeting.
#2The second meeting for the Merlin Community 4-HClub.
This meeting took place at thompsons processing plant at6:30 pm on April 2 2015. We toured thompsons plantand how they package one pound bags of white beans.We also got to see the warehouse and learn some historyof the building and the company. Fun fact the plant usedto be a glass factory for skyscraper windows. We thenmet in the plants breakroom where we judged acollection of knives for carving a turkey- butter knife,bread knife, a different style of butter knife, and aserrated knife several members gave very capablereasons.
We then had roll call and Marg asked each member whatwas his favorite part of the tour. Most people said thatthey liked the robotic arm that put the boxes on to pallets.I personally liked the whole thing because I did not evenknow the purpose of building. Marg then went over the.4-H ontario agreement as well as the executive positions
explaining what they were.
Shaun Sullivan was elected president, Tyler Holden,Vice President as well as secretary and Ben Rhodes was
elected press reporter. After that, Marg asked eachmember if they had chosen a crop or garden project. Themeeting was then adjourned and we enjoyed donuts andwater.
A big thanks to Chad Burley for giving us a tour of theplant and bringing refreshments.
#3Merlin 4-H Club Goes To Maple Syrup Fest
This is the third meeting for the Merlin Community 4-Hclub. The meeting took place at the Maple Syrup Festivalin Shrewsbury on 112 New Scotland Rd.
The most exciting part of the meeting was going for atour of the sugar bush led by Ken Bell. We learned abouthow a beech tree's organism can stay alive for hundredsof years. We also learned about the area and history ofthe bush which was very interesting.
Before that we had brunch which was pancakes, sausageand bacon with fresh delicious maple syrup. After wehad finished, Brody Warne said the 4-H pledge and wehad a chance to purchase Cotton candy and Apple cider.We then got to see where the maple water was boileddown and made into syrup at Don Giffin's shack. Therewe also got to sample maple syrup. After that, we had thechance to purchase maple syrup products.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 pm. A big thanks toDon Giffin and Ken Bell for giving us a tour of the sugarbush and making delicious maple syrup.
#4Merlin 4-H Club Tours Kerr's Asparagus
On Saturday May 23 2015 Merlin Community 4-H FieldCrop Club was given a tour of Kerr’s asparagus farm bymr. Bob Kerr. The meeting took place at Kerr’s field onFairview Line We saw some cool things at the field likethe flamer that they use to burn off weeds in the fieldbecause Kerr Farms grow organic asparagus.
After that, we went to the farm where we observed theprocessing and packaging as well as the grading ofasparagus. We then went to the lunch room for theremainder of the meeting where Eric Warne led the 4-Hpledge. We then had roll call and each member wasasked what the most interesting thing they learned aboutasparagus. There was a lot of interesting answers like theflamer or how they picked the asparagus Personally Iliked the flamer.
Tyler Holden then read off the secretary minutes andShaun Sullivan held a judging class on oven mitts and
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what one would be best for putting in or taking things outof the oven. Marg brought up old business such asupdating the membership forms. She also brought upnew business which was the Tilbury Fun Fest, DiscoveryDays, Thamesville Threshing Fest, Judging Night andthe Royal Winter Fair. Gerry Sullivan also brought upneonic’s and gave us some information on them.
Finian Lugtigheid said thank you to Mr. Kerr and themeeting was adjourned. We then enjoyed refreshments.
#5Merlin 4-H Club Sees Drone Fly At Chris Hunts Garden
On Saturday, June 20 2015 the Merlin Community 4-HField Crop Club went to Chris and Laura Hunt'sgarden.When all the members had arrived, the 4-Hpledge was recited. While we were there, we got to see adrone fly over a field and transmit pictures back to acomputer that the drone was controlled by. That wasreally cool.
We also got a tour of the garden which was veryinteresting. They had a very large garden with a wide
array of different fruits and vegetables. After that, wewere asked if we had decided what we would be doingfor our achievement project a crop or garden display. Thenext meeting is Diagnostic Days on July 9. Sean Sullivanthanked Chris and Laura Hunt. The meeting wasadjourned and refreshments were enjoyed.
#64-H Mini Diagnostic Night
On thursday July ninth at 6:15 pm 4-H Field Crop Clubsgathered at ridgetown college. When all members thatwere attending had arrived the 4-H pledge was recited.The most interesting part of the evening was the rainfallsimulator. It shows how different planting styles canhave an on affect runoff. No Till planting for 30 + yearshas very little runoff whereas conventional tillage have alarge amount of runoff.
After that, we went to the back field and were split upinto 3 different groups. Group one went to station 1which was about weeds, group two went to station 2which was about crop rotation and group three went tostation 3 which was about spraying and the groupsrotated through the stations each one was about 20minutes.
We went back to the parking lot where it all started themeeting was adjourn and enjoyed Pizza and pop.
-Ben Rhodes reporting for the Merlin Community 4-HField Crop Club.
Blenheim 4-H Field Crop Club Activities
On September 15, 2015 the Blenheim 4-H Field Crop Clubtoured the Green Field Ethanol plant in Chatham.The club learned that there are different grades of Ethanol.There is fuel grade which is mixed with regular petroleumgasoline and used in vehicles. The other type of Ethanol ispharmaceutical grade which is used in many of oureveryday products such as hairspray.
The Blenheim 4-H Field Crop club helped sell popcornand bean products for Thompsons Kent Bridge on theRound the County Tour held September 12.
The Blenheim Field Crop Club visits Biodiogester/ Biofuel Facility at Ridgetown Campus, University ofGuelph with Kim VanOverloop giving the tour.
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Chatham-Kent 4-H Sheep ClubThe Chatham-Kent 4-H Sheep Club had a successful 4-H season this year. In one of our first meetings, welearned about the care of newborn lambs and care ofour project lambs. We had a BBQ fundraiser onSaturday, May 2nd at the grande opening of T&KFibre Mill in Muirkirk. We held a meeting this day andlearned about shearing, picking, tumbling, cleaningand spinning wool. We had meetings to get our lambsready for our 4-H sheep shows: shearing, lambpractice and lamb washing meetings. Our club wentto their first show on Sunday August 2nd at theDresden Exhibition. This was an inter-county 4-HSheep Show:: our club member Alec Cameron and hislamb won Grande Champion of the show! Way to goAlec! Our next show was a 'practice' 4-H show inMelbourne on Sunday August 9th with a potlucklunch with a Lamb BBQ following the sheep show.Our 4-H Sheep Club had a busy BBQ fundraiser onSeptember 13th at Uncle Tom's Cabin in Dresdenduring the Round The County Agri-Tour. There were afew more practice meetings before our AchievementDay Sheep Show which was held at the Highgate Fairon September 26th. Club member Alec Cameron andhis lamb won Grande Champion and Corrie Smidswon Reserve Champion! Great job!! Alec and Corrieboth moved on to compete in the Kabota CupChallenge that afternoon at the fair. Our 4-H SheepClub had a great day at the Highgate Fair! Thank youto everyone who supported our 4-H Sheep Clubthrough out the club season this year! We willcomplete our club with our Awards Banquet & Dinnerat The Highgate Legion on Friday, November 27th2015.
Sheep Club members at the BBQ/meeting at T&KFibre Mill
Inter-County 4H Sheep Show at the DresdenExhibition *Grande Champion Alec Cameron andhis lamb are pictured front and centre with histrophy!
4H Sheep Club members having fun at one oftheir BBQ fundraisers
4-H Fall Canning Club
My name is Sydney Funnell and I have been thepress reporter for The 4-H Fall Canning Club inEberts. Our leaders Sue Cameron and TracyHenry have taught us so much in this fun club.We have made canned pears, pickled beets, breadand butter pickles, zuchinni relish, salsa, andapple sauce. We went on a few field trips too!Here is my press report from meeting 2 when we
made dill pickles:
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Subject: 4-H Fall Canning club meeting 2
On Wednesday August 26th we had our second fallcanning club meeting. We met at Sue Cameron's houseand then went down the road to her neighbor MurrayGervais cucumber farm. Murray talked to us about thecucumber harvester. He told us that it can hold 13 or 14people; each club member got to sit and pretend to pickcucumbers to get an idea of what it feels like to pickthem all day! He explained how they stack the baskets ofcucumbers (which was three high) until the top, middleand back were full of baskets. Then we went and pickedour cucumbers by hand from the cucumber field. Afterwe were done picking the cucumbers, we went back toSue Camerons to make the dill pickles. We started bywashing them and getting rid of the pickers. Then wewent inside and started filling our jars with dill and apiece of garlic. Then we added the cucumbers, anotherpiece of dill and a piece of garlic. We had vinegar, waterand pickling salt boiling on the stove for our pickles.Then we filled the pickle jar with the brine and sealedour jars. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm when wewere done canning our dill pickles.
Club member Adria Holden sitting on thecucumber harvester!
Club members Adria Holden, Kat Janovicek(holding the basket) and Ryan Heyboer in thecucumber field.
Club member Emma VanKesteren looks on asclub member Lauren Gough adds brine to herpickle jar.
4-H AWARDOPPORTUNITIES
Chatham-Kent 4-HSecretary /Press Reporter /Youth
Leader Award
Details: Scotiabank and Angus Associationsponsors awardAll Secretaries (competitive and non-competitive clubs), Youth Leaders andPress Reporters - submit all books to beconsidered for Chatham-Kent 4-HSecretary/Press Reporter and Youth Leadershiptop award to Janet Campbell by October 31,2015. The awards committee will selectrecipients.Contact: Janet Campbell at 519-352-2950 [email protected] deadline: October 31, 2015
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Women’s Institute 4-H Bursary
Details: Awards sponsored by localWomen’s Institute – Two (2) $200.00bursaries – One male, One female
Eligibility: For the 2015 scholarship, studentsmust complete a 250-word essay, answering thequestion:
"Thinking outside the box, how can Women'sInstitutes and 4-H youth collaborate to revitalizetheir communities?"
Applicant must be a Chatham-Kent residentand a prospective high school graduate.Previous winners are not eligible.
Full-time students entering their first yearof studies at a post-secondary institution.
List your extracurricular activities (eg.school activities)
Describe your volunteer leadership work,sports, other interests, community activitiesand accomplishments outside of 4-H.
List the number of 4-H projects you havecompleted and the number of years as amember
List the county, regional, provincial,national and international eventsparticipated in during your 4-H career.
Describe your 4-H leadership activities
. Contact Janet Campbell at 519-352-2950 [email protected] deadline: October 31, 2015
Ken Clark Memorial Award
Details: Kiwanis Club of Ridgetownsponsors plaquePresented at: Ridgetown Banquet,November, 2015
Leaders, please provide a Leader’srecommendation(A leader should describe the enthusiasm,participation, and involvement of the 4-Hmember they are nominating. What makes themworthy of this award?)
Nominee, please provide:1. List the county events participated in
during your 4-H career.2. List the out-of-county (regional,
provincial, national, international) eventsparticipated in during your 4-H career.
3. Describe your volunteer work, sports,other interests and activities outside of 4-H.
Contact: Janet Campbell at 519-352-2950 [email protected] deadline: November 1, 2015
Chatham-Kent County 4-H“Clubs of the Year” Awards
(competitive and non-competitve)
Awards sponsored by Lundy Insuranceand Essex Kent Mutual InsurancePresented Rally Night, February 2016
One application per club; leaders areresponsible for notifying members
Club responsible for listing any activitiesattended in the secretary’s book
Club submission is to be completed 100% by4-H members – no leader involvementpermitted, this promotes the 4-H motto –“Learn to do by doing”
it is the responsibility of the club leader toensure the 4-H books are submitted to theappropriate person
$500 prize for top clubs Judging by point system for a maximum of
100 points
Contact: Janet Campbell at 519-352-2950 [email protected] deadline: November 30, 2015
Outstanding 4-H AgriculturalMember Award
The Ontario Plowmen’s Associationsponsors $100 for this award and theChatham-Kent 4-H Association sponsorsthe plaquePresented at: Rally Night, Feb 2016 or atthe CK Plowing MatchNomination/Application Guidelines
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Leaders, please provide:1. Leader’s recommendation (A leader should
describe the enthusiasm, participation, andinvolvement of the 4-H member they arenominating. What makes them an outstanding4-H agricultural member?)
2. If you have a member worthy of this award,please contact this member and inform themthat you have nominated him/her for theOutstanding 4-H Agricultural Memberaward and that they submit a short essay onwhy they deserve to receive this award includingtheir name, 4-H history, positions held in 4-Hclubs, volunteer work, and other interests.
Nominee, please provide:1. List the county events participated in during
your 4-H career.2. List the out-of-county (regional, provincial,
national, international) events participated induring your 4-H career.
3. Describe your volunteer work, sports, otherinterests and activities outside of 4-H.
4. Essay (250-350 words) Discuss what makes youthe outstanding agricultural member. What arethe highlights of your 4-H career?
Contact: Janet Campbell at 519-352-2950 [email protected] deadline: December 1, 2015
Outstanding 4-H LifeskillsMember
The Christian Farmers Associationsponsors $100 for this award and theChatham-Kent 4-H Association sponsorsthe plaqueTo be presented Rally Night, February,2016Nomination/Application GuidelinesLeaders, please provide:
1. Leader’s recommendation: A leader shoulddescribe the enthusiasm, participation, aninvolvement of the 4-H member they arenominating. What makes them anoutstanding 4-H lifeskills member?)
2. If you have a member worthy of this award,please contact this member and informthem that you have nominated him/her for
the Outstanding 4-H Lifeskills Memberaward and that they submit a short essay onwhy they deserve to receive this awardincluding their name, 4-H history, positionsheld in 4-H clubs, volunteer work, and otherinterests.
Nominee, please provide:1. List the county events participated in during
your 4-H career.2. List the out-of-county (regional, provincial,
national, international) events participatedin during your 4-H career.
3. Describe your volunteer work, sports, otherinterests and activities outside of 4-H.
4. Essay (250-350 words) Discuss what makesyou the outstanding lifeskills member. Whatare the highlights of your 4-H career?
Contact: Janet Campbell at 519-352-2950 [email protected] deadline: December 1, 2015
Community EventsSouthwest Ag ConferenceJanuary 5 & 6, 2016
Help WantedOnce again the planning committee for the SouthwestAgricultural Conference is looking to Chatham Kent 4-H for some help during the conference. We needapproximately 15 older 4-H members (preferablyhighschool or Grade 7/8) to serve at the Taste of theSouthwest reception on the first day of the conferenceJanuary 5, 2015. The 4-H members will be servingwarm and cold appetizers to conference attendees.Serving occurs from 4 to 6 pm. These helpers willreceive a new shirt to serve in but should wear darkcoloured pants (preferably not jeans) and areexpected to be tidy in appearance.Helping at the reception can be used for volunteerhours and counts as county participation forcompetitive clubs. We will only be taking the first 15volunteers.
Contact:Anne Verhallen at [email protected] orleave me a message @ 519-674-1614.
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Looking for another opportunityto volunteer?
The Southwest Agricultural Conference organizerusually asks Chatham-Kent 4-H for a few seniormembers to volunteer to help distributing boxlunches. Again contact Anne Verhallen as abovefor details.
2018 International PlowingMatch and Rural Expo
Our preparations for the 2018 International PlowingMatch and Rural Expo continue. We have a fewcommittees underway and are preparing to kick off afew more committees. We wanted to make you awareof these in case you would like to get involved with oneof the following committees.
Media Committee- Coordinate contact between other committees andlocal media- Create news releases- Organize events for local media personnel
Website Committee- Create and manage IPM 2018 webpage onwww.plowingmatch.org- Manage Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of socialmedia related to IPM 2018
Corporate Partners Committee- Identify and solicit corporate sponsorship- Assist other committees with determining potentialin-kind donors
Volunteers Committee- Recruit additional volunteers to become involvedwith the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo- Manage database of volunteers and maintain contactwith them as necessary- Work with volunteers and committees to determinethe best fit for individual volunteers, based on theirinterests and the needs of each committee
Souvenirs Committee- Select, Order, and Manage Inventory of Souvenirs- Assist with promotion of IPM 2018
Entertainment Committee- Determine potential entertainment for the 5 days ofIPM 2018- Book and manage entertainment, staying withinbudget
All of the committees listed above will be involved in
planning activities from now into 2018.
Thank you for your interest in becoming involved withthe International Plowing Match and Rural Expo2018! Should you have any questions, don’t hesitate tocontact us.
Rob & Carl [email protected]
RECIPES WANTEDDo you want to be part of history in Chatham-Kent?Submit your favourite recipe to the 2018International Plowing Match and Rural Expocookbook.Each 4-H club is challenged to submit the mostrecipes!
Please submit by mail or email to:SCGO, Attn: Cookbook, 825 Park Ave. W.Chatham, Ontario N7M 0N1or [email protected]’t forget to include your name and townwith your submission.Deadline is December 31, 2015 so get yourrecipe in today!For more information contact Deb Hawkins [email protected]
REGION 6 ANDONTARIO 4-H NEWSThere are a lot of 4-H opportunities with clubs,exchanges, scholarships, camps, 4-H youthpositions and leadership conferences - checkout the 4-H website: http://www.4-hontario.ca/and go for it!*For a list of Camps and Conferences offeredby 4-H Ontario, plus much more, check out thewebsite:http://www.4-hontario.ca/youth/
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C-K 4-H Association Fundraisers
The CK 4-H Association is still looking for your popcans. Drop off all cans to any 4-H director.
Foodland Grocery Tapes are also a great fundraiser forthe CK 4-H Association. Participating stores are
Bothwell, Dresden and Tilbury. Please save thesegrocery tapes and give them to Marg Nauta, 19851
A.D. Shadd Road, Merlin or any 4-H director.
For submissions to the Chatham-Kent 4-H newsletterplease e-mail [email protected] or call Carol
Dieleman at 519-352-5765. Thank you.
“4-H is an organization of leaders buildingleaders. Over 6000 youth 9-21 years of age, anda grass roots network of 1900 trained, screenedvolunteers pledge their Head, Heart, Hands andHealth as members of community-based clubs.With projects encompassing agriculture, food,
health and the environment, 4-H Ontario's“Learn To Do By Doing” clubs, camps andconferences have a successful history in
developing competence, confidence,connection, character and caring within rural
and urban youth.”
