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Ingham County
Weekly Happenings
Contact Us
Eric Dobbrastine
4-H Program Coordinator [email protected]
Mark McCorkle
4-H Program Coordinator [email protected]
Lori Guy
Office Coordinator [email protected]
Michigan State University Extension
4-H Youth Development Ingham County
121 E. Maple Street PO Box 319
Mason, MI 48854 Ph: 517.676.7207 ● Fax: 517.676.7288
Ingham County 4-H http://ce.ingham.org/4H.aspx
April 22, 2016
Apr 23—Sheep Tagging— 12:00-2:00 pm—Fairgrounds
April 29—Last Day to Register for Exploration Days
May 2—Horse Project Forms due to 4-H Office by 5:00 pm
May 2—Dog Project Forms due to 4-H Office by 5:00 pm
May 4—Livestock Committee Meeting—6:30 pm—Hilliard
May 5—Pre-Fair Community Leader Meeting—6:00 pm—Fairgrounds
May 7—Goat Tagging—9:00 am—12:00 pm—Fairgrounds
4-H Exploration Days……... LAST WEEK TO REGISTER
Sheep Tagging
Saturday, April 23, 2016
12 pm—2 pm
Ingham County Fair
(near Grandstand)
Superintendent:
Tom Sterle 589-5118
4-H EXPLORATION DAYS June 22-24, 2016
Register Now!!! More information on page 4
2 LOCAL NEWS AREA
Horse Project May 1st Form
The Horse Registration Form that is due annually on May 1st can be found at the link
below. All horse exhibitors are required to complete and submit the form with their
negative Coggins test and color photographs. Please note that the Coggins test that
you submit with your registration form must be valid through August 31st.
Registration forms should be submitted to your club leader in a timely manner to al-
low the club leader enough time to get forms turned in by May 1st. Club leaders may
bring the forms to the office anytime before May 1st. If you have any questions,
please contact your club leader, superintendent Steve Taylor, or the 4-H office.
Form may be found at:http://ce.ingham.org/ProjectAreasandPrograms/Horses.aspx
Please note that Cloverbud exhibitors will also turn in a form--this will allow the su-
perintendents committee to distinguish which youth are borrowing horses and which
are bringing their own. Be sure to indicate on the form that the child is a Cloverbud
and whose horse they are borrowing.
Dog Registration Forms Due May 1st
Dogs must have May 1
form turned in with proof
of vaccinations if you are
planning to exhibit at the
Fair. The 2016 Fair Dog
registration form is found
at http://ce.ingham.org/
Dogs.aspx
If you have questions,
please contact the Super-
intendent, Laurie Griffith,
at 628-2885 or the 4-H
Office.
August 1-6, 2016
3
PQA Online Certification
Youth exhibitors will have
the opportunity to com-
plete their PQA training
requirements via an
online training module.
The module will include a
testing procedure for
youth in the intermediate
and advance categories.
Ingham County exhibitors
wishing to complete the
requirement online must
complete by June 15th .
Youth can take the course
online and at the
completion of the course,
beginners will receive a
one year certification.
Intermediate and senior
youth will be directed to
an age appropriate online
exam. The training
module does not have to
be completed in 1-setting;
however the test must be
completed once the youth
has started it.
https://www.pork.org/youth-
pqa-plus/
click on the orange “Certify
Online Now” button in the
middle of the page that will
link them to the
registration page to get
signed up for their PQA Plus
online training.
4 Exploration Days—June 22-24—Michigan State University
1
WEEK
LEFT
Every year, approximately 2,500 youth and chaperones from just about every Michigan county,
descend on MSU’s East Lansing campus for the premiere pre-college event—4-H Exploration Days.
At 4-H Exploration Days, you’ll:
Learn new ideas and skills that will make you think about careers AND teach you something you
can use back home
Get involved and learn by doing, not just sitting and listening
Try things that just aren’t available in your county
Get to be independent and responsible for yourself by managing your time, making good
decisions and working as a team
Meet people who are—and aren’t—like you, from every part of the state, face-to-face instead of
on Facebook
Have the entire Michigan State University campus—and everything you can do there—right
outside your window
How?
There’ll be about 200 session choices held on and off campus. You’ll choose one or two for your
three-day stay.
You’ll live in a Michigan State University dorm and eat in the cafeteria—
just like MSU students do.
Sessions are taught by people who know their stuff, including MSU faculty ,
4-H volunteers and staff members and other experts.
It’s not all sessions! There’s plenty of time for fun, including swimming, skating, souvenir
shopping, exploring, bowling, basketball— even a great dance Thursday night.
If you were at least 11 years old on January 1, 2016, you can attend
Exploration Days. You don’t even have to be a 4-H member!
The 2016 cost is $165 ($175 for those not enrolled in 4-H yet). The fee
includes all meals,, a shared room in a dorm, your sessions and a t-shirt.
Registration opens March 15, 2016. Registration books that show all of
the sessions and details on everything happening during Exploration
Days are available at http://4h.msue.msu.edu/4h/4_h_exploration_days
and from the 4-H Office. Don’t wait until the deadline though, because popular sessions fill up fast!
We will accept registrations now through April 29th; please keep in mind that registrations are entered and scholarships assigned on a first come basis. All
registrations are required to submit $80 deposit with registration form.
Popular sessions fill up fast!
REGISTER NOW
STATEWIDE NEWS AREA
http://4h.msue.msu.edu/4h/outdoor_adventure_challenge
National 4-H Council is gearing up for the spring TSC Paper Clover
Promotion to be held April 13-24-, 2016. Please encourage your
friends and family to visit the Williamston TSC store during this time
and purchase a Paper Clover . Proceeds from sales go toward
national, state, and local 4-H programs where the store is
located.
8 SCHOLARSHIPS
4-H Endowment Club
Giving Challenge
Donor Clubs
Deep Roots
Fit To Show
IC Horse Judging Team
Ingham Sharpshooters
Northwest Leslie
Onondaga
Reins & Riders
Town 'N Country
Make The Match For Ingham County 4-H
Supporters of Ingham
County 4-H programs have
an opportunity to double
their personal support for
4-H by helping to “Make the
Match for Ingham County
4-H.” Ingham County has
just recently begun an
Endowment Campaign to
raise funds to future 4-H
programming in the county.
We are at the very
beginning of this process
and have the next five
years to raise our goal of
$50,000 to be matched 1:1
by the Michigan 4-H
Foundation.
Make your tax-deductible
gift today! And let someone
else know about it!
Visit the campaign web site
at www.mi4hfdtn.org/
countymatch or contact the
Ingham County MSU
Extension office at (517)
676-7207.
INGHAM COUNTY 4-H
Ingham County Farm Bureau Scholarship Due May 31, 2016
The Ingham County Farm Bureau sponsors one scholarship each year. This scholarship is
based on student need, college grade point average, extra curricular and professional
activities, application and a personal interview. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, the
following criteria must be met:
The applicant must be a regular or associate member of the Ingham County Farm Bureau or the son/
daughter of a member. At least one full year of membership must be completed.
The applicant must have reached junior status if enrolled in a four-year degree program or must have
completed two semesters of an Agricultural Technology Program.
The applicant must be pursuing an agricultural or agriculturally related course of study.
The applicant must have completed an application by May 31, 2016.
The applicant should have a copy of his/her transcript and one letter of recommendation sent to:
Ingham County Farm Bureau.
For more information, visit:
https://www.michfb.com/MI/Ag_Ed_and_Leadership/Scholarships/
County_Scholarships/Ingham_County_Farm_Bureau_Scholarship/
4-H Program Grants Due June 1, 2016
The 2016-17 4-H Program Grant application packet is now available online! Applications must
be postmarked, faxed or emailed by June 1, 2016 to the Michigan 4-H Foundation.
*MI 4-H Legacy Grants – 2 grants available for $1,000 each
Supports development of a new program or initiative or to strengthen, enhance or
expand a current program that’s making a difference. Funded by the Michigan 4-H
Legacy Fund Endowment.
4-H On-Target Grants – 2 grants available for $500 each
Supports 4-H Shooting Sports programs enhance existing programs, develop a new program or
offer a special experience related to 4-H Shooting Sports. Funded with
support from Thomas Cobb, former Michigan 4-H Foundation president, and the
Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports Endowed Fund.
Collins 4-H Youth Horticulture Grant– 1 grant available for $350
This grant opportunity is for 4-H youth clubs only to advance club work in plant science and
horticulture activities locally. This grant is made possible by the William J. and Ruth D. Collins
Endowment Fund to advance 4-H youth horticulture and gardening programs.
4-H Educational Garden Grants – 2 grants available for $1,000 each
Supports the creation of local 4-H educational gardens in Michigan. Funded by the
Albert A. Albright Endowment for 4-H Plant Science and Gardening Education.
Applications available at http://www.mi4hfdtn.org/county/countygrants.html
9 CLUB CORNER
MARK YOU CALENDAR:
Club Leader Meeting
May 5th, 6:00 –7:30 pm
Fairgrounds
Please mark your calendars to attend the Community Leader
Meeting for refreshers on Fair on-line registrations, upcoming
Fair changes, and pick up your Fair packet. At least one representative from each club
must attend.
Planning ahead for your club booth? Want to get a head start in your project? The theme
for this program year is “Your Passport to 4-H.” Take this theme as far and wide as
your club would like – we can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Sierra Jezuit is Awarded Earl Threadgould Scholarship
Congratulations to Sierra Jezuit (Town & Country 4-H Club) for being awarded the 2016
Earl Threadgould 4-H Scholarship. Sierra has been a 4-H member for ten years while
holding multiple officer positions in her club, serving as a 4-H Ambassador for the last
three years, and selected as the State Award winner in Rabbit and Cavy Sciences both in
the Junior Division (2014) and last year in the Senior Division (2015).
The scholarship is awarded to a 4-H senior who has a broad range of 4-H experiences
and project involvement at the county , regional, state and national levels. This individual
must demonstrate leadership and citizenship contributions both inside and outside 4-H.
Sierra will attend Michigan State University in the fall and major in Preveterinary Sciences.
