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LSU AGCENTER CAMERON PARISH
SEPTEMBER 2016 CALENDAR
September
7 Hackberry and
Johnson Bayou
Enrollment Meetings
8 Grand Lake
Enrollment Meetings
12 South Cameron
Enrollment Meetings
Beach Sweep Rutherford Beach
followed by Junior
Leader Meeting
Shooting Sports Orientation Meeting
29 Fashion Meeting
October
5 South Cameron
Meetings
Junior Leader Meeting @ Office
Hackberry Meeting
7 National Youth
Science Day
8 Grand Lake
Meetings
4-10 National 4-H Week
14-18 Cal Cam Fair–
Sulphur
22-Nov 8 State Fair of
Louisiana–
Shreveport
Summer Travels of Cameron 4-Hers
Another successful summer or 4-H in the books! We first
traveled to Baton Rouge for 4-H Day at the Capitol, where hundreds of 4-H members from across the state met on the steps of the State Capitol. We had a small group, but we toured a few
museums and had lunch on the Capitol grounds.
Next up was 4-H Camp, where to took 47 campers, 6 counselors, and 5 volunteers for a fun week at Camp Grant Walker! No rain
for the week meant it was hot, but we had a great week!
Two short weeks later, we headed to 4-H University in Baton Rouge. 32 participants with 6 chaperones competed in various
contests and came back with some blue ribbons and lots of
memories!
In July, our Junior Leaders went on their annual summer trip.
This year the group went to Branson, MO. We visited a theme park, explored a cave, raced go-karts, toured a university, and saw some great shows! Where will they go next year? Have to join
to find out…
To round out the summer, a few of our 7th and 8th graders attended LOST camp, the last big event before school started.
Camp was Sunday-Wednesday this year since many other schools started classes the next day. All good reports from our
campers and counselor!
After an eventful summer, we are ready to start a new school year with you! We have some exciting events planned and we
hope you are ready for a fun year in 4-H!
Our Fashion
Club is BACK!!
Join us for our first
meeting on September
29 at 5:30 at the 4-H
Office! Open to grades
4-7!
Sept 29
Nov 10
Jan 26
Feb 23
March 23
April 27
444---H Awards NightH Awards NightH Awards Night
May 12, 2016May 12, 2016May 12, 2016
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Award Winners from contests throughout the year were recognized for their achievements at our awards night. We
had a crawfish boil and everyone had a great time!
4-h Day at the Capitol
June 1, 2016
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4-H Camp June 6-10
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4-H University
June 21-24
32 Cameron 4-H members attended the annual 4-H University Competition on LSU Campus June 21-24. During the event, 4-H members participate in a contest of their choice, team or individual, to test their skills and knowledge in a specific project area. Laura McFatter, Morgan Quinn, and Kaycee Richard finished off their 4-H career by earning blue ribbons in The Next 4-H Food Star contest. Maeleigh Conner and Briley Richard continue to be an unstoppable duo who won the Louisiana Chef contest, and earned a trip to Tennessee in the end of July. Brooklyn Frerks ended her 4-H career with a 4th place in the Photography con-test. Malori Broussard, Kyrah Devall, and Adam McFatter placed 4th in Meat ID, while Kyrah earned 4th place overall individual. Drake Conner, Jobe Hebert, and Tyler LaBove earned a blue ribbon in The Fishing Sports competition. Gabby Talbot earned a blue ribbon in the Creative Choice contest in the Fashion Review. Garrett Nixon and Carissa Primeaux earned blue ribbons in the Computer Simulation contest. Seth Trahan and Austin Vincent placed 4th in the Agriculture Demo contest. That makes a total of 18 medals won by our delegates. We are extremely proud and thankful for everyone who helped in training and prepar-ing for contests. Also a special thanks to our adult volunteers Heather LeMaire, Heather Reeves, Jodie Doucet, Angie Theriot, Jill Thibodeaux, and Angelia Conner who attended 4-H University with our group. Best of luck to our seniors who graduated this year and we look forward to many of you returning and new faces in the future!
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The Junior Leader project allows 4-H members the opportunity to provide their Adult 4-H Volunteers with additional assistance in their 4-H Clubs and related activities. Jr. Leaders also serve as mentors and role mod-els to the younger 4-H members by sharing their experiences with them. Along with serving as leaders in our local 4-H clubs, you will serve as a leader in the community by volunteering for different service projects throughout the year. Junior Leaders also have the opportunity to serve as camp counselors at Summer Camp, Challenge Camp, and LOST Camp, all held at Camp Grant Walker in Pollock, LA. Jr. Leaders host a number of fundraisers during the year to raise money to go on a rewards trip, typically during the summer. Past trips include Branson, MO, Galveston, TX, San Antonio, TX, Gatlinburg, TN, and Atlanta, GA. If you are
interested in joining Cameron Junior Leaders, please join us for our first meeting on September 17 at 12 PM following Beach Sweep at Rutherford Beach!
Junior Leader TripJunior Leader TripJunior Leader Trip––– Branson, MOBranson, MOBranson, MO
July 22July 22July 22---26, 201626, 201626, 2016
Junior Leaders Open to all 8th-12 grade 4-Hers
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Southwest Region
Challenge Camp
November 16-18, 2016
Camp Grant Walker
Pollock, LA
4-H Youth will actively
participate in:
- Outdoor Challenge Activities
- Indoor Challenge Activities
- Teambuilding Activities
- Group Challenges
AND MUCH MORE…..
Sign-Up!! Only 13 spots available!!
Name ___________________________
Boy___ Girl____ T-Shirt Size_______
School _____________Grade 7th
Phone Number _________________
Email Address __________________
Parents________________________
Return this cutout with the $25 deposit by October 7 to be eligible to attend. Total cost for the first 13 campers will be $50. If we have any additional spots, they will be $65. Please make checks
payable to Cameron 4-H.
LSU AgCenter
Cameron Parish
10098 Gulf Highway
Grand Lake, LA 70607
Are you Ready for
the Challenge?
State Fair of Louisiana starts
October 25th.! Livestock exhibitors,
please turn in your Exhibitor
Information Form by October 7th.
Possession Dates for Spring Livestock Shows:
Broiler Chicks must be ordered by October 7th
Meat Rabbits, does must be owned and bred by October 11th through the 15th
Breeding Rabbits, November 1st
November 7th Beef Breeding and Commercial
November 7th Dairy Breeding and Commercial
November 7th Market, Commercial, and Breeding Sheep
November 7th Market, Commercial, and Breeding Goats
December 5th Market, Commercial, and Breeding Swine
Parish Show: January 18-21
District Show: February 1-4
State Show: February 11-18
State Rabbit Show: March 4
Mark your calendars for Cameron Cooks this year, which will be held at Grand Lake High School on
October 8!! This will be our first parish contest so come out and participate! Winners will move on to the Regional Competition in April held in Crowley!!
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Cameron 4-H Agents:
Brittany Bourg
Bradley Pousson,
LSU AgCenter
Cameron Parish
10098 Gulf Highway
Grand Lake, LA 70607
Phone: (337) 905-1318
Fax: (337) 905-1320
If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your
participation in any of our 4-H activities, please contact the 4-H
Office so that preparations can be made.
Any adult interested in volunteering with 4-H contests/
activities – give the 4-H Office a call and we will add your name
September 17 is known around the world as Coastal Cleanup Day. You can do your part to help out by participating in Beach Sweep with the Cameron 4-H Office. Join us at Rutherford Beach in Creole at 9 AM on Saturday September 17. Be ready to clean up on the beach and lunch will be served. We look forward to seeing you there!
Beach Sweep 2016
The news is saturated with information on the devastating flood in south Louisiana. Though the news only gives the negative side I would like to share my positive experience. I was only six years old when Hurricane Rita destroyed my community but I remember seeing campers everywhere, living off of MRE’s, living with family members, and helping everyone out that we could. This is what gave me the passion to help the flood victims out. I spoke with my 4H agent and club advisors at school about putting together a donation drive for the flood victims. Then I spoke with all my friends I have met through 4H and most of them told me they had no idea how they were ever going to have a home again. This then gave me the idea to actually go and physically help individuals out with their homes. My 4H agent, Brittany Bourg, and I called around to find a place that needed our help; we found a church in Livingston Parish.
I then invited anyone from Cameron Parish who wanted to come and help out.
Seeing all the piles of debris on the side of the road brought hurt to my hurt. It made me feel so sad for all the people who didn’t know what they were going to do next with their life. When we made it to the house we were going help it, it bought warmth to my heart to see the smile on her face. After hours of tearing down walls, hauling trash to the road, and moving items it made me feel great to see the impact we as youth made on this lady. My favorite thing is being a teen and impacting someone’s life because many people believe we don’t have the self-motivation to do it. It makes me feel so great to know I made an impact on someone life that thought there wasn’t any hope.
Junior Leader Spotlight: President
Alanah Theriot
https://www.facebook.com/
pages/Cameron-Parish-4-
H/620338061380699
Cameron Parish 4-H is having a sweet potato sale again this year. This sale begins October 1 and will continue through November 6th . Those of you who would like to help sell tickets can pick them up at the 4-H Office, or call the office at 337-905-1318, and we will mail you a book of tickets. They will also be available at October Club meetings. Remember if you take a book to turn it back into us, whether you have sold all the tickets or not. We want to make sure we don’t miss anyone’s order. Please contact the 4-H office with any questions!
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SEPTEMBER 2016 THE 4-H FOCUS
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7
Hackberry and
Johnson
Bayou Meeting
8
Grand Lake
Meetings
9 10
11 12
South
Cameron
Meetings
13 14 15 16 17
Beach Sweep @
9 and Junior
Leader Meeting
@ 12- Rutherford
Beach
18 19 20 21 22
Shooting
Sports
Orientation
Meeting 6:00
@ 4-H Office
23 24
25 26 27 28 29
Fashion Club
Meeting @ 5:30
4-H Office
30
September 2016
