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Welcome and Events

Marion County 4-H News

and Club Activities

4-H County Team

4-H Club Calendar and

Club Flyers

What’s Inside: Happy April!

Dear 4-H Members, Local Leaders, Volunteers, Teachers, and Principals:

The Marion County 4-H Team is gearing up for the 2016 Marion County 4-H County

Round-Up during the month of April. We have several youth signed up this year and we

are so excited to see all the projects! Good luck to all the participants! Don’t’ forget to

use the Jr. or Sr. rules found on the Marion County Extension website: http://

offices.aces.edu/marion/marion-county-4-h-round-up/ ATTENTION 4-Her’s: You

MUST return the permission form to your 4-H teacher/sponsor/counselor in order to come

to County Round-Up. Permission forms will go out soon! Please see the 4-H Club Calendar

attached to this newsletter. If you see anything we need to add, take away, or change

please let the 4-H agent know!

Thanks, Marion County 4-H Team

Published by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University), an equal opportunity educator and employer.

372 7th Avenue S.W. Hamilton, AL 35570 | 205-921-3551| Office Hours: 7:30am-4:00pm

Learn more at www.alabama4h.com or https://www.facebook.com/marioncountyal4h

Project Updates / Calendar

UPCOMING EVENTS CONESTS/PROJECTS

The Mandatory CHICK CHAIN

meeting will be held at the Hamilton

Recreation Center on April 21st starting

at 6pm.

Hamilton Tractor Supply 4-H Clover

Campaign April 13th-24th! All 4-Her’s

are invited to come show off their 4-H

projects in the Hamilton TSC store on

April 16th! Call the 4-H agent to reserve

your spot (205)921-3551

Archery Club members don’t forget

to sign up for the Archery Championship

by April 10th using 4Honline!

4-H Shotgun Club will meet April

2nd 1:30-3:00pm and April 16th 1:30-

3:00pm.

State Calendar of Events: http://

www.aces.edu/4-H-youth/AL4-H/

events.php

Make sure you look at the rules for

the County Round-Up Projects you

signed up for. Visit this link to view the Jr.

and Sr. Rules: http://offices.aces.edu/

marion/marion-county-4-h-round-up/

Don’t forget to bring your items for

the CAC Community Service Project to

County Round Up-April 22nd! Give some

items and you will receive some 4-H

goodies!

Check out the Marion County 4-H Website: http://www.aces.edu/4-

H-youth/AL4-H/counties/Marion.php

2016 4-H Chick Chain Mandatory Meeting April 21st

All 4-Her's Participating in the 2016 Marion County 4-H Chick Chain MUST attend the

Mandatory Meeting set for April 21st. 4-Her's will receive production manuals, meet with

the Animal Science Specialists for Marion County, discuss biosecurity, and we will have a

guest speaker regarding Chicken Coop options. Go to this link to review the 2016 Chick Chain

Project: http://offices.aces.edu/marion/alabama-4-hs-2016-chick-chain-project/

2016 TSC Clover Campaign April 13th-24th Marion County 4-H is partnering with the Hamilton

Tractor Supply Company store to raise money for

Marion County 4-H! Please consider donating to

Marion County 4-H by purchasing a clover when you

check out at Tractor Supply. Attention 4-Her’s: If you

would like to bring your 4-H Project to the Tractor

Supply Store on April 16th and help us show off

what Marion County 4-Her’s are doing please

contact your 4-H Agent by April 13th! Come show

off all you’ve done in 4-H this year. The donations

raised at the TSC clover campaign will go towards

2016-2017 Marion County 4-H programming needs

-In-School Clubs, Summer 4-H Day Camps, Archery

Club, Shotgun Club, Robotics, and Rocketry Club. Go

support Marion County 4-H April 13th-24th and

come by on the 16th to meet Marion County 4-Her’s.

Important Dates to Remember:

-April 21st: Mandatory Meeting, 6pm Hamilton Recreation Center

(317 7th Avenue SW Hamilton, AL 35570)

-May 5th-6th: Estimated Dates of Pullet Arrival (We will notify you

closer to time to confirm the pick-up date using the phone number/

email address you put on your registration form. Call or email the

Marion County Extension office if you don’t hear from us by May 1st.

(205)921-3551 or rgd0007@aces.edu 4-Her’s and parents: YOU are

responsible for picking up your chicks at the fairgrounds in Muscle

Shoals, AL-65 Sportsplex Drive, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661)

-September 22nd: Northwest Alabama 4-H Chick Chain Show and

Sale will be held at the Northwest Alabama State Fair (65 Sportsplex

Drive, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661) You will receive an information

packet at the end of August with all the information you will need for

the show.)

Check out the Marion County 4-H Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/marioncountyal4h/

4-H Archery Club

The 4-H Archery Club has been busy practicing this month. The State Archery Championship will

be held in Fayette on April 21st. Don’t forget to sign up in 4HOnline if you want to participate.

Check out the photos from the March Shotgun Club Meetings. The 4-H Shotgun club

will meet again April 2nd & 16th! Come see how many clays you can hit

at the April club meetings!

4-H Shotgun Club

April Meetings:

Shotgun Club:

-April 2nd 1:30-3:00

-April 16th 1:30-3:00

Archery Club:

-April 23rd 8:00AM-until

State Archery Championship

Don’t forget to sign up for

the Archery Championship

in 4Honline by April 10th!

4-Her’s YOU are responsible

for knowing the rules before

you get to the Championship!

RULES: http://

www.aces.edu/4-H-youth/

AL4-H/documents/

SAFEChampionship2016-

kg01132016.pdf

Check out the Marion County 4-H Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/marioncountyal4h/

2016 Statewide Community Service Project

Don’t forget to bring some items with you to County Round-Up on April

22nd to help the Cramer Children’s Center-see the suggested items below!

Anyone that brings an item for this Community Service Project will receive a

surprise from the 4-H Team! Make a difference by giving back!

Bottled Water

Individual Snacks/Crackers

Kleenex

Hand Sanitizer

Antibacterial Wipes

Rubber Gloves

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Kid’s Soap

Kid Shampoo

Travel Size Deodorant

Hair Brushes/Combs

The 2016 Marion County 4-H Round-Up is right around the corner-April 22nd! Make

sure you follow the rules found on the Marion County Extension Website. Youth are

responsible for using the appropriate Jr. or Sr. Rules for the project they signed up for:

http://offices.aces.edu/marion/marion-county-4-h-round-up/

ATTENTION 4-Her’s: You MUST return the permission form to your

4-H teacher/sponsor/counselor in order to come to County Round-Up.

Permission forms will go out soon!

2016 Marion County 4-H Round Up

Want to start a new club? Find an

Adult that wants to Lead the club

and then contact your 4-H Agent!

Marion County 4-H is a nonprofit

organization dedicated to

providing unique, fun, and

educational programming to all

youth in Marion County,

Alabama. We would love to

offer more clubs and programs,

but we need some adult

volunteers to help get those clubs

going. Contact your agent today:

(205)921-3551 or

rgd0007@aces.edu

Check out the Marion County 4-H Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/marioncountyal4h/

2016 TGIF

Teen Leaders

The 2015/2016 edition of the TGIF program in Marion County was a great success. For years this program has attempted to reach out to the youth of our county, with the help of its Teen Leaders, in an effort to help them make better decisions regarding their futures and to be able to resist societal and peer pressures to become sexually active before marriage. As always, there were a large number of sophomore, junior, and senior students from each school ready to serve as Teen Leaders, mentors, and teachers to the 6th grade students who receive the TGIF curriculum. They all did an outstanding job presenting the material to each class and even more importantly, created relationships with their younger peers and set a great example for them to follow in the future. I am thankful to have had the opportunity to work with each of them and would like to say thank you to them all for their willingness to serve in this very important role. The future looks bright with people like these!

I would also like to say thank you to the 6th grade teachers, parents, and students who allowed us to present the program this year. I sincerely hope that it has made a positive impact on the lives of all those involved. Teachers and parents, thank you for your cooperation. Any success we may have starts with you and your willingness to support us in this outreach. 6th graders, thank you all for your attentiveness and participation this year. You made the program a lot of fun for myself and the Teen Leaders. You are what this program is all about, and I am very happy to see that you are all ready and willing to make smart decisions for your future when faced with difficult situations. Thank you again to everyone involved!

Sincerely, Josh Frazier – TGIF Agent Assistant, Marion/Fayette County

Meet the Marion County 4-H Team

Marion County Extension Office

372 7th Avenue S.W.

Hamilton, AL 35570

Office: (205) 921-3551

Fax: (205) 921-3018

Cell: (205) 546-0215

www.alabama4h.com

www.aces.edu

www.facebook.commarioncountya

l4h

Interested in becoming a Volunteer or Leading a New Club?

We are always looking for new volunteers to lead some of our special interest clubs! We would

love to be able to offer even more special interest clubs this year, but the Marion County 4-H

team needs YOUR help! Become a volunteer today!

Complete this form and either email it or drop it off to your 4-H Agent: at the Marion County

Extension Office. Email: rgd0007@aces.edu Address: 372 7th Avenue S.W. Hamilton, AL 35570

http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/V/VOL-0028/VOL-0028.pdf

UPCOMING EVENTS: http://offices.aces.edu/marion/

Lisa Murphy

County Extension Coordinator

Ginger Avery

Administrative Support Associate

Rebecca Danley

4-H Foundation Regional Ext. Agent

Josh Frazier

TGIF Agent Assistant

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University),

is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Everyone is welcome!

Teachers Please inform

your students to follow

County Round Up Rules

for their projects!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

MARCH 27 28

29

30 31

Speak Up 4-H DUE

11:30 GES Webb

12:15 GES Pipkins

1:15 GES Niday

2:00 GES Crowe

APRIL 1

All Schools: County

Round Up Project

Sign-Up Sheets are

DUE!

(Except Guin 5th&6th)

2

Shotgun Club Meeting

1:30-3:00pm

3 4

5

6

7

Guin 5th&6th Grade

ONLY: County Round

Up Project Sign-Up

Sheets are DUE!

8 9

10

State Archery

Championship

Deadline for Sign up

in 4Honline

11

9:30 New Hope Jr.

10:30 New Hope Sr.

12 13

4-H Agent Out

for Program Workshop

14

4-H Agent Out

for Program Workshop

15

4-H Agent Out

for Program Workshop

16

TSC Clover Campaign

10:00am-12:00pm

Shotgun Club Meeting

1:30-3:00pm

17

18

4-H Agent Out

for 4-H Meeting

19

4-H Agent Out

for 4-H Meeting

20

4-H Agent Out

for 4-H Meeting

21

Chick Chain

Mandatory Meeting

6pm @ Hamilton

Rec .Center

22

County Round-Up

23

State Archery

Championship

8:00am-until

24 25

Marion County

Extension Office Closed

26

27 28

29 30

April 2016 4-H Club Meetings/Events

Contact Mrs. Danley if

you need to make any

schedule changes.

(205)921-3551 or

rgd0007@aces.edu

2016 TSC Clover Campaign April 13th-24th Marion County 4-H is partnering with the Hamilton Tractor Supply Company store to raise money for Marion County 4-H! Please

consider donating to Marion County 4-H by purchasing a clover when you check out at Tractor Supply. Attention 4-Her’s: If you

would like to bring your 4-H Project to the Tractor Supply Store on April 16th and help us show off what Marion County 4-Her’s are

doing please contact your 4-H Agent by April 13th to reserve your spot! Come show off all you’ve done in 4-H this year. The

donations raised at the TSC clover campaign will go towards 2016-2017 Marion County 4-H programming needs-In-School Clubs,

Summer 4-H Day Camps, Archery Club, Shotgun Club, Robotics, and Rocketry Club. Go support Marion County 4-H April 13th-24th

and come by on the 16th to meet Marion County 4-Her’s.

Important Dates to Remember:

-April 21st: Mandatory Meeting, 6pm Hamilton

Recreation Center (317 7th Avenue SW Hamilton, AL 35570)

-May 5th-6th: Estimated Dates of Pullet Arrival (We will notify you closer to time to confirm the pick-up date using the

phone number/email address you put on your registration form. Call or

email the Marion County Extension office if you don’t hear from us by

May 1st. (205)921-3551 or rgd0007@aces.edu 4-Her’s and parents:

YOU are responsible for picking up your chicks at the fairgrounds in

Muscle Shoals, AL-65 Sportsplex Dr, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661)

-September 22nd: Northwest Alabama 4-H

Chick Chain Show and Sale will be held at the

Northwest Alabama State Fair (65 Sportsplex Drive,

Muscle Shoals, AL 35661) You will receive an information packet at the

end of August with all the information you will need for the show.)

Rebecca Danley, 4-H Foundation Regional Extension Agent

Phone: (205)921-3551 Email: rgd0007@aces.edu

Website: http://offices.aces.edu/marion/

Find Marion County 4-H on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marioncountyal4h/