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ISU EXTENSION AND OUTREACH/CERRO GORDO COUNTY
National 4-H Week October 2-8
Happy Birthday!
ISU Extension and Outreach/Cerro Gordo County, 2023 S. Federal Ave., Mason City, IA 50401 641-423-0844/[email protected]
4-H Family Newsletter
October 2016
Hello Families!
We are already one month into our 2016-2017 4-H year!
Now is the time to start brainstorming what project areas
you plan on exploring for the year. To help grow with your
4-H experience, you may want to reflect on how to broaden
your horizons. Think about getting involved in 4-H
activities at the regional or state level, try a new project, or
even run for an officer election within your club! With 4-H,
the sky is the limit, and it is your adventure to create!
Kelsey
Join us for our Fall Festival!
We will be kicking off 4-H week on
October 2 at 4:00 pm with our Fall
Festival. Activities will include a fall
movie, scavenger hunts and snacks.
Please bring a friend so they can
learn more about
4-H. We can’t wait to
see you there!
4-H Spirit!
Show off your 4-H Spirit by using the
hashtag #4HGrown on social media
throughout 4-H week. Please tag the Cerro
Gordo County 4-H Facebook
page with any pictures you
post.
Tractor Supply Company will be support-
ing 4-H from October 5-16 by selling
paper clovers at the counter to raise
money for Cerro Gordo County 4-H.
Wear 4-H
T-Shirts on
Monday,
October 3!
10/1 Nickolas U
10/2 Sander T
10/6 Jacob B
10/7 Alex B
10/7 Nick B
10/8 Megan D
10/10 Max F
10/12 Hadley S
10/18 Garrett B
10/26 Carly J
10/26 Grace P
10/29 Trevaughn L
10/29 Ella P
MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH YOUTH-ADULT
PARTNERSHIPS AND RESEARCH-BASED EXPERIENCES.
Annual Fall Banquet
4-H Families and Volunteers:
Please join us Sunday, November 6 at 6:00pm for our Annual Fall Awards
Banquet! It will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church reception hall
in Mason City.
This is a wonderful opportunity to gather and recognize youth who have
shown leadership achievement and knowledge about 4-H this past year.
Also included are a silent auction, prizes, and ice cream sundaes!
Silent Auction Baskets
Clubs should be finishing putting together their themed silent auction baskets.
Think about what “theme” to put together and the items people would like to bid
on. The funds raised from the silent auction will go towards Teen Council’s “Toys for
Tots” Christmas Fundraiser. Our goal is to raise $500 from these silent auction bas-
kets. Bidding will start at $15 so plan accordingly. Please have these baskets to the
Extension Office November 2.
Honorary & Alumni Awards
We are looking for suggestions from families and clubs for the Honorary and Alumni Awards that
will be recognized during the Fall Awards Banquet. Both awards are for people who have done an
outstanding job as volunteers and overall supporters of the Cerro Gordo 4-H program. An
honorary member is one who has never been a 4-H member. An alumni member is one who has
been a 4-H member, not necessarily in Cerro Gordo County.
4-H PLEDGE
I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,
AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.
Fall Intermediate Retreat
Citizenship Washington Focus Fundraising Opportunity
Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is a 4-H lead-
ership program for youth across the United States in
grades 9-12. Every Summer nearly 1,500 young people
stay at the National 4-H Conference Center near
Washington D.C. to participate in this week-long
leadership program.
Approximately 90 Iowa youth have the opportunity
through CWF to relate to the development of better
citizens and leaders. The week consists
of workshops, speakers, committee
work, field trips and social events.
June 16-24, 2017
Deadline to register is January 6, 2016. Trip cost will be
$1,570 which pays for all lodging, travel, tours and ma-
jority of meals. There will be scholarship opportuni-
ties. Visit the CWF page
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/cwf to find the online
registration form and more information.
We have a fundraising opportunity!
As a county we will be selling butter
braids. This is a completely optional
fundraiser to participate
in. Funds raised will go
towards scholarships
for trips and county
wide activities.
4-H families will receive order forms by mail. This fundraiser will go until October 17. The forms need to be returned to the office by then. Butter braids will be delivered at the
Fall Awards Banquet on November 6.
Mark your Calendars for the upcoming Fall Intermediate Retreat that will be held
Saturday November 19 from 10am to 3pm at the 4-H Learning Center.
Youth will be involved in a fun-filled day that will include team building activities,
brainstorming, a community service project, and other fun activities!
This is open to all 6-8th graders.
Please let Kelsey know by November 14 if you will be attending.
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Dates to Remember
Kelsey Warner, CYC ISU Extension and Outreach Cerro Gordo County 2023 S. Federal Avenue Mason City, IA 50401 641-423-0844
New Year for 4-H
10/2 Fall Festival, Learning Center
10/2-8 National 4-H Week
10/3 Wear 4-H Shirt to School!
10/5-16 Tractor Supply Co. Promotion
10/15 Officer Record Books Due to Extension Office
10/17 Fundraiser orders due to Extension Office
11/2 Silent Auction Baskets to Extension Office
11/6 Annual Fall Awards Banquet, Trinity Lutheran 6pm
11/6 Butter Braid Fundraiser delivered at Awards Banquet
11/19 Intermediate Retreat, 10am-3pm Learning Center
12/1 4-H Enrollment Deadline
12/1 4-H New Member Workshop @ Extension Office 4:30pm
1/6 Citizenship Washington Focus Trip Registration due
7/19-23 North Iowa Fair
8/10-20 Iowa State Fair
This link will help you with enrolling/re-enrolling—> http://
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/4honline-innformation-families-and-
leaders . This link also provides helpful information for new 4-H families on
enrolling.
To start your re-enrollment, please visit: http://iowa.4honline.com/ and login with
your information. When you reach your family page, click the edit button beside
the name of the youth you wish to enroll. Please enroll by December 1. If you are
not enrolled at this time, you will forfeit the $20 scholarship and be required to
pay the full $31.