From the President

Sheboygan County 4-H Alumni Association

Inside this issue:

Fall Election 2

Fair Help Needed 2

Donations to the Alumni Scholarship 2

Alumni Board Members 2

4-H Members Receive Key Award 3 -

Alumni Association Scholarship Win- 4

Alumni Award Winner 5

Leaders Association Scholarship News 5

4-H Recognition Program 5

Thank You! 6

Sheboygan County 4-H Alumni Associa-tion Self-Nomination Form for Board

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Dues are just $10.00 per year or $175.00 Life-time Membership. Any ideas or suggestions to help us improve our Alumni Association are welcome. Please let an Alumni member know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you to the generous donations made during the last year. Your help supports schol-arships from our organization. Also a special thank you to the board members for the support you have given me during the year as presi-dent. I hope to see everyone at the She-boygan County Fair. Your Alumni President Cathy Beumler

Greetings Alumni and 4-H Friends: As summer is quickly coming to a close I hope everyone has had a chance to recharge their batteries. This summer my family and I enjoyed going on vacation to the north woods, baseball with our boys, and doing outdoor activities as a family. Time spent with family and friends are how new ideas are shared. 4-H youth and adults have many opportunities to share their ideas with each other at the many meetings and other gatherings that take place here in She-boygan County 4-H. The next season in most Sheboygan County 4-H family’s lives is the Sheboygan County Fair. We look to the 5 day event to showcase the 4-H youth achievements for the year. There are many opportunities to assist in 4-H activities so please contact the UW Extension 4-H Office to join us working at the Fair this year. After the Fair is also a very important time for our 4-H youth, to complete forms accurately and keeping records for future reference. As Alumni this is an opportunity to assist the youth in improving this skill. With assistance and en-couragement our 4-H youth will have the tools in good record keeping to more easily fill out the forms for the amazing awards and trip opportu-nities that they will have in the future. We are looking for new Alumni Board members. This is an opportunity to give back to the 4-H program. Please consider joining us. New members and new ideas are always welcome.

Fall Election

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Would you like to be on the Alumni Executive Board? Or do you know someone else who might be interested? If so, please call Cathy Beumler at 287.7038 or fill out the self-nomination form at the end of this newsletter.

It’s a lot of fun and a great experience. The cur-rent board decides the time of the meetings, so if day meetings work out better for you, that may be considered. We would like your ideas and input. . .consider being on the Alumni Exec-utive Board this year!

Fair Help Needed

With the Fair right around the corner, much help is needed to keep things running smoothly in the Youth Building. We especially need Office & Building Watch during the Fair. If you are inter-ested, available and planning to help, please let Nancy know by calling 459.5903.

President: Cathy Beumler Vice-President: Kay Keyes Secretary: Judi Bogenschutz Treasurer: Joe Koenig

Directors: Debbie Oberreich Barb Scholten Mary Ter Maat Cindy Vander Weele

Alumni Board Members

Donations to the Alumni Scholarship Program

Are you looking for a new way to honor some-one for a special occasion such as a wedding anniversary or a special birthday? Or for a way to memorialize a loved one who has passed on? A donation to the 4-H Alumni Association scholarship program may be something to con-sider. A donation of any amount can be sent to

the 4-H Alumni Treasurer at the 4-H office and will be used with other donations for the schol-arship program. Please indicate who the dona-tion is given in honor/in memory of so it can be acknowledged. A $500 or greater donation can be used for an Individual Scholarship given to an alumni student in your loved ones name.

Pictured left to right back row: Mary Ter Maat, Joe Koenig, Nicole Widder. Middle row: Kay Keyes, Deb-bie Oberreich, Judi Bogenschutz. Front row: Cathy Beumler, Barb Scholten, Cindy VanderWeele

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4-H Members Receive Key Award

Key Award recipients are high school students with at least three years of experience in 4-H and one year as a youth leader. The Key Award is sponsored by Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Rural Insurance Companies, GROWMARK, Inc., and The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation. The five Sheboygan County 4-H members who received the 2014 Wisconsin 4-H Key Award are:

Katie Deheck, the daughter of Tony & Su-san Deheck and a member of the Ourtown Orioles 4-H Club. Katie has been chairper-son for the following club committees: Flow-er Garden, Sunshine and club fair. She has also taken part in planning and participating in icebreakers, fundraising, club movie and pizza night and helping with Alex’s lemon-ade stand. Katie was Secretary for the As-sociation, was a member of the Ambassa-dors and a base camp counselor for the last 3 years. “Being in 4-H has taught me many things and helped me become a better per-son in many ways. It has taught me to care more about the community through the com-munity service our club does. I wouldn’t be the same person I am today without 4-H.”

Sarah Lillesand, is the daughter of EJ & Lisa

Lillesand and a 10 year member of the Her-man Cheerios 4-H Club. Sarah has served on numerous club committees including Sal-vation Army bell ringing, highway pickup, Rural Life Sunday, Christmas shopping, Christmas card making, Christmas caroling, Toy Tractor show and Coats for Needy. County wide Sarah has been active helping with county beef weigh-in, hog and lamb weigh-in, conducting a beef workshop for Manitowoc County 4-H and also with school activities including FFA. “4-H provides so many opportunities. It has shown me the importance of teamwork, volunteering, help-ing others, and getting involved. Perhaps the most important thing I feel I have learned is that by being my best and never giving up, I can be proud of my accomplish-ments.”

Emily Meinnert, the daughter of Jeff & Deb-

bie Meinnert is a 11 year member of John-sonville Hustlers 4-H Club. Emily has served on the picnic, brat fry, silent auction basket and dairy promotions committees for her club. She also puts together the display for both the dairy and swine barns, last year winning the educational display award for both barns. She has also taken part in the county fair, 4-H Dairy Committee, MAS com-mittee youth representative, Dairy Quiz Bowl and Dairy Management Team. Emily also keeps busy with school activities being on student council, summer school aide and FFA. “Being active in many organizations has gotten her involved with lots of people. Constantly interacting with different varieties of people has improved my communication skills.”

Jenny Schwartz, is the daughter of Eugene

& Kathy Schwartz and a 12 year member of Spring Valley 4-H Club. Projects Jenny has been involved in are: dog, foods & nutrition, Swine, Celebrate Art, vegetables and home environment. Jenny has been club director,

Pictured left to right: Sarah Lillesand, Katie Deheck, Fritz Johanning & Emily Meinnert

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reporter, vice-president and president for 2 years. She has served on several commit-tees for her club: the float committee for Greenbush parade, planning a Halloween party, Christmas party, club trip and family achievement committee. Jenny helped plan Hooked on Books for 3 years and was a counselor at day camp. She also helped at county fair by being a judge’s assistant. “4-H has given me experiences that I other-wise wouldn’t have gained in school. 4-H has given me the confidence in myself to make the right decisions and live a full life. I feel that 4-H has been an anchor throughout my life.”

Waycee Thiel is the daughter of Dan &

Delda Thiel. She is a seven year member of the Sheboygan County Wranglers 4-H Club.

Waycee has been club vice-president and president. With the Wranglers she has been involved with Music & Drama Festival, En-chanted Forest, Sunburst Tubing Trip, Club Skill Builders and Kohler Falls Festival. Waycee participated on the American Spirit Trip and attended Citizenship-Washington Focus. Waycee enjoys the Horse & Pony project and has served on the Horse & Pony committee and as president for the youth horse & pony committee, attends State Gymkhana, was a youth assistant at the Horse & Pony overnight. “4-H has built up my self-esteem. I have experienced so many things since I’ve joined 4-H. I encour-age many other kids to get involved in a lo-cal 4-H club.”

Alumni Association Scholarship Winners

This year, the Sheboygan County 4-H Alumni Association gave four scholarships for $500.00 each. Kelly Jens and James Jens received the Leona Hoppert Memorial Scholarship, Kelly is attending Lakeland College and studying Ele-mentary Education. James is attending UW-River Falls studying Dairy Science; Emilie Burkhardt received the Wally Kleinhans Memo-rial Scholarship and is studying Communicative Disorders-Speech-Language Pathology at UW-Stevens Point; Devin Gardapee received the Doris Feldmann Memorial Scholarship, Devin is studying Accounting/Business at UW-Green Bay.

Doris Feldmann Memorial & Wallace Kleinhans Memorial Scholarship winners and presenters from left to right: Melissa Fleck, Devin Gardapee, Michelle Feldmann, Kay Keyes, Emilie Burkhardt

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Congratulations to the 4-H members selected to receive the 2015 educational scholarships of-fered by the Sheboygan County 4-H Leaders Association. Sarah Lillesand of the Herman Cheerios 4-H Club received the $750 Suhrke Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is rec-ognized with a Memorial Plaque, which is a part of the Suhrke Display in the Youth Building at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds. Sarah’s planning to attend UW-Platteville and obtain a degree in Agribusiness. Four members were selected to receive the $400 Leaders Associa-tion Scholarships: Zach Hand, Lima Lites; Am-ber Knutson, Waldo Fireflies; Emily Meinnert, Johnsonville Hustlers; and Izack Ohman, Will-ing Workers. Three members received the 4-H Leaders Associations Memorial Scholarships:

Katie Deheck, Ourtown Orioles, Taylor Klein , Hingham Handy Helpers and Faith Senkbeil, Sheboygan County Wranglers.

Back row from left to right: Sarah Lillesand, Taylor Klein, Zach Hand, Izack Ohman. Front row from left to right: Katie Deheck, Amber Knutson, Emily Meinnert, Faith Senkbeil

Leaders Association Scholarship News

Alumni Award Winner

The Sheboygan County 4-H Alumni Association awarded their 2015 Alumni Award at their an-nual banquet. The recipient of this year’s She-boygan County 4-H Alumni Award, was Frank Steiner. Frank has been actively involved in 4-H for 50+ years.

Here is a note from Frank… 4-H Alumni Association, Thank you for the Alumni Award. This was an unexpected award. There are many other indi-viduals who are more deserving of this Award. Thank you, Frank Steiner

Left to right: Frank Steiner, Joe Koenig

4-H Recognition Program

This year’s Project, Leader, and Clover Awards Program will take place at Acuity Corporate Headquarters on November 30th. Hor d’oeu-vres will be served staring at 6:30 pm and the program beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The 4-H Leaders Association is looking for help with Project Awards Interviews on October 20th, as well as reviewing Secretary, Reporter and Community Builder Books. Call 459-5903 to volunteer!

Sheboygan County 4-H

Alumni Association Self-Nomination Form for Board

Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ City/Zip: _______________________________________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________________________________________ 4-H Club: ______________________________________________________________________ Years: _______________________________________________________________________

Return to: Alumni Association UW-Extension Office 5 University Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53081 by August 30.

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Thank You!

Dear Sheboygan County 4-H Alumni, I would like to thank you for the scholarship! It will be used to help me pay for my sophomore year at UWSP. It is hard to believe that I have been graduated from 4-H for almost a year and miss it truly! Thank you, Emilie Burkardt I would like to thank the Sheboygan County 4-H Alumni Association for selecting me to receive the Doris Feldmann scholarship. Thanks, Devin Gardapee

To Sheboygan County 4-H Alumni Association: It is with great appreciation that I thank you for awarding me with this scholarship. This scholar-ship will help me achieve my goal to be an Ele-mentary School Teacher. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Kelly Jens