Kingsbury Adult for Youth Bake Sale

The Kingsbury Adult For Youth club will be having a bake sake THIS SATURDAY, June 4 from 10am to 3pm at the Seguin Tractor Supply!!! The money from the event will go to fund 4-H youth scholarships and projects! Come on out, help out our youth and get some yummy homemade treats!

County Officer Training & Club Manager Training

Attention all Club Leadership Teams AND County Council Officers! We will be holding our county council officer training here at the County Extension Office at 3pm on August 2!

All Officers MUST attend and be on time!If you do not attend, you must have a reasonable reason. Again, ALL OFFICERS from clubs and council MUST attend!!!!!

Following the County Officer Training, We will hold the Club Managers meeting at 6pm. This meeting is for ALL managers, not just new ones. EVERYONE MUST ATTEND!!!

Stay Tuned for more information in the July Newsletter, the Blog and Facebook! 

Host a Kid from Across the World!!!

The 2011 Summer Exchange Program needs YOUR help hosting kids and chaperones! Your family could host a Japanese or Greek youth (or Chaperone) and give these kids a chance to come to Texas and experience our culture!!! The kids will be staying for one month, July 23-August 19. Adult Chaperones will also need a place to stay during that time too! Please Contact Laurie Palmer at 830-303-1251 or the county office for details! Let's give these kids a chance to see what it's like to be a Texan!

4-H Outdoor Challenge

The Texas 4-H Outdoor Challenge is July 9-10 at the 4-H in Brownwood.  Register on 4-H Connect for all contestants from May 16 through June 15.  There will also be an option for non-contestants to reserve lodging and meals.
 
CONTEST FEE
Contest registration fee (per person) = $30  (does not include any meals nor lodging)
 
LODGING/MEALS COSTS PER PERSON (optional for contestants and non-contestants)
Option 1:  Friday/Saturday night lodging + 5 meals = $110
Option 2:  Saturday night lodging + 4 meals = $70
Option 3:  no lodging; but do need 5 meals = $60
Option 4:  no lodging; but do need 4 meals = $50
 
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
July 9
Breakfast
8:00 a.m.   Registration Begins
9:00 a.m.   Contest Orientation
9:30 a.m.   Events Begin (order may vary by age division)
                      Archery
                      Shotgun
                      Canoeing
Lunch
                      Rifle
                      Camping
                      Safety
Supper
                      Swimming
                      Free Swim
 
July 10
Breakfast
                      Wildlife ID
                      Fishing
                      Knots
Lunch
                      Awards
                      Depart
 
* Meals noted above are for those who reserve such as part of registration. 
 
EVENTS
There are 10 events for this year's Outdoor Challenge.  Those are listed in blue above in the schedule.  Rules and resources pertaining to each of those events and how they will be scored can be found on our website at:  http://tinyurl.com/tx4hoc
 
As a reminder, this is a contest, so all participants need to come prepared to compete in each of these 10 events.  There is no time in the schedule for training.
 I know Guadalupe had a big turnout last year so heres to hoping we can do it again!

New County Council Officers!

Congratulations to the 2011-2012 County Council Officers!!!

President-Kimberly Rennspies
1st Vice President/ District Delegate-Jalynn Muenich
2nd Vice President/ District Delegate- David Germann
Treasurer- Lyndsey McNelly

Secretary- Clark Flynn
Reporter/Historian- Cutter Funderburg
Parliamentarian- Evan Basha

Five Clubs Gather for End of Year Party!

The Marion, Seguin, McQueeney, St James and New Berlin 4-H club members will be having a end of Year Wave Pool Party!  Members should be sure to RSVP to your club manager if you will be attending the June 9 party from 7:15 to 10:15pm!

‎Looking forward to a fun time with Marion, Seguin, McQueeney, St James and New Berlin? Then come on out!!! Next year we hope to have all the clubs in the county join us for a non competitive fun time! No showin on this day! Just a splish splashing! See you then! Clubs be sure to drop off your payment by June 2 at the extension office.

New Facebook Page!

Just so everyone knows, we now have a County Facebook page!!! You can find it at

https://www.facebook.com/guadalupecounty4h

Check it out and spread the word!!!

Last Council Meeting of the Year!

Don't forget that the FINAL County Council Meeting of the year is this Wednesday at 7pm at the Extension Office. We will be electing next year's council officers and have a LOT of summer announcements so come on out for the last meeting of the year!!

Volunteers needed for Water Fairs!

Wanna help teach kids about water? This year we will be having our Water Fair Programs with 3 schools and we will need 4-H volunteers to assist with each of the simulators! Please call or email the extension office with which date(s) you would be able to help as soon as possible!!! We need about 5 to help each day!!!

 
Watts  Elementary, May 20th Noon to 2:00pm

Weinert Elementary, May 23rd 8:30 to 10:30am

Koennecke Elementary, May 26th, 8:45 to 10:45am

District Leadership Lab Deadline EXTENDED!

Attention all 4-Hers, the deadline for District Leadership Lab has been extended until June 1! The event is June 29-July 1 in Brownwood at the 4-H center. It will be held with District 7 lab as well so get ready to have some fun!!! The Cost will be $220.00.  

Register on 4-H Connect before June 1! https://texas.4honline.com/

Volunteers needed for Water Fairs!

Would you like to get some leadership experience? Are you a senior (14-18) 4-Her? Well we have a great opportunity for you!! This year we will be having our Water Fair Programs again with 3 elementary schools; we will need 4-H volunteers to assist with each of the simulators.

Please call or email the extension office and let us know which date(s) you would be able to help so we can send out letters to the schools!

Watts Elementary, May 20th Noon to 2:00pm

Weinert Elementary, May 23rd 8:30 to 10:30am

Koennecke Elementary, May 26th, 8:45 to 10:45am

Let us know as soon as possible!

Texas 4-H Golf Challenge

Do you like to play golf? Well then, this is for you; the first ever Texas 4-H Golf Challenge will take place June 20 & 21 at the Texas A&M Campus Golf Course in College Station, Texas.  It will be a day and a half long event for intermediate and senior age youth (4-H and Non 4-H Youth ages 11-18.) Register as a team on 4-H Connect by June 1st; no single person entries accepted. The cost will be $120 per team. For more information, check out the website at http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth/golf_challenge/index_youth_golf.php

County Record Book Training

Need to know how to create a record book? Not sure where to begin? A training on how to complete your project Record Book, will be held Tuesday, 10 May 2011 at the County Extension Office. Bring your questions and yourself!  The training starts at 7pm in the Conference Room!  See you there!

2011 County Roundup and Fashion Show Contests

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2011 Guadalupe County 4-H Roundup and Fashion Show

When: March 21, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

Where: Marion Primary Cafeteria

Entry Deadline: March 14, 2011 by 5:00 p.m.

Clothing Community Service: Donate “cool” t-shirts

Roundup Workshop
When: February 24, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: County Extension Office
RSVP by: February 17, 2011

Clothing and Textile Workshop
When: February 28, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Marion Primary Cafeteria

2011 County 4-H Fashion Show Contest

2011 Guadalupe County 4-H Fashion Show 

Fashion Show Date: March 21th 2011
Location: Marion Primary Cafeteria
Entry Deadline: March 14th, 2011 (by 5pm)
Construction or Buying
Division Category:
Clover Kids, Juniors & Intermediates:
Separates , Ensembles, Dresses/Jumpers, Specialty/Formal
 Senior:
Casual, Formal, Dressy, Specialty

2011 County Roundup contest

2010-11 GUADALUPE COUNTY 4-H ROUNDUP

Monday March 21, 2011 (Note date was change)
Location: Marion Primary CafeteriaRegistration at 6:00 pm,
orientation at 6:15 pm, with contests immediately following
Deadline for entries: by 5:00 pm on
Monday, March 14 with $3 entry fee per person

Age division (as of 8-31-10):
__ Clover Kids (5-8) _ Junior (8-10) __ Intermediate (11-13) __Senior (14-18)

2010-11 Guadalupe County 4-H Clubs & Groups

Click on the title to see (and even download) the current 4-H club/group info, including when and where they meet, as well as contact information.

4-H Enrollment

Whether you are enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling in 4-H, you need to read this.  There will be 2 ways of enrolling in 4-H the 2010-11 4-H year, which actually kicks off on September 1:  1. enroll on 4-H Connect (our on-line 4-H enrollment and registration system) or 2.  complete paper enrollment forms (green for members, yellow for adult volunteers and peach for clover kids).  After August 1, all profiles on 4-H Connect will go to “inactive” to enable 4-H families to begin the enrolling process for 10-11.  To enroll/re-enroll, go on 4-H Connect and either update your family and individual profiles or create profiles if you are new to 4-H.  Be sure you complete all necessary information, enroll in the appropriate club(s), and enroll in at least 1 project.  Once you submit this and are approved, you will then be “active.”

Please remember that 4-H age is 9 or 8 and in the 3rd grade to 19 as of Aug. 31, 2010.  Clover Kids are age 5-8, and are not 4-H members until they reach 4-H age (9 or 8 and in the 3rd grade).

Many of you adults may be asking, “My kids are enrolling in 4-H, why should I enroll as a 4-H volunteer leader?”  Even if you’re not taking on major leadership roles, all parents and adults can help in some way.  Also, it’s best to enroll if you are working with any children other than your own–you would only expect this of other volunteers working with your children.  Youth Protection Standards (YPS) is our volunteer screening process, and each volunteer is screened every 3 years.  Only those adults who have been screened and cleared through YPS will have the privilege of working with our young people in 4-H.  If you have not been screened and cleared, you will need to either enroll on 4-H Connect or complete a yellow volunteer registration form and submit that to your Club Manager or CK Group Leader.  By the way, Guadalupe County covers the $10/person fee for the screenings as an investment in its county 4-H volunteers.

You can go to 4-H Connect by clicking on the title.

Great Job on One Day 4-H!!

A huge thank you to all of our 4-H families who conducted One Day 4-H events at local nursing/rehab facilities on Sun., Oct. 3!!  It was about making someone else's day special, and I heard so many stories about many 4-H members and leaders do just this for countless residents of these facilities.  Please share your photos with your County Extension office.  You can soon see reports on projects throughout the state by clicking on the title.

Have General 4-H Questions or Comments?

Some of you have asked for a place on the 4-H blog to add comments or questions that might not be related to posts that are on the blog.  If you have a question, comment, suggestion, etc. you would like to share with other 4-H families, please do that on this post.  Please understand that all comments are moderated before they appear on the blog, so there may be a delay in getting your message actually posted.  Thanks!!  Laura