LC-Ces 4-H

4-H Program Information
Leader Meeting Dates & Locations	Leader Meetings
	*All Leaders and Parents Please Attend!* Each community will be meeting to discuss the local needs in their community. Representatives will be selected for each community and will become a part of the Lincoln County Leader’s Council and will report the findings from each of their meetings to the Council. Become active in bettering our 4-H program for the youth in this county. If you have questions, please contact Shar (885-3132) or Jesica (828-4092).
	Mon. Nov 09	Kemmerer Events Center, 7 pm
	Thurs. Nov 19	Afton Civic Center, 6 pm
	Mon. Nov 23	Cokeville Town Hall, 10:30 am
*4-H University of Wyoming Career Day* *November 6 & 7*	This is a great opportunity for high school age 4-H members. Lincoln County 4-H will be joining Sublette and Uinta Counties for a trip to the University of Wyoming campus and football game with BYU. If you are interested, please contact the Kemmerer Extension Office, 828-4092 or Afton Extension Office, 885-3132 to register. Here is a link for a survey for department visits: Career Day registration deadline is: Friday, October 30 by 4 pm. If you have any questions about this, please contact Shar Perry, Afton Ext. Office, 885-3132 or Jesica Lozier, Kemmerer Ext. Office, 828-4092.
*Livestock Judging Classes*	The classes will take place in each community that has enough kids registered. Classes will be cancelled if there is not enough members registered. The classes will run from November through March. Call the Afton or Kemmerer Extension Offices to register. The register deadline is Friday, October 30. Afton Civic Center, Room 108 Nov 4, 6 pm Nov 18, 6 pm Dec 9, 6 pm Kemmerer Events Center Nov 10, 6 pm Dec 8, 6 pm Cokeville (Tentative Dates) Nov 13, 10 am Nov 20,10 am Dec 11, 10 am
*State 4-H Leaders' Conference* *Buffalo, WY* *January 15-17, 2010*	Mark your calendars for January 15-17, 2010, for the 2010 State 4-H Leaders’ Conference in Buffalo. This conference is a great opportunity for leaders around the state to gather to share ideas and develop skills through hands-on workshops and meetings. The Northeast Area has been hard at work planning the conference which features the theme “Leaders Building Gold Medal Programs” and will be headquartered at the Buffalo Middle School. State Leaders Conference will help give participants tools to take back to their counties and build gold medal programs that have a positive impact on youth and build life skills for youth and leaders. The weekend will include a local scavenger hunt, round table discussions, workshops, keynote speakers, networking, and an awards banquet. Be on the lookout in the next few months for more information including workshop proposal forms and registration. Come join other leaders for this great learning opportunity! You don’t want to miss this event.
*National 4-H Conference*	Senior 4-H members between ages 15 & 18 can apply to attend National 4-H Conference in Washington DC March 20-25, 2010 Application deadline is November 1, 2009. Application and info available at http://4-h.uwyo.edu/NationalEvents.asp
*Service Project Ideas*	This is the time of year when things are slowing down a little bit, which is a good time to think about service projects. There are a lot of different ideas out there. Here are a few; Jackson Hole Regional Horse Rescue (located in Thayne), Star Valley Therapeutic Activities and Riding, Animal Human Association, Project Linus, Search and Rescue, Hero Back Packs, Food Banks, etc. If your club wants more information or need some help with ideas please call either Extension Office.
*Animal Eligibility for State Fair*	For animals to be eligible to show at State Fair, they must be shown at County Fair and deemed worthy to go to State by the 4-H and/or FFA staff.

New State 4-H Club Changes

All 4-H clubs must be comprised of at least five members from two different families.

All 4-H clubs are required to complete a secretary's book each year and submit to the Extension Office a copy of all meeting minutes that include financial notations concerning money spent

If any clubs are doing fundraisers or have cash flow, they are required to submit a treasurer’s book to account for how the money was spent.
A yearly inventory list will need to be submitted to the Extension Office by each club leader.
All 4-H Clubs that have a checking or savings account must contact the Extension Office to get an EIN number.
All 4-H Clubs must submit a 4-H Club Charter form to the Extension Office each year (Starting October 1 through November). New Clubs will submit the Charter form as they are organized. The form will be included in the folder each leader is given yearly.
All 4-H Clubs will have a yearly evaluation. This evaluation is to help the clubs function properly which help 4-H members gain the full potential of the program.
All 4-H members must complete the State 4-H Record Book Portfolio that is available online.

If you have any questions about these changes, please contact Shar Perry at the Afton Extension Office, 885-3132 or Jesica Lozier at the Kemmerer Extension Office, 828-4092.

Project Meeting Requirement

Lincoln County Requirement: All members must attend five (5) meetings during the year.

Members should attend at least two (2) meetings in each of their project areas. This is to help promote the education in each project. The rest may come from community club meeting attendance.

University of Wyoming Lincoln County Cooperative Extension 4-H Program

University of Wyoming
Lincoln County
Cooperative Extension 4-H Program