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Dear 4-H Families,

Thank you for another great year in 4-H! As we look ahead to 2020, I hope that you will make use of this office and our many services. 4-H has a lot to offer our youth as well as our adult volunteers.

Remember, our monthly 4-H Family News-letter will go to a digital format in January! Download the Franklin County Extension App available for Androids and Apple App Store.

Don’t have access to the App? Let us know to send you paper copies by Decem-ber 15. Stop by, give me a call at 641-456-4811, or e-mail me at jackied@iastate.edu

Warm Wishes and Happy Holidays to all our 4-H Families,

Jackie Dohlman

Beef Weigh-In Saturday, Dec. 7, 9a.m.-noon, Ellsworth Comm. College

Equestrian Center, Iowa Falls. (snow date -Dec. 21)

New Member Night New 4-H members and parents are invited to learn more

about 4-H at New Member Night, Monday, January 13, 6:00

to 8:00 p.m. at Godfather’s Pizza, Hampton, IA. Members

will learn more about club business meetings, record book

keeping, 4-H projects, fair exhibits, and more through fun

hands-on activities led by our 4-H Youth Council. Parents

will learn about rules, regulations, and deadlines associated

with 4-H and exhibiting at the county and state fairs.

Supper will be provided, pre-registration not required but

appreciated. Call 641-456-4811 or jackied@iastate.edu by

noon January 13. Snow date: January 20.

Iowa 4-H Program Fee Assistance The Iowa 4-H Foundation provides funds for youth who

need financial assistance to pay the member fee for club

and individual participation in the Iowa 4-H Youth pro-

gram. These funds are intended to provide an opportunity

for youth who otherwise would be financially unable to reg-

ister as club or individual members in 4-H.

Apply for Iowa 4-H Program Fee Financial Assistance at this

website: https://www.iowa4hfoundation.org/en/

funding_for_4hers/iowa_4h_financial_assistance/

Franklin County News - December 2019

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/franklin/kidsteens.htm

Cancellations & Postponements

Cancellations and postponements of County 4-H activities due to inclement

weather will be broadcast on KLMJ 104.9 FM radio, Hampton.

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Club Officer Training

So you’ve just been elected club President, now what do you

do? Do you know how to take minutes? How do you sub-

mit a story to the newspaper about your club meeting?

All club officers are invited to learn the answers to these

questions and more, Saturday, January 18, from 9:30a.m.–

noon, at the 4-H Food Stand. Lunch included!!

We will have fun learning parliamentary procedure while

making a snack mix and putting a puzzle together as we

learn how to run a meeting!!

R.S.V.P by the Friday before at: 641-456-4811 or

jackied@iastate.edu . Snow date is January 25.

Youth Beef Conference 2020 Join us, Saturday, February 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at

the beautiful Ellsworth Community Col-

lege campus, Iowa Falls, for the North

Central Iowa Youth Beef Conference.

Youth will learn what’s involved with pro-

ducing and promoting top quality beef from start to finish,

and get their YQCA training.

You don’t have to be a beef project member to come join

the fun while learning more about raising and producing

beef. Cost is $10.00, includes lunch. For a registration form

contact jackied@iastate.edu or call 641-456-4811, or find

online : https://www.extension.iastate.edu/franklin/4h

Club Volunteer Training January 27 6:00 p.m., Godfather’s Pizza, Hampton

This is the annual required training for all 4-H volunteers.

Watch for more information. Snow date: January 28.

County 4-H Scholarship Attention all 12th grade Franklin County 4-H members! Be sure to apply for our County 4-H Scholarship.

Senior 4-H members will receive application information in the mail this month, or find at this website: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/franklin/4h

Applications are due February 1.

Christmas Cards for Local Donors

Need a community service project for your club?

We would like to send Christmas cards to the donors of the

Franklin County 4-H program. There are currently over 50

businesses, organizations and individuals that have made

contributions to our program throughout the year. Ask

members to make and bring homemade Christmas Cards to

your next meeting, or round up the supplies and have mem-

bers make cards at the meeting. Bring your cards in enve-

lopes to the Extension Office and we will send them for you!

Iowa 4-H Healthy Living Club Challenge!

“Healthy Living is one of 4-H’s program priority areas. This

year, a new challenge has been organized to engage 4-H

clubs across the state to incorporate Healthy Living practic-

es during their monthly club meetings. Each meeting, clubs

have 4 challenge topic areas that they can complete to earn

miles in the Race Across Iowa.

Offering water as the main beverage

Having fruits or vegetables as a snack option

Organizing structured physical activity

Integrating a mindful moment technique

From January 1 through the month of June, clubs will have 6

months to Race Across Iowa on our 1,400 mile route

through all 20 regions. Each of the challenge areas earns

them an amount of “miles”. Periodically, a Bonus Challenge

will be revealed for clubs to engage in to earn extra miles.

Check out the webpage for more details and resources to

help accomplish the varying challenge areas. Last year

Franklin County club Tri-L was one of the Top clubs in the

state accumulating the most miles, and was recognized at

the Iowa State Fair in August!”

To register your club go to: https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/healthy-living-club-

challenge

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Have You Re-Enrolled

On-Line?

How do you re-enroll on-line??

Go to this website: http://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/Enrollment/help.htm Web

links and help sheets are there to assist you through the

simple steps!

Attention! Senior 4-H Members 4-H Recognition Opportunities Abound!

Exciting opportunities are available for Senior 4-H members:

National 4-H Conference National 4-H Congress

State 4-H Council Iowa Youth Technology Team

State Project Awards

Opportunities require an application submitted electronical-

ly and an interview at a state event at Iowa State University

on Saturday, March 28, 2020. ALL applicants selected for an

interview may choose to attend the interview day on cam-

pus or be interviewed by video teleconference. All appli-

cants may attend as many interviews as they are awarded .

All applications and materials must be submitted via elec-

tronic submission in by Feb. 1:

1) Apply through 4hOnline

2) Applications are a fillable PDF

3) One, one-page resume per youth is the only supple-

mental material requested in addition to your application(s)

4) Iowa 4-H Reporters is a written-application-only process

(no in-person interview required).

For more information on recognition opportunities and

awards, please contact 4-H Recognition Day coordinator,

Bonnie Dalager, bdalager@iastate.edu, 515-294-3082.

Information can also be found at the Iowa State 4-H Recog-

nition site: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/

recognition-opportunities

4-H College Scholarships

The Iowa 4-H Foundation is pleased to announce the 2020

scholarship programs for Iowa 4-H’ers attending or planning

to attend college fall 2020. More than 90 scholarships are

available to Iowa 4-H’ers pursuing various fields of study at

an Iowa Regent university, Iowa private college, or Iowa

community college. Applications are available on-line and

are due before or on February 1, 2020

4-H Scholarship information, forms, and applications are

available on the 4-H public web page:

https://www.iowa4hfoundation.org/en/funding_for_4hers/

scholarships/

Winter Club Activities Is your club planning to go skiing, snowboarding, sledding,

ice skating or other winter recrea-

tion activity this winter? All win-

ter recreation activities involve

risks, and it is important for you

to have information about your

selected activity. The Permission

Agreement and Release and

Waiver of Liability must be ob-

tained from the Extension Office,

read carefully and signed by each

participant and the parent or le-

gal guardian (if the participant is

under age 18). These forms must be returned to the Exten-

sion Office before the planned activity.

Call the Franklin County Extension Office at 641-456-4811 or

e-mail jackied@iastate.edu

… and justice for all

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis

of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental

status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individ-

ual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a

complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,

Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call 800-795-3272 (voice) or 202-720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal oppor-

tunity provider and employer.

Jackie Dohlman Franklin County Extension County Youth Coordinator jackied@iastate.edu 641-456-4811 Franklin County Extension Facebook

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DATES TO REMEMBER December

1 4-H Member Re-Enrollments Due, @ $10.00 4-H Development Fee 1 Club Year Programs Due 1 Senior 4-H Youth Council, Godfather’s, 4:00 p.m. 7 4-H/FFA Market Beef Weigh-In, Ellsworth Comm. College Equestrian Center, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 15 Dog Project meeting, Geneva Elevator. 1:00 p.m. 21 Snow Date, Beef Weigh-in, Iowa Falls 24-25 Office Closed, Holiday January 1 Office Closed, Holiday 9, 16, 23, 30 Livestock Quiz Bowl Practices, 4-H Food Stand, 7:00-8:30 p.m. 12 Senior 4-H Youth Council, 4-H Food Stand, 3:00 p.m. 13 New 4-H Member Night, Godfather's Pizza, Hampton, 6:00 p.m. 18 4-H Club Officer Training, 4-H Food Stand, 9:30 a.m.- noon 27 Club Volunteer Training, Godfather’s Pizza, Hampton, 6:00 p.m. February 1 North Central Iowa Youth Beef Conference, Ellsworth Community College, Iowa Falls