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October
Sweet Potato & Pecan Fundraiser
3-9– National 4-H Week
5- Home & Style Meeting- 6pm-Dutchtown Baptist Church
6-17– Paper Clover Fundraiser- Tractor Supply Co.
12- Wiggles & Wags Meeting- 6pm- First United Methodist Church
20- Decorated Pumpkin Contest and Pet Show- 6pm- Lamar Dixon Barn 7/8
21- Home & Style Meeting-6pm- TBA
25- Egg Cookery Contest
25- Jr. Leader Ag Olympics- 6pm
26- Sweet Potato & Pecan Orders Deadline
27- Virtual Clover Update
November
1- Camp Grant Walker Educational Olympics Registration Deadline
7- Livestock Family Day
9- Wiggle & Wags Meeting- 6pm- Office
16 & 17- Fundraiser Pick-Ups- Office
18- Home & Style Meeting- 6pm- TBA
29- State Fashion Camp Reg. Deadline
This has been a very trying time for everyone. This year’s 4-H theme is 4-H Builds. We will be working on Re-building our enrollment, building true leaders, building future citizens, and building impacts within our community! We hope to offer as many opportunities to all 4-H members as we normally do! Those opportunities may look slightly different at times, but they will be safe, educational, and fun! Whether virtual or in-person, we will work on building up our youth by using their Heads, Hands, and Hearts to “Make the Best, Better!”
4-H is getting kicked off this month! School club leaders are going to be disseminating 4-H information to interested members at school. We have moved to a NEW Online Enrollment System! If your school has not already given out 4-H information, contact the 4-H office to find out who is the club leader at your school and if your school has a 4-H program! Read on to find out how to sign up. If your school doesn’t have a school club, you can join 4-H as a Member at Large. We hope to offer a virtual parish monthly meeting for members who can’t attend a school club meeting to be able to log in and participate in a monthly meeting with Mrs. Camille and Mrs. Stephanie. Fill out your online enrollment TODAY to begin your 4-H adventure! More information on Ascension 4-H can be found at lsuagcenter.com/ascension4h
Visit www.lsuagcenter.com/ascension4h to check out our website to stay up-to-date! We will continue to post updates, contest rules and information, event registrations, and more on the website as the year progresses!
Scan the code or visit v2.4honline.com to join 4-H TODAY! Through this online system, you can create a family and/or member profile, track awards, register for events, and much more! Your member profile will help track your 4-H experiences from year to year!
A few notes when registering…
If joining through a school: Please select your school club first, then add any project clubs you are planning to join.
If joining as a member-at-large, please, select member at large, then select any project clubs you are planning to join.
We are very fortunate to be housed at Lamar Dixon where we normally host all of our parish events and activities. Due to Hurricane Ida, Lamar Dixon has been jam-packed with relief efforts. In Addition, there is ongoing construction on the gym next door. Please be patient if you need to come by our office. You may have to drive around to find your way in. All of our events for September and early October are being moved to alternate locations as to not have a lapse in programming efforts. Please be sure to double-check your meeting locations when attending an event and don’t forget to double-check check our social media for any last-minute location changes.
We realize some schools may not be able to offer monthly 4-H meetings due to COVID guidelines and restrictions. We will begin offering a monthly virtual Clover Update. October’s update will take place at 6 p.m. on the 27th. This will be an opportunity for 4-H members to tune in to a monthly 4-H meeting with the 4-H agents, Mrs. Camille and Mrs. Stephanie, to get updates, talk about upcoming Ascension 4-H opportunities, and participate in the monthly 4-H Science Lab activity that will be presented at school club 4-H meetings. For September, there are no supplies needed to attend. You can access the virtual Clover Update through the info below or the link posted on lsuagcenter.com/ascension4h. Read further for next month’s educational activity & supplies to be prepared for October’s Clover Update.
Join on your computer or mobile app: Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only): +1 225-614-2374, 48638808#
This year the Agents will be presenting 4-H Science Lab lessons as the club meeting educational focus. In order for those virtual students who may not be able to attend their school club meetings and members at large to be able to participate in these monthly lessons, we will include the supplies and information about the activity in the newsletter for 4-H members to be able to participate at home. Each month, the Agents will conduct a monthly virtual update for you to attend. We will conduct the lesson during this virtual meeting. You will have the opportunity to watch the demonstration, then complete the activity at home!
Supplies Needed: tissue, balloons, scissors, tape
Supplies Needed: Bowl filled ¾ of the way with water, an orange
Fall Paper Clover in all Tractor Supply Co stores & online with a purchase from 10/7/2020 - 10/18/2020. 4-H members are unable to assist in stores this year due to COVID, but please don’t forget to donate at checkout! Money raised from paper clover sales goes directly to our program to assist with camp scholarships and programming.
National 4-H Week will take place October 3-9. Join in the fun by helping to spread 4-H awareness and encouraging your friends to join! The Theme for Louisiana 4-H is 4-H Builds. 4-H builds communities and neighbors, builds friendships, builds good citizens, and builds true leaders! We challenge each 4-H member to build up their community by participating in 1-2 hours of service during 4-H week. Please share service stories with us- email a brief description and pictures to cbrady@agcenter.lsu.edu. Check social media for daily trivia, videos, stories, and challenges throughout the week. The daily themes will be:
Monday- Role Model Monday
Tuesday- True Leader Tuesday
Wednesday- Wellness Wednesday
Thursday- On Target Thursday
Friday- Future Friday
Saturday- Service Saturday
Our Ascension Shooting Sports program is excited to get kicked off for the upcoming 2021-2022 Season! Our New Member Informational meeting has passed and registration is ending October 11. Set up an appointment with Mrs. Stephanie for more information.
The Home & Style Club will include cooking and sewing this year! Each month a cooking project will be completed in coordination with the cookery contests. The club is open to all Ascension 4-H’ers, meets monthly in-person (subject to change), and it’s $10.00 to join to help pay for supplies used for project materials. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, October 21, 6pm at Lamar Dixon Vendor Rooms
Scan the code to register for the Home & Style project club or visit https://rebrand.ly/ap4hH-S.
Wiggles & Wags is a project club that focuses on everything DOG! It helps members learn more about caring for, training, and working with their beloved canines all while doing service and growing in leadership. The Wiggles & Wags project club is open to all Ascension 4-H members and meets in-person monthly (subject to change based on COVID restrictions). It’s $10.00 to join for the year. The first meeting will be at 6pm, October 12 at First United Methodist Church in Gonzales.
Scan the code to register for Wiggles & Wags or visit https://rebrand.ly/ap4hW-W.
The Ascension 4-H Jr. Leader Project Club is open to all 7th-12th grade Ascension 4-H members. Jr. Leader’s focus on leadership, citizenship, and teamwork. The 2021-22 Jr. Leader educational focus will be Life Skills. Each month we will explore different life skills to become more ready to enter the real world. In addition, the service-learning theme will be Mental Health. Each month we will focus on an activity to help develop coping skills, deal with stressors of everyday life, and to help spread kindness to others who may have very stressful jobs or lives! The cost to join the Jr. Leader Club is $10.00. Join us on October 25th for Ag Olympics! Come dressed for outdoor competitions! Bring a friend! Please sign up for Jr. Leaders at https://rebrand.ly/ap4hJL
It is the intention of the LSU AgCenter to conduct livestock shows as originally planned but given the health concerns with COVID-19 there is no guarantee that the LSU AgCenter Livestock Shows will occur as advertised. With that in mind, all livestock show participants and families should note that purchase and/or validation of animals is at their own risk and financial investment. If you are planning to participate in the LSU AgCenter Livestock Shows and have not contacted the Ascension Parish Office to let them know your intentions of showing, please do so ASAP as important forms and information will be sent out to livestock exhibitors very soon.
Important Livestock Dates:
October 15th- Deadline to contact the office to express intent to show
November 7th- Livestock Family Day & Mandatory Info Meeting
November 8th- Possession deadline and market/commercial validations due for beef, dairy, sheep, exhibition poultry & goat
November 15th- Mini Beef possession deadline
December 3rd- Possession Deadline and market/commercial validations due for swine
December 3rd- Entry Forms and Fees due for rabbits, poultry, sheep, swine, goats, beef, & dairy
Enrolled Ascension 4-H members are eligible to participate in the 4-H BINGO contest! The first 10 students to receive BINGO by December 17 will receive a prize and the first 5 who receive blackout by April 25 will also receive a prize. Cards will be handed out at club meetings, can be picked up at our office, or will be available for download in the “contest” section of our website. Full rules can also be found on our website. Good Luck!
Although last year we had to make some major changes to our cookery contest, this year we are excited to return to a more traditional style while keeping some of the new components!! For each of your monthly contest entries, you will need to take pictures before (ingredients), during (action shots), and after (finished product) you have completed your dish. You will need to submit your recipe and a short summary about your experience of cooking the dish. All of these can be emailed to Mrs. Stephanie. Then you will need to drop off a portion of your completed dish on October 25 from 8 am to 5:30pm. From there, your entries will be judged by our volunteers. This month’s contest will be the egg cookery. More detailed guidelines and explanations will be available soon on our website at lsuagcenter.com/ascension4-H!
7th & 8th grade 4-H’ers here is a great opportunity for you to advance your leadership and team-building skills in a fun and safe environment. This year’s Challenge Camp will be a full one-day event tentatively New Orleans City Park on Saturday, December 4th. Lunch will be provided. Transportation will depend on COVID guidelines. At Challenge Camp, we will be participating in a high ropes course, canoeing/kayaking, outdoor skills activities, and we will also be conducting a service project for the National Day of Service! So, join us in New Orleans for a day camp geared around enhancing YOU and putting our hands to larger service! Registration is limited and closes on November 1st. If we have more campers registered, priority will be given to 7th graders with random selection to fill the camper spots. Please call the office, 225-621-5799, to register.
Just in time for the Holidays, we are having our Annual Ascension 4-H Sweet Potato & Peeled Pecan halves fundraiser. These Louisiana freshly, grown products will be available for preorder now through October 26th. Orders can be placed online or turned into your club leader. The ordered sweet potatoes and pecans will be available for pick up at the 4-H Office on Nov. 16th & 17th. Orders can be picked up between 8:30 am and 5 pm. Orders not picked up after the 17th will be resold! This fundraiser benefits the Ascension 4-H Foundation and provides money for educational programs, awards, workshops, scholarships, and events. If you have any questions or need to make special arrangements for pickups, please call the 4-H Extension Office!
Volunteers are the heart of the Ascension Parish 4-H program. There are many roles and positions the provide important functions to help make 4-H programming successful. All volunteers must be registered and trained by the parish office. Individuals can volunteer to serve project leaders, provide transportation to 4-H events, assist with the parish or school 4-H programs, and more. If you are interested in volunteering with us, please call the 4-H office. As a volunteer, you are supported by the insurance carried by LSU AgCenter for AgCenter events. You can enroll as a volunteer through the 4-H online system mentioned previously in the newsletter.
Louisiana 4-H Volunteer Leader Webinar
Every third Thursday of the month at 6:00pm CST via Microsoft Teams
September Topic: Tips & Innovative Tools to Engage Youth
Sept 16 at 6:00pm CST
Register at http://bit.ly/VolWeb2
Stay connected with Ascension 4-H by joining the Ascension 4-H Remind by Texting “@ascp4h” to 81010 or join online at https://www.remind.com/join/ascp4h. Last year’s participants have been archived, so please be sure to sign up!
Come have a spookatacular time at the Ascension 4-H Pet Show & Pumpkin Contest on Wednesday, October 20, 6pm, Lamar Dixon Barns 7 & 8. To participate in the pet show, pets must be up to date on vaccinations, in a cage, or restrained! The cost is $2.00 to participate in the pet show. Only one pet per 4-Her. There will be a costume contest, tricks for treats, and many other categories for your pets to be judged! You can bring and enter your decorated pumpkins in the following categories for judging: Carved, Scariest, Funniest, Prettiest, or Any Other! 4-Her Costumes are welcomed!
