4-H Dates to Remember

Please note: If you have a disability that requires special assistance for your participation in any 4-H activity, please contact Mrs. Lana two weeks ahead of the event.
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4-H Fundraiser

It’s that time of year again!! Grant Parish 4-H will be selling boxes of World’s Finest Chocolate as a fundraiser for the 2023-2024 school year.All profits go toward the Grant Parish 4-H Club to help pay for Summer Camp, Challenge Camp, LOST Camp, 4-H University, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematic (STEAM) activities, and other parish events and contest. If you are interested in selling World’s Finest Chocolate, please contact our office @ 318-627-3675 or email lcraig@agcenter.lsu.edu.Each box is $60, payable by check or cashier’s check to Grant Parish 4-H. Chocolate sales will begin Oct 10. The top selling 4-H members will be awarded cash prizes of:

1^st place - $100

2^nd place - $75

3^rd place - $50

Camp Catch Phrase Contest

Help Louisiana 4-H celebrate many years of camping at Camp Grant Walker! Send us your most creative idea for a theme in 5 words or less. Illustrations of your theme must accompany the phrase and will be a part of the contest. Contest is open to all Louisiana 4-H youth. The winning theme will be selected based on its ability to be “catchy” and captures the spirit of camping at Camp Grant Walker. The theme will be used on all publicity for camp, including the 2024 camp t-shirt. The winner will be awarded a monetary award! Think fast—the deadline is October 23, 2023. Submissions must also include the full name and age of person submitting the slogan, your parish and 4-H club, complete mailing address, and telephone number. Individuals may submit multiple entries.

Enrollment Reminders

All youth must complete online enrollment and pay club dues by the date set by their school to be a member of the Grant Parish 4-H Club.

A club member must be a bona fide 4-H member no less than 30 days prior to a parish, district, area, regional, state or national event to be eligible to participate. 4-H member participating in the Livestock program must be a bona fide 4-H member by possession date of the livestock species you are showing. https://v2.4honline.com/

7th-12th grade 4-H members, the deadline to join the JUNIOR LEADER CLUB is November 30, 2023.

Fashion Camp

The 4-H Fashion Board would like to invite you to come experience the "new" Fashion & Beyond On Tour. You will get a closer look at all aspects of the fashion world, from newspaper runways, color wheels, upcycling, fibers, to basic sewing fundamentals. You will engage in multiple sessions of activities planned by the fabulous fashion board. Items to bring:

1. Sack Lunch

2. Adult Medium sized t-shirt to cut up

Join us at one of our venues as we travel the state bringing fashion to your fingertips!

Online Registration opens Dec 1 and closes Jan 5; Open to 5^th-12^th graders, Cost $25 per person, adult volunteers welcome. Contact the 4-H Office with any questions. Adult volunteers will have to be registered in 4-H Online as a volunteer.

Jr. Leader Meeting

Next meeting will be Oct 9, @ 6:00pm @ B22 in the Conference Room

• Bring $10 dues if you have not already done so
• Election of officers. If you plan to run, have your speech ready. You will need to introduce yourself and tell what you are running for and why you would be the best choice.
• Sign-up for AgMagic. If you would like to volunteer, please decide if you had rather be a group leader or station leader
• Team building games and snacks following the meeting

Livestock

All exhibitors, new and returning, please email lcraig@agcenter.lsu.edu with your intent to show. Please include your name, grade, school, and what animal you plan to show.

Commercial Heifer, Beef Breeding, Steer, Dairy, Lamb, Market Goat, Breeding Goat, Poultry (meat or exhibition), and/or Rabbit (meat or exhibition).

National 4-H Week Display Contest

Celebrate National 4-H Week October 1-October 7!!! 4-H Clubs across America will be celebrating National 4-H week. This year’s theme is “4-H is a feeling” Join the festivities by planning special events within your club/school. Ideas include: cookies for the teachers, a 4-H display in the hall or bulletin board, wearing green/white tee shirts, sponsoring a poster contest, or passing out 4-Leaf clovers. We know you can think of many more ideas.

Pecan Poster Contest

Deadline for poster is Nov. 1, you can drop them off at the 4-H office or bring them to school for pick-up.

This contest will help participants learn more about how to grow pecans and the process they go through to reach our tables after harvesting. Participants are to create a visual form of marketing to convey thoughts and ideas about pecans.

We have three divisions, and they are as follows:

• 4th-6th grades
• Get ideas from magazines, nutrition bulletins and publications.

• 7th-8th grades

• 9th-12th grades

Official Contest Rules:

• Posters must be on a regular size poster board of any color. They must be done by individuals. No team posters will be accepted.

• Posters should tell a story about pecans, promoting pecans, and/or pecan products, or the process pecans go through from growing to the table
• Be sure to place your name, school, grade, and address on the back of the poster in the upper right-hand corner.
• Do not attach any written reports or sheets of paper as part of your poster.

Tips when making your poster:

• Use large lettering which can be easily read.

• Use one simple theme or idea.

Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Trick-or-Treat!!! You are invited to participate in the Decorated Pumpkin Contest on October 24, 2023.Bring your pumpkin fully decorated to B22Fit, Auditorium. Event begins at 5:00pm, judging begins at 5:30pm. We will play games while the pumpkins are being judged. Pumpkins may be any size, foam or real and can be decorated in any age-appropriate theme.Look online for some great ideas!

There will be 2 divisions:

• 4^th-6^th grade categories: Cutest Pumpkin, Most Creative Pumpkin, and Best 4-H Theme.
• 7^th-12^th grade categories: Cutest Pumpkin, Most Creative Pumpkin, and Best 4-H Theme

Take your pumpkin home with you once the judging is complete and prizes are awarded. Please call the office to register your pumpkin at 627-3675, email lcraig@agcenter.lsu.edu, or request the QR code.

Record Book Selection

If you are planning to participate in the Record Book Portfolio Contest for the 2023-2024 club year, please come by the 4-H office or e-mail lcraig@agcenter.lsu.edu.Go to www.shop4-h.org/pages/curriculum to see the complete project book selection. All 4-H members in grade 4-12 may receive ONE project book with their membership. Club members may select any project book they desire with the exception of 4th and 5th grade members. All 4th grade members will receive Discovering the World of 4-H and all 5th grade members will receive Exploring the World of 4-H project books. 4-H members can only request 1 project book but can enroll in more than 1 project area. Come by the office, to pick up your project book for the contest!

Record Book winners will win a spot on the Junior Winner Trip!

Shooting Sports

You must be enrolled in 4-H Online with your school, parish, and state dues paid, before you will be allowed to practice for shooting sports. The coaches have the list of participants and will be contacting you with practice dates and times. For gear information, visit www.lsuagcenter.com/grant. Adult volunteer coaches are needed. If interested in the required trainings, contact our office at 318-627-3675 or lcraig@agcenter.lsu.edu for more information

Shooting Sports Camp

The Shooting Camp will be held December 8-10, 2023 in Pollock at Grant Walker Educational Facility. The camp is open to 4-H Youth ages 9-13 years old. Participants will choose one of the following: Archery, Shotgun, .22 Rifle or Air Rifle/Air Pistol/BB (Combined). Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend but it is not mandatory. The cost will be $120 per youth/per adult which will cover registration, lodging, meals and t-shirt. All youth will be required to bring their own bow/firearm and arrows/ammo. Deadline to register is November 20.

Please follow the instructions below to register for the camp (Youth and Adults must be currently enrolled in 4-H Online to register for camp – Contact our office if you are not, lcraig@lsuagcenter.com or call 318-627-3675):

• REGISTRATION
• Log in
• Click “Events”
• Click on “Register for a New Event”
• Click on “2023 Shooting Sports Camp”

Note: LSU AgCenter policy requires all adults attending an overnight event with youth have to complete our overnight chaperone training and screening process (instructions included in registration).Contact David Boldt or your local agent with any questions.

Mail check/money order (made out to “LSU AgCenter”) or pay online by November 20 to:

David Boldt

4-H Youth Development

169 Knapp Hall

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

More information will be sent after registration deadline.

Statewide Service Learning Project

The State 4-H Service Project for 2023-2024 is “Hunger and Poverty”. Our Parish will conduct a service-learning project to help people in our community. Each school club will work on a project to help combat hunger and poverty in our parish.