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NYS Guernsey Calf Scholarship Award
Posted 3/1/2020

The Calf Scholarship Award Program is sponsored by the NYS Guernsey Breeders Association for the purpose of encouraging those who do not presently own Guernseys to become involved with the Guerensey Breed. A purebred Guernsey Calf will be awarded to the applicant who shows interest in the Guernsey breed and who has demonstrated the capabilities of developing the animal to its fullest potentiial. Applicant must be age 9-15 as of January 1st of application year. You do not have to belong to 4-H, FFA, or a breed club to participate.

The award will be presented to the winner at the New York State Guernsey Breeders' Annual Meeting in March or April.

                        To receive an application please contact Kyle at ky292@cornell.edu
                                                 Applications are due March 1st.
                                             No late applications will be accepted
What is Hippology
Posted 2/21/2020
Have an interest in Equine Science?
Want to learn more about the 4-H Horse Project?
Join Tamara Healy & Breanne Riehl for a fun filled evening discovering hippology.
In addition to the activities, pizza & beverages will also be provided.
Please note, youth do not need a horse to participate.
Friday, February 21st - 6pm
Mopntgomery County Annex - Room 111
Cost is $5 per yhouth. To attend please RSVP by Wednesday, February 19th.

 

Morrisville State College Tour
Posted 2/19/2020

 

All 4-H members (age 13 and over) and volunteers are invited to attend the 4-H Morrisville State College Tour on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. Attendees will be touring the agriculture and equine areas of the campus. Members are highly encouraged to think of questions to ask the professor/s and students who will be with us for the day!
Things to know:
Meet at the Montgomery County Annex in Fonda on February 19th at 10:00AM
 Travel to Morrisville State College - Carpooling - Approved Volunteer Drivers Needed
Lunch will be provided by the college at $6 per person
 RSVP to the 4-H Office by Thursday, February 13th

 

 

 

 

 

4-H Public Presentation Workshop
Posted 2/18/2020

 

   4-H Public Presentation Workshop
Tuesday, February 18th
 
6:00pm - Montgomery County Annex, Room 111
   If you have never participated in 4-H Public Presentations before, only given one presentation before or need a little help to find a topic and get started, then this workshop is for you!
   It’s never too early to start thinking about which topic you would enjoy talking about and what kind of    presentation that you would like to give at this year’s 4-H Public Presentation Night on March 20th.  This          informative and fun workshop is for both Cloverbud and regular 4-H members. The workshop will feature some tips about selecting a topic and creating a poster and/or visual aids.  Youth participants will also learn the parts of a presentation and how to organize his/her thoughts.  Each participant will gain some practice in speaking in front of others.
   There needs to be at least 5 youth registered for the workshop, or it will be cancelled.  To attend you must RSVP by Thursday, February 13th.  Call 518-853-2135 or e-mail ky292@cornell.edu to sign up. In case of
cancellation for any reason, only those who have registered will be notified.

 

 

 

4-H Mystery Chick Project
Posted 2/18/2020

 4-H youth with an interest in the poultry project and learning the life cycle of poultry are highly encouraged to participate in the 2020 4-H Mystery Chick Project!   

 Participating youth will have the option of completing the entire project through the growth of the hatched chicks or they may opt to only hatch the chicks and return them.

 See the attachment for more information.

So you want to sew?
Posted 2/5/2020

 

Wednesdays: February 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, March 4th & 11th
Room 111 - Montgomery County Annex - 6pm

Come join Marge DeBlock for a fun filled sewing series! This    series will give youth the ability to use sewing machines, hand sew and more. At the completion of the series, youth will have learned how to complete a beginner level item that they have sewn from beginning to completion.
If you are interested in attending please RSVP to the 4-H office by Thursday, January 30th

 


 

 

 

4-H International Night
Posted 1/24/2020

 

Friday, January 24th - 6pm
Shirley Luck Senior Center
109 E Main St, Johnstown, NY 12095

 

All 4-H Clubs & Individual 4-H members are encouraged to participate in this counties wide 4-H event. Each club or individual will register to exhibit a different country. An educational display  is required  and must include the flag of the       chosen country,  additional facts about the country/culture, native dish/dishes from that country to share and a short presentation of something culturally significant to that country (game, music, dance, craft, etc…)

 

Earn an Animal 4H Scholarship
Posted 12/18/2019

The Fulton-Montgomery 4-H Program and 4-H Herd & Flock Task Group are pleased to present the application for the 2020 4-H Earn-An-Animal Scholarship Program. Youth 8-18 are welcome to apply for one of the offered species scholarships. Completed applications and two letters of reference are due to the 4-H Office no later than 4:30pm on Tuesday, January 21st, 2020.
Please note: By applying, the youth is not guaranteed a species scholarship. It is a selection process based on meeting the scholarship requirements for the particular species.  The Earn-An-Animal committee will select the scholarship winners based on the completion of the application, letters of reference, completion of species requirements, completion of Earn-An-Animal record book, submission of materials on time to the 4-H office and the overall quality of the 4-H youths Earn-An-Animal Project.
If you have any questions regarding the program, please don’t hesitate to ask.

4-H Holiday Craaft Workshop
Posted 12/8/2019

 

 

 

4-H Holiday Craft Workshop
Sunday, December 8th
11am-3pm in Room 111 of the
Montgomery County Annex
Come join us for a fun time making holiday inspired crafts including ornaments and much more. Bring a holiday snack to share with your fellow 4-H’ers. Each participant will take home several homemade projects.
Please RSVP to the 4-H office by Monday, November 25th
Cost is $12 per person

 

2020 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl Tryouts
Posted 12/7/2019

 

                       Novice & Junior Teams Only
                         Saturday, December 7th
    5:00pm—Montgomery County Annex—Room 111
           RSVP to the 4-H Office by Thursday, December 5th              
                            Senior Team Only       
                     Friday, January 3rd, 2020   
  6:30pm-Montgomery County Annex—Room 111
            RSVP to the 4-H Office by Thursday, January 2nd, 2020

 


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4-H is the largest out of school youth organization in the United States with over 6 million youth members.

In the 2008-2009 program year, 7,523 young people ages 5-19 participated in 4-H programs in Fulton and Montgomery Counties with more than 200 volunteers contributing more than 42,000 hours in nurturing, caring relationships with youth.

4-H Happenings

A friendly reminder that the CCEFM office, including the 4-H office, is closed to the public on Fridays .The office is open Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

See event details on our web calendar.

December:

1 Re-enrollments Due!

11 4-H Holiday Workshop

14  4-H Officer Training

23-26 Christmas Office Closed

30 Office Closed

January:

2  Happy New Year's: Office Closed

 County Horse Bowl Tryouts

16 Martin Luther King Jr Day: Office Closed

17 4-H Volunteer Team Meeting

21 Dairy Judging & Quiz Bowl Meeting