DATES TO REMEMBER
December 12 – 4-H Rabbit Club Meeting 6:00pm at the Extension Office
18 – Annual 4-H Community Service Project “Turkey Boxes” 2:00pm at the Extension Office
22 – 25 – Extension Office Closed for Christmas Holidays
30 – Brown County Youth Fair Workday 8:00am at the Youth Fair Barns
BROWN COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION WORKDAYS
Workdays are:
November 18, 2023
December 30, 2023
January 20, 2024
January 27, 2024
Times will be 8am start until noon or when jobs have been completed.
To see more rules and dates go to browncountyfair.net youth fair link to see the updated rule book.
EXHIBITOR REQUIRED WORKDAYS-
Two weekends prior to the show and two weekends after the show exhibitors must participate in at least ONE of these 4 workdays. Participation is mandatory in one of these 4 days to receive premium checks from Brown County Youth Fair Premium Auction in addition to having required thank you notes to buyers. Appropriate attire is mandatory, which will be jeans (long pants) and closed toed shoes. In the event you were unable to participate in at least one of these workdays you must write a one-page essay as to why you were unable to attend and present it in person at the February board meeting to the entire board of directors for consideration.
BROWN COUNTY 4-H ANNUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE “TURKEY BOXES”
The Annual Community Service project is making 50 Turkey Boxes to be donated to the Family Service Center so that we can help families have Christmas dinner.
The boxes will be delivered to the Family Service Center on December 18th. If you are planning on participating, you need to be at the Extension Office at 2:00p.m. on December 18th. Please RSVP to the Extension Office by December 14th if you plan to attend. We will excuse 4-H members that want to participate who will still be in school.
PUREBRED GILT PAPERS
If you have entered purebred gilts at any major show in Texas, we MUST upload registration papers into the validation system. For your gilts to be eligible to show you will need to bring your papers by the Extension Office by December 15th. If you have any questions, please contact the Extension Office.
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR A DAY IN THE BROWN COUNTY SHOW RING
We are once again hosting A Day in the Brown County Show Ring at the 2024 Brown County Youth Fair. This show will showcase differently able students from across the county, and their 4-H/FFA member buddy, as they exhibit lambs.
The objective of A Day in the Brown County Ring is to give differently able youth an opportunity to participate in the Brown County Youth Fair. Exhibitors will be partnered up with a 4-H/FFA member who will help them present their lamb in the show ring. Each exhibitor will receive a T-shirt, lunch, rosette, and an amazing opportunity to show. The show will be after breeding sheep and does on Tuesday, January 9th. We have partnered with the Youth Fair and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance to help fund this event.
We are looking for youth volunteers to “buddy” up with exhibitors. Participants will be “showing” lambs so we will need volunteers to help supply the show lambs for that day. We want to keep the grade level of the volunteer’s 7th grade and up.
Each exhibitor will be partnered with 2 “buddies” (4-H/FFA members) that will assist with walking the lamb, on a halter, around the ring.
Tentative Schedule is as follows for Tuesday, January 9, 2024:
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Participants will arrive at the Youth Fair Barn at 10:00am (we will need volunteers there by 9:00am for orientation)
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Participants will eat lunch around 11:00am
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Show will tentatively start at 12:00pm
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Each participant will be awarded a rosette and a picture in front of the backdrop.
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If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Extension Office to request a Youth Volunteer Application. The deadline to sign up is December 14th. For more information contact Nick Gonzales at the Brown County Extension Office.
2023-2024 Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship
The Texas 4-H Youth Development Program and the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation is once again pleased to offer to our senior high school 4-H members and current college students the opportunity to apply for an Opportunity Scholarship through the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation. This year Texas 4-H members can apply for scholarships in three areas, baccalaureate, courageous heart, and technical. Former Texas 4-H members will be able to apply for scholarships through the collegiate scholarship program. Information can be received through the Brown County Extension Office or downloaded from the Texas 4-H Foundation website at: https://texas4hfoundation.org/types-of-scholarships/
2024 Texas 4-H Foundation Opportunity Scholarship Important Dates
November 1, 2023 – Application will be available online
November 30, 2023 – Submit your intent to County Office if you plan to apply
December 14, 2023 – Due for County Review
February 15, 2024, by 11:59 PM – Deadline to Apply
April 26 – April 27, 2024 – Interviews in College Station
May 2024 – Award Notifications
June 4 – 6, 2024 – Scholarship Banquets in College Station
14-H ENROLLMENT IS OPEN ON 4-H CONNECT!
The enrollment process for the 2023-2024 4-H year begins August 15, 2023. All 4-H families, new and returning, are encouraged to log in and enroll to become an official 4-H member.
As you begin your enrollment for the year, here are some tips in using 4-H CONNECT:
- If you already have a profile DO NOT create another one!
- If you lost your email and password, call the county office so we can reset, it for you.
- An active membership will not be granted until the $25.00 participation fee is paid on 4-H Connect!
- You cannot register or participate in an event until your profile is ACTIVE.
- When you are doing your re-enrollment for the 2023-2024 4-H Year please make sure you update your address, phone number, and e-mail address.
- For any youth who is joining 4-H in 2023-2024 for the first time as a 3rd/4th grader we ask for you NOT TO ENROLL until September 1st. September 1st is the actual first day of the new 4-H year and what is used to calculate grade/age. If a 2nd grader moving into 3rd grade enrolls before September 1st it will “tag” them as a Clover Kid, not charge an enrollment fee and lock them in as a Clover Kid for the year.
Don’t wait until the last minute to enroll because after October 31st the cost increases to $30!!
The Texas 4-H fee schedule is below:
$25.00 – Club Member Enrollment Discounted Fee: August 15 – October 31
$30.00 – Club Member Enrollment Regular Fee: November 1 to the completion of 4-H year
$10.00 – Clover Kid Enrollment Regular Fee
$10.00 – Adult Volunteer Application Fee
IF YOU NEED ASSITANCE ON ENROLLING PLEASE CONTACT THE EXTENSION OFFICE AT 325-646-0386 OR BY EMAILING MISTY FUQUA [email protected].