OCTOBER

• October 4-15: 4-H Paper Clover Campaign @ Danville Tractor Supply Co.
• October 13-15: 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Training @ 4-H Memorial Camp
• October 18: Vermilion Co. 4-H Federation Meeting @ Vermilion Co Extension Office, 6:30 p.m.
• October 22: 4-H Horse Workshop @ Champaign Co. Extension Office, 12-2:30 p.m.
• October 29: Champaign Co. 4-H Achievement Celebration @ Champaign-Urbana Elks Lodge, 3 p.m.
• October 31: Deadline to Submit Photo for Illinois 4-H Foundation Photo Contest

NOVEMBER

• November 2: 4-H Volunteer e-Forum @ Champaign & Vermilion Co. Extension Offices, 6-7:30 p.m. (Dinner at 5:30 p.m.)
• November 3: Danville Area Community College Family Science Night @ DACC- Mary Miller Gym, 5:30-8 p.m.
• November 4: Champaign County 4-H Mixed Clovers Sew-a-thon @ Champaign County Extension Auditorium, 9 a.m.-Noon & 1-3:30 p.m.
• November 16: Vermilion Co. 4-H Livestock Committee Meeting @ Vermilion Co. Extension Office, 7 p.m.

DECEMBER

• December 7: 4-H Volunteer e-Forum @ Champaign & Vermilion Co. Extension Offices, 6-7:30 p.m. (Dinner at 5:30 p.m.)

JANUARY

• January 12: Vermilion Co. 4-H Member Re-enrollment & Beef Project Enrollment Deadline

Thank you to all of the 4-H families that attended the Vermilion County 4-H Fair Review Meeting. We appreciate your feedback! In order to make the suggestions a reality we will be involving more volunteers leading up to the fair and during fair week. Please be on the lookout for opportunities to assist in the months ahead.

What a great National 4-H Week! We hope that many 4-H members were able to participate in an activity to celebrate being part of the 4-H program. Thanks to all of the clubs that promoted 4-H by participating in the 4-H Club Window Display Contest: Champaign Shamrocks 4-H Club, Fantastic 4-H’ers of Fisher, Sadorus 4-H All-Starts, Snider-Kickapoo, Inc. 4-H Club, Stoney Creek Ramblers 4-H Club, and 5Hs 4-H Horse & Pony Club. All clubs will receive $20.00 for participating and the winners will $50.00 or $50.00 to 4-H Mall.

Champaign County 4-H Winning Display: Fantastic 4-H’ers of Fisher

Vermilion County 4-H Winning Display: 5Hs 4-H Horse & Pony Club

If you haven’t looked at the photos of the displays they can be found on Facebook.

Champaign County 4-H Facebook Page

University of Illinois Extension-Vermilion County Unit Facebook Page  

Each spring and fall, Tractor Supply raises money for 4-H programs with the Paper Clover Campaign, a national in-store fundraiser that benefits 4-H programming. The 2017 Fall Paper Clover Campaign is going on now, October 4-15.

In-store participation is key to a successful campaign! All 4-H clubs are encouraged to contact our local TSC Store in Danville to setup a time to assist customers with store purchases or have a booth to promote your 4-H club. This would be a great time to recruit new members!

If your club is interested in having an event at TSC, contact Ryce at the Danville TSC to discuss options and to make sure they have space to accommodate your club at 217.431.5756.

Vermilion County 4-H Federation will be having their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, October 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Office. All high school age 4-H members are welcome to attend. Questions? Contact Kristin at knblock2@illinois.edu or call 217.442.8615.

It’s time to enroll in 4-H for the 2017-2018 4-H year! 4-H members that are re-enrolling should not create a new profile in 4-H Online. Re-enrolling families will just update their current information. If you cannot remember your e-mail address, please contact your local Extension Office so they can provide you with this information. If you need to reset your password, you can do so by typing in your e-mail address on the Illinois 4-H Online login page and clicking that you forgot your password.

Please note re-enrolling members will still be enrolled in the same projects from the previous year. Select any new projects, and remove any that he/she will not continue.  Removing a project will not remove it from historical information. Members re-enrolling in livestock should remove all of their livestock projects and re-enroll due to changes in the system. Make sure to request project books if you need them.

Visit https://il.4honline.com to enroll today!

The October horse workshop will focus on feeding and nutrition:

WHEN: Sunday, October 22 Noon-2:30 pm

WHAT: Potluck and interactive workshop covering feeds and feeding guidelines led by Kirk Dailey. Poisonous weeds identification led by Allison Heinz

WHO: Current and interested 4-H members with all levels of horse knowledge are welcome!

WHERE: Champaign County Extension Office, 801 N Country Fair Dr., Champaign

There is no charge for this event. Register by October 16. Click here to register!

Champaign County 4-H members, families, and volunteers register to attend the Achievement Celebration on October 29 at 3:00 p.m. The event will be at the Champaign-Urbana Elks Lodge. Click here to register.

The Illinois 4-H Foundation will feature a winter photo for their winter mailing, and they want the photo to be taken by an Illinois 4-H member! Here are the details… we will have cool prizes for the top entries.

• Submit high resolution photos to illinois4H@illinois.edu by October 31.
• File sizes must be at least 500k in size.
• Photos should be WINTER scenes, but not depict holiday scenes.
• Photos of people must include a signed photo release of the person in the picture.
• Winning photos become the property of the Illinois 4-H Foundation.

Families are invited to attend the Danville Area Community College Family Science night on November 3 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Mary Miller Gymnasium at DACC. There will be over 50 hands-on science experiments! This event is free and open to the public.

Vermilion County 4-H will be present with the National Youth Science Day Drone Discovery Experiment where youth can make foam drones. 4-H youth interested in helping with the booth can sign up for one or both shifts by using the following link: https://doodle.com/poll/bysuztwhydukqc74. Members will help attendees make the foam drone and talk to families about joining 4-H. We would like five members to assist with each shift. For more information click here or contact Kristin at knblock2@illinois.edu or call 217.442.8615.

The Champaign Mixed Clovers 4-H Club is inviting all 4-H clubs to a Community Service Sew-a-thon. The event will take place Saturday, November 4 in the Champaign County Extension Auditorium from 9:00 a.m.-Noon & 1:00-3:30 p.m. The items made at the sew-a-thon will go directly to children with cancer and neonatal isolates in the Champaign County Hospitals (bags, pillowcases, and blankets). 4-H’ers who can sew or not can assist with this community service project. 4-H’ers can come and go as their schedules allow to “Learn by Doing”.

Fabric donations are needed for some of the fleece blanket projects. Donated fleece can be dropped off at the Champaign County Extension Office before October 31. For more information, contact Club Leader, Linda Thiele at thieleli@hotmail.com or 217.714.1221.

The Vermilion County 4-H Livestock Committee will meet Thursday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Vermilion County Extension Office. 4-H members, parents, and volunteers are encouraged to attend. We will review the livestock shows so we can start finalizing details for next year.

The Illinois 4-H website has a place for you to share the story of your 4-H adventure. We want to hear from you! Club leaders, we know you’re proud of your club members, so please take two minutes to tell us about your club and include a photo! We will feature all the stories on the website during the year. The share your story option is on EVERY program page and EVERY event page. Click here to visit the Illinois 4-H website.

4-H volunteers are invited to the 2017 National 4-H Volunteer e-Forum! Join us and get energized as you network with volunteers, county-based staff, and state specialists from across the country! Leave with new ideas you can use to grow 4-H in your community. This training is applicable for adult volunteers and teen leaders alike.

Each session will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. and include dinner (5:30 p.m.) If you have any dietary restrictions, please contact your local Extension office to let us know. You do not have to attend all of the sessions; you can choose what sounds exciting to you or the dates that work best!

A minimum of five volunteers must register to host the live event at the office since there are hands-on activities that require participation. Pre-registration is required to ensure that staff has enough supplies and food for the event. We ask the all volunteers bring $5.00 to help offset the cost of dinner.

November 2, 2017 – 6:00-7:30 PM

“STEM”ming into Animal Science, Growing True Leaders

Gain resources to incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) leaders through traditional animal sciences project areas in communities. During this session, volunteers will gain ideas for planning and organizing fun, educational session for youth.

December 7, 2017 – 6:00-7:30 PM

Helping 4-H’ers Grow in Life & Work

In 4-H, youth can explore their future, develop life skills and expand their interests. Join us during this session to share ideas and see a variety of successful programs and receive resources to use immediately. Together, caring adults can help all young people make decisions and create their own positive future.

Click here to register!