LENNOX & ADDINGTON 4 -H OCTOBER 2017 NEWSLETTER

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1 LENNOX & ADDINGTON 4 -H OCTOBER 2017 NEWSLETTER Board of Directors Name Phone Number Dave Goodfellow President David McNichols Vice President Kathy McNichols- Secretary Keith Coleman Janet Huff Katherine Burrows Nan Keyes Caitlyn McNichols Bridget Poole Remember, all volunteers, parents and senior members (15 and older) are welcome at the Association meetings. Next meeting is Tuesday November 7, 2017 at 7:00pm in the Newburgh Hall. Note that our meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month for the remainder of the year. Come out and share your ideas and suggestions. 4-H Pledge I pledge: My Head to clearer thinking, My Heart to greater loyalty, My Hands to larger service, My Health to better living, For my club, My community And my country.

2 October 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Association meeting 7:00 Newburgh Hall H Barn Napanee Goat club meeting Coleman s 6:30-8: Multi-county Goat show 9:30am Lansdowne fairgrounds H Barn Napanee Cloverbuds 10am-12pm McNichols 29 Petting Zoo Odessa Family Halloween Day Odessa November 15- Deadline to submit club secretary notes for the competition Sunday November 19 th - Newburgh Hall 1pm-3pm Achievement day for the Life-Style Clubs Sunday November 26 th - South Fredericksburgh Hall- Awards Celebration December 2, Small Animal Christmas party. More information to come. Goat, Sheep, Cavy, and Rabbit.

3 This year at awards night we are starting our 2018 sign up, if you are already excited for next year, here is your chance to beat the crowds. If you re ready for 2018 please be ready to sign up with all your information and $100 for the first member in your family, and $85 for each additional member. If you have a chance, head over to the 4-H Ontario web page, print and fill out a copy of the member participation agreement form. This will help save on time. We are excited to get a head start on things, and are hoping you are too. We have an exciting lineup of clubs for the coming year. ************************************************** 4-H Club to Club Provincial Exchange Lennox & Addington 4-H is hoping to participate in a Club to Club exchange with another 4-H Association in a different province in Participants must be between the ages of 12 and 17 as of July 2018 to participate, be willing to host a family, complete police checks, and help with fundraising. It is a long process so if you are interested please contact Bridget Poole as soon as possible at chrisandbridget@xplornet.ca Club News The is now underway. Leaders Sarah Schembri and Jane Davis will contact members with dates, times and location. will be starting this month with meetings at the Napanee. Members will be notified of meeting times and dates. ******************************************************************** REGION 3 JUDGE-IT DAY CLOVERBUD CORNER At our last meeting, we were invited to one of our member s farms to learn about goats. Thanks so much to the Gyde Family for hosting this meeting. We learned about different breeds of goats, what goats are used for (milk, meat and wool), we played a goat trivia game and did a judging exercise with different kinds of cheese. Our next meeting is Saturday October 28th at McNichols.

4 PLEASE JOIN US SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19 TH 1:00PM.NEWBURGH HALL FOR THE WOODWORKING, CROCHET, INTRODUCTION TO FARM ANIMALS, CULTURAL CUISINE, GREAT OUTDOORS, DRAMA, TRASH TO TREASURES, BIRD WATCHING AND CLOVERBUD CLUBS All members of these clubs are required to take part in this program. Family and friends are invited to attend. If you cannot attend, please contact your club leader.

5 SCARECROW FESTIVAL Thanks so much to all those who came out to help work at the BBQ, bake sale andlivestock show and to those who donated baking. It was a beautiful day and we did quite well with fundraising. 4-H In The Community We were at the Bath Sunday Market on September 10 th, the Township of Stone Mills 150 th Canada Celebration on September 16 th, the Napanee Scarecrow Festival on September 30 th at Market Square with a bbq, bake sale and petting zoo and Jersey Walk. The faces of 4-H are getting to be well known in our communities. In October we will be participating in the Family Hallowe en Day at Odessa on October 29 th. Bring the family and have a lot of fun! Upcoming Opportunities from 4-H Ontario: Check out opportunities on the 4-H website or in the Resource Book Note that our Association will reimburse ½ the registration cost of attending a 4-H Opportunity once the member has attended and comes to an Association meeting to relate their experience to us. Just one of the many things we use our fundraising dollars for! If you want to submit something for the newsletter, please send it to me by the 28 th of the month for the next month. kathymcnichols@gmail.com