JEFFERSON PARISH
4-H CONNECTION
October 2014
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Calendar of Events
2
Commodity Cookery
Contest
2
Challenge Camp
2
Junior Leader Clubs
3
News from Our Clubs
3
Project Christmas &
Food Bank Support
3
Service Learning and
4-H activities & Projects
4
GET TRAINED!!! OFFICERS TRAINING
MEETING
4-H Officer/Leader Training will be held at Belle Chasse Primary School in Belle Chasse. All newly elected 4-H club officers are encouraged to participate.
4-H Volunteer Leaders are also encouraged to attend the special sessions designed for you.
Participants will receive specific instructions on how to perform officer responsibilities and learn
ideas to help make your club the BEST that it can be. Club Officers will also participate in special leadership activities with members from surrounding parishes.
Transportation and lunch, will be provided. Contact your 4-H Leader for more information.
Together we can
“Make the Best Better!
4-H Summer Camp Theme
What’s a good theme for 4-H
Summer Camp? Send us
your most creative ideas for a
slogan -- in 7 words or less.
Illustrations must accompany
the phrase and will be part of
the contest.
The contest is open to all 4-H
Club members. The winning
slogan will be one that is brief
and “catchy”, capturing the
spirit of 4-H Camp Grant
Walker. The slogan will be
used on all publicity for camp
and on the camp T-shirt.
Winner will receive a monetary award.
Emailed:
[email protected]
Think fast – the deadline is
October 31st.
Submissions must be sent or
brought to the Jefferson Parish
4-H Office at the following
address:
4-H Agents
4-H Camp Slogan Contest
1221 Elmwood Park Blvd.
Suite 300
Jefferson, LA 70123
Submissions are due by
4:00 p.m. Friday, October 31
Be sure to include the following information:
Full name and age of
person submitting the
slogan
Name of Parish (Jefferson)
and 4-H Club
Complete mailing address
Telephone number
Don’t forget to include your
illustration!
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4-H CHALLENGE CAMP
Who: Challenge Camp for 7th-8th graders
When: November 11-13 2014
Where: Tickfaw State Park
What: Work as a Team to Overcome Challenges
Price: $45.00
Includes: Transportation, Meals, Lodging, TShirt
October
17 4-H T-Shirt orders and
payment DUE in 4-H Office
17 4-H enrollment cards and
assessment fees DUE in
4-H Office
17 Officer/Leader Training
registration DUE
5-11 National 4-H Week
Club news articles DUE for
November newsletter
25 4-H Officer/Leader
Training
31 Camp Theme Contest
entries DUE
November
Club level 4-H Commodity
Cookery Contests begin
Project Christmas
11-13 Challenge Camp (7th
grade)
TBA Foundation Board
Meeting
27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday
4-H Office Closed
On November 4-6 the 4-H Southeast Region will conduct the annual Challenge Camp Overnight Experience for 7th Grade 4-H members at Tickfaw
State Park in Springfield, LA. Jefferson Parish can take up to eight of its 4-H
members this year. Challenge Camp offers opportunities in working together in groups, decision making, improving self esteem, participating in wet-
4-H Commodity Cookery Contests
Calling all 4-H Chefs!
It’s time for the Jefferson
Parish 4-H Commodity Cookery Contest. Divisions
include:
Egg Cookery
Seafood Cookery
Ground Beef Cookery
Poultry Cookery
Sugar Cookery
The first contest will be
held within your 4-H
Club. Your club leader
will announce the contest date and time.
Blue Award winners
from the club contests
and Mail-Box Member
will be eligible to participate in the Parish Commodity Cookery Contest
in early 2014.
This is a great time to
try your hand at cooking! You will also learn
about nutrition and safe
food handling. There is
an Ambassador (Public
Speaking) component
at the parish level.
LA Connections Camp
(Citizenship Camp)
Who: 7th-9th grades
When: December 12-14, 2014
Where: Camp Grant Walker
Registration due: November 14, 2014
Fees: $75 per camper, $25 per adult
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J O I N !! !
The Jefferson Parish 4-H
Program is announcing the
Junior 4-H club with leadership, community service, and
fun in mind!
Club members plan and conduct service learning projects
and community service activities. They also participate in
fun group and teambuilding
activities.
Junior Leaders assist with
JUNIOR LEADERCLUB
programs, such as the Parish
4-H Commodity Cookery Contest and the Kids’ Discovery
Tent at the Spring Garden
Show.
Interested youth in grades
6—12 are encouraged to become members of one of the
Jefferson Parish 4-H Junior
Leader Clubs. Junior Leader
Clubs will be held at the
Rosedale library. Next meeting
in November; date TBA.
Patrick Taylor Academy
4-H is off to a great start at Patrick F. Taylor
Science and Technology Academy. We elected our new officers for the year at our
monthly meetings: President Olivia Sonnier,
Vice-President Veronica Suazo, Secretary
Hannah Withrow, Reporter Kamryn Roane,
and Treasurer Julian Simmons. Our first
service project of the year, will be to host a
food drive for needy families.
From: Kamryn Roane!!!
4-H Colors
Share your club activities, ideas, and
successes! Give a copy of your report to one
of the 4-H Agents or mail it to:
4-H Newsletter
1221 Elmwood Park Blvd.
Suite 300
Jefferson, LA 70123
Or e-mail to:
[email protected]
Articles due by October 24
The 4-H colors are green
and white.
Green is emblematic of
springtime, life, and youth.
White symbolizes high
ideals.
PROJECT CHRISTMAS
Attention 4-H Members! Our next parish-wide community service event
will be "Project Christmas. "
Throughout the entire month of November, we are asking 4-Hers to collect new toys for our annual toy drive. Toys should be new, unwrapped, and target youth ages 9 and older. Gift cards (Wal-Mart,
Dollar Tree, Target, etc.) in $5, $10, and $20 amounts are always welcome!
These items will be distributed to needy youth in the area. All items
are needed no later than December 6. Call the 4-H Office at 7366519 to arrange for pick up or drop off of toys.
Thanksgiving Food Bank Support!!!
During the months of October, November, and December, Jefferson Parish 4-H members will be giving our local food bank. We are
collecting non-perishable food items in boxes, bags, and pouches (examples include rice, pasta, fruit cups, juice, dinner mixes). Due to transportation and storage, we will only be able to accept food items which are in boxes, bags, and pouches—no
canned goods can be accepted at this time! Thanks for helping those less fortunate in our community!
Jefferson Parish
4-H Clubs
1221 Elmwood Park Blvd.
Suite 300
Jefferson, LA 70123
Phone: 504-736-6519
Fax: 504-736-6527
Jefferson 4-H Service Learning
Once again this school year, we will be conducting a parish-wide community service learning
project with the themes:
* HELPING THE HOMELESS
* BULLY PREVENTION OUR STATEWIDE FOCUS
* GO GREEN/RECYCLE
4-H members will be able to participate in projects, contents , and activities
and make a difference in our schools, neighborhoods, and communities.
Some projects include:
-Prepare hygiene kits for the homeless such as toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss etc.
-Prepare food kits for the homeless such as package boxes, bags, pouches, NO CANS.
-Prepare warm clothing kits for the homeless such as gloves, blankets, scars, sweaters.
4-H Shooting Sports
Enrollment Meeting:
Where: 2068 Camille
Ct., Lafitte
Date: October 15
Time: 6:3—8:00p.m.
RSVP: Ellie Melancon
[email protected]
504-782-3143
4-H Club activities and projects!!!
Kenner Discovery School 4th Graders,
Learn how to grow corn, the nutritional
value ,and how to cook it in the microwave by Leader Debbie Gissel.
Leo Kerner School, 5th Graders
create thank you cards to our
military troops by leader Kristin
Boutte.
Jefferson
Parish 4-H Team
Chantel J. Williams
Extension Agent
[email protected]
Julie Boyd
Extension Agent
[email protected]
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For the latest Jefferson Parish 4-H information, visit
our website at:
www.lsuagcenter.com/Jefferson