“4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.”

ROCK COUNTY 4-H AWARD TRIP OPPORTUNITIES

You’re probably finishing your projects for the Rock County 4-H Fair, so award trips are noton your mind. But this is the time to be thinking about all of the opportunities that are outthere for you as a 4-H member. If you are in 5

-12

grade take a look at the exciting trips you can participate in through the Rock County 4-H awards process…

Discover Milwaukee - This is an exciting one day trip to Milwaukee for members in grades 5-6.Chicago Daze - Travel by train to Chicago, then use the CTA transportation system to explore this fascinating city.Members visit museums, famous landmarks and “window shop” the Magnificent Mile. This trip is for members in grades 6-7.Space Camp – Spend 4 days in April at Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Members in grades 6-8 from across Wis- consin spend a weekend at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center learning about the U.S. Space Program, ride the simu- lators and work as a team to complete a simulated Space Shuttle mission.Clover Adventure – This overnight challenge experience takes place at a local camp. Members in grades 7-8 meet with a series of challenges that tests their abilities and helps to teach leadership skills..WI 4-H & Youth Conference – This event is for youth from across the state in grades 8-10 and is held on the UW Madison Campus. This event gives 4-H members the opportunity to participate in educational and social activities, gain new ideas and meet new friends.Chicago Nights – This overnight experience to Chicago, held in the summer, is for . Participants meet in the spring to decide what sites to see, where to eat and what theatrical production to attend.Citizenship Washington Focus – “CWF” is a week-long experience at the National 4-H Center near Washington, D.C.for members in grades 10-12. Activities include tours, legislator visits and experiencing the governmental process with 4-H members from throughout the U.S.National Congress & National Conference – These 2 trips are for members in grades 10-12. Nat’l Congress is a 5- day trip to Atlanta Georgia, providing youth a quality educational and cross-cultural experience that exceeds what any state independently provides and Nat’l Conference (State Selection) is held at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, MD. Wisconsin selects 6 members to attend this trip that provides an opportunity for youth/adult partner- ships to make recommendations to expand and improve 4-H and encourage states to include both youth and adults in planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs.

Are you interested in wining the opportunity to attend on e of these exciting trips? Contactthe UW Extension Office at the courthouse for copies of the award form and procedures orcheck out our web site at

www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h.html

to download the informationand forms. There are lots of trips to be awarded, so don’t miss this GREAT opportunity!

News from Milton 4-H

The monthly 4-H meeting was held at NIS on May 10th.Entry forms were due. For our community service we dis-tributed poppies on behalf of the American Legion Auxil-iary at Dave's Ace Hardware, Mobil on Hwy 26, PigglyWiggly, and Kwik Trip on May 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. OnSaturday, May 22nd, we did yard work and planted flow-ers at Rotary Gardens. 4-Hers participated at the county4-H Music and Drama Festival on May 15th.Samantha Emery, Milton 4-H Reporter

Junior Council Meeting

The next 4-H Junior Council meeting will be held on Mon-day, August 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the Courthouse. Theagenda will include election of officers for the 2010-11.Many additional important items of business, including theannual budget, will also be handled. Plan to attend! Therewill not be a July meeting.

Junior Council Officer Candidates Needed!New Process for 2010-11 Elections

Have you enjoyed your job as a club officer? Do you likeworking with youth and adults? Would you like to helpshape the future direction of the Rock County 4-H pro-gram? If you are a 4-H member who has been a JuniorCouncil member for 1 year, please consider running for aJunior Council Office.

4-H Staff:Donna Duerst

4-H Youth Development Agent

Sue Fredrich

4-H Program Advisor

Linda Marshall

4-H Program Assistant

Sally Reisem

Americorps Vista

Carol Jaggi

4-H Support Staff

ROCK COUNTY UWEXWEBSITE:http://rock.uwex.edu/4h/index.htmlRock CountyUW Extension ServicePhone Number: 608-757-5690Fax Number: 608-757-5581

CloverpatchTable of Contents

Club Page………………………………....2Leadership……………………………...2-3Special Projects & Activities………...4-5Communication/Cultural Arts…….....5-6Home and Family……………………....6Animal Science………………………...6-7Environmental Science ……………….8Mechanical Science………………..…..8Fair Facts……………………………..9-11Calendar………………………………...12Fair Judging Information………...13-14Snip and Send…………………………15

Club PageLeadership

Each candidate for all offices must complete anOfficer Application Form that designates whichoffice or offices you are interested in. Nomina-tions will not be taken from the floor at the Jr.Council Meeting. Officer Applications are dueto the UWEX office or the 4-H Office (CraigCenter) at the fair grounds on Sunday, August 1(last day of the fair). Officer ApplicationForms will be available at the UWEX Office,the 4-H Office in the Craig Center at the RockCounty 4-H Fairgrounds and on line at http://rock.uwex.edu/4h/index.html.The following positions are available: Presi-dent-Elect (2 year term), Vice President, Sec-retary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian, Historian,4-H Ambassador Liaisons (2 positions available)and Fair Board Representatives (2 positionsavailable). Contact Sue at 757-5690 if youwould like more information or a position de-scription. Elections and installation of officerswill be held at the August 23

Junior Councilmeeting.

Jr. Council Historian Book

Briana Bader, Jr. Council Historian, is lookingfor help from any club leaders or members whohave photos of youth leaders in action leadingmeetings, working on projects or helping withcommunity service. She is in charge of devel-oping the annual Jr. Council Historian Book andwould like to create a club page for each club inthe county. Please contact her at 882-6954.

Senior Council Meeting

The next Senior Council meeting will be held onMonday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Court-house. There will be no meeting in July. Theagenda for the August meeting will include the2010-11 budget proposal and the election ofofficers for 2010-11. Anyone interested in run-ning for an office should sign up in the CraigCenter Office during the fair or contact theUWEX Office. Nominations will also be takenfrom the floor at the August 23 meeting.Please be sure your club is represented at thisimportant meeting!

Senior Council Executive BoardCandidates Needed

Are you interested in helping to determine thedirection of the Rock County 4-H program?Sign up as a candidate for Senior Council Ex-ecutive Board position for 2010-11! Sign up inthe Craig Center Office during the fair or callthe UWEX Office at 757-5690. Position de-scriptions are available for the positions up forelection in August: President, Treasurer, Par-liamentarian, State Adult Leaders Council andFair Board Representative. Don’t miss this op-portunity to play a key role in the Rock County4-H program!

4-H Leaders Council Budget Requestsfor 2010-11

The 4-H Leaders Council Budget Committee willbe meeting to develop the proposed budget for2010-11. Budget requests can be submitted byproject committees, activity committees orindividuals. All requests must be in writing andare due to the UWEX Office by August 2nd.Budget requests can also be e-mailed to Donnaat donna.duerst@ces.uwex.edu, Sue atsue.fredrich@ces.uwex.edu or Linda atlinda.marshall@ces.uwex.edu. E-mail requestsare also due by August 2nd.