April 2021

Fort Bend County 4-H Working To Make The Best Better!

Angela Romans

County Extension Agent

4-H County Coordinator

Damion Turner

County Extension Agent

Amber Foster-Simon

County Extension Agent - CEP

Danielle McLure

Program Coordinator

Jennifer Evanicky

Administrative Assistant

Natalie Heimann

Administrative Specialist - CEP

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Fort Bend County

1402 Band Road, Suite 100

Rosenberg, Texas 77471

Phone: (281) 342-3034

Office Hours: M-F 8 A M - 5 PM

Fort Bend 4-H

agrilife.org/ftbend4h

Facebook - @FortBendCounty4H

Instagram - @fortbend4h

YouTube - Fort Bend County 4-H

District 9 4-H

d94-h.tamu.edu

Facebook - @District94h

YouTube - District 9 4-H

Texas 4-H

texas4-h.tamu.edu

Facebook & Instagram - @texas4h

Twitter - @Texas4H

YouTube & Pinterest - Texas 4-H

Flickr - Texas 4-H Youth Development

Looking for a great way to show your Fort bend county 4-H spirit??

A Fort Bend County 4-H t-shirt or hoodie is a great way to show your 4-H spirit during the upcoming major show season!!

Who Are We??

Most often many members have no idea who other clubs or members are. The Fort Bend County 4-H program will be starting a meet and greet of all the clubs in the county so members can learn a little more about their fellow 4-H members and clubs, and see the amazing things these clubs are doing across the county. A club or two will be featured in every newsletter and posted to social media and the website. Be on the lookout for your club!

WHY KEEP RECORDS?

Record keeping is a vital life skill taught through 4-H, and the 4-H Record Book is an organized presentation of what you have learned and accomplished in 4-H by documenting knowledge, attitudes and skills that have been learned. They help 4-H members develop goals and then see if those goals were met at the end of the year. It also helps record your history with 4-H, such as your leadership, community service projects, and workshops you participated in or taught. They also relate the experiences in leadership, citizenship and community service that have been shared. Record keeping can be fun, because it is something that you create! It can be a calendar on the wall, a notebook, or your computer. Why keep records? 4-H records help you develop a record book, as well as apply for awards, scholarships and college. The record book is the complete history of a member’s 4-H activities. Winners in each age division advance to district. Senior 4-H members who place first in district advance to the state record book judging.

New Project Recognition Opportunity

The Fort Bend County 4-H program is introducing a new project recognition opportunity with Project Pins starting January 1, 2021 with a deadline of June 7, 2021. Project Pins were created to acknowledge youth who have completed a 4-H project during the 4-H year to show growth in their project area, leadership, and personal development. A 4-H Project has four components: 1) Learning Experiences of 6 or more sequential learning experiences of 20-60 minutes in length totaling 2 hours or more, 2) Community Service, 3)Leadership, 4) Exhibition of Project Work. To receive pins, applicants will be required to submit six project experiences thru the online application located on the Fort Bend County 4-H website under the Awards section which will be reviewed after submission. Applicants may enter for as many pins as they would like depending on how many projects you've accomplished in the 2020-2021 4-H year, but applicants will need to submit a new entry for every project completed. Should you have any submission issues or questions, please do not hesitate to contact the office at (281) 342-3034 or by email at fortbend4h@ag.tamu.edu. The application can be found at the following link: https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/beyond-the-project/awards/

Spring 2021 Major and Local Show Links

4-H EVENTS & HAPPENINGS

COUNTY

2021

April 6th – Recordbook Revision Night at 6:30 PM (See Flyer)

April 13th – Fort Bend County Junior Livestock Volunteers (Fort Bend County Fair Event) at 6:30 PM Building W. Please have forms completed

April 15th – Spirit Night Chick Fil A Rosenberg 4 PM to 8 PM (See Flyer) Keep a lookout for upcoming locations for Spirit Night

DISTRICT

2021

April 17th – Horse Judging

April 24th – Livestock, Meats and Soil Judging

April 24th – Rifle, Pistol and Air Pistol

April 24th – D9 Archery Contest (Register through 4-H Online)

April 29th – May 1st – Big Time in D9

STATE

2021

April 2nd – 3rd – State 4-H Indoor Archery Match (Graham Location)

April 5th – 26th – 4-H At-Home Garden Series Program – Self-Paced through Youtube

March 1st – April 8th – Registration Open for District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament (See Attachment) For More information: https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/files/2021/02/2021-Virtual-Fishing-Bass-Rules-of-Play-FINAL.pdf and https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/files/2021/02/2021-Virtual-Fishing-Bass-Tournament-Card.pdf

April 9th – Registration Deadline 4-H Wildlife Habitat Education Project (WHEP) via 4-H Online (See Attachment)

April 9th – Registration Deadline Aggie Youth Meat Judging Clinic Register at https://www.judgingcard.com/Registration/Info.aspx?ID=12411 by 12:00 PM

April 10th – District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament

April 10th – Aggie Youth Meat Judging Clinic

April 12th – 16th – Registration Open for April 17th District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament

March 1st - April 15th – Horse Validation Deadline via 4-H Online Cost - $10

April 16th – May 1st – Horse Validation via 4-H Online Cost - $20 (Late Fee $250 from May 2nd – May 5th)

April 16th – April 17th – 4-H and Open Horse Show – Taylor County (See Flyer)

April 17th – District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament

April 17th – Shooting Sports Extravaganza Register now online via 4-H Online

April 20th – JHK Scholarship Deadline (See Attachments)

April 19th – 23rd – Registration Open for April 24th District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament

April 23rd – Registration Deadline for Texas Youth Expo Texasye.fairwire.com

April 24th – District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament

April 27th – Virtual Volunteer Conversations at 6:00 PM Click http://bit.ly/4HVolCall to register (See Flyer)

NATIONAL

April 10th – 15th – National 4-H Conference (See Flyer)