The 4-H Update

The Friends of Extension Foundation invites grant proposals from 4-H volunteers and program participants, and third parties who are directly partnered with Douglas and Sarpy County Extension.

Grant are due April 30, 2023, apply online: https://buff.ly/2IvDUlV

Children ages 5-7, and parents are invited to be a part of the Douglas-Sarpy 4-H Clover Kid Program.

Join us for our next Clover Kid class on May 2, 2023 from 6-7 pm at the Nebraska Extension Douglas-Sarpy Central Office, 8015 W Center Rd. Omaha

There is no cost to attend, but participants are asked to preregister with Rachel at rwright4@unl.edu.

Please join Douglas-Sarpy's Horseless Horse Club!

Where: Nebraska Extension Douglas-Sarpy Central Office, 8015 W Center Rd. Omaha

When: May 5 (usually the first Friday of every Month) at 5 pm

Who: Youth ages 8-18

Let's learn more about the Horse Industry and Horse Related Topics!

You need to rsvp with Alaina at Alaina.kauffman@unl.edu

This week's 4-Her of the week is Ellie Carson. Ellie won reserve champion for the companion animal contest in April. This show is in the Spring every year and has a small speech component. Consider participating in 2024!

Do you have a notable 4-H moment? Upload your project pictures to be included in our newsletter at https://go.unl.edu/4-hwinners

Douglas-Sarpy 4-H youth are invited to create the design for this year's 4-H t-shirt. Submissions need to be hand drawn or painted and turned into Brett by May 12, 2023. They can be emailed to brett.kreifels@unl.edu or sent to the office (Nebraska Extension Douglas-Sarpy Attn: Brett, 8015 W Center Rd. Omaha NE 68124).

Voting for the winners will be done with a google form, watch the newsletter for link.

For more information, contact Brett Kreifels, Urban Program Coordinator at brett.kreifels@unl.edu

Be a part of the GREAT TEAM who volunteer at the Sarpy County Fair.

We're looking for a Home Environment superintendent. Or grab a friend and be co-superintendents. Superintendents can be anyone: parents, 4-H Alumni, leaders!!! If you are interested or could recommend someone who would be great for the job, contact Katherine at ksundgren@unl.edu or 402-444-4306.

Get your ID sheets at https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/douglas-sarpy/sarpy-county-and-nebraska-state-fairs/

Horse is due by June 1st

Livestock, Poultry, Rabbit & Cavy due June 15th.

The Poultry Judging Contest will be at PASE in June. The Douglas-Sarpy 4-H program is looking for participants for an intermediate (10-14 Year olds) and Senior Team (15-18 year olds). The team will compete at the PASE Contest and judge production poultry, eggs, ready-to-cook poultry and broiler carcasses.

Practices will start in May.

If you are interested, please contact Brett at brett.kreifels@unl.edu.

Interested in starting a 4-H club? Attend a FREE Zoom meeting to learn how you can start a club in your community. This meeting will provide you with the resources you need to get started. Registration is required to get the Zoom link.

Date: May 10, 2023

Time: 6-7 PM

Registration: https://forms.gle/wDQ58cSkF3uBjQhi7

When: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Time: 6:30-8:30 pm

Where: Celtic Quilter, 5080 S. 108th Street, Omaha

For more information, contact Club Leader Stephanie at (stephkucera@hotmail.com).

*This club usually meets on the third Tuesday of the month.

Many of the devices we use today require code or computing programming. Coding can be made easy and FUN with the help of Ozobots, and your local 4-H staff! Join us for the next 4-H Coding workshop

When: Friday, June 23, 2023

Time: 1:30-3:00pm

Where: Nebraska Extension Douglas-Sarpy Central Office, 8015 W Center Rd. Omaha

This workshop is ideal for youth K-5th grade. Sign up will be available May 1.

• Air Rifle Contest: Friday, June 2, 5:00 PM, Sarpy County Fairgrounds
• BB Gun Contest: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 10:00 AM, Sarpy County Fairgrounds
• Archery Contest: Saturday, June 10, 8 AM, Sarpy County Fairgrounds

Entry forms are due on May 15, 2023. Register for the contest by filling out this Google form: https://forms.gle/vaPXumxK8hxCWnsBA. After the contest entry due date, relay times will be assigned and sent via email. The full rules for the contests are available on the fair book.

To enroll in 4-H for 2023, click here.

For returning families, please do not create a new account; rather use your log-in credentials for 4honline used in previous years. Instructions can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/enroll/returning-member. Enrollment instructions for new families can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/enroll/new-member.

Please note the enrollment fee for Douglas-Sarpy counties is $10 per member and is paid online. Enrollments are due June 15, 2023.

Please contact Mary Dierks at mdierks@sarpy.com with any questions.

New 4-H Volunteers for Douglas-Sarpy 4-H will need to be screened and have a background check done. Volunteers may not work with youth until volunteer enrollment and screening is complete. To begin the screening process visit and enroll via 4-H Online.

New members handouts can be found at https://go.unl.edu/newmemberhandouts

Learn how to become a 2023 Livestock Booster here.

When: Saturday, May 13th from 9-10 am.

Where: Sarpy Fairgrounds

Only for those 4-Hers wishing to compete in the Sheep and Goat Rate of Gain Competition at the Fair.

For more information, contact Brett at brett.kreifels@unl.edu

YQCA Training Dates:

• May 24th at UNL Extension office; 8015 W. Center Rd. Omaha 68124 at 6:30 pm
• June 6th at the Sarpy County Fairgrounds, in Springfield at 6:30 pm.

This year there will be a test before and after the course for both in person and online YQCA Trainings.

The following videos have been developed to help walk families through the process:

Help Video: Web-Based Training

Help Video: Instructor-Led Training

1. The help desk is your best option for any issues related to the platform. Please be patient as they get back to you on your requests. These have been responded to quickly over the past couple of weeks but know that as trainings increase, so do help desk tickets. help@yqcaprogram.org

The website to register is: https://yqcaprogram.org/

Participants need to sign up for the in-person training and there will be a pre and post test given to them that day. They will need to pay the $3 online before they come to the training. Their training will be complete when they have paid, attended the training and done the pre and post test.

Participants can take the course online ( https://yqcaprogram.org/) for $12.

2023 Douglas-Sarpy 4-H Livestock Tag chart here. For more information, contact Brett Kreifels, Urban Program Coordinator at brett.kreifels@unl.edu

We’re excited to offer a new 4-H horsemanship clinic series!

Come learn with Carla Wenburg – an experienced horseman, clinician, and judge. These clinics will give youth an opportunity to work on horsemanship and training maneuvers – great practice for the State 4-H Horse Show! Registration fees must be sent by Friday, May 5. Register now at go.unl.edu/carlaclinics.

Get your tack cleaned before State Horse show. Come join Alaina as we clean tack together and get your tack in tip top shape.

When: July 11

Time: 5:30 pm

Where: Nebraska Extension Douglas-Sarpy Central Office, 8015 W Center Rd. Omaha

Register by July 1st. https://forms.gle/sDg2kfraeJupsRnm9

Contact Alaina with questions Alaina.kauffman@unl.edu

The Diamond Clover Program gives youth a structured opportunity to learn and practice skills that prepare them for success in the future. Participants earn rewards for setting goals, trying new things, and keeping records. All youth are invited to participate, regardless of enrollment. Learn more at 4h.unl.edu/diamond-clover

Summer will be in full swing before you know it, so now is the time to register for 4-H Summer Camp! Our camps provide a safe, structured, and supervised environment where young people are inspired to get active, disconnect from technology, develop friendships and social skills, and create lifelong memories! Find more details and register now at 4h.unl.edu/camps-summer.

Do you know what it takes to pick the best fruit and vegetables out at the grocery store? Or do you know what judges are looking for when they judge your plants at the county fair? Have you ever wondered, what plant is that!?! We are excited to offer the opportunity to learn these and other important horticulture skills through the Online Horticulture Contest. The contest will be available June 2-16, 2023 at: https://go.unl.edu/hortcontest.

Learn more about the contest at https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/4hstaff/15682/87747

Registration is now open for the 2023 4-H Youth Leadership Conference! High school students, ages 14-18, are invited to Camp Comeca in Cozad from June 19-21 to gain real-world leadership skills. The experience is open to all youth, not just 4-H members! Register by June 4 to claim your spot. Visit 4h.unl.edu/leadership-conference to get started.

We're excited to announce the schedule for the 2023 Great Plains Livestock Judging Circuit hosted here in the great state of Nebraska!

For more information: 4h.unl.edu/livestock-judging-circuit

Through Big Red Camps, students have the opportunity to develop new skills, prepare for college, stand out in college applications, explore potential careers, and meet like-minded peers in a safe and structured environment. Registration is now open! Learn more at 4h.unl.edu/big-red-camps

• April 30 - Foundation Grants Due
  

• May 1, 6 pm - Hippology Workshop

• May 2, 6 pm - Clover Kid Club

• May 5, 5 pm - Paddock Posse Horseless Horse Club

• May 5 - Sign up deadline for Come Learn with Carla Horsemanship Clinic

• May 10, 6-7 pm - Interested in 4-H Zoom

• May 15 - Shooting Sports Reg. due at https://forms.gle/vaPXumxK8hxCWnsBA

• May 24, 6:30 pm - Quality Assurance at 8015 W. Center Road, Omaha

• May 30, 6:30-7:30 PM* - 4-H Table Toppers Workshop

• June 2 - Air Rifle Contest, 5:00 PM, Sarpy County Fairgrounds
  
• June 2-16 - Online Horticulture Contest https://go.unl.edu/hortcontest

• June 3 - BB Gun Contest, 10:00 AM, Sarpy County Fairgrounds

• June 4 - Leadership Camp Sign up Deadline 4h.unl.edu/leadership-conference

• June 6, 6:30 pm - Quality Assurance

• June 10 - Archery Contest, 8 AM, Sarpy County Fairgrounds

• June 11-16 - Big Red Camp, UNL

• June 13, 2023, 9 am - 12 pm - Discover Ancient Egypt

• June 13, 2023, 1-2:30 pm - Rocket Launch Workshop - Beginner
  

• June 14, 1-3:30 pm - Rocket Launch Workshop - Advanced

• June 15 - 4-H Enrollment Deadline

• June 15 - YCQA Deadline

• June 19-July 14 - Summer Embryology

• June 19-21 - 4-H Leadership Conference

• June 21 from 9 am-12 pm* - Art for Relaxation/Mindfulness

• June 21 and Thursday, June 22 - Premier Animal Science Event (PASE) on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus
• June 23, 1:30-3 pm - Computer Coding Workshop
• June 23 - State 4-H Communications Event (including State 4-H Presentations and speech contest) - at University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus
  
• June 24 - Papio Valley Livestock Progress Show
• June 27 from 9 am-12 pm* - Wildlife Conservation

• June 29, 2023 starting at 3 pm* - 4-H Table Toppers Contest

• July 5, 2023, 4:30 pm - Rocket Launch forms due

• July 7 - Fashion Show Sign Up Due

• July 11, 5:30 - 4-H Tack Cleaning Workshop

• July 12, 2023, 3:30-7 pm - Rocket Launch

• July 13 from 9 am-12 pm* - Discover Art Around the World
• July 20 from 9 am-12 pm* - Engineer an Empire: Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
• August 2-6, 2023 - Sarpy County Fair
• Aug. 25 - Sep. 4, 2023 - Nebraska State Fair
  

*subject to change

The Nebraska 4-H Glossary https://4h.unl.edu/glossary

4-H Shooting Sports information can be found here.

Start a club: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18S0FvDS90FXh_xsP5s-NSD3DKu1gVlx0?usp=sharing

New Member Handouts (Drive folder)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1atu4VKDHTYukncs9_gVpRwPTY4MvbuRe?usp=sharing

New Member Guidebook

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j99YzlGpClOexfXZDJJrouP9USUTtVn_/view?usp=share_link

Curriculum - https://marketplace.unl.edu/ne4h/curriculum

Submit your community service project at 4h.unl.edu/csps

Email: douglas-sarpy4h@unl.edu
Website: www.douglas-sarpy.unl.edu
Location: 8015 West Center Road, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-444-7804
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/douglassarpy4h

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made to Douglas-Sarpy County Extension at 402-444-7804 or douglas-sarpy@unl.edu

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