Oct 1 - Re-enroll at https://v2.4honline.com/ for ALL 4Hers and Volunteers/Leaders for new year

Dec 23-25 - Courthouse Closed for Christmas Holiday

Jan 1 - Courthouse Closed for New Years Holiday

Jan 2 - Courthouse Christmas take down

Jan 4 - Shooting Sports Training - Brookings

Jan 6 - Shooting Sports Registration - Parent/4Her Meeting - Courthouse

Jan 11 - Rifle, Archery, Pistol Training - Murdo

Jan 25 - Rifle, Archery, Pistol Training - Rapid City

Jan 25 - Livestock Skill-a-thon - Sioux Empire - YLL Approved

Jan 26 - 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest - Sioux Empire Livestock Show - YLL Approved

Feb 15 - NE 4-H Calf Show- Watertown Winter Farm Show - SAVE THE DATE

Keep Watching for more details on Shooting Sports Registration and Practice. Registration with Mandatory parent & 4Her meeting is set for January 6, 2025 Mark your calendars.

Mini grant applications are due December 31st. They must be received via email or postmarked by 12/31/24. Late applications will not be considered.

http://southdakota4hleaders.com/doc/App-MiniGrant.pdf or

http://southdakota4hleaders.com/doc/App-MiniGrant.doc

The grant amount available per county is $400. Counties may choose to do projects together – 2 counties can apply for $800 for a combined project – 3 counties can apply for $1200 for a combined project. The max amount available for a single project is $1200.

Note: If you received a grant in this past 4-H year, you are required to submit a report on the project before you are eligible to apply for this year’s grant opportunity.

So what is a Mini Grant? Each year, the State 4-H Leaders of SD award Mini-Grants across the state to county or 4-H club projects. The purpose of the 4-H Grants Program is to address youth needs at the local level. The State 4-H Leaders of SD recognize that the greatest impact of 4-H occurs at the local level, usually between youth and 4-H volunteers.

As you review the criteria for a mini grant, please keep in mind how you might give the mini grant committee a vision of your project and how it will impact 4-H kids. Provide the details of your plan as it relates to the bullet points below. This information is critical in the decision-making process of choosing who will receive a mini grant and how much.

Criteria for awarding funds include:

* Potential for youth involvement in the planning and implementation of the project.
* Potential impact on addressing youth issues at a local level through either a traditional or nontraditional setting.
* Potential for increasing life skill outcomes for youth.

* Potential for reaching expanded youth audiences e.g. at-risk low income, single parent families, other cultures, disabled, etc.
* Potential for transitioning new youth audiences into more “traditional” or ongoing 4-H programs.

Grants funds can be used to purchase educational materials and supplies, expenses/honorariums for speakers, travel and training. Generally, snacks for refreshments, give-away items, e.g. t-shirts, etc. and building rental are not approved expenditures. Monies can’t be used for capital equipment or hardware (defined as items and material with a life expectancy of greater than five years) or building drives.

Annual Volunteer Renewal Process

Jenae Hansen-Gross, SD 4-H Volunteer Development Field Specialist

South Dakota 4-H volunteers are essential to the mission of our program. These caring adult mentors bring forth many skills and hours of dedicated service each year to help strengthen the lives of young people. If you were a volunteer in the 2023-24 4-H program year, thank you so much!

South Dakota 4-H volunteers serve one-year terms, renewable indefinitely so long as both parties (i.e., typically the volunteer and lead county 4-H professional) wish to continue the relationship. The returning volunteer indicates this interest by re-enrolling in 4-HOnline after October 1st. At this point, the returning volunteer’s status is “pending.” In most cases, the lead local 4-H professional will quickly approve and the 4-HOnline status will then say “active.” This signifies the renewal of the relationship for the 4-H year ahead.

If the lead local 4-H professional does not wish to continue the relationship or wishes to discuss role restrictions or alterations, they will communicate this to the volunteer. Each year, a few 4-H volunteers are not renewed for service.

Reminder: All returning volunteers need to indicate their interest in returning. The preferred renewal date is before December 15, but required before volunteers are allowed to do any 4-H programming or events and before September 1st. Otherwise, should they wish to return at a future time, they will have to re-start the volunteer process from scratch and pay a $75 lapsed background check fee.

Interested in becoming a new volunteer this 4-H year? Contact Jennifer Ringkob at the office anytime, preferably before April 1, to learn more.

For volunteers wishing to renew their service with the South Dakota 4-H youth development program for the 2024-2025 year, the following activities will need to be complete before any 4-H programming is allowed to happen. Volunteers will not be considered approved to work with youth without completing these activities:

· Re-enroll in 4-H online

· Pay $10 Volunteer Dues & $5 Leader Dues to county 4-H Office

New Volunteers will need to complete additional steps outlined in the Becoming a 4-H Volunteer Checklist, which can be found here: https://extension.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-02/MC-02898-05.pdf Volunteers will not be considered approved to work with youth without completing these activities:

· Indicate interest by completing an application:

· Interview with local 4-H Staff

· Online 4-H Orientation Training Modules

· Background check through SDSU Human Resources

· 4-H Online Enrollment

$10 Volunteer Fee & $5 State Leader Dues may be dropped off or mailed to the office. Checks may be made out to the Day County 4-H Leaders.

Day Co Extension

711 W 1st St., Ste 105

Webster, SD 57274

Jan 4 – Brookings – Link Coming Soon

Jan 11 – Murdo – Rifle, Archery, Pistol – https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/4-h-shooting-sports-coaches-training-archery-pistol-rifle-jones-county

Jan 25 – Rapid City – Rifle, Archery, Pistol - https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/4-h-shooting-sports-coaches-training-archery-pistol-rifle-pennington-county

Youth can participate in two Youth Livestock Literacy events in Sioux Falls in January. The Sioux Empire Livestock Show Youth Livestock Skill-a-thon will be Saturday, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Expo Building on the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds during the Sioux Empire Livestock Show. Pre-registration is requested (but not required) by Jan. 16 in order to prepare materials. Pre-register to wsweeter@lincolncountysd.org.

Youth can also participate in the Sioux Empire Livestock Show Youth Livestock Judging Contest in Sioux Falls on Sunday, Jan. 26. Check-in is from 12-12:45 p.m. and the contest starts at 1 p.m. Pre-registration is $10 per person with early registration due by Jan. 3 at https://web.siouxfallschamber.com/events/2025-Sioux-Empire-Livestock-Show-4-H-FFA-Livestock-Judging-Contest-2664/details. Late registrations are accepted but the fee is $20 per person.

Please use button, link or QR Code attached to input information into a google form for the Certificate of Compliance (CoC). This is required for all 4-H events, meetings, clinics or practices you as leaders/volunteers are planning. Information needs to be input a minimum of 5 business days prior to event to ensure proper filing of CoC.

If you have any questions feel free to contact the Extension Office.

https://forms.gle/EmGU37La7QFx3YQs6

Email: day.county@sdstate.edu
Website: www.daycounty4h.com
Location: 711 West 1st Street, Webster, SD, USA
Phone: 605-345-9504
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Day-County-4-H-233132957203/

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