Gage 4-H News

Announcements

• Office Closed
• 4-H Inc.- Building Reminder
• 4-H Inc. Annual Pancake Feed & Silent Auction
• 4-H Volunteer Impact Study
  
• 4-H Enrollment
• Scholarship Update
• NE 4-H Achievement Application
• NE 4-H Foundation Scholarships
• Achievement Program Awards and Scholarships
• Save the Date

Notes to Leaders/Volunteers

• 2023 Club Reports
• 4-H Council Meeting Dates

Calendar of Events

Mark Your Calendars!

February 25th from 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.

4-H Inc. is asking each club to donate 2 or more items for the silent auction. Please contact Megan Overbeck to set up drop off times before February 25th or please have your items to the building by 8:00 a.m. the morning of the event.

4-H Inc. needs a club to come help set up February 24th at 10:00 a.m. They also need helpers as many hands make light work.

The shifts are on February 25th from 8 a.m.- 10 a.m., 9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.,11 a.m.- 1 p.m., 12:30 p.m.- clean up crew.

4-H Inc. is excited for you to come see all the new additions to the 4-H building. Did you know that your club can use the building for club meetings or events for no charge? You sure can!

4-H Inc. is always looking for more volunteers to serve the board to keep making the building available for all of the 4-H youth and the community!

If you have any questions about the 4-H Building please contact Megan Overbeck at 402-239-7619.

What you do makes a difference! We are excited to share that our state will be participating in the 4-H Volunteer Impact Study of volunteers in the North Central Region.

This survey is being conducted as a part of 12 state effort to document the impact of volunteering.

It will focus on three areas:

1. the personal benefits of your volunteer experience;

2. the impact you have on the organization by volunteering; and

3. how your volunteer efforts contribute to your community in which you live and work.

A random sample of volunteers of 1000 volunteers from each state will be surveyed. This study will be conducted through an electronic survey. If you are selected you will receive an email to let you know you have been selected to participate.

You may be picked!!! If you are, please respond. We want to hear from you and learn from your volunteer experiences.

Your comments will be used to quantify the personal, organizational and public impacts of volunteers involved with 4-H Youth Development Programs in our twelve-state region.

Enrollment is open for the 2023-2024 Gage County 4-H year. The enrollment website is v2.4honline.com. All 4-H youth (ages 8-18), Clover Kids (ages 5-7), and leaders/volunteers are required to enroll online every year. Enrollment deadline is June 15. We encourage all members to enroll using a computer and not your mobile device. Call or email Jacie or Rachel at 402-223-1384 with any enrollment questions.

Please make sure to include or update your child's t-shirt size! This is the sizing guide we use to order the Exmark t-shirts for county fair! It is not a required field so can often be missed.

Updated help guides can be found on our website.

Enrollment fee is $12 for each 4-H youth to be paid online or in the office. There is no fee for Clover Kids or adults. We will not be accepting enrollments until we have received payment.

Gage County 4-H Juniors and Seniors, it's time for you to start looking at scholarships! There are numerous agricultural companies, organizations, and colleges that offer scholarships to students who have long-term career goals in agriculture. There are also a lot of local and county-wide scholarships for 4-H youth. Now is the time to put together a good resume-it helps!

At a loss for where to begin with scholarships and financial aid? We have multiple resources available for you! Check out the Scholarship Update Newsletter for resources and a list of local and statewide 4-H Scholarships.

The Nebraska 4-H Achievement Application is a standard application form used for the selection of county and state award winners, including Nebraska delegates to National 4-H Congress and National 4-H Conference, as well as Nebraska 4-H Foundation scholarship award recipients. 4-H members ages 15-18 as of December 31 of the current year are eligible to participate in the state-level awards application process regardless of the delivery mode in which they participated.

To apply as a delegate to either national experience, youth must make that designation on their Achievement Application, as well as complete the additional section titled "Representing Nebraska 4-H." Delegate applicants must follow the state-level completion and submission procedures.

The Nebraska 4-H Foundation encourages 4-H members from across the state to apply for scholarships. To apply, 4-H'ers must submit the Nebraska 4-H Achievement Application by January 15.

Youth interested in applying for these scholarships must make that designation on their application, as well as complete the additional section titled "Nebraska 4-H Foundation Scholarships." Additional materials are required for youth applying for scholarships, including a copy of current transcripts and ACT/SAT scores. These materials must be submitted digitally along with the completed Achievement Application. Scholarship applicants must follow the state-level completion and submission procedures. Application instructions can be found here.

For a list of general requirements, the selection process, list of available scholarships, and other information, please visit the Nebraska 4-H Foundation website.

Please make sure to turn in your Thank You cards and scholarship request forms as soon as possible!! We would like to get these disbursed to you preferably before January 15th!

Organizational Leaders - Please turn in your club's 2023 Year End Treasurer's Report, Club Summary Form and Community Service Form by January 15, 2024. If you have questions please call the Extension Office, 402-223-1384. Thank you to the clubs who have submitted the form.

4-H Council will be meeting January 22nd & February 26th at 6:30 p.m.

Email: Gage-County@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/gage/
Location: 1115 West Scott Street, Beatrice, NE, USA
Phone: 402-223-1384
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