4-H Friday NewsBlast
08/23/2024
Cake Auction Checks & Premiums from County Fair
We have the Cake Auction checks and Premiums from County Fair available for pick up Monday - Friday from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm at the Cass County Extension Office.
Cass County Youth Awards
- Livestock and Static Point Sheet This is now just 1 point sheet for all - Due September 15, 2024
- 2024 Clubs Of Excellence - Due Sept 15, 2024 - State 4-H Deadline
- Beyond Traditional County-Only Awards (Outstanding Senior, Intermediate, and Junior 4-H members; Outstanding Leadership, Citizen, and Volunteer 4-H members, Flop Award, Memorable 4-H Experience Award, Hardship Award) -Due September 15, 2024
- 4-H Diamond Clover (application information and report forms for Levels 1 - 6) - Due October 1, 2024
- Achievement Application (application for 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) - Due October 1, 2024
Cass County Adult Awards
We are honored to recognize the valuable 4- H leaders and volunteers we have right here in Cass County! Adult volunteers may be nominated by other adults or youth, and may nominate themselves. The county level award winners will be selected by our local 4-H Council from the pool of nominations forms we receive.
Volunteer Recognition Nomination Forms - Due October 1, 2024 @ 12 noon!
Cass County 4-H Ambassador Program
The primary goal of the Cass County 4-H Ambassador Program is to develop leadership skills and building communication skills to be utilized in an
advocacy role for the Cass County 4-H Program as well as in other aspects of the Ambassador’s life.
Through this program, 4-H staff members are committed to offering you:
• Increased understanding of your leadership skills and abilities
• Increased confidence in yourself
• Better understanding of the Cass County 4-H Program
Cass County 4-H Ambassador Program Application 2024-25 - Due October 1, 2024
4-H Shooting Sports Update Sessions
A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Update Session is scheduled for mid-October near Ashland. It will be held October 12th, 9am to noon, at the Ashland Gun Club. The early bird deadline to register for the Update training is October 2nd.
The time has come to provide an update for all Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors who received their training in 2018 or before. Over the years there have been numerous curriculum changes, updates, and additions, with some major curriculum adjustments in the last few years.
This Update Session is for adult or apprentice 4-H volunteer instructors who have previously attended a 4-H instructor training workshop in 2018 or prior years. This is an update for existing instructors, NOT a training for new instructors. You MUST be a currently enrolled Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports volunteer leader in your county to attend.
A Shotgun or Archery discipline update will be offered during the morning session. Registration is at 8:30am and the program starts at 9am. Lunch is provided at noon.
There is a minimum number of participants needed to offer these discipline sessions. Participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the Nebraska State 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team.
Registration fee must be paid by October 7th. Early bird registration by October 2nd is $35 for the session. Late registration fee, after October 2nd, is $60. Fee includes program materials and lunch for the Update session. It does not include lodging.
More Update Sessions will be scheduled for this year. For more workshop information and registration link, go to the 4-H Shooting Sports web page. Or contact your local Nebraska Extension Office or Steve Pritchard at (402)395-2158 or (308)536-2691. Registration is available only online at the link provided in the brochure or they can register directly by clicking HERE.
Shout Outs!
Let us know if your Cass County 4-Her's is doing great things! Just email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu the details and of course pictures! We will put "shout outs" in the NewsBlast and possibly on our social media.
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4-H Calendar
4-H Calendar
- August 23 - September 2, 2024 - Nebraska State Fair
- August 23 - August 25, 2024, 4-H Weekend at the Nebraska State Fair
- August 25, 2024 - 4-H Day at the State Fair
- September 2, 2024 - Labor Day - Extension Office Closed
- November 3, 2024 - Achievement Party - More details to come!
Nebraska Extension Cass County
Lauren Neels, Extension Educator and Unit Leader, lauren.stohlmann@unl.edu
Carol Waters, Extension Educator, cwaters3@unl.edu
Mirissa Scholting, 4H Extension Assistant, mscholting2@unl.edu
Tammy Cavanaugh, 4-H Staff, tcavanaugh2@unl.edu
Email: cass-county@unl.edu
Website: www.cass.unl.edu
Location: 8400 144th Street, Weeping Water, NE, 68463
Phone: 402-267-2205
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLCassCounty/
Twitter: @UNLCassCounty
Cass County 4-H