Friday, July 24, 2020

07/23/20 Email Blast: 4-H Planning & Updates


INFORMATION IN THIS EMAIL BLAST (IN ORDER):


Howdy and Happy Thursday!!!

We hope that you have had a chance to make the best of this summer!  We are getting excited for the upcoming 4-H year and are hard at work with our Bastrop County 4-H Council and Ambassador groups trying to plan some fun events for this fall.  It is looking like we will be limited on in-person activities for another month or two at this stage, so our goal is to try to host in-person activities if we can find a facility that will allow us to do so AND if it is safe to do so.  We have received some updated guidelines for 4-H meetings (at last!) and are working with our County Health Officials to see what we need to adjust with respect to our current regulations.  We are also working on partnering with a couple of our surrounding counties (Lee and Caldwell) to try to provide some more project leader training opportunities and project support this year! 

We have released the validation tag order deadlines, validation dates, & current livestock show updates in a livestock email blast yesterday.  They should be posting to our blog and Facebook pages this afternoon.  Please feel free to forward those updates to any new or prospective 4-H members so that they have that information to plan for the upcoming year.

I also wanted to let you know that I will be taking a short vacation starting on Friday, July 24th, and I will be back on Thursday, July 30th, bright and early.  I will be monitoring my phone and email on Friday, but will not be actively responding until I get back.  If you need immediate assistance or have any urgent questions, please contact Stacy and Ciera at the office at 512-581-7186.

In the meantime, please check out a few of our upcoming opportunities:

YOUTH LEADERSHIP UPDATES & OPPORTUNITIES:

  • 4-H Ambassador & County Council Planning Survey
    • Our Ambassador groups and County Council are hard at work trying to plan some events for our 4-H program this year, BUT they want to know what types of projects/activities you would like to see and evaluate what you think we’re doing well, first. 
    • Please help them out by participating in the Bastrop County 4-H Planning Survey.  The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete and there are no risks involved. 
    • To participate – CLICK HERE to be taken to the online survey
    • Please let Mellanie know at MLMickelson@ag.tamu.edu if you have any questions or need help.
  • FCH Ambassador Meeting – SUPPORT NEEDED
    • We want to grow this Ambassador group a little more to tailor the FCH Projects (Food & Nutrition, Fashion & Interior Design, Clothing & Textiles, etc) to your needs!  We are inviting anyone interested to join us for a virtual planning meeting on Monday, July 27, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    • To register for the meeting: please email Stacy & Hillary and send in a completed/signed virtual meeting waiver (linked); they will work on sending out the meeting invitation the morning of the meeting.
    • This will be a leadership experience for recordbooks in these project areas


PROFESSIONAL YOU! SERIES:

  • Please join us for our this skill development series!  This is a series that was planned with input from our 4-H Ambassador last year and is designed to help Texas 4-H youth to develop and enhance their professional skills.  We have adapted it to be a virtual camp with our program limitations this summer. 
  • To register for any (or all) of the series, please complete the registration form and turn in a copy of the Virtual Camp Waiver. 
  • Meeting details will be sent out via email to those who have registered and turned in their waiver 1-2 days before each event.
  • Upcoming Sessions will take place at 6:00 PM via Zoom and will include:
    • Thursday, July 30, 2020 – Thank You Notes
      Thursday, August 13, 2020 – Developing your 4-H Resume
      Thursday, August 27, 2020 – Elevating Ideas to Action - Goal Setting


BANQUET UPDATES:

  • We have been unable to find a facility that will allow us to host an in-person event this year.  So, we will be hosting a virtual recognition event around the 3rd week of August this year to celebrate everyone’s hard work and accomplishments. 
  • Our Banquet Planning Committee is going to meet next Thursday, July 30th, to figure out how to make the best of this situation – the planning committee consists of the County 4-H Council Officers and Council delegates that volunteered to help plan this event. 
  • If you have any ideas or suggestions for this event, please email them to Mellanie at MLMickelson@ag.tamu.edu so that we can review and discuss them at the meeting next Thursday.


UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES:

We currently have several events and opportunities available on the County Calendar and on the Blog:

BASTROP COUNTY 4-H EVENTS
Date of Event Deadline to Apply Name of Event
July 27, 2020 7/27 FCH Ambassador Planning Meeting
July 30, 2020 7/30 Professional YoU! Series - Thank You Notes
July 30, 2020 7/30 2019-2020 Banquet Planning Committee Meeting
August 13, 2020 8/13 Professional YoU! Series - Developing Your 4-H Resume
August 19, 2020 8/19 Early Heifer, Lamb, & Goat Validation Tag Orders Due
August 27, 2020 8/27 Professional YoU! Series - Elevating Ideas to Action - Goal Setting
September 1, 2020 NA County Council Meeting
September 16, 2020 9/16 Early Swine Validation Tag Orders Due
September 23, 2020 9/23 LATE Heifer, Lamb, & Goat Validation Tag Orders Due
October 6, 2020 NA County Council Meeting
October 14, 2020 10/14 LATE Swine Validation Tag Orders Due
October 27, 2020 9/23 Heifer, Lamb & Goat Validation Day - starts at 5:00 PM (location TBA)
November 14, 2020 10/14 Swine Validation Day - starts at 5:00 PM (location TBA)
DISTRICT 10 4-H EVENTS
Date of Event Deadline to Apply Name of Event
December 1-3, 2020 11/3 District 10 Fall Roundup
EXTERNAL COUNTY, STATE,  AND NATIONAL 4-H EVENTS
Date of Event Deadline to Apply Name of Event
July 31 - August 2, 2020 TBA Sheep Capital Lamb Camp
July 31, 2020 7/31 2020-2021 Texas 4-H STEM Ambassador Applications OPEN - Due 7/31/20
August 4, 2020 TBA Preserving Your Harvest Canning Class Series – Introduction & Equipment
August 4, 2020 TBA Online Food Preservation Series – Drying Herbs
August 6, 2020 TBA Preserving Your Harvest Canning Class Series – Water Bath Canning Basics
August 11, 2020 TBA Preserving Your Harvest Canning Class Series – Pressure Canner Basics
August 11, 2020 TBA Online Food Preservation Series – Drying Fruits & Vegetables
August 18, 2020 TBA Online Food Preservation Series – Freezing
August 25, 2020 TBA Online Food Preservation Series – Jerky
August 30, 2020 8/30 Youth-led Creative Expression Contest to Prevent COVID-19 across Texas!

That is all we have for now for livestock – please let us know if you have any questions and have a fantastic week!

M

Mellanie L. Mickelson
Bastrop County Extension Agent - 4-H & Youth Development
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services
P.O. Box 650 | 901 Pecan Street | Bastrop, TX 78602
p: (512) 581-7186 | c: (512) 522-9174 | f: (512) 581-7187
MLMickelson@ag.tamu.edu
Website - https://bastrop.agrilife.org
Blog - www.bastrop4h.blogspot.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/BastropCounty4H


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