Special Awards Voting

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Megan Brittingham

It’s time to vote for this year’s special awards that will be presented LIVE during November’s Achievement Program! Voting closes on November 10, 2020!

Visit here to vote once: https://forms.gle/8YNsAZsaHyCCWCcdA

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Award Nominations Due October 15

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Megan Brittingham

Awards Nominations

Do you know an outstanding 4-H leader or member or a non 4-H person or business that has helped 4-H in extraordinary ways? This is your opportunity to nominate your favorite person. Please fill out the below nomination form, stop by or give us a call here at the Extension Office to nominate for the following awards:
Outstanding Junior, Intermediate and Senior 4-H Members
Outstanding 4-H Club Officer
Hard Luck Award
Outstanding 4-H Volunteer of the Year
Friend of Goshen County 4-H (Business or Individual)
4-H Alumni Award

Submit your nomination by October 15. You will then be able to vote online for your favorites! Watch your email and our Facebook for voting times. Youth awards will be presented during this year’s Achievement Program and adult awards will be presented during a Leader’s Banquet.
Call us at 532-2436 with questions or email mbrittin@uwyo.edu

Here’s the link to submit your nominations: https://forms.gle/ZGTWsZ6KDBLoQcZ19

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2020 4-H Cloverbud Camp–July 10

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Megan Brittingham

 

We are excited to proceed  with our Superhero Sidekicks in Training Day camp! Cloverbuds (4-H age 5-7) are invited to come spend the day of July 10th learning new super powers. Counselors and CITs are planning a day full of fun activities and games to help learning new skills.

We will start the day off with an 8am Check-In at the 4-H Building on the Fairgrounds,  we ask that parents pick up their sidekicks at 5pm

What to Pack & Remember:
A Packed Lunch
Swimsuit, towel, flip-flops or water shoes and water gun for the water fight.
Water Bottle
Medications that may be needed
Once registration has been received, families will be asked to provide one (1) additional snack item. Please remember to bring that snack with you.

Please register by July 5 at this link:
https://tinyurl.com/2020GoCoCloverbud

As always, if you have any questions you can call us at, (307) 532-2436. See you there!

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4-H Camp 2020

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Megan Brittingham

4-H Camp 2020
Super Heroes in Training

“With great power comes great responsibility”

–Spiderman

No doubt about it, 4-H Camp will look differently in 2020. However, counselors and adults are grateful to work in partnership with Public Health Officials and Haven on the Rock staff to continue our usual fun in a safe way.

Here are some of those changes:

No bus transportation at this time

  • We will not transport campers to Haven on the Rock
  • We will not spend an afternoon at the lake

So… please plan on bringing your campers to Haven on the Rock at 2pm on June 28. Please send appropriate water apparel and squirt-guns as water games will be available.

Restrictions to indoor gatherings

  • We will be unable to have a family carry-in supper together at the conclusion of camp.

So… please plan on picking up your campers at Haven on the Rock at 5pm on June 30. Enjoy a family meal on your own.

Social Distancing

Usually, rubbing elbows makes good medicine (Campfire Law) – this year, we’ll need to make sure we have adequate space for each other:

  • Please bring your own camp chair for campfires
  • Leave a bed in between each other in cabins

Face Masks are not required at this time but are welcome.

What Hasn’t Changed

Superheroes in Training (8-12 years old) are supervised and led by teen 4-H Counselors and Counselors-In-Training (CITs.) Adults are on site at all times.

Campers sleep in separate cabins with 2-3 Counselors and CITs. Boys live and stay in boys cabins while girls live and stay in girls cabins. Each sex has separate showers and restrooms.

In addition to meals, free snacks are available as well as the “Super” Snack Shack which is open twice daily for campers to enjoy one beverage and one candy per visit.

Research shows that participation in 4-H Camp helps build SUPER POWERS like leadership, creativity, responsibility, self-esteem, independence, friendship skills, teamwork, social comfort, values, decision making and a willingness to try new things.

For a packing list, click this: 2020 4-H Camp

Please register by June 21 by completing this form: https://tinyurl.com/goco4hcamp2020

Cloverbud Camp information coming soon…
As always, contact the Extension Office with questions. 532-2436. 

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Exhibiting Livestock at Fair Help Guide

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Megan Brittingham

Download this helpful packet to better understand the process for entering livestock at the Goshen County Fair. As always, please don’t hesitate to contact the Extension Office with questions.

Animal ID packet – Goshen County

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New 4-H Family Orientation & Record Book Basics

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Megan Brittingham

Night #1: New 4-H Family Orientation

Join 4-H Educator, Megan Brittingham, on
APRIL 6, 2020 AT 6PM as we explore 4-H.

To join, please click this Zoom link: https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/872560299

In order to keep our time together engaging, please print this BINGO card to play during this orientation: mfbc.us/m/crdagp

Some helpful resources for New 4-H Family Orientation can be found here:

Copy of Family Guide GC Fair Guide (1) – An overview of Goshen County 4-H

GC Fair Guide (1) – An overview of Goshen County Fair (*New in 2020 so please help me improve this document!)

Night #2: Record Book Basics

This virtual event will include a brief introduction to completing 4-H Record Books as well as an interactive “how-to” on the new online Record Book. Presented by the following 4-H Educators:

  • Amber Armajo, Washakie County
  • Megan Brittingham, Goshen County
  • Brittany Hamilton, Weston County
  • Emily Haver, Carbon County

The zoom link for this event is: https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/872560299

If possible, you may want to access the online record book during the training. It can be found here: https://4h.zsuite.org/

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Face Mask Sewing Pattern

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Megan Brittingham

Right now our Extension Office has kits available for 4-H members to sew face masks that will be donated to our local hospital.  These kits include simple instructions, fabric and elastic.

Kits are located inside the red barn mailbox to the right of the front door.

Please return your masks to the Extension Office so we can get these dropped off to those who need them! Take a photo with them first and share with us: mbrittin@uwyo.edu or on our Facebook page (Goshen County 4-H) or our Instagram page (Goshen County 4-H.)

For more detailed instructions, here’s the pattern we’ve used (not an endorsement):

Face Mask Sewing Pattern – 4 Sizes

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March Zoom Links

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Megan Brittingham


Due to the recent directive, here are the Zoom links for Goshen County 4-H meetings and practices scheduled for the week of March 15:

Jr. Leaders will meet via this Zoom link on March 15 at 3pm: https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/7474474734

4-H Meats Judging will meet via this Zoom link beginning March 16 and through the end of March: https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/886715445

4-H Council will meet via this Zoom link on March 17: https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/7474474734

Check back often as new links may be added soon!

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Fair Donations

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Megan Brittingham

A special message from the Goshen County Fair:

Dear Friends,

I am writing to introduce myself as the Goshen Fair Youth Show Coordinator and to announce the 2020 Goshen County Fair. Moving into the new year, we are also celebrating 100 years of our county fair and what better way to celebrate a new decade than with a new century of youth and their work in the agriculture industry!

Goshen County Fair will take place August 1-8, 2020. I’d like to invite you to join us as we celebrate 100 years of this special community event. Your financial contribution could help fund champion buckles ($110) and the following show awards:

  • Rabbit
  • Poultry
  • Dairy, Breeding and Market Goat
  • Horse
  • 4-H Static Exhibit Awards

For $100, you could also join the “Centennial Club” of donors. New in 2020, these donors will receive special listing in the Fair Book, advertising on the digital message center and additional special recognition.

Thank you again for your continued support of the youth in our community.

Please feel free to contact me at: amy.schmick@gmail.com or by phone (307) 575-7804.

Sincerely,

Amy Schmick
Goshen County Fair Show Coordinator

2020 Centennial Club Flier

2020 Donor Letter- New Donors

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2020 Kiwanis Project Scholarship

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Megan Brittingham

Kiwanis is excited to offer local 4-H members a chance to expand projects and learning. Open to actively enrolled 4-H members, Kiwanis will award $500 to the first place applicant in each age division. Second place in each age division will receive $250.

Age Divisions, following 4-H Age Divisions, are as follows:

Junior: 8-10 years old
First Place: $500
Second Place: $250

Intermediate: 11-13 years old
First Place: $500
Second Place: $250

Senior: 14-18 years old
First Place: $500
Second Place: $250

Members should be prepared to participate in an interview with Kiwanis members on Saturday, May 16 at the 4-H Building on the Goshen County Fair Grounds. Successful winners will present a report of their project at the September 2 Kiwanis meeting.

Specific details can be found here: 2020 INFO SHEET – KIWANIS – 4H

The application is due April 17th by 5pm to Pinnacle Bank. (Misprinted in the March 4-H Newsletter!)

2020 Kiwanis Application

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