August 12th, 6-8 pm
Join Connie, Jymann and the new agents, Lauren Strom and Jason Mangold at Casa Garcia's in New Braunfels for a 4-H Planning meeting. We will discuss the dates and times for upcoming County events for the 21-22 4-H year. Please contact the office to RSVP at 830-620-3440.
For more information, please contact Lauren Schumaker at 830-620-3440. Please visit the website below to sign up. Class is limited to 15 individuals so sign up soon!
Link to registration: https://tpwd.elementlms.com/course/hunter-education-classroom-course-6103/
According to a Texas A&M University memo, face coverings are no longer required on Texas A&M University campuses, pursuant to Executive Order No. GA-36 issued by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 18, 2021. The executive order also applies to all Texas A&M AgriLife facilities throughout the state, effective immediately at indoor and outdoor facilities and venues.
Aside from face coverings, AgriLife will continue to follow
other COVID-19 protocols consistent with public health guidance, including the COVID-19 screening form, social distancing and use of hand sanitizers.
Please contact the Extension Office with any questions.
Below in the pdf below are the applications for council officers and district delegates. If you are a council delegate for your club, please review the applications and watch your emails for meeting and voting information.
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Texas 4-H is pleased
to announce that At-Large Delegate positions will be returning to Texas 4-H
Council this year! While details are still being determined, the speeches
will not be done in person as they were in 2019. More details, as well as, an
information session in March will be coming soon, but download the available
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TexasSpeaks Process TexasSpeaks will be conducted state-wide between February 1, 2021 and March 31, 2021 (end date subject to change). The process will be conducted virtually using online data collection technology. Citizens will be asked to identify both strengths and needs within their community.
Issues will be identified that Extension is not equipped to respond to, and those will be shared with other agencies and organizations who can respond appropriately. The following process should involve a diverse and representative group of individuals. We want to hear from as many people as possible.
You can provide your input by going to the following tx.ag/texasspeaks
Also available in Spanish here: tx.ag/texasspeaksspanish
Nominations are now being accepted now through Friday, March 12, 2021 for the Texas 4-H Volunteer Awards (also known as Salute to Excellence Awards).
Nominations are now open online through Formsite to
recognize volunteers, donors, and AgriLife personnel for their continued
commitment to the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program. These can be supporters
(individuals, couples, businesses, organizations) who assist at the county,
district, regional, or state level. The six recognition categories are:
ONLINE FORMSITE SUBMISSION LINK: https://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/form226/form_login.html
Texas 4-H website Awards & Recognition page: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/awards/
(Volunteer Recognition Packet and previous winners are
posted on this website.)
NEW! RECOGNITION
Due to constraints related to the Covid-19 pandemic, there
will be no face-to-face recognition luncheon or event in College Station during
Roundup. Honorees will be presented their awards locally and recognized
state-wide through media efforts. Creative, exciting ideas are being
planned to ensure this year’s award winners still feel the excitement and honor
of receiving this award.
It's no secret that EVERY 4-H'er has a story; a story unique to them. We think it's time more of those stories get told! Doing this can bring our youth together, encourage each other, and invite new members into the program. Stories of participating, learning, excelling, helping, serving; the list goes on!
We are excited about the opportunity to share these stories in various avenues, one of those being RFDTV and The Cowboy Channel! But, before we can re-tell that story, we need to hear about it! No one knows the many 4-H stories of youth across the state better than you, their agents. Want your youth to be featured? The first step is to submit their story! These stories do NOT have to be agriculturally focused as we will be using these stories across various avenues and we want to feature youth in every project and opportunity within 4-H. When nominating youth to be featured, think creatively of all the ways in which their story can be interpreted and all of the project areas it extends into.
These submissions can be about a single youth who has done exceptionally well in one area or another, or about someone who's life was truly changed because of the program, or about a group who created a unique event or opportunity in your county, or a club who is doing extraordinary things...The options are truly endless!
Please submit these stories at: https://forms.gle/v1qwPjJmhEs11yS47
Please join your fellow 4-H volunteers for the “4-H Virtual Volunteer Conversations!” January’s topic will be Volunteer Training and Leadership Opportunities. Come to hear what other volunteers across the Southern Region are doing and even share any success stories of your own! Sign up at http://bit.ly/4HVolCall to get the Zoom link. And then mark your calendars for the upcoming sessions on April 27, July 27, and November 30.
Poultry Show Announcement
The Poultry
Show (both broilers and turkeys) has been moved to Saturday, February 20, 2021.
Show times will remain the same. See the rule book below.
Lamb & Goat Show Announcement
The Lamb & Goat Show been moved to Monday, March 1, 2021. Show arrival will be Sunday, February 28, 2021.
Connie & Victoria will be holding a Virtual Fashion Projects Camp on Tuesday, December 29th @ 2 pm. If you are interested, click the signup link and RSVP by December 27th.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EABA729A1FC1-virtual
We received guidance today from the state office, this guidance applies to all groups and meetings through January 6, 2021. This “guidance” lists our county in the RED zone. Basically it gives us guidance (mandate) on when we can host, sponsor or travel under the umbrella of Texas AgriLife Extension. Since the effects of the pandemic vary so widely from county to county, the state office of Texas AgriLife Extension Service will now be the ones sending guidelines out for the counties.
This
includes:
Effective Immediately until the new year- we are not to
have any IN PERSON:
- any meetings regardless of the site (indoor/outdoor)
- no practices in person (shooting, horse, or
otherwise)
- workdays at any site
- no Christmas parties anywhere
- no trainings or orientations
Our conference room and grounds will be closed to all except barn boarders and office visits.
Please remember – this is a proactive approach to help keep all of us healthy. We all need to remember to wear face masks and practice proper hygiene to keep you and others safe.
We DO have the means and ability to do everything but workdays virtually. Ask and we will help you with the technology.
We are in the office, working, doing virtual programs, program planning for next year, answering phone calls, finishing year end reports, processing stock show entries…..
Please
contact any of us if you have questions or concerns at 830-620-3440.
