About 4-H

The goal of the Cumberland County 4-H program is to promote positive youth

development, facilitate learning, and engage youth in the work of the Universi-

ty of Kentucky, Kentucky State University, and USDA. Cumberland County 4-H

offers programs during the school day and during the summer months

via school enrichment programs, clubs, camps, and events. 4-H is for youth

primarily targeted towards youth between the ages of 9 through 18. but Cum-

berland County 4-H also offers Cloverbud programs that are targeted to-

wards 5 to 8 year olds. So no matter what grade level you are in, there are

opportunities for you. 4-H provides all of the essential elements needed for a

successful transition to adulthood including the need for belonging, opportuni-

ty to experience independence, generosity, and mastery of skill.

How to Join

To be a member of 4-H each youth must complete an enrollment form, 4-H

Participant Information form and sign the 4-H Code of conduct Form annually.

All of the needed forms are included in this newsletter.

Youth are a sum of their experiences.

Get involved, it will change your life!

Cumberland County

Cooperative Extension Services

P.O. Box 39

90 Smith Grove Road

Burkesville KY 42717

(270) 433-7700

Fax: (270) 433-7702

www.ces.ca.uky.edu/cumberland

I n s i d e t h is

i s s u e :

Remind App

Education Fund

Washington D.C.

Achievement

Program

Issues Conference

Calendar

4-H Clubs

4-H Volunteer

Enrollment Forms

Clubs: Club Codes:

4th grade club code: @4h4thgrade

5th grade club code: @4h5thgrade

Middle School club code: @4hmid

High School club code: @4hhigh

Livestock club code: @4hagclub

Cooking club code: @4hcooking

Outdoor Adventure code: @4hfish

Shooting sports code: @4hhotshot

Rock Band code: @4hmus

Photography club code: @4hphotoclu

Fit club code: @4hfitclub

Garden club code: @4hgard

Horse club code @4hriver

With so much going on in 4-H sometimes its difficult to keep up with programs,

meetings, deadlines, events, and activities, etc. To help you stay up to date we

have created a reminder system for all Cumberland County 4-H activities. To begin

receiving reminders about specific programs just send a text message to the num-

ber 81010 with the club code you are interested in as the message. You must text

the appropriate club code shown below in bold. The codes change depending on

the clubs you are interested in. You may join as many as you want. You can opt-

out of receiving messages at anytime by replying ‘unsubscribe @clubcode’.

81010

To:

Message:

Enter this number

Enter club code @4hcooking

Kentucky 4-H

For additional information regarding

the 4-H Achievement Program

contact Elijah Wilson, at the

Extension Office, 270-433-7700.

Non-Competitive Levels Requirements Clover Level I - Certificate …………………………………………… Minimum 6th grade, Achieve 25 pts.

Clover Level II - Certificate …………………………………………….Minimum 7th grade, Achieve 50 pts.

Clover Level III - Certificate …………………………………………...Minimum 8th grade, Achieve 100 pts.

Clover Level IV - Certificate …………………………………………..Minimum 9th grade, Achieve 150 pts.

Clover Level V - Certificate …………………………………………….Minimum 10th grade, Achieve 200 pts.

Competitive Requirements

Bronze - Partial Scholarship to Teen Conference …………..Minimum 8th Grade, earned clover level 3

Silver - Partial Scholarship to Teen Conference ……………..Minimum 9th Grade, earned clover level 4

Gold - Full Scholarship to Teen Conference …………………..Minimum 10th Grade, earned clover level 5

Scholarship to National 4-H Congress

Emerald - Scholarship to National Conference ……………...Must be Top Ten Gold Winner

College Scholarship

All Achievement Applications are due October 20th, 2017. 4-H

members will be recognized at the Extension Banquet on

October 30th,2017 at the Veteran’s Center.

The 4-H Achievement Program recognizes 4-H participants for their hard work and outstanding accomplish-

ments within Kentucky 4-H, 4-H’ers can choose to compete for awards and prizes or simply achieve levels and be

recognized in their counties. Participants document their 4-H work within leadership, citizenship, communica-

tion/marketing, community service and participation. 4-H work can be documented from age 9-18. Youth are

recognized for their work done on the county, district, state and national level.

Save the Date!!!

2017 Kentucky 4-H Issues Conference

September 28-October 1, 2017

Lake Cumberland 4-H Leadership Center

What is the Issues Conference?

The Kentucky 4-H Issues Conference began in 1989 to give teen 4-H members the opportunity

to learn the process of identifying and addressing local issues. 4-H members select an issue and

research the issue before coming to the conference. While at the conference, 4-H’ers are given

the opportunity to share their ideas and collaborate with other 4-H’ers from around the state.

Adult facilitators work with 4-H’ers leading them in the process of preparing a simulated

presentation to a community board. County teams are given the opportunity to submit a mini-

grant proposal following the conference addressing an identified local issue.

Who May Attend?

Teen 4-H members may attend the Issues Conference. 4-H’ers who have attended IC may re-

turn a second year and attend Issues II, an advanced series of discussions revolving around local

issues. Recommended for Sophomores or Juniors.

Why Attend?

4-H’ers will:

Enhance their leadership skills

Develop public presentation skills

Gain an understanding of local issues

Learn the process of addressing local issues

What is the Registration Cost?

4-H Members: $198

4-H Volunteers: $198

4-H Agents/CES Staff: $224

Is there a Deadline to Register?

Yes. The deadline for registration is September 8, 2017; Payment must be submitted by Sep-

tember 15, 2017. There is no part-time registration. Registration will be open the second week

of August.

AU

GU

ST

2

01

7

SU

N

MO

N

TU

E

WE

D

TH

U

FR

I

SA

T

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Sh

oo

tin

g

Sp

ort

s F

ish

Fry

10

Wa

sh

ingto

n

D.C

. M

ee

tin

g

5p

m

11

1

2

13

1

4

15

1

6

17

Ke

ntu

ck

y

Sta

te F

air

Op

en

ing D

ay

18

Sh

oo

tin

g

Sp

ort

s A

la-

ba

ma

Tri

p

19

Sh

oo

tin

g

Sp

ort

s A

la-

ba

ma

Tri

p

20

Sh

oo

tin

g

Sp

ort

s A

la-

ba

ma

Tri

p

21

Sh

oo

tin

g

Sp

ort

s A

la-

ba

ma

Tri

p

22

Sh

oo

tin

g

Sp

ort

s A

la-

ba

ma

Tri

p

23

2

4

25

2

6

27

2

8

Pic

k U

p

Sta

te F

air

pro

jects

29

Ho

rse

Clu

b

5p

m

30

3

1

4-H Volunteer

Benefits of

Volunteering

Opportunity to

work with youth

and/or adults,

providing positive

support and growth

experiences

Receive intrinsic

and extrinsic

rewards

Opportunities to

share your skills,

talents and

interests

Opportunity to

make a difference in

the life of a child

Volunteer develop-

ment opportunities

An important part of all 4-H

Programs is parent involvement

and we need your help to grow

the program.

If you would like to learn more about

what volunteer roles are available, con-

tact me at the Extension Office or visit http://ces.ca.uky.edu/cumberland/volunteer.

All 4-H volunteers must complete the

Youth and Client Protection Process.

If you have any questions, please feel

free to contact me at (270) 433-7700 or

via email at elijah.wilson2uky.edu.

Elijah Wilson

Extension Agent for

4-H Youth Development

E-mail: elijah.wilson@uky.edu

Cell: (270) 459-2009