December 2010 - 4-H Ontario
December 2010 - 4-H Ontario
December 2010 - 4-H Ontario
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4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> and Junior Farmers of<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> are working together to bring to<br />
their members and the community alike,<br />
three F’s – Food, Fitness and Fun!<br />
Summer 2011 will see six events that<br />
will showcase healthy eating and healthy<br />
living while having fun “test driving”<br />
recreation activities and creating great<br />
tasting food.<br />
Through the generous support of the<br />
Ministry of Health Promotion & Sport<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-2011 Healthy Communities Fund,<br />
4-H and Junior Farmers are partnering to<br />
create and deliver six (6), one day events<br />
that will give youth and adults alike a<br />
look at alternative and healthy food<br />
preparation and insight into activities built<br />
for people of all activity levels. The day<br />
will be a round robin style with everyone<br />
4-H ONTARIO LEADERSHIP IN ACTION • DECEMBER <strong>2010</strong> • PAGE 21<br />
4-H & JFAO Summer Games are coming!<br />
getting a chance to participate in five food<br />
stations and five activity stations.<br />
Through demonstrations and handson<br />
activities 4-H and Junior Farmer<br />
members and other community youth will<br />
explore food stations on Breakfast Fun,<br />
Smoothies, Snack Secrets, Grilling and<br />
a big favourite – Pizza! Is your mouth is<br />
watering already On the Healthy Living<br />
side, participants can try their “hand” at<br />
Yoga, Martial Arts, Geocaching, Dance<br />
and Mountain Biking. Not sure these<br />
activities are for you You won’t know<br />
until you give them a try.<br />
The Summer Games of Fitness, Food<br />
& Fun will be held at six locations across<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong>. A key feature of this program will<br />
be pick-up locations for participants to<br />
catch a bus to bring them to the event<br />
and return them after a jam packed day.<br />
“4-H and Junior Farmers are excited<br />
to be supporting healthy and active<br />
programs for youth and helping to grow a<br />
culture of health and a balanced lifestyle.”<br />
Enthuses Marie Winter, Manager of<br />
Member Services & Development with<br />
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong>.<br />
Beyond the hands-on fun of food tasting<br />
and getting the body active, participants<br />
will have a chance to meet up with youth<br />
from around their region and build new<br />
friendships that will last well past this one<br />
day event.<br />
Summer Games- Food, Fitness and<br />
Fun, are you ready to sign up Visit the<br />
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> website at 4-H<strong>Ontario</strong>.ca .<br />
A new adventure is waiting - see you<br />
there!<br />
UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES<br />
<strong>December</strong> 31, <strong>2010</strong> Deadline for 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> Ambassador<br />
applications! Details available at: 4-H<strong>Ontario</strong>.ca/newsletter.aspx.<br />
January 7, 2011 • 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> Newsletter Competition<br />
Showcase all of the great things that are going on within your<br />
Association! Content, layout/design, writing style and distribution<br />
all enhance your newsletter and are the criteria this competition is<br />
based on. Send in your entry, consisting of three of your Association's<br />
newsletters distributed between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, <strong>2010</strong> for a<br />
chance to become the Provincial Champion Newsletter!<br />
January 7, 2011 • 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> Scrapbook Competition<br />
Celebrate the past year's worth of Association successes by<br />
channeling your creative juices into creating an Association<br />
Scrapbook. Combine newsletters, newspaper clippings, photos,<br />
programs and other 4-H information into an exciting piece of<br />
history for your association. Submit either a traditional or electronic<br />
scrapbook for a chance to win!<br />
January 7, 2011 Deadline to apply!<br />
W. Garfield Weston Foundation 4-H U.K. Exchange<br />
Experience a new country and broaden your world outlook!<br />
This is a reciprocal exchange.This exchange finds 4-H delegates<br />
age 18+ travelling to England and Wales where they are hosted by<br />
several families. Delegates attend the Royal Show in Warwickshire,<br />
and visit the Experimental Farm in Sittingbourne. Canadian<br />
delegates travel to the U.K. in May, U.K. delegates travel to Canada<br />
in October/November. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more<br />
about agriculture and resources in the United Kingdom, represent<br />
4-H in Canada, and gain new friendships and experiences to last<br />
a lifetime!<br />
February 15, 2011 @ noon deadline for Media Contest!<br />
May 26, 2011 & June 2, 2011<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation Golf-West and Golf-East annual<br />
tournaments. Details at: 4-H<strong>Ontario</strong>.ca/GolfTournaments.asp.<br />
learn to do by doing<br />
apprendre en travaillant<br />
Notice is hereby given<br />
of the following<br />
Annual Meeting of the<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation.<br />
The Annual Meeting of the <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation will be held<br />
on Saturday, February 26, 2011, 3:30 p.m. at the Waterloo Inn<br />
and Conference Centre, 475 King Street North, in Waterloo,<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong>, beginning at 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving<br />
reports and statements required to be placed before the annual<br />
meeting, election of the chair, appointing the auditor of the<br />
Corporation and for the transaction of such other matters as<br />
may properly be brought before the meeting.<br />
the gift of leadership<br />
un don de leadership<br />
Notice is hereby given<br />
of the following<br />
Annual Meeting of the<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Council.<br />
The Annual Meeting of the <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Council will be held on<br />
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 8:00 a.m. at the Waterloo Inn<br />
and Conference Centre, 475 King Street North, in Waterloo,<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong>, beginning at 8:00 a.m. for the purpose of receiving<br />
reports and statements required to be placed before the annual<br />
meeting, election of the chair, appointing the auditor of the<br />
Corporation and for the transaction of such other matters as<br />
may properly be brought before the meeting.