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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.

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