4-h folks in focus family fun night november 17 - Yellowstone County

for admission and submit the Freshman DepartmentalScholarship application must be postmarked no later thanFebruary 1 st , 2013. This application can be found online athttp://www.montana.edu/admissions/scholarships.shtml______________________________________________4-H CRAFT SHOW NEEDS YOU!Yellowstone County 4-H will be sponsoring a Craft andVendor show on Saturday, Nov. 3 rd , 2013 in the MontanaPavilion at MetraPark. The show will run from 9:00 am to6:00 pm. This is a great way to showcase your talent andstart your holiday shopping while supporting the remodelof the 4-H Sage Center. An information flyer and entryform can be printed off the county 4-H website underForms, Miscellaneous, 4-H Craft Show and Vendor Fair.Questions: Call Stephanie Johnson @ 698-1440.Entry deadline: Wed. Oct. 31 st .______________________________________________4-H LICENSE PLATESThe Montana 4-H License Plate is a great way to showyour pride in 4-H and support the program on a state andcounty level. Cost of the plate is $35, with $15 going tothe county treasurer, $10 to the Montana 4-H Foundationand $10 to the Yellowstone County 4-H Foundation.______________________________________________NATIONAL 4-H CONFERENCENational 4-H Conference will be held April 6 th -11 th , 2013at the National 4-H Center just outside Washington, D.C.The National 4-H Conference is a working conference inwhich youth and adults - at the invitation of the Secretaryof Agriculture - assist in the development ofrecommendations to help guide 4-H Youth DevelopmentPrograms nationally and in their communities. Conferencedelegates are prepared, personally and professionally, tobecome more active participants within their communitiesand effectively develop youth-adult partnerships forcommunity action.5Who May Attend:Montana will send a delegation of up to four participants.Youth delegate: Must be 15 - 18 years old as of January 1,2013 and not a high school senior during the 4-H year inwhich they apply and attend.Adult Chaperone Delegate: Must be an enrolled volunteerin the Montana 4-H Program (24 years or older).Application Process:Complete the application available at the Extension officeby November 15 th . Applications will be reviewed byselection committee and delegates will be selected.Delegate Expenses:Partial funding will be provided by the Montana 4-HFoundation to selected delegates (support dependant on thenumber of delegates). Delegates will be responsible for aportion of the approximate $1,400 total cost perparticipant.______________________________________________NOV. 16 IS FAMILY VOLUNTEER DAYFamily volunteering encourages the members of a familyto volunteer as a unit. A "family" is "any group of two ormore people who consider themselves a family." Familyvolunteering can be done by the whole family together, byone parent and one child or teen, by siblings together or byextended family such as grandparents, aunts, uncles andcousins. It can be as simple as drawing cards for childrenin the hospital or as complex as bonding hundreds offamilies together in a day of volunteer work at acommunity park. However families choose to do it, familyvolunteering can help mobilize thousands of newvolunteers and instill in the next generation a lifelongcommitment to volunteering!National Family Volunteer Day on November 16 th , isdesigned to demonstrate the power of families who chooseto volunteer together to support the communities in whichthey live and serve.Why should your family volunteer?Strengthens family communication & bonds.Allows family members to be role models.Increases commitment to volunteering & community.Provides quality family time.Visit www.pointsoflight.org to obtain more information onNational Family Volunteer Day._____________________________________________4-H: The Youth Development Program of MSU Extension