April 2012 - Yellowstone County

2VOLUNTEER HOURSCheck with your employer to see if they rewardemployees for doing volunteer work. Many businesses(i.e. – Walmart and First Interstate Bank) will give anonprofit organization (4-H) a donation for the number ofhours their employee volunteers. A club received $250for their club program._______________________________________________POST COMMUNICATION DAYMEETINGCome to share your ideas, concerns, suggestions on howto improve Communication Contest Day, Thur., April 5 that 6:00 pm, Courthouse Room 105. Everyone is welcome.______________________________________________FRUIT SALE BASKETSOn Saturday, March 10 th and on Monday, March 12 thmembers of the Yellowstone County Sale Committeedistributed “Thank You” fruit baskets to 34 businesseswho supported the 2011 Montana Fair Junior LivestockSale. Brenda Bromenshenk brought in the empty basketsand wrap which was donated by Albertsons. WendyThatcher and Brenda brought in “Easter grass” to line thebaskets. Wendy and Deb Barta-Grice brought in bags ofcandy to add to the fruit. The Sale Committee purchasedvarious boxes of fruit and members put the basketstogether at the Expo during Fruit Pick Up Day and thendistributed them. Members and volunteers who helpedwere: Brenda Bromenshenk, Carrie Wagner, Kathy Teter,Wendy Thatcher, Tom Tyler, Jennifer Hust, Sam &Connie McQuire, Roni & Adam Baker, and Deb Barta-Grice. Businesses were delighted with the baskets theyreceived and are looking forward to returning to the 2012Montana Fair Junior Livestock Sale.______________________________________________4-H TRACTOR SUPPLY PAPERCLOVER PROMOTION4-H paper clovers are being sold in the Tractor SupplyStores in Billings and Laurel from May 2–13. Clovers aresold for $1 each at the stores and then displayed. Thanksto Tractor Supply and all of the folks who purchasedclovers. Be sure to tell the local stores “thank you” fortheir support.______________________________________________INTERNATIONAL HOSTINGOPPORTUNITYInternational 4-H Youth Exchange (IFYE) delegates arrivein Montana in mid-June. Families generally host theseolder youth for three weeks. They come to the UnitedStates and stay for six weeks up to three months to get anin-depth look at the culture and to better understandfarming and ranching practices. Families do not need tolive on a farm or ranch to host. IFYEs are 19-30 years oldand many come from rural backgrounds in their homecountries. Some are in school and others are at thebeginning of their careers.This is a volunteer program so families are not reimbursedfor hosting. Expenses should be limited to the extra costfor food and utilities related to having another person inyour home. Many IFYEs understand that there will be awork component to their home stays so do not hesitate toask them to help with farming or ranching chores.Planning special activities is not required. While thedelegates would certainly enjoy visiting one of ourNational Parks over the course of their stays, planningthese activities is not required.Contact Stephanie Davis at 406-994-3502,sdavison@montana.edu for more information andapplication materials._____________________________________________CITIZENSHIP-WASHINGTON FOCUSThree 4-H members from Yellowstone County will beattending this year’s Citizenship-Washington Focus.Focus is June 9–16 2012 in Washington D.C. Theparticipants will stay at the National 4-H Center. The tripshould be very educational for all attendees. Thoseattending are: Candace Hamilton - Ruff Riders, JuliaLober - Shepherd Pioneers and Ty McCormick - HesperHustlers._____________________________________________MONTANA 4-H CONGRESS4-H Congress will be held July 10–13, 2012 in Bozemanon the MSU Campus. Members must be 14 or older byOctober 1, 2011 to attend. Chaperons are needed for thistrip. If you or someone you know is interested, contact theExtension Office._____________________________________________4-H: The Youth Development Program of MSU Extension