4-H Alberta Magazine - 2019-20 Fall & Winter Edition

FALL &
WINTER
2019/20 4-H
CLUBS
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9TH ANNUAL 4-H ALBERTA
PARTNER APPRECIATION
EVENING
Our partners, sponsors, and donors play
an integral role in 4-H and this is our
chance to say thank you. Once again, the
4-H Foundation of Alberta would like to
invite clubs, leaders, parents and members
to participate in the 9th Annual Partner
Appreciation Evening. Participants will be
treated to a delicious meal where they will
have the chance to mingle with sponsors,
share their 4-H experience and demonstrate
the value and benefits of the program.
The 4-H Foundation of Alberta is looking
for volunteers to help make this event a
grand success.
DATES
October 22
LOCATION
Airdrie AB
If you or your club is interested
in participating please contact:
nkaczkowski@4HAB.com
CLUB TO CLUB EXCHANGES
Explore Canada through our Club to Club
Exchanges! Groups of eight to ten youth and
two chaperones participate in a reciprocal
exchange with a 4-H group from another
part of the country. This gives each group a
chance to explore one of the biggest, most
vibrant and most diverse nations in the
world. The Club to Club Exchange challenges
participating groups to become community
ambassadors as they host their twins and put
their hometowns on display.
For more information:
4-h-canada.ca/clubtoclub
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FCC 4-H CLUB FUND
With the continued support of Farm Credit
Canada (FCC), we’re providing another year
of the FCC 4-H Club Fund. These funds
are available to all 4-H clubs, districts and
regions across Canada. Together with FCC,
our goal is to help young Canadian’s “Learn
To Do By Doing” in a safe, inclusive and
fun environment.
$100,000 is available in grants of up to $500
per club, district or region across Canada.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
October 31
For more information:
4-h-canada.ca/clubfunds
SHOW YOUR 4-H COLOURS
November is 4-H month and 4-H’ers
across Canada love to show their 4-H
pride all month long, but know that the first
Wednesday of the month is our chance to
make a big splash—of green that is!
Show Your 4-H Colours Day is National 4-H
Day in Canada and is your chance to wear
green, celebrate 4-H and share what 4-H
means to you as a member, volunteer leader,
alumni or supporter, all while having tons of
fun. Don your 4-H colours, get out into your
communities, post to social media, do acts
of kindness, and share your enthusiasm for
everything 4-H! Wear green, take selfies and
share your 4-H pride with the world using
the hashtag #ShowYour4HColours
DATES
November 6
Visit www.showyour4hcolours.ca to learn
how you can get involved.
STEEPED IN SOIL
Through this initiative, supported by
Syngenta Canada, your 4-H club will learn
the nitty-gritty about soil, participate in a
global science experiment, and choose from
a variety of hands-on activities to understand
the importance of soil health!
By participating in this program,
members will:
• Learn about and identify soils
• Understand the importance of
healthy soils
• Conduct in-the-field tests
• Participate in a nation-wide citizen
science experiment.
REGISTRATION OPENS
January 1 - February 29
Apply at 4-h-canada.ca/steepedinsoil
PROUD TO BEE A 4-H’ER
This annual initiative supported by Syngenta
Canada educates and engages 4-H youth
to broaden their understanding around the
importance of pollinators and the multiple
factors that impact bee health. 4-H clubs
receive pollinator-friendly seed packets that
they can plant at home or in community
gardens, hand out in the community or sell
as a fundraiser. They also receive pollinator
info cards they can share with their friends
and community.
REGISTRATION OPENS
January 1
For more information:
4-h-canada.ca/proudtobee