04/21/2025
In the Mat-Su/Copper River District we have:
😎 254 active club members and counting!
🙋 28 active adult volunteers
Find a list of upcoming events here: https://www.uaf.edu/.../mat-su.../newsletters/index.php
No big 4-H events this week!
📗Work on your records books!
⭐️4-H Fair Exhibitor Guide Cover Art Contest
Youth may submit their art to Samantha either digitally or in person from April 21-May 7.
Art can be of any media, but must be black & white/grey scale Art must connect to the fair theme of "Reach for the Stars". Art contest winner will be selected by a panel and announced on May 8th at 5pm during the first 15 minutes of the VLA meeting.
Prizes: The winner will receive $100 and will have their art displayed on the 2025 visitor guide, all other entries will be entered into a drawing divided by age groups (CloverBud/Jr, Intermediate, and Senior). One randomly drawn winner from each age group will win $50, but must be present either in person or via zoom to win.
Email Samantha [email protected] with questions!
🐖Registration for the State Livestock Competition is open in Z-suites! You do not need to be involved in a livestock project to participate. This year, our district is hosting on May 30th and 31st. Your club members can practice oral reasoning skills through livestock judging, practice oral presentations or participate in an art contest, among other things! There *might* also be an in person YQCA (youth for quality care of animals) class on May 29th. All segments of the contest are open to Junior, Intermediate, and Senior 4-H age divisions *Cloverbuds welcome to participate in Art Contest and Public Speaking. If there are not ten registered participants for the 2025 contest, it will be held in a condensed format.
🇯🇵 4-H States Exchange Information is now available. If you have a student enrolled in 4-H and are interested in hosting a student from Japan or Korea this summer, email Chandra McCain [email protected]
and learn more here: https://www.states4hexchange.org/
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This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Our purpose is to help youth become creative and productive citizens by maximizing individual's potential in leadership, technical skills, and more.
