Macomb County 4-H Email Blast
Michigan State University Extension - Macomb County, Michigan
Volunteers: The 4-H Petting Farm Needs You!
Recently, Macomb County
MSU Extension staff
distributed a poll regarding
the 4-H Petting Farm
equipment. To date, there
have been 16 responses,
all of them to revive the
4-H Petting Farm project.
The poll will end November
15, 2013. If a committee
has not been established
by this time, the equipment
will be sold. If you are
interested, please add your
contact information in the
notes section of the poll:
http://doodle.com/
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Volume 3, Issue 4
October 30, 2013
4-H Children’s Art Exchange with China
Through the Michigan 4-H
Children’s Art Exchange,
youth in grades K-8 are invited to send “visual letters”,
to children their own ages in
China. Teaching kits to facilitate teaching about China
and making art are now
available. The kit can easily
be incorporated into a les-
son plan, or other groups
can use the kit at a meetings
or event. Groups using the
kit may submit artwork to the
4-H office by April 1, 2014. A
selection of Macomb County
artwork will be sent to the
state level. Artwork selected
at the state level will be sent
to China as a gift to the
children of China. Artwork
remaining at the state level
will be included in the 2014
online exhibit. Learn more
and view past exhibits online
at http://4h.msue.msu.edu/
programs/arts/china_project.
Call Cory Leonard at 586783-8163 for information or
to reserve the kit.
Purchase 4-H Horse Banquet Tickets by Nov. 5th
The annual horse banquet
is fast approaching! The
event is being held
on Sunday, November
17 at Zuccaro's (46601 N.
Gratiot, Chesterfield Twp,
MI 48051). The event
starts at 1:00, and tickets
are available at a cost of
$16 for adults and $12 for
youth (ages 19 & under).
Please invite your family,
as this is our celebration of
the 2013 season! Please
bring extra money (cash,
check or credit card) for
some fun fundraisers, too!
There will be Macomb
County Horse Program
t-shirts available for sale.
Christmas is coming soon,
and the t-shirts would
make a great gift for your
rider, or even parents and
grandparents!
You will need your ticket
for admission into the banquet, so please make sure
to see your leader before November 17!
Our philanthropy for the
year is to collect nonperishable food items for
Samaritan House; please
turn in to your club leader
or bring your items to the
banquet hall. We will also
collect horse items, especially salt licks, for Day
Dreams Farm
(www.daydreamsfarm.com)
. There's a wish list posted
on their web site, too!
We will be taking nominations for officer positions on
the horse program committee, so start considering
which office you may want
to hold this year! There will
be an added bonus happening during the nomination process - you won't
want to miss this!
Submitted by Michelle Porter
4-H Volunteer
Club Enrollment Reminder: Returning members planning to
participate in the Armada Fair must be enrolled by November 1st!
Armada Fair
Youth Livestock
Sale Committee
Meeting Nov. 25
The next meeting of the
Armada Fair Youth Livestock
Sale Committee will be on
Monday, November 25th at
7p.m. at the Grange Hall
located on the fair grounds.
Election of officers will be
held that evening. All clubs
are strongly encouraged to
have a representative from
your club on the committee. If you have any
questions, please contact
Matt Konarski 313-805-2084.
-- Submitted by
JoEllen Clark
4-H Volunteer
Volume 3, Issue 4
Page 2
State 4-H Horse Show Results for Macomb County
Macomb County was well-represented at the 2013 State 4-H Horse Show at MSU in August. Here are results for Macomb:
Name
Class
Audrey Beaudin Trail, 13 years
Place
6th
Name
Jamie Maurice
Class
Place
2nd Split Showmanship, 18 years
5th
Hunter Seat Pleasure, 13 years (Outside)
1st
2nd Split Hunter Seat Pleasure, 18 years
2nd
2nd Split Hunt Seat Equitation, 13 years
7th
2nd Split Western Horsemanship, 18 years
3rd
Dressage Seat Equitation, 15 years
3rd
Hunt Seat Equitation, 18 years
3rd
Hunter Hack, 15 years
4th
Gailynn Mayer
Dressage Training Level Test I, 16-19 years
4th
Kelsey Greene
Dressage Training Level Test 1, 16-19 yrs. 7th
Kathryn Moore
Hunt Seat Equitation, 19 years
4th
Jenelle Hess
Hunt Seat Equitation, 13 years
Alexandra Oddo Championship Saddle Seat Equitation
Kellyn Clink
2nd
3rd
Single Pleasure Driving, 34 inches & under 1st
Saddle Seat Equitation, 13-14 years (Outside) 2nd
Versatility Specialty Class, 13-19 years
1st
Saddle Seat Pleasure, 13-14 years (Outside) 3rd
Showmanship, 13 years
5th
In-Hand Trail, 34 inches & under
Saddle Seat Equitation, 16-17 years
1st
1st
Championship Saddle Seat Equitation
3rd
Driving Obstacles, 13-15 years
1st
Dressage Seat Equitation, 16-17 years
8th
2nd Split Hunt Seat Pleasure, 13 years
7th
Championship Saddle Seat Pleasure
2nd
Championship Driving Obstacles
1st
Saddle Seat Pleasure, 16-17 years
2nd
Championship In-Hand Trail
2nd
Caitlyn Pichette
2nd Split Hunt Seat Equitation, 17 years
5th
Western Horsemanship, 13 years
6th
Natalie Rybak
Dressage Seat Equitation, 18-19 years
5th
Saddle Seat Pleasure, 16-17 years
8th
Saddle Seat Equitation, 18-19 years
3rd
Championship Saddle Seat Equitation
2nd
Saddle Seat Pleasure, 18-19 years
4th
Saddle Seat Equitation, 16-17 years
2nd
Hunter Hack, 18-19 years
4th
Training Level Test II, 13-15 years
8th
Western Horsemanship, 14 years (Outside)
3rd
Training Level Test III, 13-15 years
3rd
Championship Western Pleasure
1st
Hunter Hack, 15 years
2nd
Championship Hunt Seat Pleasure Jr.
2nd
Championship Hunter Hack, Jr. Exhibitor
5th
Hunt Seat Pleasure, 14 years (Outside)
2nd
Photography, 15 years, Sunday
2nd
Hunt Seat Equitation, 14 years (Outside)
3rd
Dressage Seat Equitation, 15 years
8th
Western Pleasure, 14 years (Outside)
1st
Alexandria Lucia Cloverleaf Barrel Race, 18-19 years
4th
2nd Split Western Pleasure, 18 years
2nd
Showmanship, 19 years, 2nd Split
2nd
2nd Split Western Horsemanship, 19 years
2nd
Melanie LeDuc
Miranda Losey
Speed & Action Race, 18-19 years, 2nd
Split
7th
Gabrielle Oddo
Emily Veith
Haylie Wells
Volume 3, Issue 4
Page 3
K-9 & Kompany 4-H Club Promotes 4-H & Helps Community
The members of the K-9 & Kompany
4-H Club of Macomb County has put
in an exemplary amount of
community service. The kids totaled
nearly 500 hours and with the addition
of the adults' hours it reached
almost 900 hours over the last
year! Typical service activities
include: People, Pets and Vets, the
Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Ronald
McDonald House, Wolcott Road
clean-up, and the Romeo Peach
Festival to name a few. The pictures
below are from the road clean-up and
Romeo Peach Festival where the
group was visited by the Romeo
Peach Queen and her runner-up. For
the second year in a row, K-9 &
Kompany took first place in their
category during the Children's Peach
festival parade. Our congrats to K-9 &
Kompany for a job well done to further
enhance the image of 4-H across the
tri-county area!
Is your club doing a
community service
activity? Let MSU
Extension know
about it! Are you
organizing an animal
clinic, fundraiser or
other event? We can
help you promote it!
Contact
Macomb County
MSU Extension
learn more.
(586) 469-6431
Fundraiser Request Forms Required for Club Fundraisers
Club/Committee leaders or club/committee treasurers: Don’t forget that a 4-H Fundraiser
Request Form must be submitted to Macomb County MSU Extension at least two weeks prior
to each fundraiser your group holds. The form may be requested from the 4-H office and is
also online at http://macombcountymi.gov/msuextension/4h_Forms.htm. A 4-H Fundraiser
Report form is due within two weeks after the fundraiser. Questions? Call 586-469-6431.
-- Submitted by Tom Klena
K-9 & Kompany 4-H Club
Volume 3, Issue 4
4-H Volunteer
Training Offered in
Macomb County
A 4-H Volunteer Training is being
offered at Macomb County MSU
Extension in November. Volunteers
are encouraged to attend these
highly interactive training modules to
learn new ways to connect with
youth, build skills in the Experiential
Learning Model, and work with other
volunteers to create a new
atmosphere of positive youth
development. The training is made
up of four modules. Sign up for the
ones that you can make and we'll
work with you to schedule the rest of
the modules at another
time. Register for the modules online
at http://4hvolunteertraining.eventbrite.co
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Module A: Wednesday, November 13, 6-9 p.m., Macomb MSU
Extension
Module B: Monday,
November 18, 6-9 p.m., Macomb MSU
Extension
Module C: Wednesday, November 20, 6-9 p.m., Macomb MSU
Extension
Module D: Monday,
November 25, 6-9 p.m., Macomb MSU
Extension
Questions? Contact Macomb County
MSU Extension at 586-469-6431 or
[email protected].
Club Officer Training
Nov. 6, 2013 / 6-8:30 p.m.
Camp Rotary, Ray Township
This training is for you, whether you’re a
club officer, volunteer or club member!
Participants will learn about parliamentary procedure, officer roles, and touch
on some conflict resolution strategies. A
light snack will be provided.
Call 586-469-6431 to R.S.V.P.
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Macomb County 4-H Science Event Postponed
The Macomb County 4-H Science Event that was scheduled for
October 29, 2013 has been postponed. Contact Cory Leonard at 586-783-8163
or [email protected] for more information.
(37885 Green Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047)
Contact Rachael Korns at [email protected] for more information
4-H Basket Auction Extended
One basket was turned in for the gift basket auction!
Thanks to Alarro 4-H Club for their camp-themed
basket! Here’s what’s inside:
-$25 Meijer gift card
-Small Cooler
-S'more Maker
-Pie Maker
-Pie Recipe Book
-Flashlight
-Thermacell Mosquito Repellent
-Graham Crackers
-Marshmallows
-Hersey's Chocolate Bars
-Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
The bid starts at only $25! Email
bids to [email protected]!
Bidders will be updated on new bids
daily until the close of auction at
3 p.m. on Friday, November 8th.
Questions? Contact Dequindre Bell
at 586-469-5979.
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Volume 3, Issue 4
Page 5
Top 10 Things Many Parents Don’t Know About Teen Driving
Last week was National Teen Driver
Safety Week (Oct. 20-26). GM and
the GM Foundation, along with traffic
safety advocates across the country,
are working to raise awareness
about why teen drivers crash and
how to prevent these crashes. One
of the organizations that GM
supports is the National Safety
Council, a non-profit group focused
on research, education and
advocacy on vehicle safety and,
specifically, teen driving.
Many studies have shown that the
level of parent involvement with new
teen drivers makes a difference and
this year’s National Teen Driver
Safety Week theme “It takes two:
Shared expectations for parents and
teens for driving,” is in lockstep with
GM’s and the Council’s recent focus
on parent education around teen
driver safety. DriveitHOME, an
initiative of NSC with support from
GM and the GM Foundation, is a
website created for parents by
parents that focuses on the most
important things parents can do to
protect teen drivers.
To help parents understand the
scope of the problem, the National
Safety Council compiled a list of the
top 10 things most parents don’t
know about teen driving:
•
Car crashes are the leading
cause of death for teens in the U.S.
•
Most dangerous time of a teen
driver’s life is the first 12 months
after receiving a license.
•
A teen driver’s crash risk is three
times that of drivers ages 20 and
older.
•
Teens crash most often because
they are inexperienced – not
because they take more risks behind
the wheel.
•
Crash risk remains high after licensure. In fact, young drivers’ crash risk
does not significantly begin decreasing
until age 25.
Share the list with your friends and
families with teen drivers and visit
driveithome.org for educational materials, tips and much more.
- Submitted by Michelle Porter, Volunteer
Ray’s Riding Rascals 4-H Club
•
Teen passengers are one of the
biggest distractions for teen drivers.
Just one teen raises a teen driver’s
fatal crash risk 44 percent. Two
passengers double the fatal crash
risk. Three or more quadruples
crash risk.
•
Most fatal nighttime crashes
involving teen drivers happen
between 9 p.m. and midnight.
•
More than half of teens killed in
car crashes were not restrained by
a seatbelt.
•
Most states’ teen driving laws
and restrictions do not adequately
protect teen drivers from the most
serious crash risks.
•
Teens really do learn to drive
from watching their parents. A survey
from The Allstate Foundation found
80 percent of teens cite their parents
as having the most influence over
teen’s driving habits.
Macomb County 4-H Staff
Marie Ruemenapp,
District 11 Coordinator
Kea Norrell-Aitch
Extension Educator
Dequindre Bell
Mentor Program Coordinator
Elizabeth Duran
4-H Program Coordinator
Cory Leonard
4-H Program Coordinator
Roberta Busquaert
Computer Maintenance Clerk
Macomb County MSU Extension
21885 Dunham Road, #12
Clinton Township, MI 48036
Telephone: (586) 469-6431
Fax: (586) 469-6948
Email: [email protected]
Clinton County 4-H “Tack and Other Treasures” Annual Sale
Saturday, December 7, 2013
9 am to 1 pm
Clinton County Fairgrounds – Smith Hall
690 W. Sickles St., St. Johns Michigan
Lots of New and Used Tack – horses and other species! Books! Jewelry! DVDs! Toys! Paparazzi Jewelry! Show and Street Clothing! Honey! Kid’s Stuff! New and Used Housewares! Kitchen
Stuff! Baked Goods! Pet Supplies! Chair Massages!
Vendor space with table/2 chairs - $20 each
To reserve tables or more information, please call:
Sandy D. 517-930-1436 or Diane S. 517-204-9175
or email [email protected]
Proceeds benefit Clinton Co. 4-H Horse Programs
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