Things will be a little different this week at the District 9 4-H Horse Judging contest. Tabulation will be done by Jodi McManus, Extension Program Specialist 4-H. We will be utilizing the Judging card.com scoring system but we will be scanning the forms ourselves. In terms of customer relations we are looking for great things.
Registration will also be slightly different. Each team will have scantrons that are uniquely printed with team information already coded in. This means youth will not need to "bubble in" team numbers etc.... All they will bubble in is their name, and the correct placings of the classes.
We think this change will cut down on confusion. What your coaches will need to be keenly aware of is which kids get which scantrons. As long as all 4 kids on a team get scan trons from the same package, they will all get scored on the same team. If the coaches mix the scan trons up there will be problems. Team name and team number will be printed on the scan trons, so I think it should be fool proof.
If you are familiar with the process at HLSR, you will recognize the process for district.
Please ask if you have questions.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
D9 4-H Congress
Pay close attention to the registration process as it is some what convoluted. In order to fairly distribute a quota of 18 across the district we are asking that counties first submit registration intent forms by faxing them to the District Office. Through this process we will guarantee each county gets at least one delegate and we will be able to offer more to some counties based on availability.
The registration intent form is due on May 14. From these we will notify youth to register via 4-H Connect. We will also develop a waiting list for potential spots.
Don't hesitate to ask questions, this can be very confusing.
KDC
The registration intent form is due on May 14. From these we will notify youth to register via 4-H Connect. We will also develop a waiting list for potential spots.
Don't hesitate to ask questions, this can be very confusing.
KDC
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Last Day of 4-H Faculty Meeting - Tax
Tax News:
- All documents related to tax exempt status of 4-H and the guidelines for filing taxes for clubs are online under the Agent only section of the Texas 4-H Website
- EIN numbers are giving clubs problems:
- The online site for requesting EIN requires a Social Security number.... This is not a good plan
- Clubs must use the paper form to request an EIN and need to leave any blanks requesting SSN incomplete
- Do not use your personal SSN in completing these forms.
- Washington DC has granted an extension for submitting tax filing until May 19, 2009
- The good news is we have more time to get EIN numbers for all our clubs.
- FYI this situation is being created by the IRS..... Not 4-H.
- Take a deep breath .... This may not be fun, but we can do this.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
More news
- Chartering of 4-H Clubs will be moving to 4-H Connect.... Look for instructions in May.
- Blue Bell Ice Cream Update: We should have got the message that we should not be asking Blue Bell for donations of ice cream. Something to look for in March are Bill Boards promoting the ice cream. 100 of the bill boards are going up around the state. I'll share a list of locations when we know where they are.
Daily Grind
Texas 4-H Faculty Meeting continues
The IRS tax situation for clubs is a mess.... More info to come
The Roundup letter in 08 will go directly to clientel ....Agents will get it also but the target audience for the letter is leaders and kids
Share the Fun is two days..... at State Roundup, and there is only one award ceremony on the second day. You also need to note that there are only 5 categories in this years contests.
In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of 4-H there will be a photo taken on Kyle field of all Roundup participants. This will occur on Wednesday afternoon of Roundup.
Salute to Excellence Banquet will be a luncheon this year.... previously this was a evening event.
On Wednesday evening of Roundup there will be a 4-H Reunion for the 100 year celebration. This event has a $10 cover and is open to everyone. The target audience is old 4-H ers.
The big news is we are back in Rudder Theater..... We are in the campus dorms for housing. Spirit items for the roundup assemblies can no longer be noisy. No trash can lids etc....
Foundation Scholarships: There are more applications than ever before. There is also more money than ever before; close to two million.
The IRS tax situation for clubs is a mess.... More info to come
The Roundup letter in 08 will go directly to clientel ....Agents will get it also but the target audience for the letter is leaders and kids
Share the Fun is two days..... at State Roundup, and there is only one award ceremony on the second day. You also need to note that there are only 5 categories in this years contests.
In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of 4-H there will be a photo taken on Kyle field of all Roundup participants. This will occur on Wednesday afternoon of Roundup.
Salute to Excellence Banquet will be a luncheon this year.... previously this was a evening event.
On Wednesday evening of Roundup there will be a 4-H Reunion for the 100 year celebration. This event has a $10 cover and is open to everyone. The target audience is old 4-H ers.
The big news is we are back in Rudder Theater..... We are in the campus dorms for housing. Spirit items for the roundup assemblies can no longer be noisy. No trash can lids etc....
Foundation Scholarships: There are more applications than ever before. There is also more money than ever before; close to two million.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
4-H Connect and the 4-H Center
The 4-H Center will continue to use 4-H Connect for registration for all events sponsored by the 4-H Center (not district leadership lab).
There is however a small catch. Kids will need to register twice for events at the 4-H Center. This is being done in an effort to allow youth to receive refunds if they choose not to go. The first registration is a deposit the second registration is a confirmation of participation and is thus not due until close to the date of the event.
Please let your campers know they will need to register twice.
KDC
There is however a small catch. Kids will need to register twice for events at the 4-H Center. This is being done in an effort to allow youth to receive refunds if they choose not to go. The first registration is a deposit the second registration is a confirmation of participation and is thus not due until close to the date of the event.
Please let your campers know they will need to register twice.
KDC
4-H Training
District 9 agent training on April 29th will have a 3 hr block dedicated to expansion of the 4-H program. The title for this effort is "Expanding the Quality Local 4-H Experience".
The them for this training is "Quality will lead to Quantity"
Big topic areas include:
The them for this training is "Quality will lead to Quantity"
Big topic areas include:
- Expanding the Quality 4-H Experience
- Strengthening Clubs
- Expanding Outreach
- Engaging Volunteers
State Horse Show
The new State Horse Show rule book has been released and there are significant changes.
The first thing to note is the May 1 validation date. This is not new but it is important. All horses shown at County, State, and District should be validated first. There is also a fee (this is new).
Changes:(not an exhaustive list)
The first thing to note is the May 1 validation date. This is not new but it is important. All horses shown at County, State, and District should be validated first. There is also a fee (this is new).
Changes:(not an exhaustive list)
- The show is now broken into major divisions: halter, speed, roping, etc...
- If you show in a division you qualify to go to the State Horse Show in that division
- Kids can show multiple horses but only one horse per division
- There are some divisions that are non-qualifying, meaning a kid can go to state in these divisions without competing at district
Daily grind
The second day of 4-H Faculty meeting and the large agenda items include further development of resources for expansion of County 4-H Programs. The "Strengthening clubs" group has made a list of 28 topics Club Managers should be knowledgeable of. This list has been prioritized and we will now take these topics and create two models for club manager training.
More news to come.
More news to come.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Texas 4-H Faculty Meeting Thoughts to Share
College Prep initiative under way.... target 6th - 8th grade
4-H Set.... What we are doing fits into SET.... Their is nothing individually we need to do. For the State of Texas we are waiting on direction.
Riding for Values - Reality TV show has not received approval for use of the clover. If approached by the filming crew first contact 4-H faculty for status of the project before agreeing to participate.
4-H Set.... What we are doing fits into SET.... Their is nothing individually we need to do. For the State of Texas we are waiting on direction.
Riding for Values - Reality TV show has not received approval for use of the clover. If approached by the filming crew first contact 4-H faculty for status of the project before agreeing to participate.
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