4-H Connect Drop Dead Day

Just a reminder - This Friday, July 31, 2009 is your last opportunity to update enrollment in 4-H Connect for the 2008/2009 4-H year. Monday, August 1, 2009 all 4-H Connect records will be set to inactive!!!!!

This has two very big implications:
1) If you enter the member/group record after Friday, it does not count for the current 4-H year ending.
2) Families will not be able to register for any District or State 4-H Events until their membership is re-activated---Think Leader College.

As always if you have questions or concerns contact me.

Kevin

Things you need to know as we move into July

• Recordbook Judging is at the Harris County Extension Center July 8, 2009. We will start at 9:00 a.m. (Please pass neccessary information along to Volunteers - Communication is not being sent from the District Office)
• Current Recordbook entries vs. Number of Judges equates to 14 books per judge to review. Come ready to settle in and get to work
• Program Planning Conference will be held on July 9, 2009 at Northwest Forest at 9:30 a.m. This is the day we plan the District 4-H Program for next year. It's good to be there.
• Leadership Institute Registration Closes Friday, July 10. Each county can send two reps plus council officers.
• 4-H Connect Enrollment Status will revert to inactive on all 4-H enrollment for 2009 on August 1. What does this mean for you: If you want credit for the enrollment in this past year, they need to be in the system before the end of the month.
• There are three significant contest areas being added to State 4-H Competition in the coming year: Food Challenge, Vet Science Skillathon, Leaders 4 Life Skillathon, and Scientific Discovery Poster Competition. (ok I lied...there are 4 new contests)
• The anticipation is building for "one day 4-H"....Start making a plan for October 10, 2009

As we plan for the new 4-H Year the schedule can become daunting. Keep in mind we will take the events one at a time and as usual we will all make these events high quality learning opportunities for youth.

As you prepare for the coming Program Development Confernce I also want you to be thinking of ways to loosen the schedule in the Spring and in June. This may mean having a contest on a weekday, or pushing back Leadership Lab to the end of June. There may be many other solutions. Together I am confident we can come up with a workable plan and incorporate 4 new contests.
Kevin