Good Morning!

          NEW:

• National Volunteer Week April 18^th-24^th. Please take some time to thank all of our wonderful volunteers!! We wouldn’t have this program without them. Check at Jackson County Extension Facebook and Jackson County 4-H Instagram for volunteer posts!!
• MQA Training- May 6^th @ 6:00 pm. This is for all 1^st year Junior members, 1^st year Senior members or anyone who is in their 1^st year of 4-H showing livestock.
• Shooting Sports Organizational meeting- May 11^th @ 6:00 pm at the Wattenberg Center. 4-H member and at least one parent must attend the meeting.
• County Retreat- May 14^th from 10:00 am-3:00 pm. Registration forms will go out later this week.
• State Fair Nominations: If you plan to attend State Fair please let me know so I can get you nomination forms. They will be due to me at Weigh-in on June 5^th. Sheep, goats and swine will be able to request DNA envelopes on June 1^st. If you have questions please contact me.
• Swine, Lamb & Goat weigh-in June 5^th, 8:00 am at the Scale House. If you know you will not be here for this date, please let me know ASAP.
• Make sure you are working on your record books!! If you need a printed copy, please let me know and I will get one for you. Remember shooting sports kids are required to complete record books also! They can be found at 4-H E-Records – Jackson County Extension (colostate.edu) .
• Project drop deadline- June 1^st. If you sign up for a project and then do not plan to complete the project, you will need to drop the project by June 1^st.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• MQA Training- May 6^th at 6:00pm at the Wattenberg Center.
• Shooting Sports Organizational Meeting- May 11^th, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
• Project drop deadline June 1^st. . If you sign up for a project and then do not plan to complete the project, you will need to drop the project by June 1^st otherwise you will need to complete a record book.
• Swine, Lamb & Goat weigh-in June 5^th, 8:00 am.
• 4-H Council meeting- June 8^th, 2021 @ 5:30 pm at the Wattenberg Center.
• NWCO Expo June 7^th, 8^th, 9^th in Craig, CO- I sent an email on April 8^th with the registration info. Registration will close on April 30^th.
• Jackpot- June 19^th, 2021

REMINDERS:
Council Requirements:
              * Attend 4 council meetings. Meetings will be in June and August.
              * Participate in 1 council community service project
             * Participate in 1 council fundraiser
             * Clean the SCD Basement once per year
             * Complete and turn in a Record Book for all projects enrolled in

Have a great day. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.