Collin County Staff: Amanda Parks 4-H Youth Development. Annie Tinsley Family and Community Health. Maureen Metcalf 4-H Administrative Assistant

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1 Collin County Staff: Amanda Parks 4-H Youth Development June was FULL of activities! June was a FULL month for Collin County 4-Hers. State Roundup was held at Texas A&M, June 11 th through the 14 th. Our kids competed very well and took home lots of hardware! Collin County Vet camp was a success with 40 campers enjoying three days of learning! Additionally, the District Horse Show was June 28 th 29 th. Finally, Outdoor Challenge was held June 22 nd -24 th! You can definitely say that our Collin 4-Hers were busy in June! Annie Tinsley Family and Community Health Maureen Metcalf 4-H Administrative Assistant Pam Donnell Administrative Assistant The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

2 July: 2 nd County Meeting Myers Park (7 pm) 4 th Holiday Independence Day (Office is Closed) 6th District Record Book judging Rockwall, TX 9 th 11 th Multi County Camp II Brownwood 15 th 4-H Club Charters due online (Club Managers) 17 th County Award Interviews Office 24 th County Award Interviews Office 22 nd -25 th Texas 4-H Congress Austin 22 nd 28 th State Horse Show Abilene 30 th 1 st Food and Nutrition Camp (Available) Myers Park August: 8 th Wildlife Camp (Full) Myers Park 11 th Awards Banquet (1-3pm) Collin College, McKinney September: 8 th Special Needs Livestock Show Myers Park (9am-11am) 27 th FCH: Dinner Tonight Cooking School Frisco, TX

3 District IV Results: County Award Interviews If you turned in a record book and county award application, your interviews will be held at the extension office either July 17 th or 24 th. We understand that not everyone can make it at these times, please let Amanda know if you have any issues with the dates. Did you know that lots of great information, deadlines, and updates can be found here?

4 Congrats to all our 4-Hers who participated in the District IV ULTRA Leadership Lab. Our kiddos spent three days expanding their leadership, communication skills, critical thinking skills, and having a lot of fun doing it! If you haven t participated in ULTRA, seriously consider going with us next year! Also, District officers were elected during this camp. Congratulations to: Brett Schraeder: 1 st VP Ainsley Schraeder: Historian Charlee Proctor: Health and Safety Officer

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6 Other News: Awards banquet is coming up!!!!!! We once again are going to do a slideshow with pictures throughout the year! Please begin sending any awesome photos you might have of your 4- H adventures to Leslie Dockery! or Amanda, and she will get them to her. It looks like we will be having a new Community Club starting up in Wylie for the year! They are very interested in Livestock Judging and hope to have multiple teams competing throughout the year. Additionally, they are open to other projects and working with other clubs on a multitude of opportunities. Stay tuned for more information!

7 Jim Barber at the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships Audie Murphey day in Farmersville, TX allowed our youth to serve lunch to the veterans in our area!

8 As our H year comes to a close, Collin County Extension Office wants to give a huge THANK YOU to all the families, 4-Hers, volunteers, and sponsors that make our county one of the best! We could not have such an amazing organization without you. We have lots of fun and new things planned for next year, and we hope to see you there! We want to encourage each 4-Her to bring one friend into the 4-H family next year! After all, we want to share the FUN! Don t forget! Early 4-H connect sign up will be open August 15 th to early October ($20). After that, the price goes up to $25.