If you need help re-enrolling or enrolling for the first time, contact Stephany.

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1 4-H Office Information 1605 Edison #15 Benton, AR Ron Matlock County Extension Agent - Staff Chair rmatlock@uaex.edu Kris Boulton County Extension Agent Family and Consumer Sciences kboulton@uaex.edu SEPTEMBER 1 is the NEW 4-H year! To be an active member, you must re-enroll September 1 st (or after). By re-enrolling, your 4-H er is able to register for State events, be up to date on all information, and much more. Go to Arkansas.4honline.com If you need help re-enrolling or enrolling for the first time, contact Stephany. Stephany Rogers County Extension Agent 4-H srogers@uaex.edu Jennifer Pruitt Administrative Specialist jpruitt@uaex.edu The Saline County 4-H Foundation has graciously provided funding for mini grants for our clubs. There is a Google Form application for clubs to fill out if they wish to apply for the mini grants or a paper copy you can receive from the office. These will be due by October 29 and up to 5 clubs will be chosen. Each grant is up to $200 and must be an educational or community service project. For more information, please contact Stephany. bit.ly/4hminigrant

2 Did you know that by purchasing items off of Amazon, they donate a small amount to our 4-H Foundation? Well they do! AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of your pre-shipping cost to the charity of your choice at no cost to you. If you have an amazon account, at the bottom of the page it shows a link for "About AmazonSmile" and you can enroll in your favorite charity! We are on there as Saline County 4-H Foundation Inc! Check out today! Parents & Leaders (PALs)! The next PALs meeting will be Tuesday, October 16. This will be the first time I will out the recording of the lesson. There will NOT be a live meeting this time around. The incentive plan is where members can keep track of their points and what work they have done. We hope that this will be an easy way to track what you have done all year long. The incentive plan also has a prize attached to it. In the past, our 4-H Members of the year have been chosen by the county office. The incentive plan changes that. The junior and senior 4-H Members of the year will be recognized at the county awards banquet in January. The top 3 juniors and top 3 seniors will be interviewed by county staff to choose the Junior and Senior of the year. If you would like more information on the best methods to keep track of points or what events count vs. what doesn t count, contact Stephany! If you would like to put anything in the newsletter, please srogers@uaex.edu. We would love to see kid/adult spotlights, articles and anything else!

3 The annual Arkansas State Fair is right around the corner! Again this year, the State Fair starts on Thursday!!! So, the dates are October 11-21, Please join us for 4-H Day Activities at the State Fair on Friday, October 12th and Saturday, October 13th. On these days, 4-H'ers will have the opportunity to view the exhibits and take part in the following 4-H activities. Also county 4-H groups have the opportunity to promote 4-H at our promotional booth. This is a great way to get youth involved in a fun State level activity, plus, get tickets to get into the State Fair. The Saline County 4-H Foundation pays the cost of the state fair events. 4-H Entomology Exhibits 4-H Giant Pumpkin & Watermelon Contest 4-H Poultry BBQ Cook-off Held on October 12th at 6:00 pm 4-H Promotional & Interactive Activity Booth-October, 11th -21st in the Hall of Industry. Sign up here: bit.ly/statefair4hbooth 4-H Promotional Booth Shifts daily 11:00 am- 3:00 pm 3:00 pm- 7:00 pm 7:00 pm -10:00 pm Attached are the guidelines: bit.ly/statefairactivities The 4-H Day at the State Fair registration is available at The deadline to register for activities and the 4-H booth is Friday, September 28th. Fair passes: Passes will be sent to all staff, 4-H ers and volunteer participants. Please let Stephany know if you've signed up for the booth! All 4-Hers are encouraged to participate.

4 2019 Parents and Leaders club-meeting dates are as follows, unless otherwise notified: January 15, 2019 April 16, 2019 August 20, 2019 October 15, 2019 These will either be live Zoom sessions with recordings or just recordings alone. If there is a live Zoom session, you are welcome to come to the office to participate as well. Tractor Supply Company is hosting their 4-H Paper Clover campaign from October The manager at the Benton store would love for any 4-H er to come and be a presence in the store! Let Stephany know if you would like to sign up. Please keep in mind the State Refund Policy. This extends to any and all events where there is a cost associated. The County Office will bill you if any cost incurs from an unannounced absence. If you get sick or there s an emergency in the family, let us know! Please make sure you can attend an event before registering! 75% Refund 15 working days or more before the event 50% Refund working days before the day of the event No Refund 10 working days or less before the day of the event No Refund for High Adventure (Backpacking or Horsepacking) If you receive a scholarship and do not attend event without notice or get sent home from event, you will be responsible for the entire registration amount and forgo the scholarship. You must contact the county office if you are not able to make your event. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact your County Extension Office (or other appropriate office) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.

5 Please note: we do have scholarship money for those wanting to go to Forestry and Wildlife camp or Cake Decorating Camp. We will split the total amongst those who attend the camp.