With the increased restrictions from PEI's Chief Public Health Office beginning Friday December 17th, the following items should be noted:

• Maximum 50 participants
• Masks required for all indoor and outdoor activities
• Social Distancing should be enforced
• Only individual club activities - no regional or provincial activities until January 2022

Stay safe!

Website page will be updated as information becomes available on the government website.

Upcoming Dates (any topic underlined is a link to more information)

December 15 - Deadline to sign up for Provincial Culinary Project

December 15 - Leadership Project applications/proposals due

December 22 - Fundraiser funds due to the Provincial Office

December 22 - Last Day for Regions to submit Provincial fees/insur. to the Prov. Office

December 23 - Provincial Office only open until noon and then closed for the holidays

January 4 - Provincial Office reopens  

January 8 - Scholarship & Award Interview Day

January 10 - Provincial Board Meeting

January 15 - Deadline: Quarterly Reports (Overall Leaders)

January 15 - Provincial Cooking Project 

February 5 - Market Beef: Senior Member Provincial Workshop Day

February 18 - Market Beef: Junior & Intermediate Provincial Workshop Day

** The Provincial Calendar format has been updated on the website. We've been experiencing some difficulties with the original format - here's hoping the new one will be much easier to navigate!

Club Reports are now being shared to our Provincial Facebook page as they are submitted to the 4-H Specialists. We have had a few reports submitted and posted already. You can view these at the links below - it is not necessary to have a Facebook account to view these links.

Western:

4-H PEI West: Regional Event

Elmsdale Beavers 4-H Club Report [November]

Kensington 4-H Club Report [November-December]

Central: 

Millview Vernon River 4-H Club Report [October-November]

Wheatley River 4-H Club Report [October-November]

Cavendish 4-H Club Report [November]

Dunstaffnage-Marshfield 4-H Club Report [November]

Eastern:

No submissions

The fall Provincial Leader Appreciation event was held on November 20th. We had a fantastic day at Clinton Hills Weddings and Events for Leader Appreciation!! Some crafting thanks to Dana Davis Designs, games, prizes, an educational presentation from PEERS Alliance regarding creating brave spaces for the 2SLGBTQ+ community and delicious food to top it off! Thanks to all who made today possible and to all who attended.

We are still looking for senior members who are interested in becoming MAC reps!

Any senior member, 18 years of age or older (NO exceptions), who interested in being the 4-H PEI YAC representative, please let Rayanne know.

Provincial Fundraiser Wrap-up

Provincial Projects

Culinary Project

Market Beef Project

Registration for this Provincial Project will open in January. We do need 25 participants for this project to go ahead... that being said, we have decided that Leaders can also sign up for this beneficial workshop, priority being given to members first. 

Regional News

Central Region

4-H Canada News

4-H Canada Leadership Summit

Lighting the Way Forward with 4-H 

Date: April 22-24, 2022

Location: Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax, NS

Deadline to register with 4-H PEI - January 7th, 2022
 

About this event

Leadership Summit is an exciting opportunity for 4-H volunteer leaders and professionals to showcase the communities they are building, share innovative program ideas, and hear from experts on emerging topics. It includes a mix of workshops, an expert keynote, knowledge sharing, networking, and fun!

We’re heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia in April 2022, where Leadership Summit will be co-hosted by 4-H Nova Scotia, as part of 4-H Nova Scotia’s 100th-anniversary celebrations!

How to attend

Leadership Summit is open to 4-H volunteer leaders from across Canada. Registration is managed through your provincial 4-H office.

Registration for Leadership Summit is $700/person. Some provinces subsidize the registration feed for their leaders. Please check with your provincial 4-H office for more information.

If you are interested in attending as one of 4-H PEI's delegates please email Rayanne before January 7th. Spaces are limited.

The issue of emails from Provincial Staff not being delivered to recipients seems to still be an ongoing issue. Please ensure that you check your junk mail folder regularly, especially if you are waiting on something from a staff member. If you do find an email in the junk folder, mark the email address as "safe." Unfortunately, this is something we have no control over. Similarly, if you have sent an email to a staff and days have passed with no response, please give us a call to ensure your message was received!

 For the upcoming 4-H year we are strongly encouraging our leaders and members to stay up to date with news and events by checking out the monthly newsletter and visiting the *newly updated* website regularly. This is in an effort to streamline information and ensure that information is easy to find for everyone.The website should be your first stop for info! That being said - there are things that we occasionally post to our Provincial Facebook page that may not be duplicated on the website, such as Club Reports. Leaders and Members will still be able to see these posts, regardless of if they have a Facebook account, by clicking the link that we provide in this newsletter. So please do not disregard future information that is connected to Facebook - you can still access it if you please! 

The PEI 4-H Board of Directors and 4-H Staff would like to wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas holiday and all the best in 2022.

Stay safe. Be kind.