July "Meeting" Details!

We do not have a general meeting in the month of July.

The 2nd Monday in July is set aside for Fair tag pick-up.

TAG PICK UP DAY
Tucker members will pick up their fair tags, record books, and any awards from last year on Monday, July 12 at the Weisensel home 4125 4 Mile Road, Racine.
Additionally, you can bring donations of new or gently used summer toys for our service project.
This year, this will be done at the Weisensel’s, similar to the record book pick up last year which worked very well.
 

Please follow the schedule below so there is not a backup of cars and be sure to social distance in accordance with the state 4-H guidelines.

6:00-6:30 Last names beginning with A-B

6:30-7:00 Last names beginning with C-L

7:00-7:30 Last names beginning with M-R

7:30-8:00 Last names beginning with S-W

After 8:00- Any families that cannot come at their specified time.

All items will be labeled by family name and will be in ABC order.
If you are unable to pick up your fair tags on this date, you will need to retrieve them at the Racine County  Fair Office as we are not able to hold them for an extended period..

FAIR BUILDING SUPERVISION:  Fair is almost upon us and our club needs to provide about 6-8 families to monitor the 4-H youth building during the fair. This entails walking through the building after signing in, and making sure that nothing is stolen or damaged, and that the building is kept neat. Brooms and dustpans are available and are expected to be used if necessary.  It also means promoting 4-H by wearing your best smiles and answering questions about 4-H from the public. There needs to be a minimum of two adults and 2-4 youth per shift.

Click below for the sign-up info

Popular projects in need of leaders: 

• Cake Decorating
• Clothing/Sewing
• Drawing and Painting
• Foods and Nutrition
• Gardening/Plants
• Leathercraft
• Legos
• Photography
• Poultry
• Small Animals
• Woodworking

Additionally, if you have any special talents or interests not on this list that you would be able to share, we would be happy to have you as a leader!

RECORD BOOKS

In 4-H, record books are the means used to record events, projects created, offices held, etc. each year. They become a wonderful record of a child’s experiences over the years. There are pages that pertain to the current 4-H year (these are replaced each year) as well as permanent pages that are added to each year and are used to record 4-H data over the course of a child’s time in 4-H. 

Again this year, the State 4-H office has said that record books are not officially required. However, it is encouraged that you try to fill out as much of the record book as you can so that you will remember in future years what was done. It’s easy to forget from year to year what projects children were in and what events they participated in. 

Completed record books will be collected on Monday, August 16.

If your child is early on in their time in 4-H, you should consider starting to use the digital format which can be found on the Extension Racine County website. (Click on "4-H & Youth", then "4-H Family Info" and then "Forms and Documents.") You are more than welcome to continue to print out paper copies, if you prefer for the story and photos, etc.  If your child is older and wishes to apply for any county or state experiences, awards, or the 4-H Ambassador program, they will need to fill out the paper form as they will need to turn in their record books as part of the application process, but be aware that some of the categories on the permanent pages have changed with the new digital format. 

Record books are a wonderful way to record your 4-H year and remember your experiences.