Week of April 19-25

***TEXAS SPEAKS SURVEY*** We are requesting you partake in a survey presented by Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Services to help better serve our communities and our state based off of your feedback. Please visit https://extensionemployees.tamu.edu/resources/texas-speaks/ to complete the survey! (Flyer with QR code also attached)

*PLEASE NOTE* We are trying to limit visitors in our main office and ask that we continue to place items to be picked up/dropped off in lobby and you call when arriving as we have been doing the past couple months. However, if coming into the office is necessary, our office is screening all visitors and they must sign in and have temperature checked upon entry of our office. We ask that if you have traveled outside the U.S. in the last 14 days; had close contact with a sick person; or if you have fever, cough, difficulty breathing and/or shortness of breath that you DO NOT ENTER our office.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We hope you & your families are doing well. Stay safe, everyone. And please reach out to us if you need anything. ***

We will be updating you all as we receive more information on postponed or canceled events.

Volunteers that have not completed their trainings – Please go back in and complete your trainings. To do this, when you log in, go to the left side list of options and click on Trainings. There will be two trainings listed for you to complete. They are REQUIRED for you to be a volunteer. I was informed that 4-H Online was made in Mozilla Firefox so it works best if you use Mozilla Firefox as your web browser. Chrome works okay, but Internet Explorer has a lot of problems with 4-H Online. Also, the few that have not had their background screening done, please take a moment to complete that portion of your enrollment as well!

April:

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April 19th – Eligibility Forms DUE by 5:00 PM for District 9 Livestock and Meats Contest, Rifle, Pistol, Air Pistol and Archery Contests, and State Postal League Contest https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/files/2021/01/Student-Academic-Status-Texas-4-H-vIndiv-FINAL.pdf
April 20th – Vet Science Meeting via Microsoft Teams at 7:00 PM https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/event/veterinary-science-meeting-4/
April 20th – Early State Fair Swine Tag Orders Due Contact Mrs. Kim Ford for more info (See Attachment)
April 24th – Eligibility Forms DUE by 5:00 PM for Big Time in D9 Contest and State Photography Contest https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/files/2021/01/Student-Academic-Status-Texas-4-H-vIndiv-FINAL.pdf

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April 24th – District 9 Livestock and Meats Judging Contest
April 24th – District 9 Rifle, Pistol and Air Pistol Contest
April 24th – District 9 Archery Contest (Register through 4-H Online)
April 29th – May 1st – Big Time in D9 Contest

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April 5th – 26th – 4-H At-Home Garden Series Program – Self-Paced through Youtube
April 16th – May 1st – Horse Validation via 4-H Online Cost – $20 (Late Fee $250 from May 2nd – May 5th)
April 12th – April 28th – Operation College Access Registration Link https://pvamu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4OyRgSoGz0GJlnE (See Flyer)
April 20th – JHK Scholarship Deadline
April 19th – 23rd – Registration Open for April 24th District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament
April 23rd – Registration Deadline for Texas Youth Expo Texasye.fairwire.com
April 24th – District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament
April 27th – Virtual Volunteer Conversations at 6:00 PM Click http://bit.ly/4HVolCall to register (See Flyer)
April 28th – May 26th – New Cohort Operation College Access (See Flyer)
April 29th – Registration Deadline May 8th 4-H Virtual Crappie Fishing Skill-a-thon Program Register through 4-H Online Rules of Play: https://files.constantcontact.com/34de592c001/3ae522e9-4571-4b29-85db-358b892c8fa5.pdf
April 30th – Youth Lab Camp Application Due via https://pvamu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0HxRWbHL7IhBkt8 (See Flyer)

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May 4th – Recordbook Revision Night at 6:30 PM via Microsoft Teams https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/event/recordbook-revision-night-5/
May 18th – Vet Science Meeting at 7:00 PM Registration Link Coming Soon
May 11th – 2021-2022 Club Chartering Q&A https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/adult-volunteers/
May 20th – Bingo Night at Fairgrounds, Building B, Doors Open at 5:30 PM
May 20th – LATE State Fair Swine Tag Orders Due, Contact Mrs. Ford for more information

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May 1st – Ward County The Sandhills 3D Archery Shoot (See Flyer)
May 1st – Registration Deadline Washington County Invitational Soil Judging Contest Register through Judging Card (Contact the Office to Register)
May 1st – Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador Program Application due online at https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3RisvLKymQZoPps
May 1st – Tom Green County Whiz Bang Shoot (Registration Forms Attached)
May 6th – 9th – Texas Youth Expo (See Flyer)
May 1st – May 12th – Registration Deadline for Texas 4-H State Roundup
May 8th – 4-H Virtual Crappie Fishing Skill-a-thon Program Register through 4-H Online Rules of Play: https://files.constantcontact.com/34de592c001/3ae522e9-4571-4b29-85db-358b892c8fa5.pdf
May 8-9th – Wildlife Habitat Education Project State Contest https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/wildlife-fisheries/
May 10th – May 14th – Registration Deadline May 15th 4-H Virtual Crappie Fishing Skill-a-thon Program Register through 4-H Online Rules of Play: https://files.constantcontact.com/34de592c001/3ae522e9-4571-4b29-85db-358b892c8fa5.pdf
May 15th – Texas 4-H Water Ambassador Applications Due Register at https://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/water/form_login.html (See Attachment)
May 15th – 4-H Virtual Crappie Fishing Skill-a-thon Program Register through 4-H Online
May 15th – Washington County Invitational Soil Judging Contest
May 1st – May 20th – Registration Deadline for Texas 4-H Entomology Photography Contest http://entomology.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-Entomology-Photo-Album-contest.pdf
May 17th – May 21st – Registration Deadline May 22nd 4-H Virtual Crappie Fishing Skill-a-thon Program Register through 4-H Online Rules of Play: https://files.constantcontact.com/34de592c001/3ae522e9-4571-4b29-85db-358b892c8fa5.pdf
May 22nd – 4-H Virtual Crappie Fishing Skill-a-thon Program Register through 4-H Online
May 29th – Freestone County Classic (See Flyer)

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June 1st – Recordbooks Due to our office by 5:00 PM.
June 4th – LATE Tag Orders DUE Major Show Steer and Heifer, State Fair Lamb and Goat https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/validation-and-major-shows/
June 7th – Deadline for Project Pins https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/beyond-the-project/awards/
June 15th – Lamb and Goat Validation 4:30 – 7:00 PM Fort Bend County Fairgrounds Barn H
June 17th – Steer and Heifer Validation 4:30 – 7:00 PM Fort Bend County Fairgrounds Barn H
June 17th – State Fair Swine Validation (Location TBD)
June 25th – 2021-2022 Club Chartering Due https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/adult-volunteers/

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