Sent Dear 4-H Families and Members, Please read the information received from Darlene Locke from the State office. Good afternoon, I am sending this to seek your help in promoting the LABO LEX Japanese Exchange Program to families in your community. Texas 4-H will host 20 youth and 2 Adult chaperones (both female) this summer, July 22 – August 17. If you know of families that would be open to sharing their home with a student or chaperone, please pass this on. 4-H membership is not a requirement.

Did not send This information is on behalf of Lindsey Forster, We are happy to be hosting the Texas 4-H First Tee Golf Challenge 3 person scramble Golf Tournament again in Kerrville on July 16th. Attached is the flyer and registration form. Registration deadline is July 9th. Only 1 team member is required to be enrolled in 4-H. If you have individuals that would like to compete, they can be placed on a team at the event.

Sent This information is on behalf of Derrick Bruton-District, Information for this year’s UlTra Leadership Lab camp has been posted online here:  https://d44-h.tamu.edu/event/ultra-leadership-lab/  It will be held June 5-7 at Cross Point Camp in Kingston, Oklahoma (on Lake Texoma).  I would love to see at least 2 members from each county attend, so please push this to all of your teen members.  The deadline to register is May 25, which is much earlier than years past, so please make sure to publicize that fact. Thank you!

Sent This information is on behalf of Roy Walston, We are busy planning our 4th Annual Youth Agricultural Lifetime Leadership (YALL)Tour in 2018. The tour has been a tremendous success the past three years with 70+ youth participating. We have decided to open the application up state-wide to include all 4-H members throughout Texas an opportunity to participate. This year’s tour will be July 15-20, 2018. We will be touring South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley area, providing youth the opportunity to witness agriculture production and issues… Read More →

Sent The deadline to enter the Texas 4-H Photography Contest is this Sunday, April 15, 2018 on 4HConnect. Entries must be approved by county office by April 17, 2018 and all payments need to be received by April 28, 2018. Rules are available online at: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/17-18_Texas4H_Photo_Rules.pdf

Sent This information is on behalf of Derrick Bruton-District, Very important information please read carefully! Attached is the memo and schedule for this year’s East Region 4-H Horse Show.  Please share with your horse project members and leaders.  Specific CEA assignments will come out later, but for now, know that all 4-H and ANR agents are assigned.  I will also add this to our horse show web page for future reference. 2018-Regional-Horse-Show-Memo 2018-horse-show-schedule Please note the show date is later than previous years, and there is a new… Read More →

Sent Dear 4-H Families and Members, Spring Fling this Friday, April 13th. Please see flyer for more details.

Sent This information is on behalf of Hayley Meyer, Good afternoon! Attached you will find information about the 2018 National 4-H Congress event to be held November 23 – 27, 2018. National 4-H Congress is the flagship event of the National 4-H program held annually at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Texas 4-H members can apply starting April 1st and ending on April 20th .  The applications will be on 4-H CONNECT and are required to have two reference letters, one of which should be from… Read More →

Did not send This information is on behalf of Niki Watlington-Mitchell County, 2nd Annual Lone Wolf 4-H Archery Competition April 28, 2018 Open to the first 75 shooters. Check-in and equipment safety check begins at 8 a.m. Shooting begins at 9 a.m. $30 registration fee for Youth per bow $35 registration fee for Adults per bow Park entry fee is included in the registration fee. Park entry fee for guests is $2 and can be purchased when registering.

Did not send This information is on behalf of Larry Hysmith, The 2018 4-H Shotgun Day Camp will be held June 10-13 in Brazos and Burleson counties.  The application for the limited youth and adult positions is currently open on 4-H Connect.  Attached is a document containing more details of the camp and the application procedure.  Also attached is a document referred to within the Day Camp information which is a list of hotels set up on a 4-H block for participants’ use if desired.  Please pass this… Read More →