The start of a new year

Mission of The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program

Prepare youth to meet the challenges of childhood, adolescence and adulthood through a coordinated, long-term, progressive series of educational experiences that enhance life skills and develop social, emotional, physical and cognitive competencies.

4-H Is All About?

4-H is a community of young people across the state of Texas who gain life long skills through leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H is about exploring new things and discovering new things for the future.
Over 65,000 youth are enrolled in the 4-H program in Texas and more than 850,000 youth get involved in the 4-H through special school enrichment projects. So, I challenge every one of the county 4-Hers in San Patricio to bring a friend, a relative or someone that is not in 4-H to come and join; they will not regret it.

Archery

Mandatory Safety Meetings will be held at the Homemaking BLDG on August 9 & 16 at 6:30 pm. Registration fee is $30 per Archer.

Practice Dates:

Time 6:00-7:00 p.m. or 7:00-8:00 p.m.

August 23, 30 2010

September 13, 20, 27, 2010
October 4,11,18,25, 2010
November 1, 8, 15, 29,2010
December 6, 2010


MAJOR SHOW TAGS FOR SHEEP, GOATS,AND HOGS

If you are planning on showing at a major stock show this year you need to get your tags ordered by the August 27, 2010 deadline. The cost of the tags will be $10.00 for sheep and goats, and $9.00 for hogs. County tags will also need to be ordered by Sept 8, 2010 for sheep, goats and hogs. The cost for county tags is $2.00 per tag.

VALIDATION SCHEDULE FOR 2010

Heifers - September 16,2010

Goats - October 23, 2010 8:00 am-10:00 am

Sheep - October 23, 2010 10:00am-12:00pm

Hogs - November 13 and 20, 2010 8:00 am- 12:00pm

RE-ENROLLMENT STARTS AUGUST 1, 2010

The new year for San Patricio County 4-H

Like in everything sometime you just need a change. And change is not always a bad thing. Well, this year San Patricio County 4-H will be making some changes for the better. I'm so excited to be here and bring some new and innovated things to the table. Like this blog, I think it is cool and it will help me pass on information to every one that gets on and reads it. It will come out once a month at first and we will see how it takes off. If I have to start blogging more often then I will with no hesitation. Things that you can expect in the blog are upcoming events, event results, things that are going on in the clubs around the county and much much more. If anyone has an article/event that they would like to have put in the blog, email it to me and if it is 4-H related then you can bet it will be in there. I would like to challenge everyone of you that are current 4-Hers to bring one new friend that is not a 4-H member and get them involved in our program. That is the way we will start getting our numbers up.


Some of the things that will be coming up this month are:
County Award Interviews July 21, 2010 they start at 3:00p.m.
Club Officer Training July 28, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. at the fairground civic center
EVERY CLUB OFFICER MUST BE THERE.

2010-2011 San Patricio 4-H Ambassador Application Deadline has been extended until July 30th after that day it will be closed until next year.


Project Areas:

If you need help finding projects contact me and I will help you find what you need. Also, I will be driving around the county to look at projects. If you need specific assistance or help, let me know and I will be glad to come by and help you with your project.

Keep in Mind that September 1, 2010, is just right around the corner so don't forget to sign up for 4-H on 4-H connect.