Events/Activities

EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Shooting Sports Events
March 13th, 2010 at Camp Ocala
March 20 at Polk County Trap and Skeet Club
http://florida4h.org/events/shooting_sports.shtml


4-H Dog Show
March 13 at Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa
For more information contact:
Sally Manning at horsepny@tampabay.rr.com


Florida 4-H Tallahassee Auction and Reception
Date: Tuesday March 16, 2010
Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
More information: Contact Kristin Bird at kbird@ufl.edu


Third Executive Board
Date: March 19-21, 2010
Late Fee Registration until March 12th
Cost: $90.00 per participant + $30.00 per county for Late Fee
Location: Camp Cherry Lake
http://florida4h.org/youth/third.shtml


State 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest
March 20th in Gainesville
Registration Deadline: March 12th
http://animal.ifas.ufl.edu/youth/livestock/livestockJudgingState.shtml


State 4-H Land Judging Contest
March 26 at Lake Soil and Water Conservation District
http://landjudging.ifas.ufl.edu/


4-H Day at the Capitol
Thursday, April 22nd in Tallahassee
Registration Deadline: April 2nd
http://florida4h.org/events/Capitol_Day.shtml


Florida 4-H Volunteer Forum
April 23 – 25 at Camp Ocala
Registration Deadline: April 2nd
http://florida4h.org/events/state_volunteer_forum.shtml

Forest Ecology
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Registration Deadline: Postmarked by March 26th.
http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Other_Resources/Contest/contest.html


Florida Federation of Fair’s Convention (Non 4-H Event)
May 13-15, 2010
The Plaza Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach
http://www.floridafairs.org/conventions

Florida 4-H In the News

Seminole 4-H Wins State Lifesmarts Championship
A five-member team of high school students from Sanford, Florida won the State LifeSmarts Championship this week held at the Florida State Fair in Tampa. LifeSmarts is an educational program that develops the consumer and marketplace skills of teenagers in a fun way and rewards them for this knowledge.
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/press/2010/02192010.html


Sarasota County 4-H Members Assemble Fishing Line Recycling Bins
4-H members representign a variety of clubs throughout Sarasota County came together recently to assemble personal-sized fishing line recycling bins as part of the "Stow It-Don't Throw It" Project. The work of the members involved was filmed for the "Inside County 4-H" TV show which will air on Access Sarasota.
http://stowitdontthrowit.blogspot.com/2010/03/sarasota-county-4-h-members-assemble.html