
Thursday Thoughts 2023
Day County
Calendar
Oct 1 - ALL 4Hers & Volunteer/Leaders may begin re-enrollment in https://v2.4honline.com/
Nov 14 - Annual Leaders Meeting 7 PM
Nov 18 - SS Coaches Training - Milbank
Nov 27 - Dec 2 - Courthouse Christmas set up
Dec 2 - SS Coaches Training Britton
Dec 31 - SD 4-H Leaders Assoc Scholarship Apps due
Jan 3 - Courthouse Christmas take down
Jan 13 - SS Coaches Training - Wessington Springs
Jan 20 - SS Coaches Training - Faulkton
Feb 2 - State Crop Show - Crop Show Judging - Codington Co
Statewide 4-H Project Committee Interest Form and Information
SD 4H Leaders Association Scholarship
SD 4-H Leaders Association offers a camp scholarship program:
There is a $50 scholarship available for 4-H'ers who attend Camp Poinsett or Storm Mountain. There is a $75 scholarship available for 4-H'ers who attend TLC or Performing Arts or SDSU Livestock Judging Camp. Here is how the scholarship program works.
· Step 1 – Register for the 2023 camp and pay the full camp fees.
· Step 2 – Attend camp and have a great time!!
· Step 3 – Tell a group about camp. For the $50 4-H Camp scholarship, tell one group. For the $75 TLC or Performing Arts Camp or Livestock Judging scholarship tell two groups.
· Step 4 – Complete the camp assistance/scholarship application form with all signatures and submit to the SD 4-H Leaders. You will receive your scholarship money within 2 weeks of its receipt. Applications are due by December 31, 2023.
Go to the SD 4-H Leaders website http://www.southdakota4hleaders.com or click here for the form: http://www.southdakota4hleaders.com/Apps/App-CampFeeAssistance.pdf
The SD 4-H Leaders offers a scholarship assistance program to provide a $75 scholarship to assist with travel and clothing expenses for 4-H Ambassadors.
Here’s how it works:
*Step 1 – You were chosen as a 4-H Ambassador!
*Step 2 – Tell 2 groups about your Ambassador role and plans. You may choose to tell your 4-H Club, your FFA chapter, a class at school, etc. Spread the word about this great opportunity!
*Step 3 – Complete the application with all signatures and submit to the SD 4-H Leaders. You will receive your scholarship money within 2 weeks of its receipt. Applications are due by December 31, 2023.
Go to the SD 4-H Leaders website http://www.southdakota4hleaders.com or click here for the form: http://www.southdakota4hleaders.com/Apps/App-AmbassadorScholarship.pdf
A $75 scholarship is available to any SD 4-Her that was chosen at the state level for competing at the national level, where the trip is not funded by SD 4-H. The National Trips specified as eligible for the $75 scholarship in 2023 are:
National 4-H Shooting Sports Event in Grand Island, NE in June 2023 – teams competing in Air Pistol, Air Rifle, 22 Rifle, 22 Pistol, Compound Archery, Recurve Archery, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Hunting Skills
2) NAILE - North American International Livestock Exposition
3) FCS Skillathon Denver and Fashion Revue Contest Denver (National Western Stock Show)
4) National Land & Range Judging - OK
4-H members are required to attend the contest, come back and report on the trip to 2 groups, and then submit the request for the $75 scholarship.
Here’s how it works:
*Step 1 – Attend the event!
*Step 2 – Tell 2 groups about your trip. You may choose to tell your 4-H Club, your FFA chapter, a class at school, etc. Spread the word about the great opportunity you had to compete at the national level in 4-H!
*Step 3 – Complete the application form with all signatures and submit to the SD 4-H Leaders. You will receive your scholarship money within 2 weeks of its receipt. Applications are due by December 31, 2023.
Go to the SD 4-H Leaders website http://www.southdakota4hleaders.com or click here for the form: http://www.southdakota4hleaders.com/Apps/App-NationalTripScholarship.pdf
Shooting Sports Coaches Training -
Upcoming Shooting Sports Coaches Trainings
Archery Only – Milbank November 18 - https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/4-h-shooting-sports-coaches-training-grant-county
Rifle and Pistol – Britton – December 2 - https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/4-h-shooting-sports-coaches-training-marshall
Jan 13 SS Coaches Training – Wessington Springs (Rifle, Pistol and Archery) - https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/4-h-shooting-sports-coaches-training-jerauld
Jan 20 SS Coaches Training - Faulkton (Archery, Pistol, Rifle)
https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/4-h-shooting-sports-coaches-training-faulk
Clubs or Individuals
Individuals
Club Community Service
Day County 4-H
Email: day.county@sdstate.edu
Website: www.daycounty4h.com
Location: 711 West 1st Street, Webster, SD, USA
Phone: 605-345-9504
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Day-County-4-H-233132957203/