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2026 Junior Leader Manual & Record Sheet
The Junior Leader Manual must be signed and submitted to the Extension office before the end of the Livestock Auction on Friday of the 2026 4-H Fair!
Download the Manual HereJunior Leader's 2025/2026 Meeting Schedule
August: Fair Review, Meet & Greet, Officer Info Night, Laser Tag
Tuesday, August 7th at 6:30pm at the Community Center
Come review the 2025 Fair, meet the new and returning Junior Leaders and learn what it takes to be an officer!
September: Officer Elections
September 23rd 6:00pm
Officer Elections at the 4-H Fairgrounds Community Center
October: Scarecrow Row & Downtown Spooktacular Trick 'r Treating
November: Friendsgiving + Minute to Win It Games, Warm Clothes Drive
Wednesday, November 12th at 6:30pm at the Community Center
We will have a Friendsgiving Dinner and minute to Win It games with treats and prizes! Our Community Service for the month is a Warm Clothes Drive. We will collected warm ,winter clothes to donate to families in Cass County. Please bring new or gently used coats, hats & gloves, winter boots, socks or other warm items for any size.
Friendsgiving Menu: Rotisserie Chicken for all
Caston: Sides (Mac & Cheese, Mashed Potatoes, etc)
Lewis Cass: (Mac & Cheese, Mashed Potatoes, etc)
Logansport: Drinks
Pioneer: Desserts
Others: Desserts
If you want to bring a specific dish, please just bring whatever you are excited about bringing!
December: Poinsettia Fundraiser Pick-up, followed by Christmas Lights at Spencer Park and Games at Black Dog
Monday, December 8th
Our December meeting will be quite the affair for the holiday season! From 4:30-6:30pm we will be hosting poinsettias pick-up at the Cloverleaf. Junior Leaders are needed to organize the poinsettias by color, help take money and carry flowers at the Farigrounds.
Immediately following the end of poinsettia pick-up, we will carpool over to Spencer Park in Logansport to enjoy Christmas in the Park and see the lights. DRESS WARM- we will be walking to the park! After that, we will be warming up with some coffee or hot coco at Black Dog coffee in downtwon Logansport where we will have euchre, checkers and other board games to play! Free drink for any Junior Leader who stays for game night! Pick-up at Black Dog at 8:00pm.
Christmas Poinsettia Pick-Up: December 8th 4:30pm-6:30pm at the FairgroundsCass County Junior Leaders will be selling Christmas Poinsettias for there yearly fundraiser! All funds directly serve Community Service initiatives and help purchase meeting supplies and even pay for registration fees for Indiana 4-H Day at the Statehouse and Teen Leadership Weekend for Cass County 4-Hers! View the Order Form here
January: Bowling & Valentine's for Veterans
Wednesday the 29th, 6:00pm at Myer's Bowling
Lanes are reserved and shoes will be covered for all active Junior Leaders! We will be bowling at 6:00pm. We will also have craft supplies to make Valentine's to send to Veterans for our Community Service. There will be paper, markers, glue and scissors. Please bring any other craft supplies you might want to use for making Valentines. Please bring any money you would like to purchase food at the bowling alley!
Bonus Leadership: The Cass County Junior Leaders are collecting donations to purchase new American Flags and 4-H Flags for the Cass County 4-H Community Center and for the Flagpole at the Fairgrounds, along with a spotlight for the outfoor flagpole. We will be working together tonight to address letters to local businesses or sponsors who might donate to our Flag Fund.
February: Bingo at Cedar Creek Assisted Living Center
February 9th 6:00-7:00pm at Cedar Creek Assisted Living
We will be playing Bingo at Cedar Creek Assisted Living Center! Please bring a few small prizes to donate as prizes for Bingo, such as candy or treats, lotions, crossword puzzle books, Valentine candy or more! Be ready to visit with the guests and bring them some fun!
March: Cass County Humane Society Tour & Donation Drive
March 9th 6:00-8:00pm at the Cass County Humane Society
We will be visiting the Cass County Humane Society for an after hours tour of the facilities, with a hcance to learn about the operations for Cass County animals! We will also be making some dog treats for the resident dogs! Our monthly community service project is to donate items to the shelter from their wishlist! Junior Leaders are encouraged to raise funds and purchase items to bring with them to the shelter on March 9th! The Humane Society Amazon wishlist can be found at https://casscountyhumanesociety.org/donate/
April: Earth Day at Riverside Park
April 18th 10:00-2:00pm at Riverside Park
We will have a 4-H display set-up to share about 4-H in Cass County, how to join 4-H and show off some of the projects youth can take as a 4-Her! We will also be collecting donations for our Stock the Trailer Food Drive! Check in with Advisor in Training, Bailey Mills, if you plan to attend!
May: Horseback Riding at Crooked Creek trail Rides
May 5th at 6:00pm.
We will be riding horses at Crooked Creek Trails, please wear closed toed shoes! Fees paid for by the Junior Leaders! We will ride rain or shine, unless CCTR shuts us off! We will have a short busness meeting as well to review Flag Funds, Stock the Trailer and more!
June: Fair Set-up and Donut Breakfast
9:00am-Noon
Wear work clothes! We will be setting up A-Frames, dusting display shelves, setting up tables and chairs and more in the Community Center to set-up for judging and Fair week! Some donuts will be provided for Junior Leaders who help set-up!
July: Fair Week Activities
Helping Check-In Projects at 4-H Judging Dates
Volunteering in the Community Center
Red Cross Blood Drive Fundraiser
Stock The Trailer Food & Donation Collections
Junior Leader Fair Week Activities
July 6th-10th 2026
Project Check-In at Judging Dates: Junior Leaders are responsible for assisting with Project Check-In and assisting judge's during judging days. This includes helping check-in projects, tape name tags and put Projects on display. Junior Leaders are also expected to help with Project Check-Out on July 11th in the Community Center.
Community Center Hosts: Junior Leaders are able to work shifts as hosts in the community center by welcoming guests in, keeping an eye on the projects and reproting issues in the building to the Extension office. All shifts count as community service!
Red Cross Blood Drive Fundraiser: The Red Cross Blood Drive during the 4-H Fair will be on Tuesday, July 7th starting at 11:00am. Junior Leader's are expected to volunteer to work at the sign-in table of the Blood Drive for a shift!
For every unit of blood collected, the Junior Leaders will earn $10.00. However, 4-Hers from other clubs can be awarded monetary prized for their clubs if they volunteer as a representative for their 4-H Club!
Stock The Trailer Food & Donation Collections: Cass County Junior Leaders are participating in the Farm Credit Stock the Trailer Food Drive, where non-perishable food items and monetary donations are collected to help feed our community. Donations will be collected throughout Fair week and the preceding Summer!
Junior Leaders are encouraged to collect items and donations during Fair week, especially on Monday, July 7th the Emmaus Mission Day at the Fairgrounds. Junior Leaders are invited to collect donations at the Sponsor of the Day booth throughout the day!
All items will be placed on a livestock trailer and weighed following Fair Week- if over 1000lbs of items are collected, the Junior Leaders are awarded $500.00. There is a contest between Regions- the county with the heaviest trailer can win up to $3,000.00!
Congratulations to our 2025 Junior Leader Ambassadors, Olivia Thomas and Kaitlyn Benner!
This year, there were five Junior Leaders who took part in the Ambassador Program to raise funds for the Junior Leader Scholarship. All five participants collected funds throughout fair week, with Olivia and Kaitlyn earning the title of Ambassador by collecting the most. Together, the five participants collected over $750.00.
Additionally, the Best of Cass County basket, made by our Summer Intern and former Junior Leader, Lexi Freeman, was auctioned off during the 4-H Auction. The basket raised over $800.00 to be contributed to the scholarship fund.