Purdue Extension Elkhart County Event Calendar
4-H General Information
The 2019 4-H Handbook is available here! It's full of information you want to know! So stay tuned!
Mini 4-H (grades K-2)
- Online enrollment opens October 1 - https://in.4honline.com
- Paper enrollment is available
- Mini 4-H Project Manuals and Newsletter
- Mini 4-H Workshop - Registration Form
- Mini 4-H Day Camp Registration- Registration Form
Traditional 4-H (grades 3-12)
- Online enrollment opens October 1 - https://in.4honline.com
- Paper enrollment is available
- Find a 4-H Club
- Project Manuals (list of changes in project names)
4-H Ensemble Newsletters
4-H Exhibit Check-in Calendar
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4-H Events and Forms
Contests
- Performing Arts, Public Speaking and Demonstration (PPD) Contest
- Performing Arts Contest Registration Form
- Public Speaking/Demonstrations Contest Registration Form
- Fashion Revue
- Fashion Revue Newsletter - Registration form included inside!
- Commentary Sheet
Scholarships and Awards
- 2018 Friends of 4-H Scholarship Application - PDF
- 2019 Scholarship Packet - PDF
- 2019 Scholarship Help Book - PDF
- JR/SR Awards - JR/SR Awards are for any Elkhart County 4-H'er in 7th-12th grade. You may apply for JR/SR awards using this Google Form link: https://goo.gl/forms/FIsrKUjxz0SQ3L703
Trips
- 4-H Round Up - Invitation
- 4-H Camp - June 8-10, 2019
Member Tenure Information
- 10-year members
- Letters will be mailed to 12th graders regarding 10-year status.
- Check to see if your name is on the list. If your name is not listed and you feel it should be, contact the office at 574-533-0554.
- 8-year and 9-year members
- Letters will be mailed to 12th graders regarding 8-year and 9-year status.
- Check to see if your name is on the list. If your name is not listed and you feel it should be, contact the office at 574-533-0554.
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4-H Volunteer Information
Volunteer Opportunities can be found here! If you're interested in becoming a volunteer, here are some areas where we could the help!
Youth Safety and Reporting Child Abuse Training Instructions
**This is a mandatory training for all volunteers. This training certifies you for 24 months. If you completed this in 2016 when we first instituted it, you will be required to complete it again in 2018.**
Livestock Volunteer & Advisory Board Training Information
Club Forms
- Club Information Sheets - Sheet & Instructions
- Financial Activity Report - PDF
- 4-H Cup Award Form - PDF
- Manual Order Form - PDF
- Building Supervision
Information for Returning Volunteers - you need to enroll in the 4HOnline system, here are some documents you will need:
- 4HOnline enrollment instructions
- 4HOnline fillable enrollment form
Nomination Forms
- Junior/Senior 2018 Award nomination form - PDF
- Millie Christofeno Award nomination form - PDF
- 4-H Family of the Year nomination form - PDF
- 4-H Leader of the Day nomination form - PDF
Fair Information
- Container Garden Contest - information
- Scarecrow Contest - information
- 10-year Member Recognition Ceremony Information - letter and reservation
Fundraising Events
- Geranium Sales
- Hacienda Gives Back Days
- Goshen Location (Spring) - TBA
- Elkhart Location (Fall) - Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- Gift card instructions
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4-H Livestock Information
Premise ID
- All 4-H livestock youth are required to obtain a premise ID from the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH).
- Visit BOAH's FAQ page for more details.
- Obtain a Premise ID from BOAH by visiting their website at http://www.in.gov/boah/2642.htm
Animal ID: 4HOnline
- In order for your animal to be eligible to show at the Elkhart County 4-H fair and/or the Indiana State Fair, your animal needs to be identified on the 4HOnline database.
YQCA - Youth for the Quality Care of Animals
- All 4-H Youth who are enrolled in the following projects have to complete the program in order to show at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair and/or the Indiana State Fair: Beef, Dairy, Dairy Feeder, Goats, Lambs, Poultry, Rabbits, and Swine. All training needs to be complete by May 15, 2018. Online training is $12.00 and In-person training is $3.00. Registration for both Online and In-person training will need to be completed at http://yqca.org
FairEntry: Registering Livestock Exhibits
- The FairEntry system will open in the summer of 2018.
- FairEntry Website: https://elkhartcountyin.fairentry.com/Fair/SignIn/397
- Instructions can be downloaded here.
4-H Livestock Events for You
- Northern Indiana 4-H Dairy Workshop - has concluded
- Indiana Dairy Youth Conference - has concluded
- 4-H Dairy Youth Academy - application and brochure
- 4-H Dairy Foods Team - Information coming in May 2018
Jr. Livestock Advisory Board
Vaccination Forms
Livestock Skill A Thon
Dairy Foods Team
Information will be available in May 2018
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Elkhart County 4-H Fair
Information you may find helpful to prepare for the fair.
- Fair information - visit the fair website at http://www.4hfair.org