Page 9 - June 2017 Quarterly Newsletter

MICHELLE BERAN 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Perspective cont’d. Livestock Quality Assurance

Seriously, make yourself and your voice a ghost. Take the Understanding animal identification,
pressure off them and let them be athletes that love the game. medications, and withdrawal times are
This game that is set up for them to fail, but also will set up important aspects of livestock ownership
for them to learn some great lessons of life. for any producer. It is especially
important for 4-H members to understand how their
I’ve learned my lesson from wise and talented men who animal impacts the food supply and to begin the skills
played the game at the highest level, from watching a dad who to discuss with the public. Multiple courses were
has two talented sons playing the game, and from the honest provided across the district this year and
mouth of my son. It is a hard lesson, and one that will pierce 66 youth took part in this important
our hearts. Let our children say to us when they reflect back learning event.
on how much they enjoyed the game, “Dad, you were a great
help.”

Investing in the Future of Kansas The secret of change
is to focus all
4-H: The Kansas 4-H Program Fee of your energy,
not on fighting
Kansas 4-H has been looking at ways of securing the old,
strong and stable sources of funding so that we can but on building
continue to provide positive educational the new.
experiences to young people across Kansas. We
remain committed to teaching life skills so all Socrates
youth can reach their full potential. While we
continue to celebrate – and appreciate – the dollars Ellsworth County Fair July 24-27
that are entrusted to Kansas 4-H, declining state Russell County Fair July 25-28
funding for K-State Research and Extension and Watch for schedule updates on our website!
4-H makes it difficult to create and sustain high
quality and relevant 4-H youth development
programs.

Beginning October 2, 2017, an annual K-State
Research and Extension 4-H program fee of $15
per member will be collected. Funds generated will
strengthen our program priorities of volunteer
development, project support, and program
enhancement. We understand you will have
questions about methods of payments, how and
when to pay, and a detailed explanation of the fee.
A Frequently Asked Questions document is
available and was sent to all 4-H families via
email.

Our #1 goal is for Kansas 4-H to continue to enrich
the lives of its youth members, families, and adult
volunteers. We want the implementation of the
program fee to be as easy and smooth as possible.
Please read your newsletters and emails as we
continue to roll out information regarding the
enrollment process for 2017.