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National 4-H Week and Paper Clover campaign
For the 78th consecutive year, millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country will celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 3-9.
This year’s theme, Find Your Spark, is a campaign that will give kids more opportunities to discover career paths and empower youth with the skills they need to succeed in life and career.
4-H was founded on the belief that when kids are empowered to pursue their passions and chart their own course, their unique skills grow and take shape, helping them to become true leaders in their lives, careers and communities. As an early kickoff to National 4-H Week, the local program plans to have a presence at the First Friday event on Oct. 1 on the courthouse square. Come out and see us.
Once again, the 4-H enrollment window for all of Indiana’s grade 3-12 youth will occur between Oct. 1 and Jan. 15 to assure the availability of all project activities. One may enroll by going to in.4honline.com and additional information will be posted during the month on the local Purdue Extension-Putnam County website. Specific exhibit details will be provided by January. Additionally, Extension staff will be conducting school visits to all third-grade classrooms throughout the county in October and November.
Also, in conjunction with National 4-H Week, like all Tractor Supply Stores (TSC), locally the TSC store will host the fall Paper Clover event in the store and online during Oct. 6-17. The Putnam 4-H program thanks the local store management for this ongoing promotion and the funds that support local 4-H youth.
Customers for $1 may purchase a paper clover and place names, etc., on the clover to be posted in the store. As a reminder, 90 percent of the funds raised are returned to the local 4-H program to support youth/teen participation in leadership or camping opportunities. These include Teens as Teacher training, 4-H Camp, 4-H Roundup, 4-H Academy and other statewide 4-H activities and can include transportation expenses.
Visit www.extension.purdue.edu/putnam or contact the local Extension office at 653-8411 for more information regarding this week’s column topic or to RSVP for upcoming events. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Evening and lunch appointments are available upon request.
Upcoming Events
Sept. 21, 28 – Fall walking group, 9 a.m., Big Walnut Sports Park, register at 765-301-7641
Sept. 22 – Recognizing Hazards Around the Farm webinar, 12 p.m., register at https://tinyurl.com/WIAWebinars21
Sept. 27 – ServSafe one-day class and online exam, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Putnam County Fairgrounds, register at https://purdue.edu/servsafe/workshops
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 – Fall walking group, 9 a.m., Big Walnut Sports Park, register at 765-301-7641
Oct. 11 – Extension office closed for Columbus Day county holiday
Oct. 19 – Medicare and Diabetes, Putnam County Fairgrounds, 2 p.m., register at 653-8411
Oct. 19 – Pork: The No-Hogwash Protein webinar, 12 p.m., register at https://tinyurl.com/WIAWebinars21