Show Your 4‑H Colours! Wed Nov 4

Show Your 4-H Colours event on November 4, and celebrate National 4-H Month across Canada. Enter the Show Your 4-H Colours contest, with a chance to win up to $200 in national 4-H merchandise. www.4-h-canada.ca/colours or www.4-h-canada.ca/couleurs.

StockFest Results and Agribition Team (Preliminary Report)

A preliminary report of StockFest results and the Agribition team can be downloaded here.

Beef Clubs – Canadian Western Agribition info

Agribition show dates are Nov 21-28, 2009 this year. Click here for more information.

2009 Membership fees due Dec 31

The invoice-form is in the Getting Started package mailed out in August – or you can print out from online here (PDF) or here (DOC). Club fees are $25 per member and are used to manage the Youth Protection Program and 4‑H insurance,

City Survival – Jan 28-31, 2010 Manitoba 4‑H Ambassadors

Senior Members (16 +) can see what life in the city is all about! Delegates are transported by & stay with the Ambassadors while learning how to live successfully on their own. Activities include a city wide scavenger hunt, post-secondary tours, guest speakers, workshops & lots of fun! Cost - $100.00 (Application Form: PDF | DOC)

Watercraft SURVEY - Insurance Fact Sheets and Incident Forms

National 4‑H asks that a Watercraft Insurance Information Form be completed by each 4-H club/area council etc. that owns or rents watercraft Note insurance coverage is in place for these activities but this surveys will determine 4-H watercraft activities across the Country. Please return forms to Manitoba 4‑H Council office in Brandon. (PDF | DOC)

Reminder: Any incident (even if not serious) involving injury to people or damage to property should be reported to the Head Leader and, as soon as possible, recorded on an Incident Report and forwarded to the Manitoba 4‑H Council office in Brandon. Forms are available here.

Provincial Leaders Conference – Sat Jan 9, 2010

PLC partners with the Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies at a new date, See page 6 of The Banner or download details here.

Manitoba 4-H Banners Preview

We have added a new page with pictures of the Manitoba 4-H banners and tabletop displays available for use. Click here to view the banners.

Fall Newsletter

The September 2009 issue of "The Banner" is available for download here.

Manitoba 4-H Members - National Travel Opportunities

Application Deadline October 2, 2009

Applications from 4‑H Members, at least 16 as of Jan 1, 2010, are due by October 2nd. Selection interviews, in person, or by phone, will be held Saturday Oct 24, during National 4‑H Skills & Thrills in Winnipeg. Details and application form, in PDF and Word format.

Manitoba 4-H StockFest 2009 – Brandon Keystone Centre, September 25-27

Application Deadline September 10, 2009

The 2nd annual Manitoba 4-H StockFest will happen September 25-27 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon. Registration deadline is September 10. Open to all 4-H members, the weekend will include horse, beef, dairy and sheep shows in addition to a wide variety of seminars and workshops. Members will have the opportunity to meet fellow 4-H'ers and learn about grooming their animal, equine dentistry, holistic management and other topics. Cost is just $40 for members bringing animals and $30 for members attending without an animal. Complete information and registration forms are available online here.

National 4-H Skills and Thrills Conference

Application Deadline September 18, 2009

September 18 is the deadline for applications to National 4-H Skills and Thrills Conference from senior 4-H members! This year’s theme is “Communication – More Than Just Talk” and will include presentations from Ace Burpee, (Morning Show host on Hot 103) and a Winnipeg Police K-9 unit, plus an auctioneering lesson, sightseeing and much more. Learn about different types of communication and career options, meet other 4-Hers and have loads of fun, October 23-25 at the Delta Hotel in Winnipeg. Cost is just $125 and includes sessions, meals and accommodations. Get the program here and the registration form online at http://www.4h.mb.ca/forms.php . Hurry, registration deadline is Friday, Sept 18.

Directors wanted - Manitoba 4-H Council 2009

Area Councils elect Directors to the provincial council board – Junior Directors from each Area for 1 year terms (renewable for a maximum of 2 consecutive years) and Senior Directors for 2-year terms with opening this year for Central Plains, Eastman, North Interlake, North Parkland and Valleys North. Three or four meetings a year with expenses reimbursed (based on policy rates) Apply to Council office or local MAFRI 4‑H staff. Some details here.

As well, with the Council governance change, ten Directors-at-Large may be chosen for 1-year terms, based on skills specific to Council’s current needs. Submit nominations to the M4HC Council office in Brandon.

Manitoba 4-H Clubs 2009, Membership fees

Fees are due by Dec 31. The invoice-form is in the Getting Started package mailed out in August – but you can print out from online here (.pdf) or here (.doc).

Club fees are $25 per member and are used to manage the Youth Protection program and 4‑H insurance, for information (web site and The Banner newsletter) and opportunities for members and Leaders as well as support for the 4‑H Museum in Roland and the Manitoba 4‑H Endowment Fund Foundation. Highlights of Council activities are in this excerpt from the most recent Annual Report, available here.

Also in the Getting Started packages is the greeting from Council President, Ron Melnychuk, which can be downloaded here.

Leader National Travel Awards - Increase

An alternate fifth leader from Manitoba has been awarded a national travel opportunity. The updated list of Manitoba Leaders awarded national travel opportunities for 2009 is available here.