Happy August everyone! Trying something new with this newsletter and listing highlights up top so you can scroll to what is relevant for you. Thanks for reading!
Highlights
- Nancy on medical leave
- County fair wrap up
- State fair details
- New and returning club information
- Association updates
- Pre-order King County t-shirts
- Upcoming Events
Staff Updates
- Nancy will be out on medical leave from July 30-September 25. Please respect her healing and recovery time and direct all questions to Aspen aspen.dobbins@wsu.edu or Alyssa alyssa.bowers1@wsu.edu
- Leslie Lucero is on part time with us for the summer and fall.
County Fair Wrap Up
I’m sure many of you have seen my thank you email and posts so I won’t resend the whole thing, but truly from the bottom of hearts, thank you. This was my first King County Fair and I was so impressed by all the kids hard work and excellent sportsmanship. Volunteers, parents, superintendents: thank you so much for all of your time and effort. 4-H is built on community and we couldn’t do this without all of you. I feel so grateful to be part of this community. Can’t wait to do it all again next year!
Fair photos are available in the google photos album.
We would love to receive any additional photos/stories/highlights from the fair. Please send them my way!
Join us Thursday September 10th at 6pm for a fair thank you at the extension office in Renton. Light dinner will be provided, please bring a side/dessert to share and stay for the association meeting after!
State Fair
For those of you going on to the state fair, all the information can be found on the state fair website. You must be registered in FairEntry by August 31st
This includes:
- State fair book
- Exhibitor letters (schedule, contact info, rules, important information) for each department
- Score cards
- reasonable accommodations request
State fair contact information:
Kellian Whidden
503-741-6003 (cell)
Club Information
- If you are planning to either start a new club or transition to leader of an existing club, please contact Alyssa as soon as possible
- Club update forms/information will be coming out in September. It is crucial to get the most up to date club contact and meeting information. We are working on getting 4-H Online up to date so we can stay in compliance for insurance/EP14 purposes.
- Record books will be due at the Kick Off Meeting, October 8th – details to come
King County 4-H Association Updates
- No July meeting due to fair
- No August meeting
- Next meeting will be Thursday, September 10th 7PM – IN PERSON at the extension office.
- This will also include a fair thank you starting at 6pm. Light dinner included – bring a side/dessert to share!
- Association webpage for more info
Pre-Order King County T-Shirts
- Pre-order your King County 4-H T-Shirt! Shirts are $20 each and are available in youth and adult sizes.Orders are due by August 20th.
- Shirts will be ready for pickup the week of September 7th.
- Please note, shirts are a little darker in person than the preview shows.
Order here: bit.ly/kc4hshirt
Upcoming Events
Fair Thank You
September 10th I 6pm I Renton Extension Office
Association Meeting
September 10th I 7pm I Renton Extension Office
Kick Off Meeting
October 8th – more details to come
Super Saturday
November 14th – more details to come