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Anderson County Events & Information

Frontier District Officer's Training - 12/2/19
AN Co 4-H Council Meeting - 1/13/20

4-H Council Meeting

The next Anderson County 4-H Council meeting will be held Tuesday, January 13 at the Annex Building in Garnett at 7:00 p.m. Council members should plan to attend as there must be a representative from each club at every meeting.

Frontier District Officer Training

2019 Officer Training Flyer

Officer Training will be December 2 at Central Heights School at 6:30 p.m. This training is for all officers, including junior officers, in the Frontier District 4-H Program. A light supper will be provided at 6:00 p.m.

Adopt an Angel

The KVC Health System's Adopt an Angel program is a great away for clubs and groups to help children in the foster care systems. Give back this holiday season by providing gifts for children and teens in foster care! A wish list will be provided and purchased gifts or cash donations must be returned to the Ottawa KVC office at 416 South Main Street by December 9. The Ottawa office serves patrons from the entire Frontier District area. If your club or group is interested, please contact Jackie at jharwig@kvc.org or 913-956-5319 or visit www.kansas.kvc.org.

Boots & Spurs Meeting

4-H Horse

The Anderson County Horse Club, Boots & Spurs, meet at the Anderson County Fairgrounds at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are planned for the last Monday of each month through August with ride nights at the Hughes' home. Watch the group's Facebook page (Anderson County Boots and Spurs 4-H Horse Club) for those opportunities. Contact Jenny with questions at jennifer.e.hughes@sprint.com.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Anderson County 4-H Council will offer a $50 scholarship to those 4-H members filling out the application to attend any out-of-county event. Youth are eligible to receive the scholarship only once per 4-H year. This scholarship could be used to help cover the cost of Campference, Discovery Days, Camp, etc. The application must be submitted prior to the event payment deadline.

* Anderson County 4-H Event Scholarship

Jeanette Arnett Activity Scholarship

OR Anderson County 4-H Council Out of County Scholarship

Application - PDF Version

Anderson County Cloverbud Meetings

4-H Cloverbuds

The Anderson County Cloverbud group meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Extension office in Garnett at 6:00 p.m. Gaylene Comfort and Gayla Corley are the Cloverbud leaders. You may direct questions to Galene at 785-448-8447 or comfort@gmail.com or to Gayla at 785-448-0301 or rextheterrible@yahoo.com.

To be eligible to participate in Cloverbuds, a child must have celebrated his/her fifth or sixth birthday before January 1, 2020. Cloverbud members must also be enrolled in the 4-H Online Enrollment System. You can find this information on the District’s 4-H website under “Join”. Parents should review the Cloverbuds policies (especially information regarding livestock and pets). Policy information is also available in the Extension office.