Calgary Stampede 2014 Youth in Action Showcase Recap!

The Calgary Stampede has come and gone for another year and a highlight during all of the excitement, the Youth in Action Showcase has concluded.

During this year's July 4 - 11th Calgary Stampede, an area of the Agriculture Building was transformed into an engaging and energetic 4-H Showcase. 4-H members had the opportunity to interact with Stampede guests from around the world and showcase their 4-H talents, projects and knowledge. This year members showcased their poultry, swine, horse, and rabbit 4-H Projects, to name a few of the diverse projects and activities that were on display.

In addition, the Calgary Stampede generously provided 4-H Alberta with a display booth for the entire seven days. This opportunity allowed 4-H Alberta to interact with youth and families and inform them about 4-H and the benefits of being part of this great program.

To add a little more attraction to the 4-H Alberta booth this year we included sack races and hula hoop competitions for the kids, a straw bale couch for families to relax on, lego tables (to showcase one of our many projects) and the “Wall of Cleaver”, which showcased art work of Cleaver at our booth.

Kids’ Day was held Wednesday July 9^th, which for the 4-H booth, was a highlight of this year’s events.  The 4-H Alberta booth face painted 50 little faces and collected more than 150 coloring pages to help decorate the “Wall of Cleaver”!

Of course the Youth in Action Showcase would not have been as successful for the 4-H Alberta booth if it had not been for all the hard working volunteers who helped man the booth throughout the week. A big thanks to Elaine Manor, Lorraine Parkinson, Heather Pfeil, Bailey Pfeil, Raina Irons, Arlyn Bouchard, Oliver Mcateer, Siera Burg, Cathy Price, and face painters, Heather Ayles and Candace Knull, for their dedication and contributions. Thank you to everyone who stopped by! Hope to see you next year!

Calling on Clubs to Participate in the Calgary Stampede's Youth and Agriculture in Action Showcase

The Calgary Stampede, known as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, is a 10-day western festival that takes place during the month of July each year.  The Calgary Stampede presents spectacular cultural exhibits, midway, agricultural programming, rodeo, chuckwagon racing and an evening show.

Together, the Calgary Stampede and 4-H Alberta, can engage 1.2 million guests of the Calgary Stampede into the world of agriculture through the eyes of today’s youth.  

During the Calgary Stampede, from July 4-11, 2014, an area of the Agriculture Building will be transformed into an engaging and energetic 4-H Showcase.  Participants will have the opportunity to interact with our Stampede guest and showcase their talents and accomplishments.  

A minimum 2 day commitment is required.

Come share in this great opportunity to showcase Youth and Agriculture in Action!

• Event Dates: July 4 - 11, 2014
• Entry Closing Date: June 16, 2014, 4:00 p.m.
• Location: Ag Building

Calgary Stampede is currently accepting participants for the following dates:

• Option A: Friday, July 4 - Sunday, July 6, Hours: *9 am - 9 pm
• OPTION B IS FULL
• Option C: Wednesday, July 9 - Friday, July 11, Hours: *9 am - 9 pm

For more information or to register please visit: http://ag.calgarystampede.com/events/587-youth-and-agriculture-in-action-showcase.html

Contact: Mandi Morris, Ph: 403.261.0162, email: mmorris@calgarystampede.com

Entry Form: http://ag.calgarystampede.com/events/587-youth-and-agriculture-in-action-showcase.html

*Please note on your entry forms any comments regarding dates or requirements

****Please note**** There will be minimal overnight stalling available in the race barns until Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Any clubs who want to bring in livestock before Tuesday, July 8, 2014, and needs stalling outside of the agriculture barn please contact Mandi Morris.

4-H is Olds College's Partner of the Year

4-H Alberta is pleased and proud to announce that 4-H has received the prestigious honour of being selected as Olds College’s Partner of the Year! Long been recognized as one of the premier post secondary institutions in Western Canada, specializing in the field of agriculture, Olds College has a distinguished history that is enmeshed with 4-H.

The Partner of the Year is the most prestigious award offered by Olds College, and 4-H is delighted to receive such a distinction. Olds College is holding its annual “Growing a Legacy Gala” on Friday March 21, 2014. At this event, 4-H will be recognized and receive recognition as Olds College’s Partner of the Year.

  

“One of the highlights of Gala is always the celebration of our new Partner of the Year and we certainly couldn’t pick one that resembles Olds College more closely.” said Dr. (H.J.) Tom Thompson, President of Olds College. “The partnership between Olds College and 4-H developed organically, and is based upon shared priorities such as the development of leadership in rural communities, and the desire to help young people reach their potential.”

The recipient of this award must reflect the mission of Olds College and support the values, mandate and mission in a manner that has a positive, measurable and lasting impact on the College. The parallels between 4-H and Olds College began over 100 years ago. 1913 saw two notable achievements; the opening of the Olds School of Agriculture and Home Economics, and the establishment of Canada’s first 4-H club in Manitoba. Shortly after the first club was introduced, Alberta’s first club, the Olds Junior Pig Club, was founded by Olds College founder and first President, W.J. Elliot in 1917.

“4-H is proud to be recognized as the 2014 Olds College Partner of the Year. We value the working relationship we have with Olds College in providing educational and personal development opportunities” says 4-H Council of Alberta President, Mark Sayers. “The history between Olds College and 4-H go all the way back to 1917 when the first 4-H club in Alberta was created right on the campus of Olds College.”

“We are very fortunate that Olds College understands the importance of developing responsible and motivated young leaders in Canada,” said Shannon Benner, CEO of 4-H Canada. “4-H is committed to providing Canada’s youth with expansive skills, strong leadership abilities and a dynamic range of positive experiences.”

In addition to holding similar values, the relationship between 4-H and Olds College can be seen by the nearly 20% of Olds College students who have been 4-H members. Young people who participate in the 4-H program have already been exposed to the values that Olds College promotes. 4-H has trained these young people to believe in hard work, learning by doing, strong communication, entrepreneurship and team work and they find a home at Olds College because we hold these same values as they do. These values can be seen through the 4-H motto, “Learn to do by doing”, as well as the Olds College mandate to offer real-life, hands-on education.

Olds College is a 4-H Alberta Champion sponsor. The institution supports 4-H Alberta Leaders’ Conference and 4-H Alberta Senior Members’ Conference. Olds College is a Partner Host of 4-H Alberta Club Week, 4-H Alberta Selections and a supporter of 4-H Alberta Magazine through advertising support.

Sign your club up for an experience of a lifetime!

4-H Members can be part of the Greatest Show on Earth - the Calgary Stampede - by becoming part of the Youth and Agriculture in Action Showcase.  Here is where 4-H members can engage international guests about agriculture through the eyes of today's youth. 

 

During Stampede, members are to help transform an area of the Stampede into an engaging and energetic 4-H Showcase.  Participants can showcase their talents, accomplishments and even provide live demonstrations. 

 

For more information on how your club can get involved, please contact: mmorris@calgarystampede.com or phone: 403.261.9316.

Mark your calendar for 4-H Day at Northlands Farm & Ranch Show

It's all about the farm at this year's Northlands Farm & Ranch Show!

 

Calling all rising stars of the agriculture industry! Book you calendars for Saturday, March 29, 2014 for 4-H Day at the Northlands Farm & Ranch Show.

 

Looking for an opportunity to interact with industry leaders while applying the skills you have learned in your 4-H Club to real world settings? Northlands is just as invested in the future of agriculture as our members are and they have put together a schedule of events that will allow members to learn about the industry while networking with their peers and industry leaders.

 

4-H Day at Northlands Farm & Ranch Show stars early and ends late, so you can be sure to pack in as many seminars, demonstrations and hands on experiences into one day as possible!

 

Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Alberta Ballroom Foyer and includes activities such as:

 

• University of Alberta's Multi Species Judging Competition
• Consumer Decision Making
• Beef Workshops and Seminars
• Equine Feature Breed Demonstrations and Clinicians
• Farming Smart Speakers and more!

 

Saturday, March 29, 2014 4-H members will receive FREE entry into Northlands Farm & Ranch Showing their 4-H membership card, and if they wish, wearing 4-H clothing!

 

The fund does not have to stop there - Northlands has your Saturday night plans covered!

 

Don't miss a minute of the action and cheer on some of the toughest collegiate rodeo competitors at the Canadian College Finals Rodeo presented by Martin Deerline. For three wild nights, participants hailing from post-secondary schools across Western Canada will compete to be the top of their class in six major rodeo events - tie down roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, barrel racing and bull riding in addition to team roping, goat tying, breakaway roping and pole bending.

 

How to get tickets:

 

4-H members can purchase discounted tickets to any performance of the Canadian College Finals Rodeo presented by Martin Deerline at a discounted rate through www.ticketmaster.ca/4hclub and by entering Promo Code: 4HCLUB

 

Advance tickets for Northlands Farm & Ranch Show and the Canadian College Finals Rodeo have been on sale since February 3, 2014 and start as low as $11.50.  Tickets can be purchased at any Ticketmaster location, ticketmaster.ca, or by calling 1.855.780.3000.

 

What is the Northlands Farm & Ranch Show?

Visit Northland's website: http://www.northlands.com/northlands-farm-and-ranch-show.

 

The Northlands Farm & Ranch Show runs March 27 - 29, 2014 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre and brings the agriculture industry together to share ideas, conduct business and create education opportunities for future leaders. As a 135 year old agriculture society, Northlands is committed to supporting the future of agriculture industry by proving educational opportunities to organizations such as 4-H Alberta.