Welcome to the on-line version of The Greene Clover.

Thanks to Kim Dankoski, Office Support Associate, for her assistance with this newsletter.

Sincerely,

Rick Keim, County Extension Director
Jackie Stendeback, Community Worker, 4-H Youth Development

Plans are underway for the annual 4-H Holiday Workshop, scheduled for December 12 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Extension Building in Carrollton. Any teens or adults who would like to volunteer to assist or lead an activity are encouraged to contact Jackie Stendeback at the Extension ofice as early as possible.

There will be a $5 participation fee which will help cover the costs of the craft materials and supplies for holiday treats. 4-H membership is not required to participate and the workshop is open to all ages. Children under the age of 5 or those needing special assistance should bring a supervising teen or adult.

Pre-registration is highly recommended to ensure enough materials are available – call the Extension office, 217-942-6996, or e-mail sjackie@illinois.edu.

-H Federation will have their next meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, at Alfonso's Pizza in Carrollton. Officers will be elected and Federation delegates will celebrate their accomplishments with pizza and soda.

4-H Federation is a group of 4-H members from all of the county's community clubs. Each club should be represented by at least two delegates.

On October 3, 4-H seamstresses were really busy cutting and stitching!

The group managed to crank out 37 holiday stockings and send to Operation Christmas for deployed U.S. soldiers.

Federation fundraiser "Hot Potato" ended up with 37 "Hot Potato Bags". These "Hot Potato" bags are to use in the microwave to cook potatoes, corn-on-the-cob and reheat tortilla shells, breads, etc. and are on sale now at the Extension Office for $5. These make wonderful teacher's gifts and stocking stuffers!

Attention all 4-H members and parents! Join us on Tuesday, December 2, at 7:00 p.m. for a very important workshop on Internet Safety for teens and children. Mike Lovel, Certified Investigator – Internet Crime Against Children, will present the workshop.

As new Internet websites are created and others expand, it's important to be very cautious.

There is no registration fee for this event and 4-H membership is not required. Call today to reserve your seat!

Greene County 4-H celebrated National 4-H Week with area window displays and the annual achievement night to acknowledge 4-H members' accomplishments from the previous year.

Do-It-Yourself Club took home 4-H Club of the Year for the second year running. The club excelled in their efforts in community service, participation in 4-H events and enthusiasm for 4-H. In addition to Do-It-Yourself Club's accomplishments, the awards of Secretary of the Year went to Hannah Bauer and her sister Lauren Bauer for Treasurer of the Year for exceptional records kept through the year.

Outstanding First Year 4-H Member went to Katelyn Heavner for her accomplishments. Olivia Walker was awarded the I Dare You Award for striving to be her personal best and making a positive difference in her school, youth groups, 4-H club and community.

This club also won second place with their National 4-H Week window display at Greenfield Shell Food Mart.

Sharon Loy of Cloverleaves once again was awarded 4-H Leader of the Year for her time and dedication to the Greene County 4-H program. She consistently leads various workshops, has assisted with county 4-H fair preparations and Great Outdoors activities which benefit the program county-wide.

The Greene Machine Club also walked away with several awards including first place with their window display at Larson's in White Hall and the pack-the-house prize for the highest percentage of members attending the celebration.

Member Natalie Edwards received 4-H Member of the Year for her numerous accomplishments of the past year which includes being chosen to attend the National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C.

Katherine Baumann received a trophy for Cloverbud of the Year, an annual award given to the top 4-H member of the younger division of the 4-H program.

The club's leader, Helen Edwards, received Greene County Alumni Award for her citizenship, leadership and career accomplish--ments based on the ideals of clearer thinking, greater loyalty, larger service and better living as expressed in the 4-H pledge.

Local 4-H members receiving certificates and medals for achieving project standards were Holly Schnettgoecke, Katherine Baumann, Miguel Rohlfing, Daniel Vandersand, Morgan Coker, Christen Pond, Meghann Pond, Ashley Vandersand, Matthew Campbell, Ashley McPherson, Samantha McPherson, Halley Schnettgoecke, Olivia Schnettgoecke, Rachel Bauer, Kayla Flowers, Delcy Goodman, Katelyn Heavner, Blake Meyer, Gabrielle Walker, Melissa Loy, Jessica Pinkerton, Joshua Pinkerton, Paige Schnettgoecke, Hannah Bauer, Logan Walker, Kevin Pond, Natalie Edwards, Lauren Bauer, Marissa Chapman, Kaitlyn George, Allison Thornton and Olivia Walker

The fundraiser held at the Brass Door Restaurant on October 6 was a success thanks to all 4-H families and friends who came out to support our program.

Funds received from this event helped reduce the member's $20 program fee down to $15. The Brass Door generously donated 10% of sales for the evening.

When you get the chance, please remember to thank Brass Door owners, Debbie & Steve Christison, and their staff for supporting our 4-H program!

The annual Club Calf Sale, sponsored by the Greene County Fair, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8.

Anyone interested in consigning steers or heifers should contact Jerry Joyce – 217-368-2300 or Larry Derricks – 217-370-7007.

There will be a consignment fee of $25 per head, which the fair pays back at the Jackpot Show at the Greene County Fair.

The $20 4-H Program Fee went into effect on Septem ber 1, 2009 for all 4-H members in the state of Illinois. Through local fundraising efforts, this fee has been reduced to $15 per member, with a $50 cap per family.

As stressed previously, no individual will be denied participation in 4-H due to the inability to pay. 4-H families can find the scholarship application on our website: http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/greene/ or simply by calling the Extension Office at 217-942-6996. The application is a simple one-page form. All scholarship applications are strictly confidential. If anyone has any questions regarding the application process, they can contact Rick Keim, County Director, at 217-942-6996.

The Extension Office will be closed for Thanksgiving on

November 26-27.

Happy Thanksgiving to All of our 4-H Families and Friends!