Newton Annual Holiday Parade
Saturday, November 30, 2024

Registration due by Friday, November 15.

Clubs are invited and encouraged to participate in the Annual Holiday event. Please see the Chambers application for more information.
GNCC 2024 Holiday Parade Application

Sussex County Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market
Nov. 23 & Dec 14th

Attention all 4-H Clubs!!
There are two Sussex County Farmers and Crafters Market Days left- Nov. 23rd
and Dec 14th (is the Christmas Fair).
If any club would like to sell items at either event, tables are free to 4-H clubs. Take advantage of this opportunity for your club to make a little extra $.
Please email – Lori Day- at zoomomma1@gmail.com or 973-919-1748. Let Lori know asap so she can advertise that your club will be there.

4-H NJSF/SCF&HS Community Service Sign up

The NJSF/SCF&HS is setting up Community Service days to enable 4-H members who would receive 4-day passes to have the opportunity to earn 8-day passes (or any part thereof) by participating in volunteer activities that help out at the Fairgrounds in the Fall and Spring.  Two hours of volunteering will earn one additional day pass.

The Fair believes engaging 4-H youth in volunteer activities at the fairgrounds will give members a perspective on how the Fair operates and create a better connection with the Fair Association. The hope is that some of these 4-H members will eventually become adult volunteers or directors.

Listed are current Community Service volunteer opportunities.  You may choose one or all.  Additional opportunities will be added/deleted as they become available. 

Monday, December 9, 4:30 to 6:30 pm – Help sweep up Conservatory and greenhouse
Wednesday June 4th, 2025, 4:30 to 6:30 pm – BOA Farmers Market Clean-up with Lori Space Day. 

To sign up for please use the following online form:
https://forms.gle/3Qa9LMoKMxgVw57L8

2024 NJ 4-H Cupcake Expo Registration
Open to the First 12 participants.

NJ State 4-H Cupcake Wars Rules & Registration

Amazing Job to our Sussex 4-H members Kara O and Autumn H of Bit by Bit 4-H Horse Club for their placing at the National 4-H Horse Round Up.

Be a Hunger Hero
Join the NJ 4-H Global Food Security Coalition

New Jersey 4-H is recruiting a team of high school students to participate in the World Food Prize Research Project through our Global Food Security Coalition club. Youth members will work with a team to develop individual research projects addressing global food security issues. Participants will meet once a week with mentors and peers to learn about issues related to food security, locally and globally, and to prepare their research projects. Projects will be presented at the Rutgers University World Food Prize Youth Institute on March 7, 2025, at Rutgers University. During this day-long program, students get to learn about critical global issues, network with local leaders, engage in hands-on activities, and explore exciting ways to become effective change agents in their own communities, conscientious global citizens, and tomorrow’s scientific, humanitarian leaders. 

Live Zoom sessions will run on Wednesdays, 7:00–8:00 pm, starting January 8th – February 5th, 2025. There will be an opportunity for youth to attend an in-person writing retreat session on January 18th at Rutgers, as well.

You can find the 2024 Info Session recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsvf5di5Awc&ab_channel=Monmouth4-H.

Ready to join? Register here: https://go.rutgers.edu/WFP2025.
Questions? Contact Jennie Thomas at jkt69@njaes.rutgers.edu.

New 4-H Fair Pass Policy

The New Jersey State Fair is implementing a new 4-H fair pass policy that will primarily affect members who are only exhibiting projects in the Shotwell 4-H Building during the fair.

Those 4-H members with live animal exhibits that will be on the grounds for at least 4 days will receive a full 8 1/2-day Fair pass, as usual. This includes alpacas, cattle, goats, horses, poultry, sheep, and swine. The Fair will offer 4-H members entering static exhibits 4-day fair passes. These would include 4-H members who are only entering projects in the Shotwell Building or are not exhibiting animals at the fair for four or more days. Currently exceptions are being made for a few non-livestock 4-H clubs that provide over four or more days of member lead activities or service that engage the public.

4-H members who would receive 4-day passes will have the opportunity to earn 8-day passes (or any part thereof) if they choose to participate in volunteer community service activities that help out at the Fairgrounds in the Fall and Spring. The Fair believes engaging 4-H youth in volunteer activities at the fairgrounds will give members a perspective on how the Fair operates and create a better connection with the Fair Association. The hope is our 4-H members will eventually become adult volunteers or directors.

Those 4-H members receiving 4-day passes will be eligible for additional days based on hours of volunteer service prior to the Fair. Two hours of volunteering will earn one additional day pass. 

The 4-H Office will be notified of volunteer opportunities in advance and will provide the Fair office with the approximate number of 4-H’ers planning to participate. 4-H is responsible for providing supervision as required by 4-H policy and for recording attendance. A representative of the Fair will also sign off on attendance at each volunteer day.

Those who qualify for additional day passes based on volunteering prior to the fair will be listed as eligible when passes are issued in July. This is assuming these members fulfill other 4-H fair pass requirements (Record Book, Member in Good Standing with their club, etc.), they will receive additional day passes or a full 8 1/2-day pass.

4-H leaders and 4-H parents will all still receive full passes as it is expected that they will volunteer to help and supervise in the Shotwell Building or other areas during the Fair. As in the past, there will be a fee for parent passes.

This is a new policy, and we understand you may have questions, please let us know.

Fall Reminders for Our Leaders

• REenroll as a leader for this year using ZSuites. Use the following link for directions to assist you: https://www.sussex4h.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Volunteer-Member-Enrollment_Zsuite_9-2024.pdf
  
• End of Year Paperwork (4-H Club Treasury Annual Review Form, End of Project Year Recognition Certificates and Pins, Cloverbud Club Summary Form, Project Medal Recommendation Form)
  The Treasury annual review were due by Nov 1.
  End-of-Year Recognition and Project Medal Recommendation forms are due by Nov. 15.
  
• Annual 4-H Rutgers Protection of Minors Training for the majority of our leaders. For some Tri-annual Background Checks may also be due. Please be on the lookout for emails for the following sources and complete the requests in an expedient manner.
  Protection of Minors Training (POM): pom@ipo.rutgers.edu or go to https://pom.ipo.rutgers.edu/ to complete it on your own.
  Tri-Annual Background: HireRight Customer Support noreply@hireright.com
  
• Presentations/Speakers available for clubs who would like review ‘How to’ properly complete Record Books and ‘How to’ give a 4-H Public Presentations at a club meeting. If interested please contact Tanya or Dave.