Dear Larimer County 4-H Members, Leaders, and Families:
We hope you and your loved ones are all staying safe and healthy during this time. We miss seeing you all, but we are very thankful that 4-H has so many great youth, leaders, and families who are still persevering through this unexpected struggle. Thank you for your resiliency and your flexibility as we have begun navigating a different look for this 4-H year.
We have some updated information to provide on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts on the Larimer County 4-H program in the upcoming months. In an effort to keep our 4-H members, families, leaders and 4-H staff safe, we continue to follow the recommendations from both Larimer County and Colorado State University. At this time, the suspension of all face-to-face Larimer County 4-H events, meetings and activities has been extended through June 30, 2020. Please note, this may be extended beyond this timeframe as more information is received.
Just as a reminder what this means:
- All face-to-face 4-H meetings, both club and county, are suspended. This includes those held at The Ranch, the Extension office, and those that are offsite.
- All v 4-H club activities (service projects, fundraisers, etc.) are suspended. This includes those held at The Ranch, the Extension office, and those that are offsite.
- All face-to-face 4-H practices (teams, shooting sports, horse open rides, dog practices, etc.) are suspended. This includes those held at The Ranch, the Extension office, and those that are offsite.
- All face-to-face 4-H workshops and other 4-H sponsored activities are suspended. This includes those held at The Ranch, the Extension office, and those that are offsite.
- All 4-H members and volunteers are expected to abide by these directives.
We know that with this information you all may have a lot of questions regarding the Larimer County Fair, Junior Livestock Sale, County Shoots, and other large events we have scheduled in July and August. Discussions around these events are currently occurring, but no definite decisions have been made at this time. There are a lot of things to consider when making these decisions such as partners, logistics, and safety. We will provide you with more details as we have them. We plan to have some specific answers about these events by May 1.
We appreciate your patience as we continue to identify educational opportunities for our 4-H members during this time. If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call us. Thank you all for your support and understanding through this time.
Best,
Larimer County 4-H Team