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Updated April 13: COVID-19 Impacts on Larimer County 4-H

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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 

Note from Cindy about Postponement Due to COVID-19

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There will not be any club meetings, project meetings/workshops, or practices until further notice (May 15, 2020). Even though Cloverbuds and Leathercraft are small groups and meet outside of the McKee Building, we are not allowed to host them. 

So what does that mean for all of us?

  • My expectations are that you continue to keep up with my emails and the club website.
  • Everyone over their extended break has the opportunity to download their e-Records (links in the footer under Resources) and start on them.
  • Those in Dog Project: this is a great time as those e-Records deals with your dog now and again in July
  • Those in Foods and Cakes have lots of practice time.
  • Those in Shooting Sports can get their project done—you can certainly start on a standalone project or knock out a display board.

If you are new to 4-H and not sure what to do reach out and ask questions.  Look at the Leaders page and reach out to a project leader for their guidance on projects.

This is merely a hiccup in our path to the county fair. We will get through this!

COVID-19 Update: Impacts on Larimer County 4-H

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Dear Larimer County 4-H Members, Leaders, and Families,

I wanted to update you about some changes to the Larimer County 4-H program in the upcoming months due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We have been getting communications from Larimer County as well as Colorado State University that will have a significant impact on the Larimer County 4-H program this spring. We are following the recommendations from both Larimer County and CSU in an effort to keep our 4-H members, families, leaders and 4-H staff safe from the continued elevated spread of COVID-19. Please note that the recommendations are constantly evolving, and we will do our best to communicate with everyone any changes moving forward. Please be patient with us as we continue to receive information and figure out how to continue to provide the great 4-H educational opportunities in Larimer County.

Effective March 13, 2020, all face-to-face Larimer County 4-H events, meetings, and activities are suspended (canceled) until May 15, 2020. Please note, this may be extended beyond this timeframe as more information is received.

What does this mean for Larimer County 4-H?

  • 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 face to face 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 appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this together. This is uncharted territory and 4-H will definitely look a little different this year. We understand that this can be difficult. We have a strong 4-H program with wonderful 4-H families and incredibly generous leaders. We do recognize that you all may have a lot of questions about orientations, event cancellations, project completion, and other programmatic questions. We assure you that our county 4-H office staff is working fervently to gather answers to these questions. Please bear with us as we try to navigate this and explore potential alternatives.

Please feel free to reach out to the 4-H staff if you have any questions.  At this time, the Extension Office is maintaining normal business hours (7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday).

Best,
​
Larimer County Extension

CANCELED: Hunter Education Class Offered May 9–10, 2020

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The Hunter Education class scheduled for May 9–10, 2020 has been canceled. Watch for news about rescheduling soon.

Hunters education is not required to compete at the county shoots. However, to be eligible to compete at the state competition, participants must submit their hunter education card on 4HOnline before the July 1 deadline. If you don’t have your hunter safety, we’re offering this opportunity to get it!

Our hunter education completion course will be offered on May 9–10. On May 9, the class will be at the McKee Building from 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. On May 10, the live shooting portion will be at Front Range Gun Club beginning at 7:00 a.m.

Register online at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website for the class on May 9–10. (Click here to pull up this class directly.) The cost for this four-hour class and the live shooting is $10.

Then visit hunter-ed.com and complete the online course. The cost is $24.50. Go ahead and get started on this course! And be sure to print out the certificate of completion and other required forms when you are finished.

Please contact Cindy Buckardt at 970-481-7993 if you have any questions.

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