Leaders

Shooting Sports Leader Certification in Larimer County

| Junior Leadership, Leaders |

Larimer County’s Shooting Sports program needs certified volunteers! This training will be held in Larimer County on March 12–14, 2021. Please consider registering to attend and volunteer in our Shooting Sports program!

The training usually costs $135, and the Larimer County 4-H Foundation will reimburse a portion of that after serving the Shooting Sports program for one year. The last time trainings were held in 2019, we received a donation to cover the cost to all Junior Leaders (14–18-year-olds).

If you are not currently a 4-H leader, call the Extension office now at 970-498-6000 to start the process to be a leader first. Then you can register for the certification training.

Find instructions for the registration process here.

Larimer County
When: March 12–14, 2021
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun
Registration Opens: January 15
Registration Closes: February 26 at 11:59 p.m.
More information about the Larimer County training

If you can’t make it to the Larimer County training, there are four other options on different weekends in different locations. Click here to see more information about those options.

If you have any questions, please email info@lc4hss.org.

How to Deal with Anxiety and Panic Attacks with Youth

| Leaders, Virtual

This workshop is offered by Jefferson County on Tuesday January 19 at 6:30 p.m. for mentors/leaders/parents and positive youth development professionals who want to learn about helping kids who suffer from anxiety or have panic attacks. Teaching kids how to handle anxiety and the pressure of competition or just life in general is a huge piece of what we do during contests, fair, and on trips out of the county.

This program will be led by Erin Bennetts, an LCSW RPT/S who has her own practice. She specializes in play therapy, parent coaching, and family therapy. She’ll teach us how to deal with this aspect of positive youth development.

Register for the Zoom workshop here.

Leadership Development Conference 2021

| Junior Leadership, Leaders

Leadership Development Conference (LDC) will be held VIRTUALLY on February 27 from 10 a.m.–4 pm. Registration is open through February 12 at 11:59 p.m. via 4HOnline. 

This event is for 4-H members 14–18 years old. 4-H leaders who would normally act as chaperones are also welcome to attend. Registration is required. This event is FREE this year! The State 4-H Senate and State Shooting Sports Ambassadors have some great virtual workshops lined up.

Download the flyer PDF here.

If you have any questions, please contact Katie Daywalker at daywalka@co.larmer.co.us.

2020 Achievement Celebration

| Accomplishments, Awards, Leaders, Members

We are excited to share a celebration of 4-H members’ achievements in 2020! Although this past 4-H year has been far from normal, you, the 4-H community have adapted. Leaders found fun and interesting ways to keep members involved. Members embraced the challenges of this year to complete their projects, participate in the county and state fairs, and even some national events. We are so proud of all of you and so grateful for everything you do to make the best better here in Larimer County!

In lieu of our usual special awards, the H awards were created to highlight some of the members and leaders who went above and beyond to overcome the difficulties of the year.

Along with the H Awards for both members and leaders, we are recognizing our contest winners and national qualifiers for this past year, and our 2019 state volunteer award winners who were recently announced.

We will be mailing plaques to the H Award winners and small gifts to those who are receiving special recognition this year. Completion certificates, pins, and ribbons, as well as returned shooting sports targets and scorecards will be mailed to organizational leaders to hand out the next time the club is able to meet in person. If anyone needs these items sooner, please contact our office as soon as possible.

Please enjoy this video of members and their accomplishments in 4-H! A big thank you to the Junior Leader Club for creating the video from pictures you sent in.

A big congratulations to all of our award winners and to all of you who persevered through this challenging year! Cheers to embarking on a new 4-H year together!

The Larimer County 4-H Team: Katie, Diane, Pam, & Ashley

Enrollment for 2021 is OPEN

| Enrollment, Leaders, Members

4HOnline has been upgraded to 2.0 for the 2020–2021 year. To get started visit v2.4HOnline.com, not 4HOnline.com.

Please read the entire instruction document before you begin the process. There are two documents: New and Returning Members and 4-H Volunteer Leaders.

This system uses the word Units instead of Clubs. All of our chartered Clubs are available to enroll in. 

High Country Handiworkers members, be sure to choose our club. It doesn’t carry over from last year.

If your password does not work follow the directions in the instruction sheet.

Shooting Sports members: If you have your Hunter Safety, you will need to upload your card. The information did NOT carry over from past years.

Please be patient as we move forward with the new system. It is still a work in progress and we are all learning together.

4-H Leaders

If you have not replied to Pam’s emails with your birthdates, please do so as soon as possible. You will not be able to enroll until that information is input in the system.

Be sure to select Unit and choose the High Country Handiworkers club, as well as your project areas.

Enrollment Deadlines

  • February 1, 2021 for returning members. (After February 1 a late fee will apply.)
  • March 15, 2021 for new members. All members must be enrolled by March 15, 2021 to participate at the County Fair. Any club transfers must be completed by March 15, 2021.

Pay Enrollment Fee

The fee for the year is $50. Visit this link to pay online. Please do not pay your fee until you have completed the enrollment.

If you would rather pay via check, please make your check payable to Larimer County Extension and mail it to:

Larimer County Extension
Attn: Pam Heeney
1525 Blue Spruce Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525

New Members

If you have questions about projects and what is involved, scroll to the bottom of this page to Resources in the footer. You’ll find helpful links to Colorado State Fair Exhibit Requirements, e-Records, and more to help you learn more about projects and what is involved for each unit.

You can contact Pam with questions. The best way is through email, since she is working from home (heeneyps@co.larimer.co.us). If it is easier to call, leave a message on her voicemail and she will call you back (970-498-6012).

Cindy is also available to answer questions via email or phone, or you can email admin@hch4h.org or message our Facebook page.

Volunteers for Cat Workshops

| Leaders |

Do you have experience with Cats or the Cat project? The Extension Office is looking for help to offer a few workshops for the Cat Project members. Contact the Extension Office directly at 970-498-6000 to volunteer.

Shooting Sports Leader Meeting / January 16, 2020

| Events, Leaders |

The Shooting Sports leaders will meet on Thursday, January 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the McKee Building. Certified Junior Shooting Sports leaders should plan to attend as well.

Discussions will center on the upcoming orientations for all disciplines as well as planning for practices to be starting soon.​

Shooting Sports Leader Certification Dates

| Events, Leaders |

Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports has released the dates for this year’s Shooting Sports leader certification trainings. Please consider attending a training this Spring and volunteering in our county’s program! 

Registrations via 4HOnline will open approximately 6 weeks prior to the start of each training. 4-H volunteers must be approved, enrolled, and active in 4HOnline prior to registering for the trainings. Do not delay your volunteer enrollment or re-enrollment process.

Weld County
When: March 13–15, 2020
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun

Pueblo County
When: March 20–22, 2020
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Muzzleloading, Outdoor Skills, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Western Heritage

Garfield County
When: March 27–29, 2020
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Muzzleloading, Outdoor Skills, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Western Heritage

Arapahoe County
When: April 3–5, 2020
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun

Find more information on the Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports website here.

Club Announcements for December 5, 2018

| Announcements, Community Service, Enrollment, Leaders, Meetings, Workshops |

December 5 – In-Person Leader Training: All leaders, new and returning, must complete either the online course or attend this workshop at 6:00 p.m. in the McKee Building. 

December 6 – Outdoor Skills Workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the McKee Building. Anyone interested in the project may attend to learn more.

December 10 – In-Person Leader Training: All leaders, new and returning, must complete either the online course or attend this workshop at 6:00 p.m. in the McKee Building. 

December 10 – Our December club meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the McKee Building exhibit hall. Officer elections will be held. And we’ll complete our community service project wrapping Christmas gifts after the meeting. There’s no need to bring anything for wrapping. We will also have a cookie exchange. Please bring two dozen to share and be able to take a few home as well. Cloverbuds are welcome to come and wrap gifts also! (The November meeting minutes are posted. Please be sure that club members have read them prior to the meeting.)

December 17 – Western Heritage Workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the McKee Building. Anyone interested in the project may attend to learn more.

December 20 – Outdoor Skills Workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the McKee Building . Anyone interested in the project may attend to learn more.

January 1 – Please try to turn in your completed enrollment and fees to Cindy by this date. The enrollment fee is $50 per participant. However, fee waivers are available, if needed. All Shooting Sports participants MUST complete a Shooting Sports waiver and turn it in to Cindy with enrollment.

Club Announcements for November 28, 2018

| Announcements, Enrollment, Leaders, Meetings |

Cloverbuds and Leathercraft

Tonight, our Cloverbuds and Leathercraft projects meet take place at Construction Supply House (255 42nd Street SW unit B) beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Enrollment

Please get your enrollment done as soon as possible.

If you are not planning on enrolling for 2019, please let me know and if you would like your name removed from the e-mail list please let me know as well. If you have questions about enrollment please let us know.

Leader Training

Leaders must complete online training before enrollment will be completed. There is a class being held December 5 and 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the McKee Building for those that would rather do an in-person class instead of the online training.

Next Club Meeting

Our next club meeting is December 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the exhibit hall of the McKee Building. We will be wrapping gifts for our community service that evening. And officer elections will be held, so please think about whether you’d like to run for an office.

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