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The News Spreader December 2013

Happy Holidays From Quebec 4-H

LEADERSHIP FOR TOMORROW THROUGH LEARNING TODAY

The News Spreader QUEBEC 4-H 21,111 Lakeshore Road Macdonald Campus Harrison House 3-04 Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9 Phone: 514-398-8738 Fax: 514-398-8652 www.quebec4-h.com PRESIDENT Sarah Enright senright94@hotmail.com

VICE-PRESIDENT Andrea Soesbergen farmergurl_12@hotmail.com

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lorelei Muller executivedirector@quebec4-h.com

AGRICULTURAL LIAISON Chelsea Daniel agliaison@quebec4-h.com

PROJECT COORDINATOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY Angela Neal 100quebec4h@gmail.com

OFFICE & COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT Norma Tolhurst office@quebec4-h.com

Office Holiday Closure The Quebec 4-H Provincial Office will be closed for the Christmas holidays from: 4:00p.m. December 20th Re-opening on January 6, 2014 Have a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to a new year in 2014!

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In this Issue Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Pages 8 & 9 Page 10 Page11 Page12 Page13 Page14 Page15 Page16

Introduction to new Executive Committee News - Richmond, Shawville, Ormstown, Lachute The Royal & The Best of CAMA Discovery Day– Cheese and Karting Annual General Meeting Upcoming Events & Opportunities 100th Anniversary Celebration Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Project of the Month National 4-H Conference 100 Acts of Kindness Online Auction Show your 4-H Colours & New Board of Directors

Quebec 4-H Motto: Leadership tomorrow through learning today.

Canadian 4-H Motto: Learn to do by doing.

I Pledge My Head to clearer thinking My Heart to greater loyalty My Hands to larger service My Health to better living For my club, my community and my country.

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1– 4-H Members at Ormstown Elementary for Show Your 4-H Colours Day 2– MAC JAC 4-H gets creative to show their 4-H pride 3– Jacob Rouleau and Carrie Simpson dance the night away at the 100th anniversary celebration 4– The traditional “pie in the face” to the outgoing president 5– 4-H’ers enjoy the photo booth at the celebration Quebec 4-H News Spreader

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Office News Introducing the Quebec 4-H 2013-2014 Executive Committee President Sarah Enright is 19 years old and has been a member of Richmond 4-H for the past 4 years, as well as a member of MacJac 4-H for 3 years. Her projects include dairy, horse and square dancing. She is currently in her final year of social science at John Abbott College and will continue at Bishops University next year, hoping to pursue a career as an elementary school teacher. Her favorite 4-H memories are of all of the great people she has met and friends she has made through 4-H activities! This year, Sarah hopes to encourage people to participate in projects that are new to them! She views this year as a great start to the next 100 years of 4-H and looks forward to celebrating the International Year of Family Farming in 2014.

Vice-President Andrea Soesbergen is 19 years old and a member of Huntingdon and MacJac 4-H. She has been involved with 4-H for 10 years, participating in dairy and square dancing projects . This will be her second year on the provincial executive. Currently she is studying in Agro-Environmental Sciences at McGill and hopes one day to work as an agronome. Her favorite 4-H memories are “any activity that has allowed me to meet new people from across the country. The exchanges I went on and the national opportunities like Citizenship Seminar and National 4-H Conference”.

Her vision for 4-H is to increase membership, and create networks that allow 4-H members to connect with each other and with members of similar organizations for rural youth.

Andrew Hickey, Sarah Enright, Mathieu Rouleau, Julie Neal, Andrea Soesbergen

Chair of the Programs and Regulations Committee Julie Neal is 20 years old and a member of the Ormstown 4-H club. She has participated in many projects throughout her 10 years in 4-H including dairy, goats, public speaking, life skills and currently focuses mostly on square dancing. She is in her second year at McGill University, in English Literature and International Development Studies and hopes to one day work in international affairs. Her favorite 4-H memory was when she had the opportunity to go on the Garfield Weston International Exchange to Jamaica.” It was inspiring to see how 4-H is run in other countries and it pushed me to get more involved on a provincial level.” Her vision for the future of Quebec 4-H is to make sure that the membership and awareness increases in our province and that the current members take advantage of all of the wonderful opportunities that 4-H places on our doorstep.

Chair of the Financial Committee Andrew Hickey is 21 years old, has been a member of the Shawville 4-H Club for five years and this past year joined the MacJac Club. Throughout this time he has held a board of director’s position and had the opportunity to show dairy.

He is currently in the midst of completing a 3 year career program at John Abbot College in Business Administration.

Once he is finished his schooling he aspires to either return home to work on his farm or enter in to the agri-loans business with a bank of FCC. His favorite 4-H memory was when he represented Quebec 4-H at the National Citizenship Seminar (Citsem). Andrew encourages everyone “to think about taking part in the opportunity if you have the chance to do so”. His vision for 4-H is for the organization to continue to grow and for 4-H members to be the leaders of tomorrow.

Past-President Mathieu Rouleau will be 21 this December and he is in his 1st year of Agricultural Economics with a minor in AgiBusiness at McGill University and lives on his family farm in in St-Chrysostome. 2014 will be his 13th year as a member of Howick 4-H, where he has participated in square dancing, garden and dairy projects. Mathieu is also a member of MacJac 4-H. His career goals are “to market dairy genetics while also working closely with promoting agriculture.”

Mathieu’s favourite 4-H events are the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and Provincial Rally. He has held many positions at the club level and is involved with the Provincial Advisory committee. Mathieu has also gone on two trips with Exchanges Canada, attended Citizenship Seminar in 2010, National Conference in 2012 and the Global Youth Ag Summit in 2013. His vision for 4-H is: “To maintain membership, increase numbers and advertise what 4-H gives you.”

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Club News

Richmond Open House By: Carly Morin

On October 23rd, 2013 the Richmond 4-H club hosted an open house at St-Francis Elementary in order to show interested youth what 4-H is all about. Visitors were welcomed and shown different project possibilities, provincial opportunities and enjoyed several activities including square dancing, pumpkin decorating and making turkey apples. A huge thank you to all those who came to see us and to all the volunteers who helped make the open house a success!

Special Thanks to RBC for sponsoring this event.

Shawville 4-H Farm Tour Day On October 27th, Shawville 4-H’ers held a farm day for their members to participate in.

Stops included: Lavender Ridge, Venturing Hills Equine Farm and Saunders Farm .

Ayrshire Princess Carrie Simpson of Ormstown 4-H was crowned Ayrshire Princess for this year’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.

Way to go Carrie!

Lachute 4-H’ers John Heatlie (left) and Danika Neill (right) proudly show off their projects from the past year.

All members were recognized at the Lachute 4-H Banquet which was held on October 26th.

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What’s your club up to this holiday season?

Whether it be Christmas caroling, or a skating day we would love to hear about it!

Send news and photos to office@quebec4-h.com before January 15, 2013 for inclusion in the February News Spreader.

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Club News The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair By: Jessica Rouleau

A group of nine participants representing the Southwest Region of Quebec were selected to go to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair for the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic held November 1st to November 4th. Eight of the nine participants were from the Howick and Ormstown 4-H Clubs and one AJRQ member: Rachel MacFarlane, Julie MacFarlane, Kevin MacFarlane, Jessica Rouleau, Emmanuel Brisson, VĂŠronique Brisson, Laura Bryson, Ashlie Hardy, Judith MĂŠnard, and Jim Bryson as Chaperone.

There were 345 4-H members in total from across Canada competing in the showmanship and confirmation classes where the competition was very strong. 51 teams prepared and set up their displays to achieve the title of best exhibit that everyone works toward throughout the three day competition. We placed 6th for our overall display and we are very proud with our results. Thank you to the many sponsors and to our families for your support in making this a great experience.

Back: Maxime Henderson, Ariane France, Matthew Morin, Kim Duheme, Colin Murphy, Julie Neal (caller) Front: Sarah Enright, Mathieu Rouleau, Kira Nelson

Quebec 4-H was also proud to be represented by a full Southeast regional dairy team made up of members from the Hatley and Richmond clubs, a beef team comprised of Richmond and Shawville 4-H members, as well as Huntingdon 4-H member Andrea Soesbergen who competed in the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture, and the MacJac 4-H square dancers shown at left.

Quebec 4-H Members Participate in The Best of CAMA On November 21st, 3 senior members had the opportunity to attend and participate in an awards night for the Canadian Agri-Marketing Association. Held annually in different parts of the country , the evening was this year held at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City. The 4-H members helped behind the scenes to ensure the night ran smoothly and meet with agrimarketers from all over Canada. Quebec 4-H would also like to thank the Canadian Agri-Marketing Association for the donation that the members were presented at the event to help support our organization.

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Left to right: Daniel Lamoureaux (La Terre de Chez Nous), Norma Tolhurst, Julie Neal and Andrew Hickey

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Provincial News

Discovery Day 2013 Cheese and Karting By: Chris Nieuwenhof

Winning Photo submitted by: Jer Lin Poh

On October 26th, several members from different 4-H clubs got the opportunity to take part in Discovery Day which was held in Hatley and St-Alphonse de Granby. We visited the Fromagerie La Station, they specialise in organic cheese.

The owner of the cheese factory is also a 4th generation dairy farmer, so they use the milk produced from their dairy cattle. The farm is home operated and they sell their produce all over Quebec. We also got a tour of the facility where they age the cheese. At the end of the tour, we were able to taste some of the cheeses made at the factory.

Above Left: Second place photo submitted by: Shinae Hartley

In the afternoon, participants had the chance to try their hand at go-karting, which proved to be very difficult in the rain!

Throughout the day, participants were encouraged to take photos to later submit to a photo contest that was held through the Quebec 4-H Facebook Page. Prizes included a cheese prize pack from Fromagerie Le Station de Compton and a voucher generously donated by Karting St-Alphonse.

1st: Jer Lin Poh 2nd: Shinae Hartley Honorable Mentions: Angela

Honorable mention photo submitted by Angela Neal

Special thanks to Agrium for making this event possible.

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Provincial News

Annual General Meeting On November 30th, 38 4-H members from different clubs across the province as well as leaders, alumni and Quebec 4-H staff came together at the Centennial Center on Macdonald Campus for the Annual General Meeting. Morning activities included a formal meeting outlining the coming year for the association. As a result, the Annual General Meeting for 2014 will be hosted by MacJac 4-H at Macdonald Campus on Saturday, November 22nd, and the Richmond 4-H Club stepped forward to host Provincial Rally in 2015. A host club for Innovative Ag Tour 2015 still needs to be confirmed. The new executive members were elected (learn more about them on page 3) and the 2013—2014 board of directors was announced.

When the meeting was adjourned, members had a break for lunch.

During this time, Executive Director Lorelei Muller presented short video clips on Agriculture More than Ever and Shout Out for Ag, both initiatives put forward by Farm Credit Canada, a national sponsor of 4-H. During the afternoon, while committee and board members participated in their respective meetings, other participants sat down together with their regional clubs to discuss the activities and events they hope to organize and participate in this coming year. Members were also asked by Ag Liaison, Chelsea Daniel and Office and Communications Assistant, Norma Tolhurst to brainstorm ideas of things they would like to see from Quebec 4-H, be it resources, or cool ways to promote their clubs.

Once the board of directors finished their meetings, everyone reunited in the main room to listen to members give club reports and individuals present provincial and national events that they had the opportunity to attend in the past year.

Everyone then scurried off to get ready for the evening’s celebrations! See pages 10-11 for full story.

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Most Improved Club: Huntingdon

Outstanding Community Involvement: Ormstown

Outstanding Leadership Award: Mathieu Rouleau

Best Presentation at AGM: Lindsay Howard

Top Judges 2013 1. Jacob Morin 2. Mathieu Rouleau 3. Julie Macfarlane 4. Ashlie Hardy 5. Matthew Burns 6. Bobby Tolhurst 7. Shelby Drew 8. Nick Poirier 9. Andrea Soesbergen 10. Rachel Macfarlane

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Upcoming Events...

NEW EVENT 4-H Canada Leadership Conference

Innovative Ag Tour

Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week

March 7 - 9, 2014 March 12 - 15, 2014.

Come discover the farms and Members from Richmond and Feb. 20-22, 2014 in Ottawa.

Howick 4-H helped with last agri-businesses of Hatley, QC and A few spaces are available to volunteer year’s program. We’re looking surrounding areas. leaders and members of the Board of for people interested in participatFee: $60 Directors to join provincial staff at this ing in 2014. You could help Open to 4-H youth aged 13-25 event to share best practices, discuss mupromote agriculture and 4-H. Billeting available tual challenges and connect with 4-H’ers Contact Deadline to register: February 15th from across the country. agliaison@quebec4-h.com Apply to Quebec 4-H by January 6th for questions or ideas.

National 4-H Citizenship Seminar 3 delegates aged 16-21 to spend one week from April 11-17 2014 in Charlottetown, PEI Come celebrate the 150th of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, which paved the way to Canadian Confederation  Increase your awareness of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizens and the functions of the Canadian Parliamentary system.  Develop an understanding and an appreciation of other Canadians and their 4-H programs  Travel and become more familiar with another part of Canada.

Apply to Quebec 4-H by Dec 15

Winter Junior Camp February 14-16, 2014 Base de Plein Air des Cèdres 1677 ch. St. Dominique, Les Cèdres Theme: For the Birds Don’t miss the special presentation with LIVE birds of prey Fee: $60 Maximum of 30 participants; first come, first served Deadline to register: Feb. 1st

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CHAPERONES WANTED Winter Junior Camp February 14-16 Male and female chaperones over the age of 16. Extra help will also be needed for just a couple of hours to assist with construction of birdfeeders. Just 20 minutes west of Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.

Citizenship Seminar April 11-17 One position, male or female over the age of 21.

Travel to Prince Edward Island with 4-H youth.

Youth Exchanges Canada June - August 2014.

Groups of up to 10 youth, ages 12 - 17.

Plus one Chaperone 25+ and possibly an other chaperone 21+. $100 fee for Youth.

Deadline to apply to 4-H Canada is January 5, 2014.

No Fee for Chaperones As clubs elect new executive members and leaders for the upcoming year, they are asked to advise office@quebec4-h.com so we can update our records and contact lists.

W Garfield Weston International Exchange Travel to the U.K, Korea, Taiwan, Finland, Costa Rica or Jamaica, participate in a reciprocal host-family exchange for up to 8 weeks.

Apply to Quebec 4-H by January 1st

Judging Competitions University of Laval Judging Competition

Macdonald College Judging Competition

Sat Jan 18th,2014 ExpoCité Exhibition Center, in Quebec City.

Regitration deadline, Dec 20th.

Sat Feb 1st, 2014 Centennial Centre of Macdonald Campus.

Registration and payment deadline Jan 10th.

Judging clinic held on Jan 25.

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...and Opportunities!

Scholarships

Kin Canada Bursary

$1,000 bursaries awarded to full-time students graduating MENSA Canada scholarships from high school or currently Programme Applicants studying/registered at a postmust be Canadian citizens enrolled secondary institution. Will be in a full-time program at a Canadian evaluated on their commupost-secondary institution during the nity and school involvement, 2013/2014 academic year. Award is knowledge of Kin Canada and based on a 250 word essay describing financial need. Complete the apliyour career plans. Must be 18 cation form and submit it to the years old on Jan 31, 2014.

Kinsmen Club closest to their permanent residence

by Feb 1

Chrysler Foundation‘s Ram Canada Scholarship Program $1,000 scholarship (100 nation-wide) available to 4-H members, in their final year of high school and have applied to a field of study in the arts, science or business of agriculture; OR currently enrolled in post-secondary school and studying arts, science or business of agriculture.

Application deadline January 15th2014.

Jersey Canada Youth of Distinction Youth aged 18 - 25 years who are involved with the Jersey breed.

Deadline Jan 31, 2014

Earth Day Canada’s Home town Heroes Awards Here’s your chance to help Canada recognize and celebrate environmental leaders — whether an individual, group or small business — who foster meaningful, long-term community awareness and action. Nomination deadline, Mar 31, 2014. http://www.earthday.ca/hometown

Fundraising Gord Bamford Club Fundraiser Pre-order and sell Gord’s new album “Country Junkie” for $15.00. You send Gord $10.00 and keep $5.00 in your 4-H Club. Deadline Jan 31st, 2014 For more details: www.quebec4-h.com

4-H BOXBACK PROGRAM easy way to raise some funds for your club. For every eligible IVOMEC and EPRINEX Pour-On box lid sent in earn $10 for your club. www.ivomec-4h.com/en/boxback Deadline Feb 28, 2014

Farm Credit Canada Club Support Grant Generously supported by Farm Credit Canada, this grant is available to 4-H clubs requiring financial support for existing programs and activities. There are a total of 30 grants available, valued at $500 each.

Eligibility: 1. Must be a registered 4-H club in good standing for 2013/2014.

2. A representative of the club must complete, sign and submit an online application by January 31, 2014 at 11:59pm EST. 3. Funds can be used to cover any expenses (except the purchase of capital equipment) incurred in the running of an existing project.

4. Funds must be used between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014.

For more information on Grants, Opportunities and Scholarships, visit: www.apply.4-h-canada.ca/ December 2013

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Provincial News Quebec 4-H Celebrates 100 Years of 4-H By: Angela Neal, 100th Anniversary Project Coordinator

Date: November 30th, 2013. Time: 5:30 p.m. Place: Ballroom in the Centennial Center of Macdonald Campus, McGill University. The tables were set up and covered in purple and green. Party favours so generously donated by the Ag community, and place mats had been laid out. There were 8 chairs at every table, the caterers had arrived and were adding cutlery, the band was setting up and the bartenders were getting ready to serve punch. I had 15 minutes to get changed. It felt like the calm before the storm. In a few minutes, guests would start arriving at the ticket table and the whirlwind would take off. As I put the last pin in my hair, I took a deep breath and prayed it would stay in place! I stepped into my shoes, did one last mirror check and headed out to the reception table where volunteers would soon meet me. Thank God for volunteers! The first guests began to arrive and the murmur of conversation in the ballroom landing began to grow. As I was joined by 2, and then 4 volunteers at the ticket table, and things start getting really crazy, I directed people into the ballroom to check out the historical displays so carefully laid out by the clubs. As the line died down I looked around and marvelled at the number of people – over 200! – that were milling around, catching up on old friendships, and already enjoying the evening. As 7:30 approached, everyone was invited to find their seats and the evening program was underway! A greeting by Valerie Pearson, the Canadian 4-H Council President, the singing of O-Canada by our very own Andrea Soesbergen accompanied by a ceremonial carrying of the Canadian flags by our new board of directors kicked off our 100th Anniversary Celebration in style. A history of 4-H groups in Quebec presented by alumni of all ages was followed by dinner, and a dance that many will remember for years to come. Many memories were re-lived, many laughs were enjoyed as old friends made a new memory, at a new event, this is a new inspiration, and a new tradition to carry forward. 4-H is most definitely an organization like no other, instilling values and ideals that will direct alumni throughout their lives. I truly hope everyone in attendance had a ball! Here’s to 100 more years, and I hope to see you all in 2019, when we will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of when we all came together for the first time, the 50th Anniversary of the Quebec Young Farmers Association! Cheers!

The Ormstown Club wins Most Community Involvement.

Trophy presented by Peter Enright, Mcgill Farm Management and Technology.

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Richmond 4-H Club wins the Community Connections Contest, a 100th anniversary initiative to promote 4-H history.

The Award was presented by Nancy Lamothe and Guylain Castonguay of Farm Credit Canada.

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Building Blocks Engineer Build, play and grow! Introduce yourself to the world of building and designing various basic structures and machines. Working in teams or as individuals, test the strength, efficiency and accuracy of the project you build. Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering and architecture.

What you’ll learn: 

Learn fundamentals of Engineering

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Develop an understanding of structural integrity and functional design

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How to communicate ideas and develop team-building skills

What resources are available to you: 

Building Blocks Engineer Reference Manual

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Building Blocks Engineer Record Book

Challenge yourself to increase the strength, speed, stability and accuracy or efficiency of your project, all while working on your leadership, communication and team building skills. The sky is the limit

Did you know: Every November Montreal hosts “Brickfete”, where enthusiasts gather to showcase a range of creations shaped from building blocks; from robots, mini cities, train stations, castles, spaceships and a whole lot more. There is also a ‘build it yourself’ hall!

For more information on project resources or opportunities contact Chelsea agliaison@quebec4-h.com

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National News

National Conference By: Andrew Boersen This year I had the great opportunity along will Rebeca Gabriel to participate in the 2013 4-H National Conference from Wednesday November 6th to Sunday November 10th. The topic of the conference was Sustainability in Agriculture; we discussed how we could raise production naturally with a lower cost. This conference brought delegates from across Canada to Toronto, with 80 people there it was a busy weekend with animated discussions and a lot of laughs.

The first day we got there it was mainly just getting to know one another and we had meetings with our different committees. There was a speaker and sponsor committee whose responsibilities included: Informing us on the speakers and thanking our sponsors. There was also a social rec committee that was in charge of running ice breaker games and social activities. There was a flag committee that carried in the flags of all the provinces and territories during the opening ceremonies and the banquet. Last but not least was the Media and News Committee who every morning gave us the news and let us know what the weather was going to be like for our day.

The second day we visited Guelph we had a few speeches in the morning one of which was by Clayton Robins who spoke about Dense-Energy Forages: A Path to sustainable Beef Production. After this we got to visit the University of Guelph, where we received a tour of the university seeing all of their research that they are doing pertaining to agriculture. Later on that evening we went to see a medieval times show.

The Friday we went to a school in downtown Toronto to get a presentation by Foodshare which is an organization that is trying to promote agriculture in cities by planting rooftop gardens on schools. When we returned to the hotel we had a presentation by Sears who is a sponsor of 4-H Canada. After this we did open space technology sessions, which are two 45 minute discussions. We were split up into groups according to interests in the discussion topics which were chosen by delegates, for instance I proposed a topic on the differences in provinces agriculturally. After supper we as a group created posters on what we thought 4-H would look like in the next 100 years. We then proceeded to play a social rec game to round out the evening.

On the final day of activities we visited the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, which all the delegates seemed to enjoy. Following this we had the choice of climbing the CN tower or going shopping. Mid-afternoon we went back to our hotel and it was time to get ready for the banquet. We enjoyed a great meal, after which the President of 4-H Canada addressed the delegates on the future plans for 4-H including a few videos. We concluded the banquet with a social evening and dance.

Unfortunately, like most good things the conference had to come to an end. On the Sunday everyone began leaving for home, some early some late. However, we all agreed that this was an amazing conference filled with excitement and new friendships.

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Celebrating 100 Years with 100 Acts of Kindness We’re almost there, guys! 68 and counting!

A few older members performed some individual acts of kindness, including donating blood and registering their names on the stem-cell registry.

Four members of the MAC/JAC 4-H club went around on November 6th in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue collecting the tabs off of pop cans to donate to the Ronald MacDonald House charity.

Kind of a gross mess to go through, not going to lie!

Members of the Valley Adventure and Ormstown 4-H clubs participated in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup on September 22nd, 2013, cleaning up the Chateauguay River!

LAST CHANCE! Let me know what you’ve done by the end of the month, lets get to 100!

100quebec4h@gmail.com -Angela Neal Project Coordinator Page 14

During the Centennial Celebration that took place on November 30th, 2013, attendees reached deep into their pockets and participated in the 50/50 raffle that the MAC/JAC 4-H club organized as their contribution to the relief efforts that occurred across the Macdonald Campus for the victims of Hurricane Haiyan in the Philippines. The raffle raised $298. In total, clubs on Campus raised $1093.81, which will be matched by the Dean as well as the Canadian government and donated to the Red Cross.

Check out the rest of the initiatives at www.quebec4-h.com/100actsofkindness/

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Online Auction Fundraiser After much consideration by the Financial Committee, on February 3rd, 2013 the Quebec 4-H Board of Directors voted to proceed with a new provincial fundraiser in the form of an online auction. The auction was officially launched at Provincial Rally in July. Sale items were added to the site throughout the summer and fall.

A freak windstorm on the closing date of November 1st caused the web server to crash within the final hour of the auction and a decision was made to delay the close of the auction from 1:00pm to 7:00pm. Overall however, the fundraiser was considered a success and much positive feedback has been received. Proceeds will assist with 4-H programming at the local and provincial levels. Clubs which contributed sale items will retain half of the income from those items. The balance will go to Quebec 4-H which will pay auction expenses such as the website, printing and postage. Bids totalled $4125.44 with resulting profits of just over $3580.

Quebec 4-H is grateful to the following individuals and enterprises for their support of this fundraiser.

4-H Canada

Les Équipements BHR

4-H Ontario

Lexie Tucker

Alberta 4-H

Lorelei Muller

Alpaqadore

Macdonald Campus

Andrea Soesbergen

Manitoba 4-H

Angela Neal

Marilyn and John Misener

Annie Grubb

Metcalfe Fair

Ayer’s Cliff Fair

New Brunswick 4-H

BC 4-H

NOVA Career Centre

Campbell Amusements

Nova Scotia 4-H Council

Coop des Frontières

Ormstown Fair

Ferme Bri-Mer

PEI 4-H

Ferme Charlesview Inc.

Quebec 4-H

Ferme Chartrac

Quinn Farm

Gord Bamford

Restaurant le Riverain

Havelock Fair

Richmond 4-H

Huntingdon Fair

Richmond Fair

Jack Peddie

Saskatchewan 4-H

Johanna Soesbergen

Sawyerville 4-H

J.T. Sport

Select Sires Canada Inc.

Katie McKay

Shawville 4-H

La Terre de Chez Nous

Shawville Fair

Lachute Fair

Sheila Sundborg

Lamontagne

Stevenson’s Orchard

LEK Inc.

Zoo Ecomuseum

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Show your 4-H Colours 4-H’ers across the province showed their pride on November 6th

Board of Directors 2013-2014 Left to right (Back): Lindsay Howard (Shawville) Kira Nelson (MAC JAC) Carrie Simpson (Ormstown) Lexie Tucker (YAC) Jesse Bradley (Lachute) Annie Grubb (Brome) Matthew Morin (Richmond) Matthew Burns (Sawyerville) Shelby Drew (Hatley) Samuel Rouleau (Howick) Front: Andrew Hickey (Financial Committee) Sarah Enright (President) Mathieu Rouleau (Past-President) Andrea Soesbergen (Vice-President) Julie Neal (ProReg Committee) Quebec 4-H News Spreader

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