Annual report 2012 2013

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ANNUAL REPORT

2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report

4-H MOTTO Learn to Do by Doing Apprendre en Travaillant 4-H PLEDGE 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.

Je Promets d’employer Ma Tête pour des idées hardies, Mon Cœur pour être plus humain, Mes Mains pour être plus habile, Ma Santé pour vivre en harmonie, Pour mon cercle, ma communauté et mon pays.

4-H GRACE We thank thee lord for blessings great, On this our own fair land, Teach us to serve thee joyfully, With Head, Heart, Health and Hands Je vous remercie mon Dieu pour ce repas Que nous allons prendre Et procurez du pain A ceux qui n’en ont pas 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS Directors, Staff and Club Presidents….……………………………………………………………..…………4 Past Quebec 4-H Presidents………………………………………………………………..…………………..5 Quebec 4-H Mission and Statistics………………………………………………………………..……….…..6 President’s Report………………………………………………………………………………..…………….7 Executive Director’s Report……………………………………………………………………….…………..8 Agricultural Liaison’s Report ……………………………………………………………………..…………..9 100th anniversary Report/ Communications Report…………………………………………………………10 Our Structure………………………………………………………………..………………….…………….11 Club Reports……………………………………………………………………..………………..………….12 Quebec 4-H Provincial Activities ……………………………………………………………….…………...21 Canadian 4-H Council Programs……………………………………………………………….…………….22 Special Events for 2013………………………………………………………………………………………25 Other Activities and Programs ………………………………………………………………..……….….…26 Audited Financial Statements…………………………………………………………………….…………..28 Online Auction and National Sponsors………………………………………………………………...……30 2013 Provincial Partners and Sponsors ………………………………………………………………….…..31

This Annual Report of the Quebec 4-H Association is presented to the 2012 / 2013 Quebec 4-H assembly of members at the Annual General Meeting held in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, November 30, 2013

Macdonald Campus, Harrison House 3-04, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9 Tel: 514-398-8738 Fax: 514-398-8652 office@quebec4-h.com www.quebec4-h.com 3

2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report

2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Board of Directors President Vice-President Past-President Chair of Programs and Regulations Chair of Financial Committee & Youth Advisory Committee Member

Mathieu Rouleau Tiffany Nelson Angela Neal Emily Simms Andrea Soesbergen Charles Gascon / Alexandra Tucker

Directors

Annie Grubb Brittany Taillon Rachel Macfarlane Jesse Bradley Colin Murphy Carrie Simpson Sarah Enright Ben Nichols Lindsay Howard

2013 Quebec 4-H Staff Executive Director Agricultural Liaison Program/Office Assistant Public Relations Assistant Project Coordinator: 100th Anniversary Office and Communications Assistant

Lorelei Muller Dianne Eastwood / Chelsea Daniel Sarah Enright Alyssa Fourneaux Angela Neal Norma Tolhurst

2013 Club Presidents Brome Hatley Howick Huntingdon Lachute MAC/JAC Ormstown Richmond Sawyerville Shawville

Blair Allnutt Wyatt Johnston Julie MacFarlane Rebeca Gabriel Chris Nieuwenhof Jenna Hammond Mathieu Rouleau Jacinthe Trepanier Laura Bryson Andrew Boersen Matthew Burns Lindsay Howard

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PAST PRESIDENTS 1969 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Colleen Coates-Younie (Lennoxville) Clayton Murphy (Huntingdon) Winnie Tibbits-Murphy (Brome) Joan Lang-Russenstrom (Shawville) Alvin Barrington (Howick) Nancy Hardacker-Corscadden (Brome) Andy Tolhurst (Howick) Mary Brus (Hatley) Larry Ness (Howick) Charles Fowler (Richmond) Ken Tolhurst (Howick) Peter Griffith (Richmond) Rick Younge (Shawville) Neil Burns (Sawyerville) Angus MacKinnon (Hatley) Suzan Smith-MacDonald (Lachute) Tim Beland (Waterloo) Mark MacVicar (Lachute) Kathy Beerwort-McKinven (Brome) Kathy MacKinnon (Hatley) Al Beland (Waterloo) John Beerwort Jr. (Brome) Steven A. Latulipe (Huntingdon) Paul Mastine (Richmond) Cheryl Stanley (Shawville) Lynn McOuat (Lachute) Amber Heatlie (Lachute) Kathy Howard (Shawville) Mavis Judd (Shawville) Mavis Judd (Shawville) Trudy Beaton (Sawyerville) Katie Coates (Haut St. Francois) Katie Coates (Haut St. Francois) Melissa Nyveld (Shawville) Daniel Mastine (Richmond) Jessica Cox (Hatley) Jessica Cox (Hatley) Tyler McCann (Shawville) Tyler McCann (Shawville) Jenna Soesbergen (Huntingdon) Jocelyn Closs (Shawville) Christine Tolhurst (Howick) Angela Neal (Ormstown) Mathieu Rouleau (Howick & MAC JAC) Mathieu Rouleau (Howick & MAC JAC)

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2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report

QUEBEC 4-H MOTTO

Leadership tomorrow through learning today

QUEBEC 4-H MISSION Quebec 4-H is a community based organization, which is dedicated to developing life skills such as leadership, cooperation, responsibility and independence for the English-speaking rural youth of Quebec through achievement and skill development.

QUEBEC 4-H STRATEGIC PLAN Objectives     

The Quebec 4-H community (members and adult volunteers) benefits from a strong and growing provincial network.

Each 4-H club is well positioned to engage the youth in their local community.

Quebec 4-H is increasingly visible throughout the entire province as a youth organization with a leadership development mandate.

Quebec 4-H operates under strong and effective governance.

The long-term sustainability of Quebec 4-H is ensured.

QUEBEC 4-H STATISTICS 2013 438 members ages 6 to 25 years of age participated in 12 year-round 4-H clubs located in the regions of the Outaouais, Laurentides, Montérégie and Estrie, 1 4-H club at Macdonald Campus of McGill University, and 4 summer 4-H clubs based in the Lower North Shore.

Dairy

Most Popular Projects 139 Poultry

28

Dance

114

Sheep

18

Beef

70

Crafts

14

Outdoor Living 69

Equine

13

Exploring 4-H

47

Rabbit

12

Garden

41

Goat

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Gender and Age Statistics Peewee members aged 8 or younger: 86 Junior members ages 9 – 12 years: 156 Intermediates ages 13 – 15 years: 95 Senior members ages 16 – 21: 90 Proven members ages 22 – 25: 11

Female members: 243 Male members: 195

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Mathieu Rouleau Hello everyone, We were busy once again this year, from the start of my second term we have been working together to continue increasing 4-H visibility, creating life changing opportunities and treasured friendships. I would just like to highlight some of the activities we put on. So here is a little wrap up of what we did as a province and what I did during my term.

As president I have got the chance to participate in the Canadian 4-H president teleconference that happens every three months with all the presidents from the other provinces and we discuss issues that kept us up at night while updating what we have done as a province. I also went to Winnipeg, Manitoba to partake in the Annual Meeting of 4-H Canada where I had the chance to network and learn more about the way 4-H is run in the other provinces. I also participated in Ag in the Classroom Quebec where we focused on agriculture in the classroom and promoted 4-H through this network. I also attended banquets in different clubs across the province and got to see different aged members, alumni and pee wee.

Our activities have been very successful this year starting with junior camps winter and summer turning into a great participation from our young keen members. We also had a very cool and successful intermediate leadership camp and had loads of fun! Innovative Ag Tour was a very interesting weekend for all members who participated. One activity that had the greatest turnout was Rally in Sawyerville, this year with our Anniversary as the theme. Several members including myself had the change to attend the Global 4-H Youth Ag Summit held in Calgary, Canada. This was a great experience and was an opportunity to meet new people from all across the world that has a common goal to solve world hunger by the year 2050.

Being our 100th anniversary Quebec 4-H has been really busy from TV interviews to radio segments throughout the year. We also had an additional staff to help reconnect 4-H alumni and compile data about our 4-H history. Being part of 4-H this year is really great since 4-H is one of the oldest non profit organizations for youth in Canada. 4-H has been everywhere from local club displays to newspaper articles. We are truly blessed to be part of an organization of this magnitude.

4-H has been a highlight in my endeavors, the tears, joy and happiness it has brought to my life are moments I will never forget. As I continue down the path of life I will have 4-H tattooed on my heart and in my back pocket. 4-H has given me so much as an individual, looking back at learning how to run a meeting and talk in front of people has greatly changed from when I joined Howick 4-H over 12 years ago . So thank you to everyone who made it possible; members, leaders, volunteers, parents, sponsors and our staff in the 4-H office.

Best of luck and have a great new year,

Mathieu Rouleau - President 2011-2013

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Lorelei Muller 2013, this amazing 4-H centennial year, was also an anniversary for me as February marked my fifth year working with Quebec 4-H. This time has been the most rewarding of my professional life, as well as the most challenging. As I always reflect at this time of year, it has been an honour to watch members grow from children at junior camp to young adults contributing to the annual general meeting, the provincial committees, or the board of directors.

Five years is quite an expanse of time in the development of a youth, but, I know my term of employment pales in comparison to the tenure of many of our members and volunteers. Your dedication to the 4-H program is much appreciated.

The situation at the provincial level of our association has changed quite a bit in the past few years. In 2008, as the only full time employee overwhelmed with countless hours of overtime, I was also concerned about program funding in jeopardy and a budget stretched too thin. Gradually, thanks to the dedication of members of the board of directors, the commitment of our volunteers, increasing support from the community, a lot of hard work, and a little bit of luck, circumstances have been improving.

We have been able to build a team in the provincial office to better meet the needs of our membership and raise awareness of 4-H in the larger community. Work has included initiatives such as:     

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the Opportunities Guide and email updates through which we strive to keep everyone informed about the amazing prospects available through 4-H collaboration with provincial offices of national sponsors to ensure their participation in national programs so that members of Quebec 4-H and the AJRQ may also benefit farm safety and first aid certification sessions at regional locations thanks to CASA and FCC educating students about agriculture and raising awareness of 4-H through partnership with other organizations for activities during Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week responding to requests from members so that the Intermediate Leadership event is now held every year in a camp setting instead of every second year as a conference which has helped us to reach the goal of 20 participants instead of struggling to reach numbers in the low teens ongoing evaluation of Discovery Days programming for senior and proven members revitalization of square dancing and a new annual competition increased presence and assistance at fairs, Achievement Days and other club events promoting and sharing project material and other resources with clubs a regularly updated website & Facebook page an evolving independently produced News Spreader regular publication in the Quebec Farmers’ Advocate and increased visibility in local newspapers, community periodicals, radio and television improved risk management practices and volunteer screening

With all of that going on, space was getting a little tight in our third floor office in Harrison House so we recently expanded to the office across the hall thanks to the support of the Farm Management and Technology Department of McGill University, Macdonald Campus.

This progress has left us better positioned to serve the youth of Quebec. We will continue to do our best to meet the needs of our members and leaders so please let us know how we can serve you. We will also strive for growth of the organization so that youth in other communities can benefit from this 4-H program that we all hold dear.

Looking forward to the next five years and the new centennial ahead of us, Yours in 4-H, Lorelei 8

AGRICULTURAL LIAISON’S REPORT Chelsea Daniel Although it’s been a roller coaster of learning curves for me this year I have to say that it has also been my most exciting year, from attending Achievement Days, corralling juniors at summer camp and getting lost on dirt road after dirt road. Through it all I believe I’ve begun to understand what it is to be part of the 4-H movement and it feels great!

This year new resources have indeed been bountiful, with new projects from across the country becoming available to us thanks to generous nationwide sharing. New resources are still being developed with more and more projects set to be released in the new year. Look forward also for projects targeted with older members’ interests in mind.

We hope to continue to connect with new partners and sponsors to be able to always improve the opportunities and programming that we offer our members though increased collaboration and sharing with other groups. As together we celebrated the 100th anniversary of rural youth movements in Quebec, this year our partnership with the AJRQ and the FRAQ through the Table de concertation de la jeunesse rurale has resulted in official recognition from the Minister of Agriculture at the Assemblée Nationale, visibility in Le Coopérateur agricole, at the Salon de l’Agriculture, UPA Congrès, and a video contest sponsored by Desjardins. Our partnership with Agriculture in the Classroom Quebec has also continued to develop in its own right. With a wider partnership we hope to be able to continue to raise 4-H awareness. Throughout the year resources have been, and continue to be, developed with the aspiration that they will be used as a base model for recruitment of new members. ‘Fun Day’ resources are also being developed with the intention of helping build interests in new clubs to start up.

One of our continuing goals is to be able to seek out and provide more opportunities for our members.

We have already seen good results come from our efforts; by collaborating directly with Groupe JLD Lague we were able ensure that Quebec 4-H’ers were also given the opportunity to win a national 4-H scholarship, sponsored by Canadian John Deere dealerships. It will continue to be one of my main focuses to strive to make more opportunities available (whether they are scholarships, competitions or conferences) and to ensure that national programs benefit our provincial members. As always, I appreciate you letting me know if you have won a scholarship, etc. that you heard of through us; tracking opportunity winners helps us to ensure that the larger community can understand the important work that we do.

Here is a list of the ways we will be keeping members informed about all the opportunities and programming that will be made available in 2014: the Opportunities Guide (yearly, in January), through the Events and Opportunities spreads in the News Spreader (bi-monthly), in the Email Update (monthly), updates to the www.quebec4-h.com website and through the Quebec 4-H Facebook page and group (whenever pertinent).

By virtue of being involved in the organizing and planning of various provincial events, I have been given a great appreciation of the commitment that all the volunteers, leaders and members show to their association. None of this would be possible without the unwavering support that the volunteers give 4-H, I commend you all for your great dedication. I have seen firsthand what a difference your volunteerism can make, thank you all!

Here’s to the next 100!

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100th 2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual ReportANNIVERSARY REPORT Angela Neal During this centennial year of 4-H in Canada, we have been very busy looking into the history of the movement in La Belle Province! Throughout this project, we have been able to look at our past while planning for the future – while still maintaining our own identity as a one-of-a-kind organization serving to provide fun, learning and leadership opportunities to the rural youth of Quebec.

In honour of the 100th Anniversary of this great movement, there have been many opportunities for clubs to participate in contests – from making videos marking their love of agriculture to structure building contests using cards that contained fun historical facts! A few clubs have also participated in the Community Connections Contest; which is a home grown initiative with the goal of gaining visibility in communities. If we can increase the membership numbers within all our clubs, we will ensure the growth of our organization and members will begin getting the recognition that they deserve (as is the norm in other provinces).

This year, many Alumni of Quebec 4-H and QYF have been re-involved in their local clubs through participation in Alumni events. Many have also expressed interest in being involved in future alumni activities as well as the possibility of volunteering with their local club in varying capacities.

We’ve participated greatly in the food collection efforts that have happened across the country as 4-H Canada partnered with Food Banks Canada this year. Collectively, we were able to collect 448 lbs of food which was donated to local food banks across the province! Impressive, however this was only a small fraction of the community service acts that members participated in. A challenge was put out to members from the Ormstown 4-H Club to collectively do 100 Acts of Kindness within this 100th Anniversary of 4-H in Canada. As they pledged their Head, Heart, Health and Hands to the betterment of their communities, members were out in droves this year cleaning up parks and planting trees, volunteering in Seniors Centers, donating blood and even cutting their hair to make wigs for cancer victims! Never have I been more proud to call myself a 4-H’er, as this year has proven what creative things members will do for charity.

This year, through increased community visibility and excitement over the Centennial year of 4-H, we have been able to set ourselves up for a leap into the future with a strong knowledge of our past and a bright and promising future.

A few years ago, a question was put to me: “Why are you still involved in 4-H?” – I thought for a moment before I answered: “I have benefited greatly through this organization and I hope for the movement to still be going strong many generations into the future, for my children, and my children’s children.” I am glad I have had the opportunity to participate in this project and gotten to know Quebec 4-H backwards and forwards.

Thank you all for your participation in all the Centennial initiatives, it’s been great getting to know you all!

COMMUNICATIONS REPORT Chelsea Daniel & Norma Tolhurst Over the past year, we have seen a good increase in the publicity and view of 4-H through local medias, such as through agricultural papers, local newspapers, radio broadcasting and even on national television, to name a few. This increased publicity is in part due to the swell of excitement linked to the celebration of 4-H’s centennial anniversary, a huge milestone for rural youth movements here in Quebec and in Canada. However, a great credit must go to the members and club reporters who have worked so diligently to get our association recognised.

In the coming year, we hope to continue on this trend, and now that 4-H is getting its name out there, the sky is the limit!

It is important to remember that our communications are more than simply an article in a newspaper. 4-H members represent the voice and the image of our association, and for that reason don’t be afraid to speak out and show the world your passion for your club!

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OUR STRUCTURE Local 4-H Clubs 4-H Clubs are made up of members and volunteer leaders and are responsible for conducting meetings and organizing and carrying out local activities, including social, fundraising and community events. All members and clubs belong to the Quebec 4-H Association, and members have the opportunity to participate in local, provincial, and national 4-H programs and events.

Quebec 4-H Association The provincial organization keeps track of membership and club registrations and administers all provincial 4-H programs and opportunities for members. Members are aged 6 to 25 years old. The province also works collaboratively with other provincial 4-H agencies to provide resources and opportunities to members, along with the Canadian 4-H Council and its committees and groups. Quebec 4-H is run by a Board of Directors made up of member representatives, and four standing committees: Advisory, Executive, Financial, and Programs and Regulations. Individuals are nominated to the committees by the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting.

Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee is made up of at least 5 people, of whom 2 must be executive committee members. The remainder are adult advisors and partner representatives. The role of the advisory committee shall be to offer advice to the provincial board on matters of debate. Any questions concerning the policies and by laws of the organization are reviewed by the committee and their response gets submitted to the board.

Executive Committee The Executive Committee is made up of the President, Vice-President, Past-President, Chair of Programs and Regulations, Chair of Financial Committee and Executive Director. It reports to the Board of Directors.

Financial Committee The Financial Committee is made up of a minimum of 3 and maximum of 10 people in addition to the President and Vice-President. The role of the committee is to oversee the administration of the organization’s finances. This includes but is not limited to employee salaries, expense account claims and budgets. All recommendations from the financial committee must be submitted to the board for approval.

Programs and Regulations Committee The Programs and Regulations Committee is responsible for all Provincial regulations, including: Constitution review, Policies and Procedures, Rally Rules, Activity rules and guidelines. It is also responsible for producing the criteria for different selection processes within the organization and selecting delegates for national programs. The committee is responsible for preparing proposals for changes to existing or new programs. Decisions of the committee shall be reported to the board and require ratification. The Programs and Regulations Committee shall be comprised of 5 - 15 members, 2 of which must be Provincial Directors.

Canadian 4-H Council The objective of the Canadian 4-H Council is to provide relevant programs and services, which are consistent with the 4-H philosophy and serve to enhance provincial 4-H programs. The Council organizes and coordinates national and international conferences, exchanges and scholarships that focus on citizenship, leadership development, career choices, technology transfer and other pressing issues being faced by today’s rural communities. The Council is a notfor-profit, non-governmental agency governed by a group of member representatives. The provincial 4-H agencies are the customers of the Council, which, with the assistance of the Canadian 4-H Foundation, also provides funding to the provinces. The mission of the Canadian 4-H Council is “Providing strong national leadership to ensure a quality 4-H program across Canada.” The vision is “We will be recognized by our customers as the leader of 4-H in Canada, ensuring a strong national brand, innovative programming, and sustainable funding.”

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2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report BROME

4-H CLUB Annie Grubb

For the Brome 4-H club, 2013 was a pretty quiet year. The first event of the year after the annual general meeting was a pot luck supper and winter fun day to help kick off the year. Our executive team for the year consisted of Blair Allnutt as president, Sam Dempsey as vice-president, Annie Grubb as secretary, provincial director and club report, and Annarose Beaudoin-Glover as treasurer.

In March, the club got together for a cooking class at Loblaws. Similar to the Loblaws cooking day held a few years ago, this event consisted of having the members cook a full course meal and then enjoying the meal for lunch.

The menu was carrot soup, spaghetti and chocolate cupcakes.

During the spring, some members got together to help clean up the Brome fairgrounds for the busy summer season. The club decided to give back to the fair board since they are always very generous to the club and even provide them with the Fairview hall for meetings and activities.

In May, the club had the experience of hosting a farm safety day in collaboration with the Brome-Missiquoi UPA and the Granby CJR (AJRQ club). This event was open to the public and involved 8 topics that were presented in stations. Despite bad weather, the event was a huge success as 72 children participated and many sponsors supported the event.

Over the summer, club events were limited as vacations and summer jobs took over. However, members remained active in representing the club in various local and provincial activities. On the provincial level, Brome members attended Winter and Summer Junior Camps and Rally.

Brome 4-H was also well-represented at many fairs and expositions. Annie represented the club at the Expo Locale organized by the Granby and Rouville AJRQ clubs. Also, members showed at fairs in Cookshire, Ayer’s Cliff, Brome and Expo Boeuf in Victoriaville.

During Brome Fair, the club organized the recycling of can and bottles as both a fundraiser and environmental initiative. The members set up recycling bins before the fair, and then, during the weekend they emptied the bins regularly and sorted the recycling. Despite the bad weather that affected attendance at the fair, the club still raised $1000 to put towards its activities.

Our last event of the year was our annual general meeting where we elected our new executive. The team consists of Annie as president and provincial director, Sam Dempsey as vice-president, Annarose Beaudoin-Glover as secretary, and Phil Beaudoin-Glover as treasurer and club reporter. The club has already begun making plans for the new year and looks forward to an exciting year.

GATINEAU VALLEY 4-H CLUB 10 members were registered in the Gatineau Valley 4-H Club in 2013. Proven Member Shauna McKenna was selected as a delegate for the Agriventure International Rural Placements program and as such will travel to New Zealand in January 2014.

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HATLEY 4-H CLUB Wyatt Johnston Executive President: Wyatt Johnston, Vice President: Shelby Drew, Secretary: Darby Drew, Treasurer: Emily Young.

November  Club elections were held.  We also had a focus meeting at the local Christmas Tree Plantation (Downey Trees in Hatley). Everyone was shown how to make a wreath for the holiday and we had a tour of the farm and learned the stages in a tree’s life from seedling to fully grown tree. Thanks to the Tillitson Fund grant received to cover the costs of this visit.

December  Annual Awards Banquet was held and Santa paid us a visit.  Christmas Caroling in the neighborhood of Ayer’s Cliff mostly to Place Sanborn (Seniors residence) and homes in Ayer’s cliff where elderly live and cannot get out much.

January – March  Chicken project order was placed.  February meeting was a focus night held at Bouffards Beef Farm. Judging Charlais beef.  Feb 23rd Hatley hosted a St John’s Ambulance course. Great event and recommend to do this again.  MAC Judging – Hatley sent 5 members. Colby Drew, the youngest member at 12 years old, had a great time.

Great for all ages as a learning experience and social building.  Hatley also had a winter fun afternoon and invited members to meet at the Coaticook Gorge for tubing. Not a lot of members came but those who did had lots of fun. Great to do for the younger members too young to participate in provincial activities.

April  April was our annual dance held at Mont Hatley, great turnout and a launch to the Spring Dance season.  Mike MacDonald of Lennoxville came to our meeting and gave us a lesson on how to grow giant pumpkins. He also donated seeds for anyone interested in trying to grow them. His motto was “it takes dedication but quite a bit of luck too”.  Day old chickens arrived on Easter Monday for those signed up for the project. Total of 8 members participated.

May  4 week old turkeys arrived on May 13th for members to raise and donate one turkey each for the Charity Auction at Ayer’s Cliff Fair. Music Fest (Children’s Wish) was selected as the beneficiary.  On Victoria Holiday Monday, Hatley hosted a Preparation Day to show local 4H’ers and AJRQ members how to prepare their animals for show day. Thanks to the Sherbrooke Holstein Club for sponsoring again.

June  Hatley 4-H members put together a Petting Zoo as a charity donation to the Children’s Wish Foundation (Music Festival) and hatched out chickens and also bred a litter of baby rabbits to be used at the Petting Zoo and babies sold for donations to the festival.

July  Canada Day Celebration in Hatley and the 4-H was in the parade.  Hatley Achievement Day held July 14th at the Ayer’s Cliff Fairgrounds.  Provincial Rally held by Sawyerville 4H – Hatley had 12 members attend. Congratulations to Sawyerville 4-H for hosting a great event! Congrats to all our members.

August  Most members were busy attending local fairs and also a few members attended the AJRQ Jeunes Ruraux dairy show in Montmagny, QC where Alana McKinven won overall dairy showman.  2nd Annual Live Turkey Auction held at the Ayer’s Cliff Fair brought a whole new meaning to expensive birds. 6 Turkeys were auctioned off. Started form 6th place turkey to Champion. The Champion Turkey auctioned off for $975. WOW. Total proceeds was $1545 and all was donated to the Local Music Festival Children’s Wish Foundation to sponsor a local kid who is in need of a Wish.

October  Focus night at the Dolloff/Hatch farm judging meat goats. Great fun as always at the farm.

We look forward to new Executive for the coming 2014 year and to a great Holiday season.

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2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual ReportHOWICK

4-H CLUB Julie Macfarlane

The Howick 4-H Club started our year off with our AGM, with our new executive being: President: Julie MacFarlane Vice-President: Ben Hooker Treasurer: Rachel MacFarlane Secretary: Emily McKay Members of Howick came together to help sell bread and other bread products in the spring to fundraise for our upcoming activities this year. Our club had members participate in many provincial activities including Winter and Summer Junior Camps, Innovative Ag Tour, Intermediate Leadership Camp and Provincial Rally.

As part of our efforts to help our community and raising the amount of acts in the 100 Acts of Kindness “project”, members helped give out trees to Howick’s community, cut off 10 inches of hair and donated it to the Can Donate Hair Program, which is a Quebec based organization which makes wigs for children with cancer. Members also donated blood to Héma-Quebec and donated about 400 stamps to the Canadian Bible Society.

Our Square Dance Club sent one team to compete at the Provincial Square Dance Competition and sent 2 teams to the Ormstown Square Dance competition in the spring where the senior team placed 1st overall and Katie McKay won best junior caller.

Handicraft Club had several new members join and they made many different crafts which they entered at Ormstown Fair and our annual Achievement Day. Garden Club also had several new members who learned how to have a green thumb while having fun doing activities such as pressing flowers, making flower pots and growing upside-down tomato plants.

Collectors’ club members opened their time capsules and reminisced over the items that they had put away 5 years ago.

Our Calf Club was very active as members competed at many fairs such as Ormstown, Huntingdon Lachute, Richmond, Havelock, Williamstown, Old Home Week in PEI, the Provincial Rally and four members were chosen to compete at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.

Our General club members also took part in our annual Achievement Day, where our members could show cattle, vegetables that they had grown over the summer, their handicrafts and judge 3 different classes: cattle, center piece flower arrangements and craft tool identification.

This year as the Battle of Chateauguay celebrated 200 years, they performed a re-enactment. During so, Howick 4-H sold as a fundraiser, baked goods, drinks which included apple cider from a local orchard and their apples.

Finally, our banquet was held in October. Members enjoyed looking back on the successful year and kicking their heels up in a dance at the end of the night.

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HUNTINGDON 4-H CLUB Rebeca Gabriel This year, the Huntingdon 4-H Club started off with only 5 members, we were afraid that we wouldn’t be able to keep our club going, because we didn’t even have enough older members to have a whole executive.

Our leaders and the 5 members we were sat and talked for many hours on what we thought would be best for this club, whether we would just stop Huntingdon 4-H for a couple years and then start back up and see how many we are then, or if we just keep going with our small little club. In the end we decided that just because we are small doesn’t mean we have to quit, we just have to pull up our socks a bit and keep going, and that’s what we did, so we split up ourselves up so we all got a spot on the executive, Christopher Nieuwenhof and I as co-presidents, Christopher Nieuwenhof as secretary, myself as treasurer, and Julia Nieuwenhof and Julie Gabriel as co-vice presidents.

This year, because we weren’t a large amount of people we started off doing barn meetings with the Ormstown 4-H club. As the months went on we started getting more members, then we started hosting our own barn meetings and getting everyone involved. In January, we held our annual skating day at the local Huntingdon Arena where we invited all the other Chateauguay Valley clubs. In February, we had enough members to form a team for the Macdonald Judging Competition held in St- Anne de Bellevue. Also, 3 members attended Winter Junior Camp. In March, we had two members attend Innovative Ag Tour held in Richmond, Quebec.

May, two members attended Intermediate Leadership Camp held on the Taramacouta Scout Reserve in Mille Iles, Quebec, an amazing fun filled weekend. June, we had 4 members who participated showing at the Ormstown Fair. July, 4 of us went to Rally held in Sawyerville, we were very successful for only being 4 members. In August, 1 member attended Summer Junior Camp. Also, we had our Achievement Day where it was open to the public so people could come and see what 4-H does and how fun it is. We ended up have 2 classes of pee-wee because calf showing seemed very interesting to the younger kids. During the time the calf showing was going on, we also had a judge judging all of our vegetables and flower arrangements we brought in. Following the calf showing we had a pizza lunch. The following days were the Huntingdon Fair where most of our members participated.

Our banquet is to be held the beginning of December, as a community service we are collecting canned goods to donate to our local food bank in time for the holidays. As acts of kindness because all of our members were so busy, we’ve decided that every member is to do an act of kindness and take a picture and present it at our banquet along with an explanation. In the future, Chris and I hope to do more community service with our club, as well as fundraising.

All in all, our year had a rough beginning, but now we seem to be doing better, we went from 5 members to about 15 members and we are still gaining for next year.

LACHUTE 4-H CLUB 36 members were registered with the Lachute 4-H Club in 2013. Projects included dairy, dance, garden, goat, horse, poultry, and rabbit.

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2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H 4-H AnnualON Report THE

LOWER NORTH SHORE

Each summer since the K.I.D.S Summer Camp’s inception in 2006, the Coasters Association has coordinated the Camp program to enable youth in rural and isolated communities to come together with friends for fun, outdoor adventure, and learning. The mission of KIDS Summer Camp is to nurture and develop a safe and healthy environment in which youth can improve their health and obtain skills that will assist them in their future lives, through physical activities, mental development, artistic growth, environment awareness and community/family participation.

The theme for the 2013 camp season was Exploration Celebration! with weekly themes focused on exploring Wildlife, Bugs, the Underwater World, French, the Sky, Science, and Imagination.

In total, 85 4-H members participated at four locations: Blanc Sablon (37 campers), St. Paul's River (22 campers), St. Augustine (18 campers) and La Tabatiere (8 campers).

An animator from the St. Paul’s Community Learning Center assisted with French and math development while funds from the CLC also made it possible to hire a “Shadow” for the duration of the camp to provide help for a camper.

MAC JAC 4-H CLUB Sarah Enright Executive for the 2013 - 2014 year: President: Sarah Enright Vice-president and provincial director: Kira Nelson Secretary/Treasurer: Ariane France Adult Leader: Angela Neal Through the year, the Mac Jac 4-H Club gets together one evening every week to learn line dancing, two stepping and square dancing. Our club is made up of members who attend Macdonald and John Abbott Colleges. Anyone is welcome to come and join in the fun!

This year, our club hosted the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Square Dance Competition in January. We were happy to have the event covered by CTV News and pleased to place first! We recently competed at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and had lots of fun!

We were proud to have 4 members. Mathieu Rouleau, Johnathan Messerli , Jacinthe Trepanier and Sarah Enright, attend the Global 4-H Youth Ag Summit in August where we were glad to meet fellow Quebec delegate Shinae Hartley and happy to welcome her as a new member of our club. Participants traveled to Calgary, Alberta for a week of debates, guest speakers, tours and getting to know delegates from around the world.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of 4-H in Canada, Mac Jac members donated blood at the Macdonald

MONTEREGIE 4-H CLUB 7 members were registered in the Montérégie 4-H Club in 2013. Traditionally, members of this club have participated in dairy projects.

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ORMSTOWN 4-H CLUB Laura Bryson Ormstown club did many different projects this year including square dancing, dairy showing, handicrafts, and the newly introduced garden and scrapbooking projects.

This year the square dancers had their hands full! Our club first attended the Quebec 4-H square dance competition held in St-Anne-de-Bellevue hosted by the Mac/Jac 4-H club. We had one junior team. Next was our annual square dance competition on the 21st of April. We entered two teams, with our pink team coming in 3rd place. We then participated at the Vankleek Hill competition and came in 2nd.

This year we held four barn meetings throughout the winter months with various people involved to teach us all about judging dairy cows and other plants and animals. In May, we held a showmanship clinic led by Marie-Phillip Brisson, one of our alumni members. This event was helpful for many members, teaching us how to lead and present our heifers. In June, many members attended Ormstown Fair. This was a fun-filled weekend where we balanced showing, judging, and selling ice cream at our annual dairy booth! Our next event for our club’s aspiring showmen was the Provincial Rally. Seven members made their way to Sawyerville and had a blast jumping back in time to the roaring twenties, which was the theme of our display. We had a great weekend, placing 2nd in barn decorating, dairy group of three, and in dairy fitting! Achievement Day was the next event on our calendar; on August 13th, we congregated at Caverhill Farm where we had some exciting classes including an alumni showmanship with some really stiff competition! The other fairs that our club participated in were Huntingdon and Havelock. Our show season ended with the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic. Four of our members were selected and they all had a great experience.

This year, we started a new garden project, in which we grew marigolds, giant sunflowers, zinnias, green beans, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and a minimum of one free choice vegetable. We harvested our veggies just in time to show them off at Achievement Day! The other new project that we had was scrapbooking. The members who were interested attended a few meetings where they had fun creating their very own scrapbook pages. All that is needed is a few photos and some imagination!

In celebration of Canadian 4-H’s hundredth anniversary year, our club made a commitment to do 10 acts of community service in 2013. This was the start of the 100 Acts of Kindness initiative, where we asked other clubs to join us in this effort.

Throughout the past year, Ormstown club did some pretty amazing things!

The square dancers managed to volunteer in and around our community on multiple occasions and put smiles on many faces wherever we went! On March 5th, our dancers performed for senior citizens at the Huntingdon County Hospital. We got another group together to dance for the seniors at Centre d’Acceuil in Ormstown on June 27th. On September 14th, they performed a square dance demonstration at Havelock Fair , to the enjoyment of everyone there. Our next volunteering opportunity was at the Branches and Roots festival on September 28th, where we danced a few changes to general delight. The dancers recently agreed to another volunteer opportunity in which they learned some Scottish country dances, performed at a SaintAndrew's Day fundraiser on Nov. 16th.

Throughout the year, our club decided to do our best to add to the Canadian 4-H initiative of gathering donations for food banks. On April 6th, we held our annual pancake supper, where we took in food and monetary donations to go to La Bouffe Additionelle, our local food bank in Huntingdon. We managed to collect over 200 pounds of food and $116on that occasion! On October 5th, we were asked to sell food and drinks at a war of 1812 reenactment, marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Chateauguay. We made $400.00 that day and donated it all to the breakfast programs at local schools. On Halloween one of Ormstown club’s proven members, Angela Neal, went door-to-door collecting food to donate to the local food bank. She managed to collect 48 pounds of food. Hopefully this idea will catch on and get even more participants in the coming years!

Ormstown club participated in other acts of community service as well. On May 11th, some of our members in conjunction with the environment group Terra Nostra, threw on their rubber gloves and braved swarms of mosquitoes to help clean up a stretch of road in Ormstown! On September 22nd, our members joined with the Valley Adventure 4-H Club to participate in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. At our Achievement Day on August 13th, we collected donations for those affected by the disaster in Lac Megantic. On this occasion, we raised $145.00, which was donated to the Red Cross.

We would like to give our thanks to all of our wonderful leaders, amazing parents, caring chaperones and those special people who supported our club to make this year very enjoyable!

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RICHMOND 2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report

4-H CLUB Andrew Boersen

Richmond 4-H club started their year off at the club AGM held at the bowling alley in Richmond. Elections were held at this meeting, the new executive was chosen, Andrew Boersen as president, Carly Morin as junior leader, Steven and Chelsea Morin as the vice presidents and Sarah Enright as provincial director. After elections everyone participated in a friendly game of bowling.

November was a quiet month for the club. We still managed to participate in the annual Remembrance Day parade held in Richmond, an event that has become a tradition for the club. We walked from the Legion to the memorial site to place crosses alongside the monumental statue. We also sent 4 members to the Royal and 2 members to the National 4-H Conference held in Montreal.

In December, the square dancers visited the Wales Home, a retirement home in the Richmond area to put on a demonstration. Afterwards we invited the residents to take part in the Virginia Reel with the dancers. They all really enjoyed the company; we left them with smiles and requests to have us come back again next year.

In January, we attended a meeting hosted by Andrea and Darren Hodge with everyone getting an excellent tour of their new heifer barn. We also participated in the Quebec 4-H Square Dance Competition sending two sets.

February saw the square dance group hosting “movie night” at our local high school with money raised going to help buy material for new costumes. At our monthly meeting we had a sliding party at the Smith’s home. Young and old enjoyed the outdoor fun.

In March, Richmond 4-H hosted the Innovative Ag Tour. We visited farms around our area and had a wonderful banquet where Maria Enright, our club’s adult leader, was awarded the National 4-H Volunteer Leader of the Year. During Ag Tour the whole gang also participated in Richmond’s annual St.Patricks day parade with our float decorated for the 100th anniversary. Later in the month, senior members of our club took part in a video conference with students from multiple elementary schools. They taught them about the importance of agriculture and answered all their questions about different kinds of farming.

April was a sweet month as we had our meeting at Goorts sugar bush with lots of tasting going on. Among all the many things we did in April we found time to have a “dairy day” bus trip. We hosted what seems to have become an annual Richmond 4H dance at the Salle St.Famille. The dance was a great hit throughout the community; many people came to dance to the music of Slightly Haggard. As one of our acts of kindness one of our members, Allison Mastine , had students from her Pierrefond High School come to spend a day on the farm to learn the ins and outs of how the farm works. We also hosted a card party at the Legion where the community came to enjoy an evening of playing cards along with snacks and beverages followed by food baskets and great prizes that were raffled away. We were very happy to be able to participate in the Annual Ormstown Square Dance competition again this year.

This year was an overall great year for our club, Maria Enright our club leader was voted not only Provincial Leader of the year but National Leader of the year! Along with our FCC Shout Out for Ag video also winning not only provincially but nationally as well! Way to go club!

In May we had a barn meeting which focused on sheep. We also sent some members to the Intermediate Leadership Camp, which is always a learning experience.

Our Achievement Day this year in June was very exciting for all our members as well as past alumni. To get the alumni involved in 4-H again, we had an alumni showmanship class which many participated in. As in past years we continue to show off our many projects which include dairy, beef, rabbit, sheep, goat, horse and garden. The day finished with the much-awaited interbreed showmanship competition won by Tiffany Nelson.

The annual ice cream social was held on July 1st when many people came to celebrate Canada day. This event was started by some Quebec Young Farmers in 1976 and is still going strong today. That’s 37 years of serving ice cream. Thanks to our fundraising initiatives we were able to pay part of the admission to the Bromont Water Slides for 45 of our members. We had a perfect day with very few people and short lineups. One of our members was asked to be the Rabbit judge at Sawyerville’s Achievement Day, what a great experience to show what we have learned. Our historical display was also set up at the Historical museum in Melbourne for the weekend. Richmond also had 22 members participating from our club at Provincial Rally in Sawyerville. Not only did we have so much fun getting ready, participating in, meeting all our 4-H friends, but we came away with the top club aggregate.

What an honor for our club to have.

In August we sent some members to Summer Junior Camp and even had a senior member be chaperone. We had members volunteer for clean up duty at the Canada Games which were hosted by the City of Sherbrooke. Numerous members participated in the fairs that were in our area along with some going to the Quebec Classique. The Richmond 4-H Club hosted its annual Inter-Club Competition at Richmond Fair in September. We had over 80 members showing from six different 4-H and AJRQ clubs. We had dairy, beef, sheep, goat, horse, rabbit and chicken. The garden project members showed off their work beside the Historical Display in the Ladies Building and poultry project members raised over $950 for the CHUS, a local hospital. We sponsored a 100th Anniversary class in this year’s horse show and were happy to have 14 entries. Later in the month our 4-H meeting was held at St. Francis Elementary School where we planted trees.

In October, we made 826 pies, thanks to the Nelson family who kindly hosts this messy by incredible fundraiser every year.

We would like to thank all our supporters and members for such an incredibly successful year.

Last year we had a goal set of things we wanted to do and we have surpassed them and are looking forward to all the things we can accomplish this year.

Happy 100th Anniversary 4-H we have successfully spread the word of what a great organization you are.

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SAWYERVILLE 4-H CLUB Matthew Burns 2012-2013 was a milestone year for the Sawyerville 4-H club. For the first time ever, the club hosted the Provincial Rally and proved that we will be a force to compete with in the future. The club executive for the year consisted of Matthew Burns (President), Krista Whalen (Vice-President), Cameron Burns (Treasurer), Meaghan Rivett (Secretary), Jessica Everett and Todd Rivett as Reporters and Ben Nichols (Provincial Director).

At our meeting in early December, the members of the club decorated birch log candleholders and made wreaths for the Christmas season. The members took their creations home to give to neighbours or family members who might not have received any decorations otherwise. On January 25th of the new year, the club held their annual Banquet. There was a potluck meal followed by giving out the awards for the year to the members. The club entered a team in the MAC judging competition on February 2nd and the 4 members definitely showed off their skills by placing first in the 4-H division. A month later, we had a curling day at the Lennoxville Curling Club, where everyone had a great time learning how to curl. April 13 we held an alumni day where the public (especially past members) were encouraged to come and view items from the club’s past as well as tell stories. May 18 the club held our annual dance on May 18 th at the Cookshire Fairgrounds, which had another excellent turnout.

The summer had members participating in many shows. We started with the club Achievement Day on July 14, where there were over 40 members showing dairy, beef, sheep, goats, ponies, chickens and rabbits. Later on that same week was our big event of the year, we hosted the Provincial Rally. We had over 100 participants attend and help us celebrate the 100th anniversary of 4-H in Canada. It was a great experience for all the members of the club especially the younger members of the club who had never been to a provincial event before. They are now looking forward to their next Rally. At Cookshire Fair the club ran its annual ice cream booth and had a great time.

In September we had our first meeting after the summer, which was also the meeting where members brought in their produce from their garden projects of the summer to be judged. Any extra produce that the members had was donated to our local foodbank, once again we had several boxes full.

In the future, the members plan on attending more provincial events and we look forward to being more involved at a provincial level. Everyone had a really fun year celebrating 100 years.

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2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report SHAWVILLE

4-H CLUB REPORT Lindsay Howard

It has been yet another exciting year for the Shawville 4-H Club! To kick off our year, we held a membership meeting at our local RA Hall. Each member was asked to bring a snack, a friend and a canned good to be given to the food bank.

All and all a great time was had, especially during the sliding portion of the afternoon. The same weekend, the Shawville 4H Club was represented by four members in the Shawville Community Curling Bonspiel, winning one of the three games played.

In March, three extremely lucky girls from Shawville, Kathleen Hickey, Laura Stephens-Dagg and myself drove through a snowstorm to Ottawa for a week for the 2013 edition of National 4-H Citizenship Seminar where we had the opportunity to tour Ottawa and witness the swearing in of new Canadians. It was an experience of a lifetime, having the opportunity to meet 4-H members from across Canada and learn about their clubs. It is certainly an experience that will not be forgotten.

There was a beef and steer meeting held in May by Ryan and Holly Currie where members learned the basics to choosing a heifer or steer for show season. In June, the third annual Pancake Breakfast was held. Members woke up early and prepared meals for the community, raising a total of one thousand dollars that was donated to Relay for Life and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

In July, members enjoyed the Canada Day festivities by serving ice cream in the 4-H booth and being apart of the 4H float in the Canada Day parade as a small fundraiser towards the group attending Provincial Rally. That same month, in preparation for the Judging Competition at Rally as well as our own interclub Judging, members toured the Pontiac Museum, learning about antique equipment and then learned key points in order to judge knitted clothing and honey. A week later, seven members set out to Provincial Rally in Sawyerville, all members came home proud about the placings they received that weekend.

In August, there were two dairy meetings, one was a clipping day at Elmside View Farms where Travis Smythe demonstrated how to clip as well as giving a brief run through on various showmanship techniques. Later that month, a showmanship clinic was held at Rusendale Farms. Lorne Brisco, Ron Hodgins and Jessica Cox taught members how to show dairy, chicken and sheep. Just three days before the Shawville Fair, our Judging Competition was held. Members judged various groups of livestock, handicrafts, grains and hay; it was a great challenge that members enjoyed.

Shawville Fair was the highlight for most members as they had the opportunity to present their projects they spent all summer training. It was wonderful to see all the members out at Achievement Day, having the opportunity to show off all the skills they learned. In celebration of 100 years of 4-H in Canada, the Pontiac Agricultural Society held an alumni show following the 4-H regional show. It was interesting to see the different styles of showmanship through out the generations as well as the friendly competition.

In September, there was a salsa-making meeting, where the members contributed tomatoes, peppers and onions out of their gardens that they had planted in the spring.

The first weekend in October was the Metcalfe Regional Championship Show. Eight members from Shawville had the opportunity to attend. On the dairy team, Andrew Hickey, Willis Egan, Jordan Horner and myself. The beef team included Kalie Dufault, Chelsea Evans, Kyle Dufault and Nick Tubman. In the last weekend of October, our club went on a bus tour to several farms in the Pontiac as well as Saunders Farm. It was a great adventure to see the diversity that is in the agriculture industry as well as an adventure of Halloween fun. The first weekend of November, a handful of Shawville 4Hers had the opportunity to represent Quebec 4-H on the beef team at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, including Kalie Dufault, Kyle Dufault and Chelsea Evans.

VALLEY ADVENTURE 4-H CLUB Though the club is experiencing growing pains, several members were also active with the Ormstown 4-H Club. Proven Member Lexie Tucker was selected as the Quebec 4-H representative to the 4-H Canada Youth Advisory Committee.

Lexie, club alumnus Rose Bell, and leader Sherri Stacey volunteered as chaperones for Intermediate Leadership Camp in May. The club participated in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup on September 22 and was pleased to get full page coverage on the front page of local newspaper The Gleaner.

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QUEBEC 4-H PROVINCIAL ACTIVITIES 2013 Square Dance Competition The MAC JAC 4-H Club hosted the second annual competition at Macdonald Campus on January19. 5 teams of dancers, their callers, and assorted friends and family participated. People from the community, including McGill students and members of another square dancing group on the island of Montreal also attended. The event was featured in the evening edition of “What’s On” on CTV Montreal.

Winter Junior Camp This fun-filled weekend for members aged 9 – 12 was held February 15th - 17th. 5 different clubs were represented by the 17 participants who gathered at the Ormstown Recreation Centre on Friday evening to enjoy games and activities. The theme for the weekend was “Spies and Detectives” so detective gear was donned on Saturday for a treasure hunt in which teams of juniors worked to solve a variety of codes and clues leading to prizes for everyone. Participants enjoyed a tour of the local police station to discover how real life investigations work. Other entertainment included sledding, skating, creating mysterious blob, laser limbo, games of peek-a -who (with and without costumes), and more. Members also learned food preparation and cooking skills while they helped prepare meals for the group. One senior member helped the volunteer quartermaster and executive director chaperone the youth.

Innovative Ag Tour Richmond 4-H hosted members from 10 different clubs during the tour held March 15th – 18th. A total of 44 participants visited a variety of agribusinesses in the Eastern Townships. On Friday evening, everyone met to decorate the Richmond 4-H float for the St -Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday. On Saturday, stops on the tour included visit to the Bougie Stables, where owner Michel Bougie raises Welsh ponies, a Christmas Tree Farm owned by Jean-Guy Bernier, Pine Grove Salers and Jake’s Green Grass Beef as well as Guy Michaud and Martine Grenier’s goat Farm. Sunday tours started at Forfait MAKA, followed by a visit to Crackholm Holsteins, owned by David Crack Jr. and finally Poirier Farm, where the group toured their free stall barn with compost bedding. The weekend was wrapped up with a pizza lunch and then a ride through the streets of Richmond on a festively decorated float, which was a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness of 4-H in the community.

Intermediate Leadership Conference From May 24th – 26th, 20 members ages 13 – 15 spent a weekend camping at Tamaracouta Scout Reserve, Mille Isles, QC. 5 volunteers helped 2 staff members to chaperone and facilitate the event. 6 clubs were represented. Despite the cool weather, campers enjoyed activities like rock climbing, archery, low ropes, fire building, and gardening. 4-H’ers took turns at executive roles during mini-meetings during which they also practiced important treasury skills such as writing cheques, voted on team names, and discussed how to promote 4-H. Provincial Rally The 38th annual Provincial Rally was hosted by the Sawyerville 4-H Club from July 18th – 21th. 110 members participated from 9 4H and 1 AJRQ club. Countless other members, parents, volunteers, and spectators also attended the event. In honour of the centennial, the theme was “Celebrating Our Roots: 100 years of 4-H in Canada” and clubs were invited to display their histories in a special competition. Life skill participants created rope halters on site to round out the entries they prepared prior to the event. Show Day included rabbits, poultry, goats, sheep, horses, dairy, and beef classes. Judging and fitting competitions rounded out the weekend.

Summer Junior Camp From August 4th - 7th, 4-H’ers aged 9-12, gathered at Camping Pont Couvert in Waterville, QC. 16 members from 6 clubs were supervised by Quebec 4-H staff along with a volunteer chaperone and quartermaster. True to the theme “Let’s Explore”, campers climbed down into Capleton Mines, hiked Coaticook Gorge, which features the world’s longest suspended footbridge, and toured the Coaticook Ice Cream factory. Other fun activities included swimming, hiking, tie-dying, crafting kazoos, games, and stargazing.

Back-to-school Pizza Party On Wednesday, September 4, more than 30 members from 10 4-H clubs and the AJRQ gathered at Harrison House, home of the provincial office, on Macdonald Campus. After a get-to-know-you bingo, members discussed ideas for Discovery Days and senior member programming while enjoying their suppers. The get-together was followed by a meeting of the Quebec 4-H Board of Directors.

Discovery Day – Cheese and Karting On October 26th, 12 4-H’ers along with 3 friends of 4-H traveled to the Eastern Townships to participate in the second edition of the Discovery Days events. La Station de Compton, a 4th generation dairy farm turned organic cheese making facility, demonstrated an unconventional way to form an agricultural business. Despite the rainy weather, attendees enjoyed a bit of friendly competition while racing at Karting St-Alphonse.

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CANADIAN 4-H COUNCIL NATIONAL PROGRAMS 2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report

NATIONAL CONFERENCES & EXCHANGES U.S. National 4-H Conference Each year a handful of Canadian 4-H’ers join approximately 300 American delegates in Washington, D.C. Through workshops, social events and group activities, participants gain a better understanding of 4-H and enhance their leadership skills. They also tour Washington and visit sites such as the Lincoln Memorial, the Peace Tower and Capitol Hill. This year, Hatley 4-H member Brittany Taillon attended the event which was held from April 4th - 11th.

National 4-H Citizenship Seminar From April 12th - 18th, 4-H members from across the country attended this conference in Ottawa. Shawville 4-H members, Kathleen Hickey, Lindsay Howard and Laura Stephens-Dagg represented Quebec along with chaperone Angela Neal. This conference gives insight into the country’s political processes as well as the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizens. Witnessing the swearing-in ceremony for new Canadian citizens was a highlight for all.

National 4-H Conference Returning to Toronto this year, the event was held November 6th-10th. Participants attended a series of workshops, site tours and visits to points of interest including the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair to gain an awareness and appreciation of different cultures and social issues in a fun and positive environment. Delegates participated in agriculturally focused sessions where they shared stories and experiences with other 4-H’ers from across the country. This year Quebec 4-H was represented by Andrew Boersen of Richmond 4-H and Rebeca Gabriel of Huntingdon 4-H. Global 4-H Youth Ag Summit From August 19th to 25th, 118 youth delegates from 24 countries gathered in Calgary, to try to answer the question of how to feed a hungry planet. Through the conference, delegates had the chance to hear several guest speakers, see some great tours and take part in engaging discussions. Quebec 4-H was represented by 4 members of the MAC JAC 4-H Club: Sarah Enright (also a member of Richmond 4-H), Jonathan Messerli, Mathieu Rouleau (also a member of Howick 4-H), and Jacinthe Trepannier.

Quebec 4-H is eligible to send between 1 - 4 delegates to national conferences which are generally open to 4-H’ers ages 16 to 21.

Quebec 4-H covers 1/3 of the delegate registration fees of $250 for C4-HC national programs and $350 for international programs for each Quebec 4-H member upon completion of reporting requirements. Quebec 4-H subsidizes the entire registration fee for chaperones volunteering at national conferences.

4-H Youth Exchanges Canada This program, open to participants ages 12 to 17, offers an opportunity to see more of Canada while gaining lasting friendships and memorable experiences. Groups of 10 travel together during the summer along with 1 or 2 chaperones. No Quebec 4-H clubs participated in 2013. The deadline to apply for 2014 is January 5th.

W. Garfield Weston Foundation 4-H International Exchange Members aged 18 and older have an opportunity to learn about another country’s agriculture and resources, gain a broader world outlook and forge new friendships while representing 4-H in Canada. Delegates stay with host families while spending approximately five weeks in each other’s countries. No Quebec 4-H members participated in 2013.

CONTESTS Shout out for Ag Launched in 2012 by Farm Credit Canada, members were encouraged to create a 45 second videos promoting agriculture and/or 4H for a chance to win cash prizes for their clubs. A submission by Hatley 4-H member Adrienne Passmore filmed during Summer Junior Camp earned the third place provincial prize of $400. A rap featuring Howick 4-H’er Ben Hooker and Huntingdon’s Andrea Soesbergen filmed during the 2012 Quebec 4-H Annual General Meeting earned second place $750 for the two clubs to share.

The Richmond 4-H club won not only the $1,000 first place prize for Quebec but was also selected as the national winner earning a prize of an additional $1,000.

Build a Winning Future Contest The Canadian 4-H Council and Enbridge launched the contest in celebration of the 4-H centennial. Each club received enough decks of cards for all of their members. The goal of the contest is to use to the brightly coloured cards, which are decorated with 4-H memories, statistics, and trivia from across the country, to build or create a “structure” that represents the club’s vision for the next century of 4-H. The top 3 prizes are cash awards of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000 respectively to the winning clubs. Winners will be announced after the contest deadline of November 30, 2013.

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CANADIAN 4-H COUNCIL NATIONAL PROGRAMS SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS CIBC 4-H Post-Secondary Education Scholarship 4-H’ers completing their last year of high school or CEGEP were eligible to receive one of 3 scholarships valued at $2,500 each. The program was open to students who plan to pursue full-time post-secondary education. Winners were selected based on academic standing, an essay explaining what 4-H has done for them and what they hope to achieve through higher education, reference letters, and their 4-H and community involvement. In January 2013, Hatley 4-H Club president Wyatt Johnston was awarded this scholarship.

John Deere Canada 4-H Scholarship Launched in February in honour of 4-H’s 100th anniversary, a total of 11 scholarships of $2,000 were available to students entering their first year of post-secondary education majoring in agriculture, engineering, business or an agriculture technician program. Thanks to the participation of local dealer consortium Groupe JLD Lague, Shelby Drew of Hatley 4-H was a scholarship recipient.

TD 4-H Scholarship In June 2013, Richmond 4-H’s Matthew Morin was awarded this scholarship towards post-secondary education in an agriculture or agri-business related field of study. Twelve outstanding students from across the country were awarded $2,500 towards their education.

Larry Milton Campbell Memorial 4-H Scholarship Created in honour of the late Larry Campbell, who retired after 38 years of service with the Canadian Meat Council, two $2,500 scholarships will be awarded annually to current 4-H members planning to attend a Canadian University in a Food Science, Meat Science or Animal Science discipline. The first set of scholarships will be awarded for members starting post secondary education in the fall of 2014.

4-H AgriVenture Scholarship Sponsored by AgriVenture Global and the International Agricultural Exchange Association (IAEA), a $3,000 scholarship will be awarded to one student nationally, to be used toward an AgriVenture travel and work program.

RAM Canada 100 Scholarships for 100 years of 4-H Scholarships In recognition of 4-H Canada's 100th Anniversary, the Chrysler Foundation is offering 100 scholarships, valued at $1000 each, to 4-H members from across Canada who will be attending a Canadian college or university in September 2014. Winners will be selected based on their essay, their 4-H and community involvement and their reference letter. Application deadline is January 15, 2014. Winners will be announced by March 31, 2014.

Co-operators National Volunteer Leader of the Year Award Members are encouraged to give their leaders the recognition they deserve by nominating them for this award thereby making them eligible for cash and other prizes. In 2013, Richmond 4-H Leader Maria Enright was recognized with a $100 prize as the provincial winner and went on to earn the national prize of $1,000 and a trip to the Canadian 4-H Council Annual General Meeting and centennial celebrations held in Manitoba at the end of May. For the coming year, this award is sponsored by CIBC. The deadline for submissions is December 18, 2013.

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CANADIAN 4-H COUNCIL NATIONAL PROGRAMS 2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report

4-H CANADA GRANTS

Agrium 4-H Youth leadership Initiative Program In 2013, Quebec 4-H received 2 grants through this program. Funds helped support Intermediate Leadership Camp and Discovery Days, making it possible to keep fees affordable for participants.

Sears in your Community 4-H Club Grants Program In 2013, funds helped support the Winter and Summer Junior Camp themes and camping skills projects.

RBC Rural-Urban Youth Outreach Program In 2013, Quebec 4-H received 2 grants through this program. The first project “4-H Fun Days” has made it possible for provincial office staff to assist clubs with promoting 4-H in their communities. A staff member conducted a 4-H session at the Shawville Fair for students from local schools. Two staff members assisted at the Richmond 4-H open house in October where grant funds also helped with expenses.

Work on the second project “Community Visibility” is ongoing.

OTHER 4-H PROGRAMS Canadian 4-H Council Youth Advisory Committee With representatives from each provincial organization, YAC allows a youth voice in program development and decision making at the national level. At the C4-HC annual meeting in May, Huntingdon 4-H member Charles Gascon completed his 2 year term as Quebec 4-H’s YAC delegate and his role as vice-chair of the committee. Valley Adventure 4-H member Lexie Tucker will serve on YAC until 2015.

Show Your 4-H Colours Day On Wednesday, November 6th, 4-H’ers across the country wore green to celebrate their 4-H pride. Many members from Quebec 4-H also participated in this initiative. In Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, members got their green on to collect pop can tabs from local businesses to donate to charity and later got together for square dance practice and a photo session. Many other clubs also got together at local elementary and high schools to capture the “green”. Quebec 4-H hosted a photo competition and social media initiative for everyone to participate in.

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National Food Drive: The Canadian 4-H Council partnered with Food Banks Canada to support local food banks. So far, members of Quebec 4-H have donated 448lbs of non-perishable food and some clubs will continue their collection at banquets coming up in December.

100 for 100 Legacy Fund: 100 for 100 is a foundation that hopes to raise $100,000 to propel our programming further into the future. Several contributors made donations that were directed to Quebec 4-H. Thank you to all donors!

100th Anniversary Gala: a celebration was held in Winnipeg during the National 4-H Annual General Meeting. 7 representatives from Quebec attended this event. The same week, a historical case was donated to the 4-H museum in Roland, Manitoba where each province included an item. A milk can painted with a rural scene depicting various 4-H projects was contributed by Quebec 4-H and the AJRQ. Living History: On the Canadian 4-H website, a page has been created to commemorate the history of 4H initiatives in Canada. Many Quebec firsts have been included on this webpage, and more are still being accepted!

Quebec 4-H created the Community Connections Contest to encourage clubs to raise awareness of 4-H in their area through the use of historical displays and news coverage.

Clubs displayed their historical artifacts and their clubs achievements at fairs and other community events. Richmond 4-H’s mementoes were on exhibit at the Richmond County Historical Society’s museum July 5 – 7. Sawyerville 4-H set up their display at the Cookshire Fair. Quebec 4-H memorabilia was presented at Huntingdon, Ormstown, and Shawville Fairs.

The Shawville Museum showed off their own display based on the history of 4-H in the Pontiac region.

Centennial floats appeared in local parades. Participants at this year’s Innovative Ag Tour teamed up with host club Richmond 4-H to create a float for the local St. Patrick’s Day parade which even included 4-H Canada mascot Frisco the Fox. “Special Anniversaries” was the theme of the 2013 Ormstown Fair which saw 4-H’ers in the Chateauguay Valley team up to enter a float that included members past, present and future, a live goat, and a team of square dancers, while Ormstown Elementary School also decorated their float in honour of 4-H. Many fairs recognized the centennial by featuring 4-H on the covers of fair books and in some cases creating special anniversary classes.

The Ormstown 4-H Club challenged members across the province to contribute to a 100 Acts of Kindness campaign in honour of the centennial by undertaking good deeds and community service throughout the year.

On April 13th, the Sawyerville 4-H Club held an Alumni day, welcoming past members to reconnect, share their stories and mementoes. Items included ribbons from the 1920’s.

Alumni Showmanship classes were held during Shawville Fair as well as Howick, Ormstown, and Richmond’s Achievement Days. More than 100 Alumni participated in the event at Shawville Fair alone!

The Burnside Cup, a trophy from the Howick 4-H Club dating back to 1942, was recognized by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network in “The Identity of English-speaking Quebec in 100 Objects” project.

QAHN also included an article about the 4-H centennial in the spring issue of the Quebec Heritage News with a cover which featured a photo of the 1979 Calf Rally. QAHN helped find judges for the historical displays and historical Life Skills classes at Provincial Rally.

A historical record of Quebec 4-H, including an up-to-date history of most clubs (which they have provided) is almost complete. A copy of the final product will be sent to each club in the New Year.

Quebec 4-H centennial projects were made possible in part through project funding received from the Department of Canadian Heritage.

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OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS 2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report

Throughout 2013, Quebec 4-H members participated in a number of other activities open to 4-H members at the regional, provincial and national levels.

Judging Competitions 20 Quebec 4-H’ers participated in the Macdonald College Intercollegiate Judging Competition held on February 2nd, judging in the 4-H and Intercollegiate categories. Points from Mac Judging and Quebec 4-H Provincial Rally are combined to decide the 4-H judges of the year. Several 4-H members also attended the Université Laval judging competition in Quebec City.

Square Dancing Competitions After the Quebec 4-H competition hosted by MAC JAC 4-H on January 19th, members from across the province participated in other events throughout the year. On April 20th, Ormstown 4-H hosted their annual competition with 12 teams participating and over 250 people in attendance. Teams from Ormstown, Howick and Lachute attended the Vankleek Hill Fiddle and Dance Association Square Dance Competition on May 12th.

A team from the MAC JAC 4-H Club competed at the RAWF in November. 4-H’ers across the province also danced at various venues throughout the year, providing entertainment at community events and service through performances at seniors’ residences.

Classique des Jeunes Ruraux Québécois Members from Hatley and Richmond 4-H clubs attended this show at Expo provincial de Montmagny from August 16th – 18th. The event had a total of 169 participants in the dairy category.

Royal Agricultural Winter Fair A total of 31 Quebec 4-H members participated at the RAWF this year. In the TD 4-H Junior Dairy Classic, November 2nd - 4th, 17 members from the Hatley, Howick, Lachute, Ormstown, and Richmond clubs, participated in 3 regional teams. Quebec South East placed 9th overall in Premier County. 4 members from Shawville and Richmond clubs participated in the National Junior Beef Heifer Show. A team of MAC JAC 4-H square dancers and their caller performed in the competition where they earned 4th out of 7 in the university 4-H category. Huntingdon 4-H’s Andrea Soesbergen participated in the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture.

Beef Sen$e / Dairy Sen$e In association with Ontario 4-H, the Beef Sen$e and Dairy Sen$e events help educate 4-H members on their respective industries through tours of local farms and by seeing the management system in action. These events allow members to learn key elements of a succession planing as well as network with other young dairy farmers. This year, Richmond 4-H members Kayla St-Cyr and Summer Mason attended Dairy Sen$e, and Meredith Closs, of Shawville 4-H, attended Beef Sen$e.

Canadian Agricultural Safety Association Quebec 4-H organized two “First Aid on the Farm” sessions to provide 4-H members and their families with St. John Ambulance basic first aid certification. A member of the MAC JAC 4-H club joined 16 participants from the Chateauguay Valley for the first session held in Ormstown on January 26th. The second session was held in Ayer’s Cliff on February 23rd where two instructors taught the large group of 21 participants from Hatley, Richmond and Sawyerville 4-H clubs. Each course was interactive with videos and exercises. Discussions included possible emergency situations in farm settings. Members received a St. John’s Ambulance certificate, a manual, and a small first aid kit. Each course took a full day and included lunch. This project was supported by the FCC Ag Safety Fund administered by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association with funding from Farm Credit Canada.

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Agriculture More Than Ever In September 2012, Quebec 4-H became an official partner of the Agriculture More Than Ever initiative led

by Farm Credit Canada. This partnership was renewed in September 2013. At Provincial Rally, AMTE resources and promotional items were distributed. Rally participants were able to capture their photo with the Ag Proud speaking bubbles. On August 27th, Quebec 4-H staff members Lorelei Muller and Chelsea Daniel assisted at the AMTE booth at Expo Champs.

Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week Led by Agriculture in the Classroom Quebec, Quebec 4-H partnered with the Quebec Farmers’ Association, Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations, LEARN Quebec’s Community Learning Centre initiative, and McGill University, to conduct a “Day in the Life” session for 22 classes from 12 schools, reaching approximately 440 students across the province via the CLC video-conferencing network on March 5. The day included a video about dairy farming featuring Howick 4-H family the Rouleau’s, a video about production of apple sauce, and a live cooking demonstration. Members of Richmond 4-H answered questions about dairy farming and 4-H. Plans are underway for CALW 2014.

Canadian Agri-Marketing Association Shawville 4-H member Andrew Hickey, Ormstown 4-H’s Julie Neal, and Howick 4-H alumna Norma Tolhurst represented Quebec 4-H at the Best of CAMA awards ceremonies on November 21st where they assisted with various duties.

Table de Concertation de la Jeunesse Rurale du Québec Together, the Association des jeunes ruraux du Québec (AJRQ), the Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec (FRAQ), and Quebec 4-H are also celebrating the centennial of the Rural Youth Movement in Quebec: 

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2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report To the Members of ASSOCIATION 4-H DU QUÉBEC / QUEBEC 4-H ASSOCIATION We have audited the accompanying financial statements of ASSOCIATION 4-H DU QUÉBEC / QUEBEC 4-H ASSOCIATION, which comprise the balance sheet as at March 31, 2013, and the statements of income, changes in net assets and cash flows for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor's Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified audit opinion.

Basis for Qualified Opinion In common with many charitable organizations, the Association derives revenue from donations the completeness of which is not susceptible of satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, our verification of these revenues was limited to the amounts recorded in the records of the Association and were not able to determine whether any adjustments might be necessary to recorded contributions, the excess of revenues over expenses, and cash flows from operations for the year ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, current assets as at March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, and net assets as at April 1st and March 31 for both 2013 and 2012 years.

Qualified Opinion In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of ASSOCIATION 4-H DU QUÉBEC / QUEBEC 4-H ASSOCIATION as at March 31, 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

Comparative Information Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 3 to the financial statements which describes that ASSOCIATION 4-H DU QUÉBEC / QUEBEC 4-H ASSOCIATION adopted Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations on April 1st, 2012 with a transition date of April 2, 2011. These standards were applied retrospectively by management to the comparative information in these financial statements, including the balance sheets as at March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, and the statements of income, changes in net assets and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2012 and related disclosures. We were not engaged to report on the restated comparative information, and as such, it is unaudited.

Other Matter The financial statements of ASSOCIATION 4-H DU QUÉBEC / QUEBEC 4-H ASSOCIATION for the year ended March 31, 2012, were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements.

Gilles Massie, CPA auditor, CA Brossard July 4, 2013

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT MARCH 31,2013

STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,2013

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,2013

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Online Auction Fundraiser 2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report

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 4-H Ontario Alberta 4-H Alpaqadore Andrea Soesbergen Angela Neal Annie Grubb Ayer’s Cliff Fair BC 4-H Campbell Amusements Coop des Frontières Ferme Bri-Mer Ferme Charlesview Inc. Ferme Chartrac Gord Bamford Havelock Fair Huntingdon Fair Jack Peddie Johanna Soesbergen J.T. Sport Katie McKay La Terre de Chez Nous Lachute Fair Lamontagne LEK Inc.

Les Équipements BHR Lexie Tucker Lorelei Muller Macdonald Campus Manitoba 4-H Marilyn and John Misener Metcalfe Fair New Brunswick 4-H NOVA Career Centre Nova Scotia 4-H Council Ormstown Fair PEI 4-H Quebec 4-H Quinn Farm Restaurant le Riverain Richmond 4-H Richmond Fair Saskatchewan 4-H Sawyerville 4-H Select Sires Canada Inc. Shawville 4-H Shawville Fair Sheila Sundborg Stevenson’s Orchard Zoo Ecomuseum

Quebec 4-H would like to recognize the work of the Canadian 4-H Foundation and thank national sponsors who contribute to programming at the provincial level: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agrium Farm Credit Canada Loblaw Companies Limited Merial RBC Foundation 30

Quebec 4-H Wall of Partners 2013 Quebec 4-H recognizes the tremendous impact funding partners have on 4-H’s ability to deliver a quality product.

The provision of grants and sponsorship plays an integral role in the operation of the Quebec 4-H program helping our association to meet the needs of its members and adult volunteer leaders.

Patron $25000 + (cash and/or in-kind)

Department of Canadian Heritage Builder – Bâtisseur $5500 - $9999 (cash and/or in-kind)

Kverneland Group Monsanto Enhancer $3500 - $5499 (cash and/or in-kind)

Farm Management & Technology Program - Macdonald Campus Champion $2000 - $3499 (cash and/or in-kind)

CIAQ - Centre d'insémination artificielle du Québec CQRL - Conseil Québécois des Races Laitières La Coop fédérée Advocate $1000 - $1999 (cash and/or in-kind)

Kubota Canada Ltd Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited Supporter $500 - $999 (cash and/or in-kind)

Agribrands Purina Canada Inc. Agropur Genex Holstein Quebec Ketchum La Financière agricoles du Québec Quebec Women's Institute Shur-Gain Friend $100 - $499 (cash and/or in-kind) Ayrshire Canada Canadian Sheep Breeders' Association Jersey Canada Jersey Québec Leahy Orchards Quebec Herefords Rawdon Rural Association

Salon de l'Agriculture Simmental Québec Société Ayrshire du Québec Société des éleveurs de moutons de race pur du Québec Union des producteurs agricoles Valacta

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2012 - 2013 Quebec 4-H Annual Report

Quebec 4-H Macdonald Campus, Harrison House 3-04, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9 Tel: 514-398-8738 Fax: 514-398-8652 office@quebec4-h.com www.quebec4-h.com

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