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The News Spreader August 2014
LEADERSHIP FOR TOMORROW THROUGH LEARNING TODAY
Summertime! There’s no better time for 4-H ‘ers than
The News Spreader
August 2014 Page 2 Quebec 4-H News Spreader
QUEBEC 4-H
21,111 Lakeshore Road Macdonald College
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 [email protected]
VICE-PRESIDENT
Andrea Soesbergen farmergurl_12 @hotmail.com
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Lorelei Muller executivedirector @quebec4-h.com
AGRICULTURAL
LIAISON
Chelsea Daniel [email protected]
OFFICE &
COMMUNICATIONS
ASSISTANT
Norma Tolhurst [email protected]
PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Bailey Kay program.assistant.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
ASSISTANT
Jessica Goodsell [email protected]
On the cover:
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.
In this Issue:
Page 3 Achievement Days
Page 4 The Tomatosphere Project/ Ormstown 4-H FUN
Page 5 Quebec Junior Beef Show
Page 6 Ormstown Fair/Lachute Fair
Page 7 Provincial and National Updates
Page 8-9 Upcoming Events and Opportunities
Page 10 Discovery Day 2014
Page 11 I Pledge my Hands to Larger Service
Page 12 Feature: Carly Morin, Junior Leader
Page 13 La Jeuness Rurale du Quebec
Page 14 4-H Canada and QCGN AGM
Page 15 Junior Junction
1– Judging at Ormstown Fair
2– Huntingdon members plant their tomatoes
3– Quebec Junior Beef Show
4-Dancers on opening night of Lachute Fair
1 2
3 4
Quebec 4-H Motto:
Leadership tomorrow
through learning today.
Canadian 4-H Motto:
Learn to do by doing.
After years of honing their skills with their own livestock
projects, members of the Richmond and Sawyerville 4-H clubs
served as judges for horse, sheep, and rabbit classes at the
Hatley 4-H Achievement Day on July 12. See full story on
page 3.
Way to go 4-h’ers!
Page 3 August 2014
Club News
Achievement Days Achievement Days are a time of celebration. It is an opportunity for members to show off the work they did with their
projects throughout the year, to their families, the other club members and their community. Each club's day is run a little
bit differently, but every club works hard together to make it all possible!
Hatley 4-H Achievement
Day
By: Monica Parnell
On July 12th, 2014 at the Ayer’s Cliff fair-
grounds, the Hatley 4-H members showed
off their dairy, beef, goat, sheep, horse,
rabbit, chicken or horticulture projects. All
members did a fantastic job showing off
their skills! Our big winners of the day
were Emily Young, Honorable Mention
showperson, Tonie Marie Sutherland,
Reserve Champion showperson, and our
Overall Champion showperson was Shelby
Drew! For the first time in Hatley 4-H
history, a costume class was added and the
theme was 100 years of Disney. The top
three costumes were; Beatrice Gilbert &
Orford Elaborate Bonnie (as Beauty and
the Beast), Monica Parnell & Lencrest
Tequila Glory (as pirates) and
Hannah Wilson & Jasmin (as
Cinderella). The day was a success
and was wrapped up with a
barbeque lunch made by Purina.
Congratulations to all
participants, thank you to all
judges, organizers and Purina.
The Richmond 4-H held its Achievement Day
on Sunday, June 1st. It was a successful day
with members showing everything from silky
chickens, rabbits, beef, dairy, goats, sheep
and a record number of horses this year! The
garden members showed off their tomato
plants, and the poultry members competed
with their posters, advertizing their upcoming
auction. To include all our 2013-2014
projects, a display of photography, square
dancing, and scrapbooking were also
presented. We were happy to have Chelsea
Daniel from Quebec 4-H come down and help
us out for the day.
Parents prepared a delicious BBQ and to top
off the day, the weather was perfect. Now
we're looking forward to presenting our
projects at Rally and the Richmond fair.
Submitted by: Devin Keenan
Have an Achievement Day story to share? Send photos and articles to
[email protected] to be included in the next News Spreader!
Tomatosphere is a research project that will involve about 17 000 Canadian and U.S. classrooms this year. In 2014, students
will use two sets of seeds – a control group and a group that have spent 22 months on the international Space Station. These
seeds have travelled in excess of 450 million kilometres. The two sets will not be identified until their results are reported to
the web site. This methodology, known as a "blind study" will allow the mystery of the project to be real for the students.
Quebec 4-H was fortunate enough to receive a set of seeds from this project for one of our clubs to grow this summer. Here is
the update of how the Huntingdon 4-H has been doing with this project!
Page 4 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
Club News
We were very fortunate to receive seeds from the tomatosphere project. The club got together in late March to plant the mysterious
T and V Heinz 57 seeds into recycled ‘‘Miniature Greenhouses’’. Each kid planted 5 of each type of seed and brought their green-
house home. At home, they observed which seeds sprouted first and if they noticed any differences in the growing patterns of the
plants. We were hoping just to grow seedlings but to our surprise, many of the members were able to produce vigorous tomato
plants which are now growing and producing fruit in their gardens. For our Achievement Day, which will be held on Friday Au-
gust 8th at the Huntingdon Fairgrounds, each member will present their findings on a poster. It is only then, that we will have our
true results and see if there was in fact a difference between the seeds that went to space and those that did not. Of course we will
also be able to perform a taste test since the tomatoes will soon be ripe! (Submitted by Regula Estermann, Project Leader)
The
Tomatosphere
project
Ormstown 4-H FUN: Fairs, Provincial Rally and Summer Camp
Ella Bryson, Ormstown 4-H Reporter
The 100th Anniversary of the Ormstown Fair arrived in its usual splendour this passed June 12th; wet, yet keeping with tradition!
This did not, however, stop all the 4-H’ers from getting their calves washed and clipped and their jugging clip board out in prepara-
tion for the big weekend. They got their whites washed, their show boots nice and clean and halters polished. The Friday night of
the Ormstown Fair was the judging and the clipping competition. There were 3 teams participating; Ormstown, Howick and Hun-
tingdon. Howick walked away in first place, taking home The William Bryson Memorial Trophy in 4-H Team Fitting. The evening
continued with judging a class of Ayrshire cows, asparagus and weed identification. Overall, it was a very fun filled night. The next
day, Saturday, was show day. Most 4-H members had to wake up early that morning to feed and wash their calves and get their
calf’s top lines done. The show started at 9:15am and it went until lunch time. At lunch time, all 4-H members were asked to go to
the arena for a small lunch and the trophy ceremony.
The Ormstown club has held several meetings over the past two months. The Provincial Rally meetings have been held at Ferme
Bri-Mer , where members were getting organized for the event which is being held in Ormstown this year. They also hosted a
showmanship clinic. Ferme Reyla held a garden club meeting where members made window and hanging baskets and grew vegeta-
bles from seed. In preparation for Rally, we also learned how to judge sheep, indentify trees, judge crocheting and judge preserves.
Members of the decorating committee also met at Caverhill Farm to discuss Barn decorating for Ormstown, Rally, Huntingdon and
Havelock Fairs.
It has been a busy summer, and there is still more to come. Many members are looking forward to the 4-H summer Junior Camp
coming up. Stay tuned for all the details, and have a fun summer!
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Club News
The Quebec Junior Beef Show committee is made
up of national junior directors who represent the
province of Quebec. Allison and Colt Mastine,
from Richmond 4-H, are the Junior Hereford repre-
sentatives, Krista Whalen, from Sawyerville 4-H, is
the Simmental representative, Blair Allnutt, from
Brome
4-H, is the Shorthorn representative, and Mark
Sample from Havelock, QC, is the Junior Angus
representative. Our goal is to bring the idea of the
National shows to the juniors in Quebec. There are not many juniors who get the opportunity to travel across Canada to
represent their province, and we wanted to share our experiences with the juniors here in Quebec.
Held at the Brome Fairgrounds from July 4th to July 6, 2014. There were 30 juniors from across Quebec that got together
and participated in various events like scrapbooking, graphic design and art. Friday morning we had a clipping clinic by
RK cattle supplies, followed by a presentation on how to select herd sires by Semex, and during lunch Mr. Scott Mat-
thews gave us a presentation about Cargill, a cattle buying company. The mornings clinics were really interesting and
gave all attendees a lot of great tips and tricks. Friday afternoon was a team fitting competition, where kids of the same
age category picked partners and participated in fitting an animal, which was judged by Mr. Sandy Reid of RK cattle
company. Friday evening there was a cook off where teams were put together and then had to make and present a ham-
burger to judges, the evening wound down with a treasure hunt around the fairgrounds in the same team of 4 or 5 as the
cook off. Saturday, started off early as we had showman ship classes during the morning, followed by a tour of Maple
Hill Herefords in Shefford Que, and then finally supper and games. Sunday was another early morning as we had team
judging in the morning. Members teamed up with other members of their age group and judged 4 heifers, the pee-wees
were asked to judge showmanship while juniors, intermediates and seniors judged conformation. The team was judged
on their ability to work together, the placing and reasons of the heifers. One team member was the judge while the other
acted as the ring man. The judging competition was followed by conformation of all the animals presented during the
weekend. The weekend ended with prizes being drawn for all the members like a TV and ipad mini!
“My first Junior beef show was an incredible experience, I had a wonderful time, I got to learn so many new things and I
enjoyed spending the weekend with my stage family! I encourage all kids to enter because it’s a very relaxed environ-
ment where you will learn and make tons of new friends! I can’t wait
until next year! I want to send a huge thank you to the organizers, all
the judges, participants and parents.”-Shelby
Congratulations to all winners including Allison Mastine from
Richmond 4-H who won Grand Champion Showperson and Colt
Mastine from Richmond 4-H who won Reserve Grand
Champion Showperson!
The Quebec Junior Beef Show: A Great Opportunity for 4-H’ers! By: Allison Mastine (Richmond 4-H) and Shelby Drew (Hatley 4-H)
For members who have a beef project, The Quebec
Junior Beef show gives participants a well-rounded
understanding of the industry, as well as skills to
ensure the continuation of passionate beef farmers
and meet people within the beef breeds.
Page 6 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
Fair News
Lachute Fair: A Tradition for 4-H’ers!
Jessica Goodsell and Norma Tolhurst
Celebrating 100 years of Ormstown Fair
Norma Tolhurst, Office and Communications Assistant
To reach any centennial is a great accomplishment, but the
organizers of the 2014 edition of the Ormstown fair ensured that
this event was one to be remembered. From parades to pipers,
and everything in between, the 100th anniversary weekend was
filled with special events and of course the classics that make the
fair special.
For 4-H members, the weekend’s activities included the return of
the interclub fitting competition for its 2nd year, a judging compe-
tition which tested members knowledge of weeds, asparagus and
Ayrshire cows, and of course Saturday morning show day which
this year, in honour of the centennial gave alumni the opportunity
to compete in a showmanship competition which had numerous
classes representing many generations of 4-H’ers. Jim Bryson of
Ormstown was the deserving recipient of the alumni award and
was presented with a special anniversary bell.
More than 50 4-H and AJRQ members from Quebec and Ontario
were represented at this year’s event. Each club also decorated
in the Anniversary theme of the fair, many of them looking
back throughout the years at the 4-H shows in the past. In
many circumstances, while the faces may have changed, the spirit
of the fair and excitement of the 4-H members is something that
has remained the same throughout the decades.
For more photos from fairs and other events this summer,
please visit our website:
www.quebec4-h.com
Left: Jim Bryson wins
an anniversary bell for
placing 1st in the Show-
manship Alumni Class.
Below: Howick 4-H
members: Julie
Macfarlane, Jessica
Rouleau and Kelsey
Sylvester compete in the
fitting competition. The
Howick club went on
the receive first place .
Over 30 of the
Directors and
Committee
members of the
Ormstown Fair are
Quebec 4-H Alumni
or Leaders.
Above: Emily McOuat
of the Lachute 4-H club
showing her heifer for
the very first time .
Left: Thursday evening
activities for the 4-H
members a float in the
parade and a square
dancing demonstration.
It was another successful year for Quebec’s oldest fair. Members of the Lachute 4-H Club were
very busy for the entirety of the weekend!
Thursday evening opened with its traditional parade, where exhibitors and sponsors ride their trac-
tors, vintage cars and pickup trucks through the town of Lachute from Richelieu Park. The tractor
floats are occupied by members of the local youth organizations such as the Lachute 4-H as well as
groups like the Shriners. After the parade finally entered the fairgrounds and everyone disembarked
from their vehicles it came time for the 4-H club to prepare for the Square dance that followed the
official opening of the 189th edition of the Lachute Fair. The dances were separated into three age
groups. Each of the groups performed their dances which were called by Glenn Neill and 8 year old
member, Russell Silverson. For the finale, Junior member Erika Neill, stepped up as the caller for
one last dance. It was a great start to the fair and a great continuation of tradition.
Saturday’s 4-H show day had many participants from Lachute, eastern Ontario as well as local
AJRQ clubs. An incident that will forever be remembered by exhibitors that day was the disrup-
tion of a beehive that resulted in quite a spectacle for the remainder of the afternoon. Regardless,
the show went on and was enjoyed by all. Judge for the day was Julie Latulipe, an alumna of the
Huntingdon 4-H club.
Page 7 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
Provincial News
IMPORTANT UPDATE ON SUMMER EXCHANGES
Sept. 3, 2014
Open to All, Free of charge for members, $5 non members
Harrison House, Macdonald campus
The Pizza party is followed by a Board of Directors meeting.
*Please Note* Auction start
date has changed to Sep-tember 2nd due to Labour Day.
Online Auction Some Confirmed Contributions:
Hockey Tickets
Fair Passes
2 night stay at a B&B
Craft Books
And so much more!
Special thanks to our current contributors:
Bedford Fair● La Coop des Frontières● Carrie Nixon●
Dean and Sue Young ● Les Equipments BHR Inc. ● Expo
Ormstown● Huntingdon Adult Education Community Cen-
ter● Lachute Fair● Lamontagne● LEK Inc.● Lexie Tucker●
Lois Miller● Lorelei Muller● Monica Muller ●Nova Career
Center● Richmond Fair● Shawville Fair●
La Terre de chez nous● Quinn Farm
Keep watching for more prizes and donors throughout
the course of the Auction!
Page 8 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
Coaticook August 7-10
Huntingdon August 8-10
Bedford August 7-10
Cookshire August 14-17
Ayer’s Cliff August 21-24
Shawville August 28- Sept 1
Brome August 29-31
Richmond September 4-7
Havelock September 13
Merial Box Back The IVOMEC & EPRINEX 4-H Box-
Back Program makes earning money for your club easy. Just collect box labels from IVOMEC and EPRINEX
Pour-On purchased this season. For each
eligible box label you send in, Merial
will donate $10 to your
4-H club. For more details: http://
www.ivomec-4h.com/en/boxback
Upcoming Events...
STEP-UP Mentoring
Program An on-farm mentor-ship program for those interested in learning
Farm Business
Management Skills in a hands-on setting.
Become a Mentor or a Mentee : www.fmc-gac.com/step-up
Become a 4-H Host Family:
Experience another culture, and
share your traditions! 4-H Canada is looking for 4-H families
interested in hosting a 4-H member for a
week or more during summer-time periods.
Apply at: http://exchange.4-h-canada.ca/
CYSA Jointly sponsored by Agricultre and Agri-Food Canada and 4-H Canada, the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture (CYSA) competition is held annually in November at the
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. It is a fantastic opportunity to develop your public speaking skills and acts
as a forum to express community
concerns. For more information and to sign up,
please visit www.cysa-joca.ca
Deadline: September 30
Canadian Western Agribition
National Judging Competition Regina Saskatchewan
November 24-29th
Compete against 4-H members from
across the country!
Contact [email protected] for
details.
Agricultural Liaison, Chelsea, is looking to attend club Achievement Days this summer,
contact her at [email protected]
to let her know the date of your club's Achievement Day and
whether or not you would like a staff member to help out the day of
your event.
Young Townships Leaders Award
encourages English-speaking youth, between the ages of 15
and 35, to reach their full poten-tial and become engaged in the
community at large – culturally,
socially and economically – by celebrating the young people
who serve as role models to other youth as well as adults. For
eligibility criteria and a nomina-tion forms visit INFO or contact
Cathy Turner at [email protected], or call
819-566-5717 (toll free: 1-866-566-5717). Deadline to nominate
is AUGUST 29
Ronald McDonald House Pop Tab Collection
The Montreal Ronald McDonald House is a temporary home
away from home for out-of-town families of children with critical
illnesses who must travel to
Montreal for medical treatments. To help compensate the costs of
these rooms, 4-H'ers are asked to collect the tabs off of soft
drink containers to be traded in at recycling centers.
If you have pop tabs at home, save them up and send them in to the Provincial 4-H Office with
one of your members, we will take care of the rest!
Show Season is here! Dates to remember:
National 4-H Members Conference
November 5-9, 2014 Participate in workshops, site tours and visits to points of interest in the Toronto area. 16-21 years. Participate in agricul-
tural focused sessions where you’ll share your own 4-H experiences and
learn from other 4-H’ers across Canada.
Apply to Quebec 4-H Deadline August 6
Let loose your artistic side and
celebrate the International year of the Family farm with the UPA’s art
contest. Using the artistic medium of your choice cre-
ate something that
represents rural life, agriculture or the picturesque idea of
Quebec family farms. You could
win up to $500. Deadline to submit art is
AUGUST 29
Jersey Canada Youth Judging
Contest Demonstrate your individual judging skills,
and/or participate on a judging team while
competing for prizes!
There are two divisions: Junior (12 years and
under) and Senior (13-21 years).
Deadline: SEPTEMBER 15
Poultry Project We have created a page dedicated to the ever popular Poultry Project, I am looking to
feature photos and stories from your club events involving poultry projects; from achievement days,
acts of kindness, workshops, banquets etc. Contact Chelsea: [email protected]
Page 9 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
...and Opportunities!
Trevor Vance Memorial Scholarship &
Allan A. Dixon Memorial Scholarship Two scholarships valued at $1,000 each are available to
Canadian Simmental Assoc. members or their children,
Applicants are to use the same one application to apply to
both scholarships.
Applicants must be involved with the Simmental breed,
their community, or either be entering or currently
pursuing post–secondary education.
Must provide references.
More info: www.simmental.com
Deadline: October 1, 2014
4-H AgriVenture Scholarship
Opportunity
Sponsored by AgriVenture Global and
the International
Agricultural Exchange Association
(IAEA), 4-H Canada is pleased to an-
nounce a $3,000 scholarship will be
awarded to one student nationally, to
be used toward an AgriVenture travel
and work program. Applicants can choose a placement in
Denmark, France, Germany, Nether-
lands, Norway, Sweden, United King-
dom, Australia, New Zealand or Japan.
To learn more and apply,
Visit: www.agriventure.com Submit application to your province
by :
November 1, 2014
CJSA Ian McRae
Memorial Scholarship
Two $500 scholarships are
available to CJSA members
attending post secondary
studies. Selection is based on
extracurricular activities, career
goals, CJSA involvement , an
essay, and references.
Info at:
www.canadianshorthorn.com
Deadline: November 1, 2014
Jersey Canada
Scholarship Applicants must be involved with the
Jersey breed and be enrolled in at least
their second year of post-secondary
studies
Two $750 scholarships available.
More info at www.jerseycanda.com
Does your club hold an Achievement Day with more
than 6 dairy heifers? Agropur awards a 300 $ grant each
year to each 4-H club on its territory
that plans to hold a local dairy heifer
exhibition. This is Agropur’s way of
supporting 4-H clubs with their training
and education efforts. Grants are pre-
sented at the various Agropur regional
assemblies, and a representative from
each club is invited to
attend.
This summer, keep an eye on
what's going on at the fairs we're at by following
the #4Hshows hashtag. Be sure to tag YOUR instagrams, tweets or
facebook updates too!
Pig Scramble hosted by Hatley 4-H during Ayer’s Cliff fair, August 21st at 6 pm. For kids
aged 8 – 12 years old, Must be willing to catch an 8 week old piglet and take home to raise.
See e-mail update for complete info.
Explore the Royal Experience This new and exciting initiative has been developed to give Jersey Youth an opportunity to participate in all aspects of ‘the Royal’, and to provide an inside look at what goes
on - a complete Royal Experience. The lucky recipient will get to work for a Jersey Breeder, watch the Jersey show, interact with the public in the Jersey Canada booth...plus much more! Youth and young
adults 16-21 years of age as of January 1 are eligible. Deadline SEPTEMBER 15
Nola Brown Continuous
Achievement Award A $1,500 scholarship is available to be won by a student who is
keenly involved with
Jerseys and is entering or continuing
post-secondary education.
Must demonstrate community
involvement, ambition, leadership, independence and work
ethic. Applicants must send their CV as part of their application.
Info at: www. Jerseycanada.com
Deadline: September 15, 2014
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Provincial News
Quebec 4-H’s 4th edition of Discovery Day
Saturday October 4th, 2014.
Visit the Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre in Lennoxville, talk with staff
and researchers during a private tour of the research facility to learn about livestock
management, bio-reactors, GPS and farming apps, browse an antique farm machinery display
and participate in discussion about agricultural careers and summer jobs.
An adrenaline component and meal will be included in the program.
Contact Chelsea, [email protected] for information
Discovery Days are one day events for 4-H members 16-25 years old. The events are designed to explore
post-secondary and career options that they may not have considered previously. In addition to going on tours
participants are given the opportunity to network with industry professionals and practice their communication skills.
Don’t miss the Fall 2014 activity! Join us for
Discovery Day more information and updates to come!
What clubs gain from community service learning:
Boosts member commitment and involvement by giving members meaningful activities.
Can involve families and youth in a joint activity.
Builds unity among members, allowing them to function better as a team.
Allows members to get to know one another better as they work together on a common goal.
Helps youth become invested in their club and community.
Shows the community how youth can be resources and how they can get things done.
Page 11 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
I Pledge my
Hands to Larger Service…
What would our communities look like without the commitment of dedi-
cated volunteers? All those little things that make a town or community
special don’t just happen by magic, it takes committed individuals and
groups to make it all possible. Whether it be maintaining the flower beds
at you local church, helping out a person in need, or giving just a few
hours of your time to do something for someone else, every little action
makes a difference and allows us to live with a sense of fulfillment know-
ing we’ve made the world just a little bit better.
As 4-H members we are reinforced through the reciting of our pledge to
commit our hands to larger service, for our club, community and country.
In Quebec, while each club is a little different, they are all very much
community based and Community Service has always been very impor-
tant. The clubs and the communities have always worked together to make
sure each runs smoothly; The community supports the 4-H club by donat-
ing time, space and many other endless resources to ensure the continua-
tion of the club and support the young members of the community, and the
clubs support the community by giving back in an unlimited number of
ways including assistance with local fairs and contributing to local food
banks to name a few.
While anyone can contribute to their community, a 4-H club provides youth the opportunity to get involved at a young age. Members
work together towards a common goal, and often times, have a lot of fun doing it!
If the satisfaction of doing community service wasn’t enough, many other benefits can
come from giving a helping hand. For example: Cleaning up riverbanks is a great way
to experience nature while enjoying a little splashing fun with friends. Square dancing
at a local seniors’ residence provides great exercise and a sense of pride from seeing the
happy faces of those seniors, and meeting new people and learning to work together are
invaluable experiences.
In the spirit of “Learn to do by Doing” 4-H’ers learn not only to give back to their com-
munities, but are also leaning what it means to be a part of one. While many see living
in a small town as a disadvantage, the sense of unity that is forged by working together
is something you just can’t experience anywhere else.
You don’t have to be big
to make a difference!
Every little action can help. Katie
Grandsire-Mastine from the Richmond
4-H club contacted everyone she knew
to help her collect pop-tabs for the
Ronald McDonald House. In just a few
months she had over 9 pounds!
Norma Tolhurst, Office and Communications Assistant
Members of the Valley Adventure and Ormstown
4-H clubs help clean-up the Chateauguay River.
Page 12 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
Featured Member: Carly Morin, Richmond 4-H
Norma Tolhurst, Office and Communications Assistant
Interested in learning more about Carly’s Business? Visit: www.pine-legacy.ca/appaloosas
Since joining 4-H at the age of 7, Carly Morin from Richmond has always had a passion for the organization. “I started showing
sheep when I was around 3 years old and at age 5 showed my first calf, an Ayrshire named Pine Legacy Fancy Free. My parents
were both 4-H members growing up and given my interest, they signed me up as soon as I was old enough.”
While livestock and agriculture were what first got her involved, an interest in Leadership as well as the social aspects of 4-H are
what kept her involved over the years. Now just shy of 24, Carly has taken on a new position within her club: Junior Leader. “The
Junior leader position was created to have an older member to help the leader assist the club in its running, planning and putting on
different events. It was a way to stay involved after I stopped showing.” Just this past October, Carly was instrumental the planning
of an open house for the Richmond 4-H club, an opportunity to showcase the club’s activities to the community and encourage new
memberships. Carly believes that “ Whether you are from a rural community or not, [4-H] is a great opportunity for youth. ”
Having just finished her degree in Education, Carly credits her love of working with children to her involvement in 4-H. However,
none of this would have been possible without the guidance and leadership that Carly received as a member “I have learned a lot
from Tim and Maria (club leaders). Great leaders know how to guide the members, not tell them what and how to do things. I am
very proud to say my home club is 100% member run.”
The leadership and communication skills Carly learned through 4-H have
not only been an asset to her within her club, but have also aided her in
her personal life and career development. For the past few years, along
with attending University fulltime, Carly has also owned and
operated her own business, Pine Legacy Appaloosas: a
breeding facility which produces pure
foundation bloodlines. While she was never involved in a
horse project through 4-H, many of the skills she learned
over the years in the dairy project lended themselves well to
her new business. “Choosing which animals to breed to-
gether and marketing were all skills I learned through 4-H.”
Carly and her boyfriend Stephen hope to eventually take
over her parent’s farm and continue to grow her business.
In the future, Carly is looking forward to moving from her member position
as Junior Leader, to a Project Leader. “ While I think the cows and showing
are still an important part of 4-H, I like the diversity [of the different pro-
jects]”.
Still today, many of Carly’s closest friends were a part
of her “4-H family” growing up. Seeing the younger
members form these same connections has been very
rewarding for her as a Junior Leader.
When asked why she wanted to stay involved, Carly
reinforced her belief in the program and its importance
in youth development.
“4-H makes you well rounded with many of the skills
you need to be successful in life”.
From the 3 year old who showed a sheep for the first
time, to the University graduate, business owner and
4-H Leader Carly has truly lived the “Learn to do by
Doing” experience.
Photo Credits: Laurence Labrecque
Do you recognize this photo from the home page of our
website? The girl on the right is Carly from when she
was just getting started in 4-H!
Now all grown up, Carly poses here with one of many horses that form
her company: Pine Legacy Appaloosas
“4-H makes you well rounded
with many of the skills you
need to be successful in life”
Page 13 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
LES JOURNÉES FRAQASSANTES 2014 Pour une 4e édition des Journées FRAQassantes, les conseils exécutifs élargis des syndicats de relève et leur secrétaire sont invi-
tés à participer à l’activité conviviale annuelle de formation et d’information de la FRAQ. Cette année, nous nous donnons rendez
-vous les 19 ET 20 SEPTEMBRE 2014 aux chalets du Camping Baie-des-Sables [3] au Lac-Mégantic en Estrie. Tout en étant
solidaire avec la tragédie qui a eu lieu l’année dernière, c’est une très belle occasion de se rencontrer entre relève, d’avoir du bon
temps dans un cadre champêtre ainsi que de faire avancer les dossiers communs.
Un programme bien rempli nous attend :
planification stratégique de la relève
2015-2018, échanges avec Marcel Gro-
leau, conférence du partenaire principal,
Financement agricole Canada, et de Ban-
que de terres Brome-Missisquoi, témoi-
gnages de jeunes entrepreneurs agrico-
les, visite du marché de Mont-Mégantic,
ainsi que plusieurs activités surprises en
soirée planifiées par le Syndicat de la
relève agricole de l’Estrie (SYRAE)!
Pour plus d’information, contactez Stéphanie Ménard, secrétaire de la FRAQ à [email protected].
La Jeunesse Rurale du Québec
Page 14 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
4-H Canada
Annual General Meeting
Lorelei Muller, Executive Director
On May 29, 4-H staff and volunteers from across the country
gathered for the 4-H Canada Annual General Meeting. Presi-
dent’s Address and National Office Report were presented by
Valerie Pearson and CEO Shannon Benner respectively. Finan-
cial, nominations, foundation, and resolutions reports were also
received. By-laws were approved to bring Canadian 4-H Council
into
compliance with the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.
We also heard the exciting news that the second Global 4-H
Youth Ag Summit will be held in Australia in 2015.
Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) delegates Valerie Stone
(ON), Jacob Works (NS), and Breanne Durie (AB) spoke about
recent restructuring of the committee, the new terms, and applica-
tion process. They also described several of the fledgling Future
Leaders clubs operating at universities across the country. In
addition to our own MAC JAC 4-H Club, there are clubs operat-
ing at postsecondary institutions in Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and
Alberta. Discussion revolved around the importance of letting
members know that if they’re heading to university in a different
province they may be able to find a 4-H club to welcome them,
finding a way to help these clubs connect, and the need for suc-
cession plans for collegiate clubs.
Thursday afternoon I had to miss the Fund Development meeting
as I had been asked to represent Quebec at the Branding Task-
force meeting which was happening concurrently. Chaired by
Randy Mowat, Senior Vice President of Marketing with MNP,
this ad hoc committee brings together 4-H staff from several
provinces and 4-H Canada Marketing and Communications staff
members, Christine Moses and Jessie Christie, with the goal of
refreshing the 4-H brand to take the organization forward into its
next 100 years. The
committee has had two video conference calls since AGM work-
ing towards the goal of proposing a refreshed visual identity to
the C4-HC board of directors for approval at their November
meeting.
The ever popular Provincial Sharing was conducted on Friday
morning at which time I described Quebec 4-H’s recent successes
with the online auction and our t-shirt contest thanks to
99designs, as well as our steps forward with Junior Junction and
volunteer recognition. Like several other provinces, I spoke of
the dilemma of clubs experiencing internal conflict, and unique to
la belle province, I explained the challenge of maintaining a bi-
lingual website.
Later that day, I sat in on the National Resource Network (NRN)
meeting which our Agricultural liaison, Chelsea Daniel also
joined via conference call. Moving forward, projects will be
grouped under four pillars: Civic Engagement & Communication,
Science & Technology, Arts & Healthy Living, and Sustainable
Agriculture & Food Security. Club leaders and members should
remember that thanks to the NRN we can access resources about
nearly any project you might want to try; all you have to do is
ask.
4-H Night in the Country provided an amazing opportunity to see
members demonstrate projects including alpaca, rabbit, canine,
goat, sheep, gardening, and more as we enjoyed the hospitality at
the Hopcott Family Farm which gave us a sneak peak at the corn
maze they had planted in honour of the 100th anniversary of
BC 4-H.
For senior staff from across the country, Saturday was another
day of meetings to discuss the nitty-gritty of funding and risk
management.
Next year’s AGM will be held in New Brunswick from June 11
to 13. As 4-H Canada has just adjusted its fiscal year, future
AGMs will happen later than they have this year and prior. After
Alberta in 2016, it will be Quebec’s turn to host in 2017. We’ll
be ensuring that the dates do not conflict with Ormstown Fair and
looking forward to hosting help from members, leaders and
alumni.
Quebec 4-H and the QCGN
Lorelei Muller
Quebec 4-H is one of 41 sectoral and regional associations which
make up the Quebec Community Groups Network. From June
12 to 14, I attended the QCGN AGM and conference in Mont-
real. We began on Thursday afternoon when officials from the
Department of Canadian Heritage gave a synopsis of the review
of support to official-language minority communities. Through-
out the process they have conveyed the message that “In terms of
sectoral support, the Program would prioritize sustained actions
in three key areas for community vitality: actions aimed at youth;
arts, culture and heritage; and, media and communications.” This
meeting was followed by a poster session which provided confer-
ence delegates a chance to circulate amongst displays set up by
the various groups represented. Our new display demonstrated
that 4-H has much to offer youth in all communities whether they
are interested in agriculture or any other type of project.
Friday workshops touched on topics such as Measuring Signs of
Vitality in Communities, Best Practices for Collaboration
Amongst Community Groups, Pitching to Politicians, Economic
Prosperity and English-speaking Communities, and a Social Me-
dia Clinic. The AGM followed on Saturday morning with the
ratification of resolutions and approval of audited statements.
Thanks to funding from the Young Canada Works in Both Offi-
cial Languages program, this summer the QCGN was able to hire
an intern to help meet some of the translation needs of network
members. Quebec 4-H is grateful to the QCGN for the compli-
mentary translation of web content. We hope to get our new
French pages posted in the near future.
WANTED: Quebec 4-H YAC Delegate
2014 – 2016 Application deadline: October 10.
See www.quebec4-h.com/4-h-canada-youth-advisory-
committee/ for application form and more info.
Timeline
Announcement of selected candidate: on or about
November 1.
Start position on Quebec 4-H Board of Directors at AGM
Nov. 22, 2014.
Begin 2 year term on YAC with email conversations and/or
conference calls starting in December.
Attend 4-H Canada Leadership Conference in Ottawa Feb.
12 – 15, 2015.
Attend Leadership Conference again in 2016 before
completing term in November.
Page 15 Quebec 4-H News Spreader August 2014
Hello Earthlings! Welcome to the August Edition of Junior
Junction. We can’t wait to see you in just a little
bit for Junior Camp! Believe me, its going to be
out of this world! Not coming to camp? We will
miss you, but don’t forget to join us this winter for
Amazing Animals! Whether we will see you at
camp or not, be sure to try out this awesome activ-
ity, we promise, its sure to be a good time!
Congratulations to Alexander Mayhew, Christina Knox
and Lindsay Gruer for completing the puzzle on the
back of the June Edition of the News Spreader! If you
are coming to camp, be sure to bring your completed
puzzle with you for the chance to win a prize!
Have you tried any of the
activities featured in Junior
Junction? Be sure to send
photos, stories and any other
cool stuff to:
Sneak peak: Rally edition The 39th annual
Provincial
Rally
Watch for the Special Rally Edition of The News Spreader in September!