Friday, September10
6:30 p.m. Turkeys arrive on grounds and begin weigh-in
6:30 p.m. Registration for Rabbit Classes
6:30 p.m. Ice Cream Making
6:30 p.m. Young Speakers for Agriculture Competition
6:45 p.m. Best Dressed Live Animal
6:45 p.m. Rabbit Classes
7:00 p.m. Turkey Classes
8:00 p.m. Paper Airplane Competition
8:30 p.m. Official Opening and Turkey Auction
9:00 p.m. Acadian Down Home
9:00 p.m. Hospitality Area will open
9:15 p.m. Jeff Collins: Firebreather, Excape Artist, Juggling Extraordinaire!
Immediately following Tug-of-War Registration & Competition
Canteen services on Friday evening will be supplied by the Summerside District 4-H Council.
Saturday, September 11
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Horse & Pony Registration
8:30 a.m.– 9:00 a.m. Beef & Dairy & Small Animal Registration
9:00 a.m. Horse & Pony Classes
9:45 a.m. Beef Classes
10:00 a.m. Small Animal Classes
10:00 a.m. Dairy Classes
10:00 a.m. Rubber Boot Toss
10:00 am. Flower Arranging - Group 1
10:30 a.m. Human Bingo
11:00 a.m. Cookie Judging (ages 9 and up)
11:00 a.m. Old Fashioned Bingo
11:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Noon Luncheon
(All animal rings stop for 1/2 hour lunch. Each show ring decides when to stop.)
12:30 p.m. Flower Arranging Competition - Group 2
1:00 p.m. Egg-Tivities
1:00 p.m. Lawn Tractor Driving Competition
2:00 p.m. Royal Beef & Dairy Selection Class
Following Royal Selection *Cow Paddy Bingo winner will be declared.
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Judging is a great activity for all ages. It challenges you to actively look at something, and then make decisions about what you think makes one thing better than another. The PEI Provincial Judging Competition will take place at Old Home Week over two evenings: Monday, August 16, and Thursday, August 19. The competition is open to 4-H members of ALL ages. There will be three different categories: junior, intermediate, and senior. Members will compete for cash prizes. The top judge that is 17 as of January 1, will join the 2010 Atlantic Judging Team that goes to Agribition in Regina, Sask.
Contact the PEI 4-H Office ASAP to sign up!
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Charlottetown District 4-H Rally
Come join the 4-H families and leaders of the Charlottetown District for a few hours of fun and food at the Tea Hill Park at 1:00pm, on Saturday, September 18th, 2010. Everyone welcome! The various clubs in our district will be showcasing their club’s achievements and activities. The district officer, Jackie Harlow, will be on site to answer any questions about the 4-H program here on PEI. There will be a variety of fun activities for everyone to enjoy. The afternoon will be capped off with a BBQ.
Charlottetown District 4-H Information Night
Everyone is welcome to attend the Charlottetown District 4-H Information Night on Wednesday, September 22nd , 2010 at 7:00pm, at the Farm Centre. Here, you will be able to learn more about the 4-H program on PEI. There are nine 4-H clubs in the Charlottetown District, including one in the city of Charlottetown. We welcome all potential leaders, members and their families to come out and see what 4-H is all about and what it can do for you. You are under no obligation to join.
New For 2010 – 4-H Horse & Pony Club
All Horse & Pony, All the Time! Starting in the Fall of 2010, there will be a new 4-H club centrally located between Summerside & Charlottetown that will focus entirely on Horse & Pony Projects. There will be project options for both members with horses and for those without. Some topics that will be covered throughout the year will be: Stable Management, Horse Health, Breeding, Assessing Conformation & Movement, Mane & Tail Braiding, etc. This is a great way for young horse lovers to learn more about horses and to meet friends with the same interests. Club will be open to ages 9 to 21 years.
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Calling all Leaders: Agribition Chaperone Needed
A Chaperone is needed to attend the 40th Agribition Exhibition in Regina, Sask, November 20 – 24 with the Atlantic Judging Team. The Atlantic Judging team is made up of the winners of the 3 provincial Maritime judging competitions. Email or call the 4-H Office by August 15 if interested, at pei4h@gov.pe.ca or 902 368 4833.
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Calling out all Photography Members
Celebrate PEI Agriculture Photo Contest
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EIGHT Categories to Win Great Prizes!
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- Farmscapes ~ PEI’s agricultural landscapes forming scenic vistas
- Animals of Agriculture ~ wooly, furry, feathered or fluffy
- Farmers at Work ~ capture the character of the people who drive the industry
- PEI's Future Farmers ~ youth showing a passion for farming & food production
- The Wild Side of Agriculture ~ wildlife and agriculture interactions
- Fresh from the Farm ~ raw or prepared food from PEI, in an appealing arrangement
- New Perspective ~ a unique glimpse of agriculture from a different point of view
- As Youth See It ~ entries from photographers who are 18 years or younger
Visit the Dept of Agriculture Website for more details!
Islanders Fair Well at EBI Showcase!
The annual Eastern Breeders Inc. Showcase, held in Truro NS, June 27 – 29, was a great success as 73 Maritime 4-H members gathered at Nova Scotia Agricultural College for an intense three day workshop. The PEI delegation consisted of 12 Dairy members and 6 Beef members.
PEI 4-H members showed great strength in both showmanship and conformation classes at this year’s competition with the Overall Aggregate Award for Beef going to Brady Matheson, Grand River East 4-H Club. Adam MacKinnon, of Lot 16 4-H Club claimed Reserve Overall Aggregate for Dairy.
Other PEI highlights of the showcase include: Top Quiz for Beef, Patrick Holland of Summerville
4-H Club; Jackpot winner for Beef, Justin Ford of North River 4-H Club; Jackpot winner for Dairy, Joel Jewell of North River 4-H Club.
The members were instructed by some of the best national beef and dairy cattle experts in the country and participated in many “hands on” information sessions. Some of the educational sessions included topics such as Genetics, Animal Husbandry, and Embryo Transplants.
Members were very impressed with the high calibre of fitting, showing and training sessions available to them. 4-H members have often noted that their success in the show ring is directly related to the many valuable skills acquired at the Eastern Breeders Inc. Showcase.
Left to Right: Brady Matheson PE, Overall Grand Champion Beef; Sarah MacDonnell NS, Overall Champion Dairy; Adam MacKinnon PE, Overall Reserve Champion Dairy
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Green is the OUR Colour
At PEI 4-H we enjoy being green both literally and figuratively. that's why we're encouraging lots of new environmentally friendly activities! Here's 5 tricks to make your everyday activities a little more eco-friendly!
- Carpool to your meetings! This saves gas, carbon emissions, money and is a good excuse to socialize! Walking or bike riding are equally good choices.
- Bring your own water bottle to meetings. North American plastic bottle production uses the same amount of oil as 110, 000 cars (Check out the image below . . . it's mindblowing!!!)
- Use recycling as a fundraiser. It's as old as the ages, but garage sales and bottle drives keep things out of our land fills and provide some money to the club.
- Wear vintage clothes. Not only are they cool, they're cheaper and a great way to recycle fashion
- Turn off the lights! Not just when your meetings are over, but when you leave a room at home. It also helps to unplug any appliances that you aren't using and prevent 'phantom' electricity waste!
Let us know what YOU'RE doing - personanly, or with your club - to dream green on the PEI 4-H Facebook Page, and we'll put it in The Link, and send you a 'Dream Green' shopping bag!!!!
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Young Speakers for Agriculture
PEI 4-H will be holding a Young Speakers for Agriculture competition on Friday, September 10 in conjunction with the 60th Annual Rural Youth Fair to select the Island representative for the National competition.
Members or past members must be between the ages of 16 and 24 and must have been a 4-H member for at least two years. Participants must prepare a five to seven minute speech, in either English or French. The topics for 2010 are:
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->· Exploring First Nations agriculture in Canada?<!--[endif]-->
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· What are the biggest events in Canadian agricultural history?<!--[endif]-->
The winner of the Island competition will represent PEI at the CYSA competition at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on November 6, 2010. The grand prize winner of the CYSA competition receives a cash prize of $1,000, while the Junior champion receives $500.
Interested members register with the PEI 4-H Office no later than August 15.
Special Thanks to our prize sponsor, PEI Credit Unions!