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4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> leadersHIP in action •January 2009 • pagE <br />
January 2009<br />
Special TD Canada Trust Agriculture Services Youth Congress pages 9 - 12.<br />
Leadership<br />
In Action<br />
Publication Mail Agreement #40022887
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> leadersHIP in action •January 2009 • pagE <br />
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4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> leadersHIP in action •January 2009 • pagE <br />
CONTENTS<br />
FEATURES:<br />
9 - 12 TD Canada Trust Agriculture Services<br />
Youth Congress Feature<br />
PROFILES:<br />
06 Amber Underwood Senior & Junior winning entries<br />
07 KAYAKING - Kids Helping Kids Club<br />
08 National 4-H Volunteer Leaders Conference<br />
NEWS:<br />
05 A World of Opportunties in 4-H<br />
Front page photo:<br />
Sam Kloppenburg of Arva,<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> captured the Junior<br />
Canadian Young Speaker<br />
for Agriculture title at this<br />
year’s competition held at<br />
the Royal Agricultural Winter<br />
Fair.<br />
13 David Perrin Memorial 4-H Farm Safety<br />
Endowment Fund<br />
14 Monsanto Canada Donates over $11,000<br />
15 Our Sponsors<br />
REGULARS:<br />
04 From the Editor’s Desk<br />
17 Snapshots!<br />
18 Upcoming Events & Deadlines<br />
Leadership<br />
In Action<br />
19 Executive Message is the official publication<br />
of 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
Special TD Canada Trust Agriculture Services Youth Congress pages 9 - 12.<br />
Happy New Year!
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> leadersHIP in action •January 2009 • pagE <br />
from the editor’s desk . . .<br />
4-H . . . always a good choice!<br />
Recession. No one likes to think about it or acknowledge the<br />
fact that we might very well be heading in that direction.<br />
As a parent, it means tightening the “buckle” on the wallet and<br />
making wiser choices in the activities that we allow our children to participate in.<br />
Does it mean that 4-H has to be one of the activities that gets cut? Not at all!<br />
The provincial membership fee remains at $50.00 for the 2009 year and<br />
members can take as many clubs as they like. There is no uniform to purchase,<br />
no program book required (unless asked for by club leaders), and fees for events,<br />
conferences and activities remain as low as possible.<br />
Does it mean that 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> will cut back on activities and resources. No!<br />
The 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> staff continues to work diligently at providing quality<br />
programming, events and activities that all members and volunteers can take<br />
advantage of.<br />
Will 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> be looking at finding other partners? Absolutely!<br />
Part of the continued effort to provide quality programming is the continued<br />
search for new partners and sponsors. Did the Scotiabank Youth Classic<br />
disappear when Scotiabank (after many years of continued support) decided to<br />
look at other opportunities? No! New partners stepped up and ensured the Youth<br />
Congress continued, and to greater heights as well!<br />
4-H has been learning and growing for more than 90+ years - through good times<br />
and not so great times, and will continue to learn and grow and reach new youth<br />
and adults today and in the days to come.<br />
We may be heading into a “recession”, but 4-H is still going strong!<br />
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> Staff<br />
executive director<br />
Lyndon Stewart<br />
executive assistant,<br />
Trisha Lefler<br />
program manager<br />
Marie Winter<br />
office coordinator<br />
Chara Coulter<br />
council assistant (RDO Position)<br />
Nancy Varley<br />
foundation assistant (RDO Position)<br />
Jordon Paton<br />
fund development coordinator<br />
Julie Armstrong<br />
resource coordinator<br />
Stephanie Craig<br />
communications coordinator<br />
Tammy Oswick-Kearney<br />
information management coordinator<br />
Anita DeJong<br />
regional specialists<br />
opportunities coordinator & region 1 liaison<br />
Marianne Fallis<br />
region 2 Nancy Pirie-Egan<br />
region 3 Melanie Hunter<br />
region 4 Julia Whalen<br />
region 5 Kathryn Lambert<br />
region 6 Kathryn Lambert<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Council<br />
president<br />
Patty Lasby<br />
past-president<br />
John Drummond<br />
vice-president<br />
Shonna Ward<br />
directors<br />
Darrell Bergsma<br />
Megan Burnside<br />
Michael Crellian<br />
Rick Darling<br />
Dave Elgie<br />
Dave McNichols<br />
Shirley Tomlinson<br />
Susan Vincent<br />
director-at-large<br />
Sandra Hanes<br />
director community<br />
Vacant<br />
director youth<br />
Carolyn Booker<br />
national youth advisory committee rep<br />
James Craig<br />
COUNCIL<br />
Keep smiling!<br />
Tammy OK<br />
The 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> ‘Leadership in Action’ magazine<br />
is published four times a year by 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong>.<br />
editor: Tammy Oswick-Kearney<br />
contributing writers<br />
•John Gordon Cole • Marianne Fallis •<br />
•Don May • Dawne Mudford •<br />
• Jennifer Scherer •<br />
editorial correspondence<br />
and subscription information:<br />
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
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Guelph, ON N1H 6J2<br />
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1-877-410-6748<br />
e-mail: communications@4-hontario.ca<br />
www.4-hontario.ca<br />
2009 copy deadlines:<br />
March 15, June 15, Sept. 15, Dec. 15<br />
magazine distribution:<br />
January, April, July, October<br />
Reproduction in whole, or in part is forbidden<br />
without the written permission of 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong>.<br />
Publication Mail Agreement #40022887<br />
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<strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation<br />
chair<br />
John Core<br />
vice-chair<br />
Rod Stork<br />
trustees<br />
Nancy Brown-Andison<br />
Peter Brown<br />
Peter Cameron<br />
Ann Louise Carson<br />
Ralph Dietrich<br />
Christine Dukelow<br />
Bill Emmott<br />
Crystal Mackay<br />
Terry Malcolm<br />
Terry Manning<br />
Rory McAlpine<br />
Wes Thompson<br />
Jim Wadleigh<br />
Hon. Lyle Vanclief
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> leadersHIP in action •January 2009 • pagE <br />
A world of opportunities in 4-H!<br />
4-H members and volunteers alike - your<br />
guide to the world of 4-H opportunities is<br />
here! Whether you are looking for a skillbuilding<br />
opportunity, a scholarship or a<br />
travel experience the information is included<br />
in the 2009 4-H Opportunities of a Lifetime<br />
Guide.<br />
New this year for both members and<br />
volunteers is the 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> Wheels in<br />
Motion Mountain Bike Outdoor Lab. At<br />
these Labs (one in each Region) members<br />
and volunteers alike will learn biking<br />
skills, proper safety and leadership skills<br />
while fostering an understanding of the<br />
Opportunities at a glance<br />
Members<br />
registration Deadline<br />
Future Leaders In Action January 31<br />
Youth Exchanges Canada February 2<br />
Discovery Days<br />
Ask your Regional Specialist for<br />
details.<br />
Youth Adventure Camps<br />
Check the Opportunity of a Lifetime<br />
Guide for more information.<br />
Greenbelt Youth Forum March 1<br />
Careermania May 1<br />
Wheels in Motion<br />
One month before the event<br />
Mountain Bike Lab<br />
(check the 4-H website for more<br />
details as they become available<br />
Communications Competition June 1<br />
Volunteers<br />
registration Deadline<br />
National 4-H Volunteer March 1<br />
Leaders Conference<br />
National Citizenship March 1<br />
Seminar Chaperone<br />
Agribition 4-H Judging June 1<br />
Seminar Chaperone<br />
Alberta Leaders Conf. September 1<br />
Syngenta Arbor Awards November 15<br />
environment.<br />
Also new this year is the 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
Communications Competition. Members<br />
from across the province will compete<br />
in one of three styles of communication<br />
- public speaking (prepared speech),<br />
demonstration or speak and show. More<br />
information about both of these programs<br />
will be posted on the 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> website<br />
as it becomes available so check www.4-<br />
hontario.ca often!<br />
In its second year, the Greenbelt Youth<br />
Forum will be taking place in April. This<br />
exciting opportunity brings together rural<br />
and urban youth from across the Greenbelt<br />
to learn about issues of importance to the<br />
Greenbelt such as water preservation, land<br />
use planning, environmental stewardship<br />
and more.<br />
4-H favourites are continuing this year<br />
- including Future Leaders In Action for<br />
members aged 16 to 21 (deadline for<br />
registration is January 31). As well, members<br />
aged 13 to 14 can attend Youth Adventure<br />
Camps where they will gain leadership and<br />
life skills through participation in activities<br />
(and of course meet lots of friends!).<br />
Don’t forget about Discovery Days that<br />
are run regionally throughout the province.<br />
These days are for 4-H members, and<br />
future members, ages 10 to 12. This year’s<br />
Discovery Days are sure to be Out of this<br />
World!<br />
All of these and more are listed in the 2009<br />
Opportunities of a Lifetime Guide. For more<br />
information on any 4-H Opportunity check out<br />
the 4-H website or contact the 4-H office at<br />
programs@4-hontario.ca, 1-877-410-6748.
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> leadersHIP in action •January 2009 • pagE <br />
Amber Underwood Memorial News Competition<br />
Senior winner<br />
John Gordon Cole, Renfrew 4-H<br />
Before the snow flies<br />
farm tour<br />
Our Renfrew County clubs have had<br />
close ties with 4-H members from Shawville,<br />
Quebec for quite a while (because it is<br />
much closer to us than the rest of <strong>Ontario</strong>)<br />
and we have jumped at the opportunities<br />
they have given us to compete. I have<br />
had the opportunity to participate in the<br />
Provincial Rally, which is like a mini-fair<br />
for 4-H members, and at the Macdonald<br />
College Judging Competition. During our<br />
time participating in events on the Quebec<br />
side, we were inspired to try to adapt our<br />
own versions of them.<br />
One idea that quickly jumps to mind was<br />
the Quebec Farm Tour. 4-H members were<br />
given the chance to witness multiple styles<br />
of farming that have been utilized by Quebec<br />
farmers in various areas across the province.<br />
Members brought back their experiences<br />
on these tours, we decided to attempt our<br />
own Renfrew County version. The senior<br />
members’ Leadership Club created a plan<br />
and we were soon underway.<br />
In October 2007, our farm tour began<br />
with over thirty members from Renfrew<br />
County and West Quebec arriving at our<br />
county Awards Banquet. For the next two<br />
days, we visited Van Lindenburg’s rotary<br />
Milking system, the “Taste of Renfrew”,<br />
which showcased locally produced foods,<br />
the Douglas Bull Evaluation Centre and<br />
many more interesting beef, sheep, cash<br />
crop and horse farms.<br />
To accomplish this well-balanced tour, 4-<br />
H members met weekly over a two-month<br />
period to make arrangements with host<br />
farms, arrange for billeting of participants,<br />
find sponsors and create a fun after-tour<br />
program. Support from our farm community<br />
was well appreciated as many acted as<br />
our sponsors as well as hosts. This time<br />
of planning also helped jump start our<br />
budding leadership program, as it taught<br />
our members planning, public speaking<br />
and organizational skills. The culmination<br />
of these two months of hard work was a<br />
tour that turned out better than we ever<br />
imagined!<br />
The 4-H members were very polite and<br />
interested in the dozen tour destinations<br />
and the Quebec members were pleased<br />
that we returned their hospitality with our<br />
own. There was a destination to intrigue<br />
each participant and a new friend made at<br />
each stop. Everyone enjoyed the banquet,<br />
potluck dinner, Casino Night and bonfire that<br />
were the social highlights of the weekend.<br />
After the tour was over, it was clear that<br />
both participants and hosts had enjoyed it<br />
greatly, so we decided to make it a biennial<br />
event. Ideas have began to form in our<br />
heads concerning how to make the tour<br />
better. It is hard to improve on something<br />
perfect, but we are trying our hardest to do<br />
just that!<br />
I hope you have enjoyed reading this<br />
success story and I would like to thank all<br />
the sponsors, leaders and participants who<br />
made this event possible. Watch for our<br />
invitations for our 2009 “Before the Snow<br />
Flies Farm Tour”. We hope to see as many<br />
new faces as we do returning members!<br />
Junior winner<br />
Jennifer Scherer, Essex 4-H<br />
My 4-H Success Story –<br />
A Big Year<br />
Joining 4-H Clubs is a fun and exciting<br />
way to make new friends and learn different<br />
things. 4-H is a prime example of a good club<br />
because it is for all kids and teens whether<br />
they are shy or talkative. I look forward to<br />
going to all of the different meetings.<br />
My story took place in my second year<br />
of 4-H when I was eleven years old. I was<br />
getting used to the routines of some of the<br />
different clubs. Once again, I joined the<br />
Poultry Club. When we chose the type of<br />
birds that we wanted, I decided to try and<br />
raise the Bonnie Heavy Red Chickens.<br />
From chicks we raised our chickens, my<br />
three heavy reds included. I was very happy<br />
that I hadn’t lost any chickens and that they<br />
were growing very nicely, though it was very<br />
hard to tell them apart at first.<br />
When it came time for the Harrow Fair, I<br />
had a huge, nine pound hen. In order to get<br />
her to the fair we had to cut the door in the<br />
cage bigger so that she could get into it.<br />
We brought my hen to the fair and got<br />
it all set up in its home for the weekend.<br />
We brought all of our other crafts to the<br />
appropriate buildings, and headed home<br />
where I could practise my speech for the<br />
achievement day tomorrow.<br />
We went to the fairgrounds the next day<br />
and I headed straight to the barns with my<br />
little bag of cracked corn, while my parents<br />
and grandparents went to find a spot in the<br />
crowd.<br />
When I got into the barn I saw a red<br />
ribbon and learned that my nine pound hen<br />
was the Grand Champion Chicken. Now<br />
that was a huge surprise and I was very<br />
proud of my chicken and handy work.<br />
Our leaders gave us all a small pep talk<br />
and we all went to our cages to take out our<br />
birds. We all lined up by the door, peeking<br />
out to see how many people would be<br />
watching us.<br />
After a few minutes we were called out,<br />
so we took our birds and all sat out in the<br />
show ring. Our leaders introduced our club<br />
to the audience while we sat wrestling with<br />
our impatient birds.<br />
Once the leaders completed their<br />
introductory speeches, we were up to<br />
bat. The few of us that chose speeches<br />
over posters had to get ready to speak.<br />
Thankfully, the senior members of the club<br />
had to go first.<br />
Before I knew it it was my turn to take<br />
the microphone. I was very nervous, but<br />
I successfully said my speech without<br />
trouble.<br />
The leaders said a few more words and<br />
started giving out awards. Much to my<br />
surprise, I won first place for the junior<br />
speeches.<br />
Once our program was over we put<br />
our chickens away and went to find our<br />
families in the crowd, where we received<br />
congratulations on our way back home to<br />
rest up for the auction the next day.<br />
The next day, we went to the fairgrounds<br />
again for the auction. I went to the barn and<br />
got my huge hen ready to sell.<br />
I waited until my name was called to<br />
walk out to the show ring. I put my hen on<br />
the ground and led it around the ring for<br />
everybody to see. The auctioneer started<br />
calling quick numbers and the buyers were<br />
bidding with their cards.<br />
After a few minutes of suspense, I learned<br />
that Gord’s Abattoir bought my hen at twenty<br />
two dollars a pound. Within moments,<br />
I successfully earned one hundred and<br />
ninety eight dollars. To an eleven year old,<br />
that is a whole lot of money.<br />
I’m sure that all groups have their special<br />
moments, but the 4-H clubs surely have the<br />
best there are. I’m in my fourth year of 4-<br />
H and hope to have many more moments<br />
throughout the years!
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Kayaking<br />
Kids Helping Kids Club<br />
What began as a simple request<br />
for assistance, turned into a 4-H Club<br />
perhaps like no other.<br />
When the co-ordinator of the<br />
Chatham-Kent Special Populations<br />
group approached Chatham-Kent 4-H<br />
Canoe & Kayak Club leader, Dawne<br />
Mudford with a request to borrow the<br />
Club’s kayaks, along with her expertise<br />
to run a day camp for kids with special<br />
needs, an idea for a new 4-H Club<br />
emerged.<br />
Why not utilize the experienced<br />
kayakers from the 4-H Club to work<br />
one-on-one with the special needs<br />
kids? And Kayaking-Kids Helping Kids<br />
was born.<br />
The request went out to members<br />
of the Club, with a positive response.<br />
Seven special needs kids were matched<br />
up with ten kayaking club members, for<br />
five evenings. Leader, Dawne Mudford<br />
knew that the experience would be one<br />
that none of the members would ever<br />
forget.<br />
After an orientation meeting, the<br />
members were ready to meet their new,<br />
special friends on the shore of shallow<br />
Mitchell’s Bay on Lake St. Clair. The<br />
result was amazing.<br />
Bonds were quickly formed, and<br />
suddenly disabilities gave way for new<br />
abilities, and within a few hours of<br />
instruction, all of the special kayakers<br />
were experiencing something new and<br />
exciting in their lives. Problems with<br />
coordination and self esteem were<br />
overcome and frustration was quickly<br />
replaced with smiles.<br />
Seventeen-year-old Jacqueline<br />
Paterson has been a member of the<br />
Canoe & Kayak Club since its launch<br />
in 2003. Well versed in both kayaking<br />
and canoeing, Jacqueline volunteered<br />
her time to work with the newly formed<br />
Club. With post-secondary plans revolving<br />
around a teaching career,<br />
Jacqueline found the experience of<br />
working with the special needs kids to<br />
be invaluable.<br />
“A lot of people don’t take the time<br />
to realize that they are really just kids<br />
too, and they like to have fun and learn<br />
things just like anyone else,” she said.<br />
Craig Bayliss, also a member of the<br />
Club found the experience of working<br />
with the special needs kids to be<br />
nothing short of miraculous. “It really<br />
was great fun for all of us,” he said.<br />
For Club president, Ethan Dieleman,<br />
the reward for his efforts came on the<br />
final evening of the camp. His charge,<br />
“Quinn” was an autistic teenager whose<br />
efforts at first seemed somewhat nonexistent.<br />
But through patience and<br />
persistence, Quinn was paddling<br />
ahead of the squad on the final<br />
evening - Parent’s Night, with Quinn’s<br />
proud parents looking on. “It was really<br />
amazing to see. It felt great to have<br />
been a part of helping Quinn. It was very<br />
rewarding,” said Ethan. But the biggest<br />
surprise in Quinn’s transformation had<br />
come on the final day, when, upon his<br />
arrival to the beachfront, the usually<br />
quiet and sombre young man ran<br />
across the sand to “high-five” his new<br />
4-H “bff”, Ethan.
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> leadersHIP in action •January 2009 • pagE <br />
National 4-H Volunteer Leaders Conference<br />
by Don May<br />
Picture this, it’s late summer 2008 - we’re wrapping up hay<br />
season, and Marie Winter sends an e-mail asking if I have<br />
any interest in attending National 4-H Volunteer Conference<br />
(NVLC) in early November. Well the ensuing debate begins!<br />
1 -Talk it over with spouse; 2 - contact work to see if I can be<br />
gone for 3 days; 3 - consider that three family members and<br />
spouse are in Toronto that same weekend competing at the<br />
RAWF; 4 - my brother and his wife are in Florida for a one<br />
month vacation; and finally that I will be leaving an 18 year<br />
old in charge! Oh, and as if I hadn’t already thought about<br />
a major wedding anniversary coming up at the end of the<br />
month!! Then the blessing comes from the better half, that<br />
“Yes, you better go”.<br />
What I am pointing out is that “yes” we are all busy doing<br />
what we think is important, “but we need to take the time for<br />
change”.<br />
As I mentioned, Marie’s message was looking for<br />
volunteers. At this point in time, no-one had applied from<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> to attend with the deadline of March a long distant<br />
past. I guess that I was like most others, and assumed<br />
someone else would go. The girls at 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> tell me that<br />
it is a roller coaster - sometimes filling out quota of delegates<br />
or else a famine! Unfortunately for you, but fortunately for<br />
me I had a chance to attend a conference where I felt the<br />
speakers that we had Wednesday night, Thursday a n d<br />
Friday never lost my interest.<br />
As we all know, at some conferences some<br />
speakers can lull you off to sleep. Mark Essay,<br />
with his presentation “Harnessing the Energy”<br />
and the workshop “Cause Success” got everyone<br />
charged up at the meal on Wednesday evening<br />
and kept us interested with his talk on Thursday.<br />
He’s a former 4-H member from Manitoba who<br />
took part in 4-H for 10 years and is now teaching<br />
tomorrow’s leaders at Portage Le Prairie. If at<br />
any time you have the opportunity to hear or<br />
to have mark interact with your volunteers or<br />
youth, seize the opportunity.<br />
Rob Black and Jane Muegge showed<br />
us that we don’t all need to do things the<br />
same way, but in the end, the goal is what<br />
really matters when we work together.<br />
Dori Gingera-Beauchimin talked about the<br />
Canadian 4-H Foundation and the goals<br />
that they are striving to achieve to leave 4-<br />
H across this land financially sound even<br />
if we have a few hiccups as time moves<br />
on, with the present hiccup being Stock<br />
Market values.<br />
Tracy Drabyk-Zirk and Tammy Oswick-<br />
Kearney led us in a round table discussion<br />
on best practices in networking. We all<br />
enjoyed hearing about clubs and fundraisers<br />
that were being done from coast to coast. Gabriele Del<br />
Bianco spoke on “the Wind in the Turbine - the Sun in the<br />
Solar Panel”.<br />
On the entertainment side, the opportunity to eat out with<br />
the 4-H members at the Mysteriously Yours mystery dinner<br />
theatre while being entertained by Greg Coleman from<br />
Alberta on stage was a hoot, while his son watched - with<br />
his head down. The tour and lunch at the John Deere plant<br />
at Grimsby was enjoyed. I enjoyed sightseeing with people<br />
who had never seen Niagara Falls.<br />
As well, for most, the opportunity to visit “The Royal” for<br />
the first time was high on their lists. The wrap-up banquet<br />
with sponsors and the winning speeches from Christina<br />
Crowley and Thomas Fisher from the 2007 Young Speakers<br />
for Canadian Agriculture were enjoyed by all.<br />
Referring back to the beginning of this article, if Marie had<br />
not raised the issue of attending, I, like most others, would<br />
not have thought I had time to partake in such a wonderful<br />
five day event.<br />
In the words of Bev Rasmussen from Alberta, “Sometimes<br />
we get tired and wonder if it is worth all of the time we give,<br />
but after the incredible sessions we had, we regain that<br />
positive energy and are prepared to forge ahead in helping<br />
keep members committed to the program.”<br />
Thank you 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> for the opportunity to attend and<br />
here’s hoping we send a full delegation in 2009. I guess<br />
everything worked out fine at home. Nothing<br />
evident yet at any rate!<br />
NVLC<br />
delegates posing in<br />
front of a John Deere tractor during our<br />
stop-over tour and lunch at the plant in Grimsby on our way<br />
to Niagara Falls.
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TD CANADA TRUST AGRICULTURE SERVICES YOUTH <strong>LEADERSHIP</strong> CONGRESS<br />
This year at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, TD Canada Trust<br />
Agriculture Services came on board to support a Youth Leadership<br />
Congress incorporating the following competitions under one youth<br />
umbrella over one weekend: Queen’s Guineas, <strong>Ontario</strong> Junior<br />
Barrow Show, TD Canada Trust Junior Sheep Show, Classic<br />
Canadian Junior Dairy Show, National Junior Beef Heifer Show, 4-<br />
H Field Crops, 4-H Maple Syrup & Products, 4-H Provincial Go For<br />
The Gold, TD Canada Trust Ladies Lead & Wool, Canadian Young<br />
Speakers for Agriculture Competition, President’s Cup Junior<br />
Showmanship and the TD Canada Trust Dairy Goat Youth Show.<br />
The TD Canada Trust Youth Leadership Congress lead by TD<br />
Canada Trust Agriculture Services included sponsorship provided<br />
by Kubota, The Semex Alliance, and Holstein Canada. These<br />
sponsors, the show committees and staff of the Royal Agricultural<br />
Winter Fair enabled wonderful Learn To Do By Doing experiences<br />
for over 1000 youth.4-H continues to play an active and important<br />
role in the RAWF and with support from TD Canada Trust Agriculture<br />
Services, the next few pages highlight that involvement.<br />
Queen’s Guineas<br />
Competitors from 12 counties competed for the title of Grand<br />
Champion Queen’s Guineas. Coming out on top was Matt McGuire<br />
(Essex) with Reserve going to Amanda Scott (Brant). On the<br />
showmanship side Mike McFarlene (Middlesex) took home Grand<br />
Champion while Jenn Megens (York) took home the Reserve title.<br />
Junior Barrow<br />
In the Junior Barrow competition Arie Kraayenbrink, the Senior<br />
Champion, went home with the Grand Champion Showman title,<br />
while Adam Debruyn, the Novice Champion, grabbed Reserve<br />
Champion Showman. The Inter County Group of Three saw the<br />
Chatham-Kent team of Daniel Berbeek, Colin Dieleman and Sara<br />
Boersma take home 1 st place followed by the team of Hillary<br />
Boekhoven, Carmen Crump and Joe O’Neil from Middlesex.<br />
First prize Pfizer Quiz Awards went to Senior, Daniel Verbeek,<br />
Junior, David Robinson and Novice, Leanne Dieleman, while the<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Junior Barrow Barn Competition winner was Darren Love.<br />
Adding a lighter side to the competition Carmen Crump captured<br />
the Best Dressed Pig Picture. The J. Harold Crang Trophy<br />
Stockmanship Award was presented to David Robinson. Grand<br />
Champion Market Pig was awarded to David Gunson with Reserve<br />
going to Krista Grunson. Champion Market Gilt went to Krista<br />
Gunson. In the Group of Three competition, Chatham-Kent came<br />
out on top and for Top Landrace Market Hog, Anna Kraayenbrink<br />
took home the honors.<br />
Junior Sheep<br />
Seventy-six competitors vied for the title of Grand Champion<br />
Junior Sheep Showperson. Lee Ann Nelson, Intermediate winner,<br />
of Kingsbury, Quebec went home with that title. Conformation<br />
classes saw Genevieve Brown (Cobden), 1 st in AOB, Andrea<br />
Crump (Ilderton), 1 st in Crossbreds, Shea O’Neill (Hepworth) 1 st<br />
in Oxford, Kelly Nesbitt (Springfield) 1 st in Southdown and Sarah<br />
Bennett (Kemptville), 1 st in Suffolk.<br />
Top: Junior Sheep Showperson Nathan Aitken. Middle: Intermediate<br />
Sheep Showperson Lee Anne Nelson, who also captured the title<br />
of Grand Champion Junior Sheep Showperson. Bottom: Senior<br />
Sheep Showperson Sarah Bennett.
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The Classic<br />
Out in the barns, 358 of Canada’s top dairy youth from 52 teams<br />
across 8 Canadian provinces were preparing for the 29 th annual<br />
Classic. Walking through the barns you could see 4-H members<br />
working together to produce top quality displays and exceptionally<br />
well-groomed calves.<br />
This year the Champion Showperson was awarded to Becky<br />
Quickfall from Middlesex County with Reserve going to Shea<br />
O’Neill from Grey County. The Grand Champion Calf went to<br />
Crasdale Dundee Liza shown by Samuel Drolet from Quebec with<br />
Reserve Grand Champion honours going to Pamada Wildman Lor<br />
Baby shown by Tara McKinven, also from Quebec, and Honourable<br />
Mention went to Musgie Calimero Chikita shown by Briana Dillman<br />
of Nova Scotia.<br />
The best exhibit competition was won by <strong>Ontario</strong>’s team from<br />
Russell County, with Bruce and Perth following in a close “tied”<br />
second position.<br />
Quebec East was named winners of the Best Group of Three with<br />
Dundas County placing a close second, and the Premier County<br />
Bill Edelstein Bowl was presented to Northumberland County.<br />
Junior Beef Heifer<br />
Showmanship Judge Justin McCurry from Witchita, Kansas<br />
selected Jared Ball (North Simcoe) as Grand Champion<br />
Showperson and John Reekie (Grey) Reserve at this year’s<br />
competition. Conformation Judge, Chad Wilson from Cloverdale,<br />
Indiana selected Colltage Crk 911J Tyra 7005’07 led by Tyler<br />
Nostadt (Essex) as the Grand Champion Heifer, with Reserve<br />
going to Wat-Cha Taylor Swift 12T led by Kaitlyn Nostadt (Essex).<br />
4-H Field Crops<br />
Competitors from across the province competed in 14 different<br />
classes in this year’s Field Crops Competition. First place winner<br />
were: ‘Wheat, Any Variety’ Matthew McKeon (Chatham-Kent),<br />
‘Oats, Any Variety’ Brendan Murphy (Haldimand), ‘Barley, 6 rowed<br />
& Barley 2 rowed’ Alex Turnbull (Haldimand), ‘Corn, ear, dent’ Josh<br />
Conformation Champions – Ross Wallace from Kubota Canada,<br />
Brian Leach, President of Holstein Canada, Judge Larry Schirm,<br />
Miss Teen Canada Katie Starke, Tara McKinven, Samuel Drolet,<br />
Craig Bremner from TD Canada Trust, ribbon presenters Katie<br />
Fletcher and Krista Fraser.<br />
Grand Champion Heifer Colltage Crk 911J Tyra 7005’07.<br />
The showmanship picture left to right – Ross Wallace from Kubota<br />
Canada, Krista Fraser, Reserve Champion Shea O’Neill, champion<br />
Becky Quickfall from Middlesex County, Katie Fletcher, Craig<br />
Bremner from TD Canada Trust, Judge Ridley Wikkerink and<br />
Associate Judge Bruce Sayles.<br />
Grand Champion Showperson Jared Ball.
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Aitken and James Bailey along with coach Marg Aitken, beat<br />
out the very competitive team from Grenville County (Region 2),<br />
consisting of Amy McKinnley, Alison Ferguson, Steven Ferguson,<br />
Dustin Morrison, Robert Maitland and coach Maria Ferguson.<br />
Also competing that day were teams from Prince Edward, Huron<br />
and Middlesex Counties, who represented their regions well in<br />
very competitive games, showcasing their knowledge of various<br />
4-H projects from dairy to horse and financial fitness to cooking as<br />
well as current events.<br />
Thanks to volunteer Co-Chairs Mike Metcalf and Karen Dair<br />
who dedicate numerous hours to developing the materials needed,<br />
and <strong>Ontario</strong> Mutuals, sponsor of the 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> Go For The Gold<br />
Program, as well as numerous other volunteers, the program<br />
continues to be a yearly success.<br />
Burrows (Hamilton-Wentworth), ‘Corn, shelled, dent’ Cody Switzer<br />
(Hamilton-Wentworth), ‘Soybeans, any variety’ Mike Cornelissen<br />
(Lambton), ‘Beans, white or coloured’ Kyle Craven (Chatham-<br />
Kent), ‘Hay, first cut’ Kathryn Ringelberg (Hamilton-Wentworth),<br />
‘Hay, second cut’ Josh Burrows (Hamilton-Wentworth), ‘Sheaf,<br />
Oat’ Jason Turnbull (Haldimand), ‘Sheaf, Wheat’ Adam Chechalk<br />
(Hamilton-Wentworh), and ‘Sheaf, Barley’ Jason Turnbull.<br />
Go For The Gold<br />
Salons at the RAWF held spectators attention as, in one<br />
area, Region 4 grabbed gold at the provincial Go For The Gold<br />
competition, after three preliminary games, a semi-final round and<br />
a nail-biting championship game.<br />
The team from Region 4 - representing Wellington County<br />
(Region 4) - Joel Aitken, Virginia Pantling, Miriam Bailey, Heather<br />
Ladies Lead and Wool<br />
With the objective of presenting a class of sheep in the most<br />
attractive manner and to improve the image of a Sheep Show while<br />
assisting in the promotion of wool, Lee Ann Nelson of Kingsbury,<br />
QC captured top honours. Not only did she nab first place, she<br />
also took home the Albert and Reta Hunter Memorial Trophy,<br />
The Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Award, and the Royal<br />
Agricultural Winter Fair Award. Hanna Porteous snagged the<br />
Driscolls Dorsets Award while Valerie Craig won the Great Lake<br />
Sales Award.<br />
Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture<br />
Meanwhile over in another salon, 26 competitors from seven<br />
provinces competed for the top prizes in this year’s Canadian<br />
Young Speakers for Agriculture (CYSA) competition.<br />
Kayla Getzinger of Stony Plain, Alberta, won the senior category,<br />
with Sam Kloppenburg of Arva, <strong>Ontario</strong>, capturing the junior<br />
award.<br />
Participants at the 2008 Provincial Go For the Gold Competition representing 6 regions across <strong>Ontario</strong>.
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For their victories, Getzinger and Kloppenburg both received a<br />
cash prize, a framed print from John Deere Limited, and will have<br />
their names engraved on CYSA plaques.<br />
Planning for the 2009 competition has already started. If you are<br />
interested, check the CYSA website for details at www.cysa-joca.ca.<br />
Dairy Goat<br />
Senior Katharine Hanna captured the Champion Showperson<br />
and Patrick McLean Trophy, while the Flora Zaporzon Memorial<br />
Trophy for overall achievement in Showmanship and Conformation<br />
was awarded to Tyler Hansford (Melbourne). In the conformation<br />
classes Champion Doe was awarded to Tyler Hansfords Saanen<br />
with Reserve Champion Doe going to James Sackrider.<br />
Senior CYSA winner Kayla Getzinger.<br />
Champion Doe led by Tyler Hansford and Reserve Champion Doe<br />
led by James Sackrider.<br />
Friends of 4-H<br />
Hundreds of 4-H supporters gathered at the Friends of 4-H<br />
Fundraiser, organized by Gencor and Dairy Farmers of Ontari, who<br />
incorporated a casual dinner with a live auction. Over $25,000 was<br />
raised that will benefit 4-H youth across <strong>Ontario</strong>.<br />
The Perrin family graciously donated their son David’s 4-H project<br />
- Meadow Lee Mary Storm - in an effort to increase farm safety<br />
awareness in the 4-H community. David died tragically in a silo gas<br />
accident on October 4, 2008. See more on this on page 13.<br />
The second item up in the live auction was a Toyota Tundra<br />
SR5 4 x 4 truck, supplied courtesy of the <strong>Ontario</strong> Toyota Dealers.<br />
Auctioneer Brent Walker eventually sold the truck to Gencor. Also<br />
sold throughout the day at numerous locations were keys for<br />
chances to unlock prize vaults full of great items.<br />
The 4-H Truck<br />
Another highlight at this year’s RAWF occurred thanks to a<br />
five-way partnership anchored by Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show<br />
(COFS) and Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI).<br />
10 years ago 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> launched a Foundation Endowment<br />
Campaign to generate increased capacity and sustainability for<br />
4-H at the local, regional and provincial levels. To mark this 10 th<br />
anniversary 4-H is launching a brand new awareness campaign<br />
that will focus on raising the profile of the <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation.<br />
Now because of these five key partners – Canada’s Outdoor<br />
Farm Show, Toyota Canada Inc., UPI Energy LP, <strong>Ontario</strong> Mutuals<br />
and Guelph Toyota - the “4-H Truck”, a Toyota Tundra, is ready to<br />
hit the road - to be used as a travelling billboard for 4-H, not only to<br />
promote the Foundation but also to support regional and provincial<br />
camps and other 4-H activities.<br />
Champion Goat Showperson Katherine Hanna and Reserve<br />
Champion Goat Showperson Evan Stanley.
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The David Perrin Memorial 4-H Farm Safety Endowment Fund<br />
Newly established by the Perrin Family and 4-H Foundation<br />
The family of David Perrin graciously<br />
donated their son’s 2008 4-H Dairy Calf<br />
Project, Meadow Lee Mary Storm, in an<br />
effort to increase farm safety awareness in<br />
the agricultural and 4-H community. David,<br />
a 14 year old 4-H member and a partner<br />
on the Ayr family farm, died tragically in a<br />
silo gas accident on October 4, 2008. Older<br />
brother Michael spoke on behalf of the family<br />
at the funeral raising a heartfelt call to action<br />
for “everyone to do what they could to avoid<br />
this from happening to anyone else.”<br />
On November 8, Mary Storm lived<br />
up to her name by taking the Royal by<br />
storm. The 4-H Calf sold a total of 9 times<br />
at the Friends of 4-H Fundraiser, each<br />
time raising funds for the David Perrin<br />
Memorial Farm Safety Endowment Fund.<br />
The ‘Friends of Waterloo 4-H’ Syndicate<br />
was Mary’s second last successful buyer<br />
with an incredible bid of $31,540.00.<br />
When she sold for the 9 th and final time,<br />
she had raised a total of $41,640.00. A<br />
special thanks to Brent Walker, Guelph<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong>, who served as Auctioneer, and to<br />
Gencor and Dairy Farmers of <strong>Ontario</strong> for<br />
incorporating this auction into their Friends<br />
of 4-H Fundraiser.<br />
As of December 15, the total funds<br />
raised in memory of David have totalled<br />
over $50,000. Donations are still welcome<br />
from those who want to help 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
accomplish farm safety awareness and<br />
education, to prevent a tragedy like this<br />
from happening again, and to keep David’s<br />
memory alive. Call Trisha or Lyndon at 519-<br />
824-0101.<br />
On behalf of the Perrin Family, and the <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation we want to thank the following donors:<br />
Ayr Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., Bio-Ag<br />
Consultants Distributors Inc., CIBC Agriculture<br />
Services, Classic Junior Dairy Show Founders<br />
Syndicate (Bert Stewart, Bill Edelstein, Doug<br />
Wagner, Lowell Lindsay), James Dale, Cora<br />
Lee & Norman Dobson, Elanco Animal Health,<br />
Floradale Feed Mill, FS Partners, June & Nelson<br />
Gerber, Grenville 4-H Association, Sandra &<br />
Peter Hannam, International Silo Association,<br />
Kubota Canada Ltd., Meadow Lee Farms<br />
Ltd., Norwell Dairy Systems Ltd., <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-<br />
H Council, <strong>Ontario</strong> Dairy Industry Syndicate<br />
(<strong>Ontario</strong> Holstein Association, <strong>Ontario</strong> Joint<br />
Dairy Breeds, Jersey <strong>Ontario</strong>, Dairy Farmers<br />
of <strong>Ontario</strong>), <strong>Ontario</strong> Dairy Youth Trust Fund,<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Harvestore Systems, Thomas Palen,<br />
Marilyn Sararus, Lyndon Stewart and to....The<br />
Friends of Waterloo 4-H Syndicate: ABS<br />
Canada, Agrospray Limited, Alpha Agri-Products<br />
Inc., Alpine Plant Foods Corporation, B-W Feed<br />
& Seed Ltd., Terry & Bob Ballantyne & Family,<br />
David & Miriam Barrie, Donald & Alice Becker,<br />
Big Spring Farms Ltd., Rob & Julie Black, Black<br />
Horse Corners (Jeff Stager), Earl & Elaine Bock,<br />
Bosdale Farms Inc., Braefoot Farms (Grant<br />
Henderson), Bridon Farms Inc.(Brian & Donna<br />
Sayles & Family), Brodmaple Farms, Browndale<br />
Specialty Sales, Brubacher Sales, Cambridge<br />
Kiwanis Dairy 4-H Club, Cambridge Veterinary<br />
Mgt Services Inc., Canada’s Outdoor Farm<br />
Show Limited, Sharon Barnes & Mark Carmount,<br />
CDSO, Citilimits Farms Inc., Cleave View Inc.,<br />
Clefthaven Farms, Roland Cober, Wilbert & Annie<br />
Cober, Coleman Equipment Inc., Cress-Ridge<br />
Farms Ltd., Kevin & Janet Cressman, Cribit<br />
Seeds, Danayr Fuels, Danayr Gas Bar, Robert<br />
& Helen Darby, David Carson Farms & Auction<br />
Services Ltd., John & Bonnie DenHaan, Denlee<br />
Farm Ltd.(Dennis & Sandy Kuepfer), Clarence &<br />
Marilyn Diefenbacher, John Drummond, Dumfries<br />
Mutual Insurance Company, Paul & Michelle<br />
Eby, Eby Lawn Farm, Ebyholme Farms Limited,<br />
John & Dianne Edworthy, Einwechter Limited,<br />
Performance Dairy Centre, Viola & Vernon Erb,<br />
Angela & Brian Fairfield, Tom Faulkner, Julie L.<br />
Fell, Ferber Seed Co., Follingdale Farms Limited<br />
(John & Nellie Foillings & family), Fordleigh Farm<br />
Ltd. (Larry and Shirley Ford), Foundation Sires,<br />
Fradon Holsteins Ltd., FS/Waterloo Oxford Coop,<br />
Howard & Elva Fried, Genervations, Jack &<br />
Audrey Gillespie, Brian & Pam Gillespie, Good<br />
Crop Services (Don Good), Don & Carolyn<br />
Graham, Walter & Sharon Grose, Steve & Jen<br />
Henhoeffer, Eleanor & Eden Hilborn, Robert<br />
& Kathy Hilborn, James Hipel, Dave & Anne<br />
Honderich, Gerry Horst, Raymond & Sheila<br />
Howling, David and Wendy Imrie, Brian & Cindy<br />
Jantzi, Jones Feed Mills Ltd., Josslin Insurance,<br />
Kaymaure Holsteins Inc., Jean & Robert Keffer,<br />
Irene & Dick Keunen, Kitchener Silo Inc.,<br />
Kitchener Tractor Centre, Nancy & George Kyle,<br />
Lebold Farms Inc., Kathie & Russ MacDonald,<br />
Andy & Rita Maciukiewicz, Main Street Animal<br />
Hospital, Dennis & Helen Martin, Martin & Barb<br />
McAllister, Karen McDougall, Ken, Marie, Colin,<br />
Alec & Liam McNabb, Dennis & Pat Mighton,<br />
Paul Mohr, Ashley, Dee & Darcy Mosburger,<br />
Doreen Moyer, <strong>Ontario</strong> Livestock Exchange Inc.,<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Milk Transport Ltd., Margaret Perrin,<br />
Perrinridge Farms Ltd.(Ted Perrin & Family),<br />
Pestell Minerals & Ingredients Inc., Janice &<br />
Murray Pfeifer, Pickseed Canada Inc., Carl &<br />
Sarah Richardson, Rickeen Farms Inc.(Rick &<br />
Doreen Shantz), S & S Ag. Commodities Inc.,<br />
Peter Sangers & Theresa Kusch, Enid Schmidt,<br />
Select Sires, Shantel Farms Ltd.(Dan & Eleanor<br />
Shantz), Edward & Diane Shantz, Angela &<br />
Kevin Shantz, Gordon & Elaine Sherk, Murray &<br />
Sandra Sherk, Kevin Simpson, Dorothy Snyder,<br />
Stephanie Snyder, Springcrest Farm Inc.(Paul<br />
& Bernice Albrecht and Mark & Patty Albrecht),<br />
Linda Stoltz, Stoltz Sales & Service, Stotesbury<br />
Transfer Ltd., Wilf & Lynn Strenzke, Swiss Bell<br />
Farms Ltd.(Walter & Marlies Kaehli), Syngenta<br />
Crop Protection Canada Inc., Syngenta Seeds<br />
Canada Inc., Jenny & Gord Taylor, Ruth Trussler,<br />
George & Dawn Van Kampen, Wagholm Farms<br />
(Darcy & Vanda Wagner), Wallenstein Feed<br />
& Supply Ltd., Waterloo Holstein Breeders<br />
Association, Waterloo Rural Women Working<br />
for Women, Westside Farms (Stewart, Margaret,<br />
Stephanie & Martin Snyder), Allan Whyte &<br />
Family, Ian & Kelly Williams, Bruce & Joyce<br />
Witmer, Pam & Todd Woodhouse, Marian & John<br />
Ysinga, Zehr Insurance Brokers Ltd. A special<br />
thanks to Stewart Snider, Terry Ballantyne, Bruce<br />
Witmer, and John Drummond for facilitating the<br />
assembly of this wonderful syndicate of Friends<br />
of Waterloo 4-H!<br />
To all of the donors and supporters, thank<br />
you very much for your leadership and<br />
support toward building a wonderful legacy<br />
in memory of David Perrin and enabling a<br />
permanent endowment dedicated toward<br />
farm safety awareness and education in<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong>.
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Julie Armstrong, Funding Coordinator for 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong>, accepts a cheque from<br />
Janette Stewart, Communications and Promotions Coordinator, and Mike Nailor,<br />
Trait Marketing Lead for Eastern Canada, of Monsanto resulting from the success<br />
of Monsanto’s Technology Expo at the 2008 Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.<br />
Monsanto Canada Donates Over $11,000 for Rural Leadership Development<br />
Farmers who attended Monsanto’s<br />
Technology Expo may be surprised to learn<br />
their visit wasn’t just an opportunity for them<br />
to gain insight into the future of farming, but<br />
also an opportunity to significantly influence<br />
farming’s future.<br />
Most of those who attended Canada’s<br />
Outdoor Farm Show and signed up for<br />
Monsanto’s tour likely knew very little about<br />
the company’s pledge to donate five dollars<br />
to leadership development in rural <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
for every participant who went through the<br />
Monsanto tent. When the gates closed<br />
on September 11 th at the popular show in<br />
Woodstock, a total of 2,254 farmers had<br />
completed the tour and Monsanto got out its<br />
checkbook for 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> and the Centre<br />
for Rural Leadership. Together, the two<br />
organizations received a total of $11,270<br />
to advance their programs, which develop<br />
the skills of future industry leaders. Mike<br />
Nailor, Trait Marketing Lead for Eastern<br />
Canada, says though the marketing team<br />
never dreamed the Tech Expo would be<br />
so well attended in its first year, they are<br />
extremely pleased to be able to make such<br />
a large contribution to these two important<br />
organizations.<br />
“We really wanted to do something<br />
different this year at the farm show and<br />
we wanted to do it in a way that was not<br />
only meaningful to our growers and our<br />
business, but also the entire agricultural<br />
community,” said Nailor.<br />
The Monsanto marketing team originally<br />
set a goal of drawing 2,000 participants to<br />
their location at the show, but wondered if<br />
that was an overly ambitious goal.<br />
“We really didn’t know if our expectations<br />
for this project were realistic,” said Nailor,<br />
adding that no one anticipated how much<br />
work it would take to make this event a<br />
success but the calls, emails, and letters<br />
telling him how much value farmers have<br />
seen in the Technology Expo, especially for<br />
the next generation of farmers, have made<br />
all that hard work worth it.<br />
“We wanted this event to have a positive<br />
impact on the whole agricultural industry<br />
and it was important to us that organizations<br />
like 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> and the Centre for Rural<br />
Leadership played a role in this look into<br />
the future that we were trying to create.”<br />
Julie Armstrong, Funding Coordinator for<br />
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong>, says this financial contribution<br />
from Monsanto will undoubtedly have a<br />
positive impact for 4-H members in <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
and notes that it’s fitting that 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
will benefit from an agricultural company’s<br />
experience of learning to do by doing.<br />
“We have always appreciated the support<br />
we receive from Monsanto Canada,” says<br />
Armstrong. “They continuously find new<br />
ways to help us enrich the experience we<br />
offer to our members and we always look<br />
forward to finding out what they will come<br />
up with next.”<br />
Armstrong says Monsanto has been<br />
a major sponsor for many initiatives of 4-<br />
H <strong>Ontario</strong>, including the Youth Adventure<br />
Camp, Monsanto Volunteer Lunch at the 4-<br />
H <strong>Ontario</strong> Conference and Annual Meeting,<br />
Testing Rootworm Activity Program, and the<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation Annual West Golf<br />
Tournament. She hopes the participants<br />
of Monsanto’s Technology Expo are proud<br />
of the support they have helped provide<br />
for the next generation of farm leaders in<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> and looks forward to distributing<br />
the funds to the many ongoing projects of<br />
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong>.<br />
Monsanto recently confirmed its 2009<br />
corporate commitment to 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> at<br />
$15,000 and expects this amount to be<br />
supplemented by other creative events<br />
generated through its business activity in<br />
Eastern Canada.
4-H Summit Club<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Ministry of Agriculture,<br />
Food and Rural Affairs<br />
Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Ministry of Agriculture<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Mutuals<br />
4-H Builder<br />
Dairy Farmers of <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
Gencor Inc.<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Trillium Foundation<br />
4-H Champion<br />
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada<br />
Bark Communications<br />
Bayer CropScience Inc.<br />
CIBC<br />
Farm Credit Canada<br />
Friends of 4-H Banquet<br />
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited<br />
GROWMARK, Inc.<br />
Ministry of Health Promotions - CIAF<br />
Monsanto Canada Inc – DEKALB<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Cattlemen’s Association<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Toyota Dealer’s Association<br />
Parmalat Food Inc.<br />
Syngenta Canada – Syngenta Crop<br />
Protection & NK Brand Seeds<br />
Toyota Canada Inc.<br />
TSC Stores<br />
4-H Advocate<br />
Agricorp<br />
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show<br />
Chicken Farmers of <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
FS Partners<br />
Hydro One Networks Inc.<br />
Hyland Seeds<br />
Imperial Oil<br />
OHRIA<br />
Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited<br />
Sue Leach<br />
Thompsons<br />
UPI Energy LP<br />
4-H Supporter<br />
Agrium<br />
Alltec Canada<br />
Case IH<br />
Emerald Links Golf & Country Club<br />
Land O’ Lakes<br />
RKD Web Studios<br />
Turkey Farmers of <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
Victoria Park East Golf Club<br />
Friend of 4-H<br />
Agribrands Purina<br />
Agricultural Adaptation Council<br />
Albion Amusements<br />
Arystra LifeScience Canada Inc.<br />
Bank of Montreal<br />
Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance<br />
Belsea Farms<br />
Bill Emmott<br />
BizXcel Inc.<br />
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Boston Pizza<br />
Brenda W. Nailor Consulting<br />
Burnbrae Farms<br />
Cagney’s Bar & Grill Restaurant<br />
Can Centre of Sales Marketing<br />
Canada Agricultural Museum<br />
Canadian Tire Associates Store<br />
(Woodlawn Road)<br />
Capital C<br />
Carleton 4-H<br />
Casey’s Bar & Grill<br />
Cass Bridge Cheese House<br />
Christine Dukelow<br />
Clay Switzer<br />
Crossroads Equipment<br />
Deerhaven Farm & Garden<br />
Delta Guelph<br />
Diamond V<br />
Donald J Blackburn<br />
Donald R Good & Associates<br />
Barristers and Solicitors<br />
Donaster Farms/Snaggle Holsteins<br />
Dundas Veterinary Services<br />
East Side Mario’s<br />
Eastern Breeders Inc.<br />
Egg Farmers of <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
Elanco Animal Health<br />
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriot<br />
Floradale Feed Mill Limited<br />
Goldie Mohr Ltd.<br />
Greenway Home Products<br />
Grenville 4-H Association<br />
Grober<br />
Guelph Partnership for Innovation<br />
Guelph Storm<br />
Hardy Seeds<br />
Heather Robinson<br />
Hendrick Seeds<br />
Hulse, Playfair & McGarry<br />
Jim & Barb Dalrymple<br />
John Core<br />
John Drummond<br />
Joyce Weylie<br />
Karen Rodman<br />
Katering by Kathy<br />
Kim Turnbull<br />
Lanark Mutual Insurance Co.<br />
Leeds 4-H<br />
Livestock Technology<br />
Lorraine Holding<br />
Lyle & Sharon Vanclief<br />
Lynn Fraser & George Wood<br />
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.<br />
McCormick Canada<br />
McDonald’s Restaurant<br />
– Stone Road, Guelph<br />
McEwen Petroleum Inc.<br />
Mrs. Elizabeth Dunban<br />
Nancy Brown Andison<br />
New Life Mills<br />
Norac<br />
OAAS<br />
OAFE<br />
Old Co-op<br />
O’Neil Farm Equipment Limited<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Dairy Goat Co-operative<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Soil & Crop Improvement<br />
Association<br />
Ottawa Sun Newspaper<br />
Ottawa Valley Seed Growers<br />
Palmer Cleaning Centre<br />
Party Lite Consultant<br />
Pat Mighton<br />
Paul’s Boat Lines Ltd.<br />
Peter Fitch<br />
Pinkus Tire & Battery Kingdom<br />
-Cooper Tire<br />
Pioneer Petroleum & Convenience<br />
Plante Farm Equipment Ltd.<br />
Podlinsky Farm Equipment<br />
Pride Seeds<br />
Red Car Airport Service<br />
Rideau Carleton Raceway<br />
Rinkus Tire & Battery<br />
River Run Centre<br />
Riverside Jam<br />
RKD Web Studios<br />
RLB LLP - Chartered Accountants<br />
and Business Advisors<br />
Robinson & Company LLP<br />
Royal Bank North Gower<br />
Royal Lepage, Royal City Realty<br />
S & S Commodities Inc.<br />
Saunders Farms<br />
Scotia McLeod<br />
Scotiabank<br />
SeCan<br />
Semex Alliance<br />
Shakespeare Arms & Restaurant<br />
Shirley Ford<br />
Sleemans<br />
St. Albert Cheese<br />
Stage West<br />
Staybridge Suites<br />
Steve Irvine & Associates<br />
Stevens Associates<br />
Tammy Oswick-Kearney<br />
TD Bank<br />
Thompson Farmhouse Guest Suite<br />
– Prince Edward<br />
Tri County Protein<br />
TSC Stores<br />
Turf Care Products<br />
TurtleJacks<br />
Valent Canada Inc.<br />
Vetoquinol Canada Inc.<br />
Vicki Myslik<br />
Wellington Brewery<br />
WH Stuart Mutual Ltd., Terry Sullivan<br />
Whightmans Telecom<br />
Williams Coffee Pub<br />
Y 101 Today’s Best Country<br />
We have tried our best to include everyone who sponsored an event, program or opportunity. This list<br />
does not include donors to the <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation Endowment Funds. Please see page 13 for<br />
those who donated specifically to the David Perrin 4-H Memorial Farm Safety Endowment Fund. All<br />
donors will be recognized with our 2008 Annual Report which will be available after February 28, 2008.<br />
Our Sponsors
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Monsanto Canada.<br />
Helping Monsanto to Canada. grow the cream of the crop.<br />
Helping to grow the cream of the crop.<br />
Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Monsanto Canada Opportunity<br />
Scholarship! Each of these students has received a $1,500 scholarship to help fund their<br />
post‐secondary education. If you are graduating from high school in 2009 and have plans to<br />
pursue post‐secondary studies in agriculture or forestry, you can apply for a 2009 Monsanto<br />
Canada Opportunity Scholarship. Watch for details in February 2009 on how to apply or visit<br />
us online at www.monsanto.ca.<br />
A L B E R T A<br />
Brady Bartlett<br />
Fairview, AB<br />
Krysta Chichak<br />
Smoky Lake, AB<br />
Kody Czwil<br />
Athabasca, AB<br />
Natasha Kutryk<br />
Beauvallon, AB<br />
Amy Mayner<br />
Bluffton, AB<br />
B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A<br />
M A N I T O B A<br />
Jolene Noble<br />
Manning, AB<br />
Jason Schonknecht<br />
Barrhead, AB<br />
April Stanko<br />
Lomond, AB<br />
Mechteltje van de Brake<br />
Lacombe, AB<br />
Emily Wall<br />
Stirling, AB<br />
Melissa Westling<br />
Clive, AB<br />
Marty Franke<br />
McBride, BC<br />
Peter Rashleigh<br />
Saanichton, BC<br />
Cody Turner<br />
Pritchard, BC<br />
Autumn Darker<br />
Beulah, MB<br />
Sarah Enns<br />
Cartwright, MB<br />
Stephanie Foote<br />
Killarney, MB<br />
David Gaston<br />
Brunkild, MB<br />
M A R I T I M E S<br />
Brooke Lowes<br />
McAuley, MB<br />
Julie Mitchell<br />
Roblin, MB<br />
Brett Ostberg<br />
Dominion City, MB<br />
Mackenzie Ross<br />
Minnedosa, MB<br />
Bonnie Schott<br />
Warren, MB<br />
Heather Sparkes<br />
Arborg, MB<br />
Jarrad Toews<br />
Winkler, MB<br />
Joe Wallace<br />
Pilot Mound, MB<br />
Kirby Wheelans<br />
Tilston, MB<br />
Melissa Wiebe<br />
Altona, MB<br />
Jason DeHaan<br />
Cornwall, PEI<br />
Marc-Andre Durette<br />
St-Martin-De-Restigouche, NB<br />
Michelle Hickey<br />
Kensington, PEI<br />
O N T A R I O<br />
Robert Newcombe<br />
Port Williams, NS<br />
Emmalee Agnew<br />
Cobden, ON<br />
Laura Bowers<br />
Brussels, ON<br />
Timo Brielmann<br />
Pinewood, ON<br />
Stephanie Campbell<br />
Perth, ON<br />
Joseph Daunt<br />
Hay, ON<br />
Christopher Ferguson<br />
North Lancaster, ON<br />
Rebecca Hannam<br />
Guelph, ON<br />
Jaclyn Hutton<br />
Monkton, ON<br />
Mary Elizabeth Konrad<br />
Peterborough, ON<br />
Susan McCormick<br />
Inwood, ON<br />
Christine O’Reilly<br />
Granton, ON<br />
Dianne Raycraft<br />
Milverton, ON<br />
Q U É B E C<br />
S A S K A T C H E W A N<br />
Linda Slits<br />
Brunner, ON<br />
Cameron Towers<br />
Glencoe, ON<br />
Joseph VanQuaethem<br />
Tillsonburg, ON<br />
Nicole Watson<br />
St. Thomas, ON<br />
Sarah Wilkins<br />
Jarvis, ON<br />
Joëlle Cantin Joël Jr. Desrochers<br />
St-Leonard d’Aston, QC Warwick, QC<br />
Nicolas Lachance<br />
Stornoway, QC<br />
Audrey Lafortune Jérôme Pelletier<br />
St-Roch-de-l’Achigan, QC Ste-Jeanne d’Arc, QC<br />
Carmen Danyluk<br />
Kamsack, SK<br />
Lindsay Griffith<br />
Bangor, SK<br />
Sarah Hardy<br />
Grenfell, SK<br />
Angela Japp<br />
Eston, SK<br />
Luc Mariani<br />
Duck Lake, SK<br />
Spencer Maxwell<br />
Nipawin, SK<br />
Chelsy Ostoforoff<br />
Canora, SK<br />
Matthew Peters<br />
Lancer, SK<br />
Holly Severin<br />
Young, SK<br />
Stacey Shewchuk<br />
Wishart, SK<br />
Hilary Steinbach<br />
Bushell Park, SK<br />
Rebecca Street<br />
White Fox, SK<br />
Kirsten Theaker<br />
Eatonia, SK<br />
Vanessa Vandertweel<br />
Gronlid, SK<br />
Kaleb Wagner<br />
Lancer, SK<br />
Devon Wilson<br />
Tugaske, SK<br />
M O N S A N T O C A N A D A O P P O R T U N I T Y S C H O L A R S H I P
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S n a p s h o t s . . . c l i c k !<br />
Photos top to bottom, left to right: 1. Members of Lennox & Addington 4-<br />
H with Ambassador Lesleigh Elgie at the Napanee Scarecrow Festival.<br />
2. Winners at the Prescott County 4-H Awards night. 3. Provincial Go<br />
For The Gold winners from Wellington County in Region 4, with their<br />
coach. 4. Go Green! At the November 5th meeting The Kickin’ Kowgirls<br />
4-H Horse Club had guest speaker and farrier Monique Storrey give a<br />
demonstration to the group on hoof care, trimming, shoeing and all the<br />
tools involved. 5. National Volunteer Leaders Conference brings out<br />
the best in us all. 6. Program Manager, Marie Winter set up a display<br />
in her local library to celebrate National 4-H month. 7. The Friends of<br />
4-H Fundraiser auctioned off a Toyota Tundra SR5 4 X 4, eventually<br />
purchased by Gencor. 8. The Sudbury 4-H Awards Night was a great<br />
success! Special guests included, Julia McDonald from the Canadian<br />
Cancer Society and Lyndon Stewart, Executive Director of 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong>.
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> leadersHIP in action •January 2009 • pagE 18<br />
UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES<br />
• www.4-hontario.ca • www.4-hontario.ca • www.4-hontario.ca •<br />
4-H Future Leaders In Action March 14 - 17, 2009. DEAD-<br />
LINE to apply is January 31, 2009.<br />
The Locally Submitted Project Contest. DEADLINE for submissions:<br />
FEBRUARY 1, 2009.<br />
4-H Youth Exchanges Canada travelling June-August 2009<br />
for members age 12-17. DEADLINE to apply - to Canadian 4-H<br />
Council - is FEBRUARY 2, 2009.<br />
4-h Greenbelt Youth Forum “Bushel Basket of Change”<br />
April 16 - 19, 2009 at YMCA Camp Cedar Glen in Bolton.<br />
DEADLINE to register is March 1, 2009.<br />
National 4-H Skills (. . . and Thrills) Employment Conference<br />
for members age 16 - 21. Deadline to apply is March 1,<br />
2009.<br />
National 4-H Conference, November 4 - 8, 2009, for members<br />
age 16 - 21. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2009.<br />
National Citizenship Seminar, April 2010, for members age<br />
16 - 19. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2009.<br />
USA International 4-H Conference for members age 16-21<br />
travelling in March/April 2010. Deadline to apply is March 1,<br />
2009.<br />
W. Garfield Weston Foundation 4-H United Kingdom Exchange,<br />
for members age 18-23, alternate if required, travelling<br />
June/July 2010. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2009.<br />
National 4-H Volunteer Leaders Conference, November 4 -<br />
8, 2009. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2009.<br />
Chaperones required for USA International 4-H Conference,<br />
National 4-H Citizenship Seminar and National 4-H Conference.<br />
Deadline to apply is March 1, 2009.<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation Annual Golf Tournaments: Golf-<br />
West May 28, 2008, Victoria Park East Golf Club (Par 71) and<br />
Golf-East June 2, 2008, Emerald Links Golf & Country Club.<br />
For more information or to register contact 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong>, office@4-hontario.ca.<br />
2009 Dream Dinner Lottery Tickets. Why not plan to purchase<br />
one? First prize is dinner for two anywhere in the world!<br />
College Royalˇ invites you to “Continue the Royal Legacy”<br />
March 21 - 22, 2009.<br />
Don’t forget to check out the NEW 2009 Opportunities of a Lifetime Guide with it’s pull-out calendar<br />
or visit www.4-hontario.ca for all program and activity deadlines.<br />
Notice is hereby given<br />
of the following<br />
Annual Meeting of the<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H<br />
Foundation.<br />
The Annual Meeting of the <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation<br />
will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2009,<br />
at the Waterloo Inn and Conference Centre, 475<br />
King Street North, in Waterloo, <strong>Ontario</strong>, beginning<br />
at 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving reports<br />
and statements required to be placed before the<br />
annual meeting, election of the Chair, appointing<br />
the auditor of the Corporation and for the transaction<br />
of such other matters as may properly be<br />
brought before the meeting.<br />
Notice is<br />
hereby given<br />
of the following<br />
Annual Meeting<br />
of 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong>.<br />
The Annual Meeting of the <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Council will<br />
be held on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at the Waterloo<br />
Inn and Conference Centre, 475 King Street<br />
North, in Waterloo, <strong>Ontario</strong>, beginning at 8:00 a.m.<br />
for the purpose of receiving reports and statements<br />
required to be placed before the annual meeting,<br />
election of the President, setting the slate of trustees,<br />
appointing the auditor of the Corporation, considering<br />
changes to Bylaws and for the transaction<br />
of such other matters as may properly be brought<br />
before the meeting.
4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> leadersHIP in action •January 2009 • pagE 19<br />
Happy New Year!<br />
• Patty Lasby, President, <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Council<br />
• John Core, Chair, <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation<br />
• Lyndon Stewart, Executive Director<br />
The January edition of the Leadership in Action Magazine is an exciting edition to write for as<br />
it allows us to celebrate the year past and more importantly share our excitement about the 2009<br />
year.<br />
In 2008 under the banner of 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> we: accomplished greater project development<br />
and distribution of new resources; launched the new online access to resources; delivered<br />
specialized local volunteer training; accomplished a new direct-mailed membership card and<br />
targeted communication program; and launched the next chapter of our volunteer recruitment and<br />
screening processes. We also celebrated strong support from our sponsor partners, saw increased<br />
volunteer enrolment, and benefitted from higher enrolment in regional and provincial leadership<br />
camps and conferences.<br />
The <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation launched the Local Association Endowment Funds as well as the<br />
new “Gift of Leadership” branded endowment material and resources. Golf Tournaments set a<br />
new record; and donations to the local and provincial endowment funds have exceeded $100,000.<br />
The Foundation returned over $30,000 directly into the 4-H program, its members and volunteers.<br />
As we head into 2009, we are encouraged that many Associations are incorporating the five<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Council strategic elements into their own annual plans. Launched in February 2006<br />
they are:<br />
PATTY LASBY<br />
president@4-hontario.ca<br />
John core<br />
chair@4-hontario.ca<br />
Volunteers – Members – Communications – Partnerships - Performance & Finance<br />
The shared goals and results that come from these elements have a very positive effect on the<br />
4-H program, be it at the Board, Staff, Association or Club level. We are also very supportive of<br />
everyone adopting the 2009 Key Focus Areas of::<br />
Marketing – Recruitment – Promotion – Retention – Risk Management<br />
Ask yourself and your Associations these questions: Are we actively marketing the local 4-H<br />
program? Are we open to recruiting new volunteers and members? Do we promote all that the<br />
broader 4-H program offers? Are we successful at retaining our volunteers and members? Do our<br />
communities know about the local Association Endowment Fund?<br />
In 2009 we actively encourage you to “speak up” - with your local associations board of<br />
directors; your 4-H <strong>Ontario</strong> Regional Specialist; the Executive Director; the President of the <strong>Ontario</strong><br />
4-H Council; or the Chair of <strong>Ontario</strong> 4-H Foundation. Working together we can create the shared<br />
momentum to move mountains and accomplish our shared goals.<br />
You’ve heard the saying that “4-H is the best kept secret!”. It’s time to change that. With your<br />
help we can identify the opportunities to share the 4-H experience with more people, allowing them<br />
to experience the wonderful benefits that those of us already in 4-H know so well.<br />
We look forward to seeing many of you at the 2009 Conference and Annual Meetings from<br />
February 27 to March 1, 2009. As we move forward into the New Year, know that any one of us<br />
would welcome the opportunity to visit you in your community, to discuss any aspect of the 4-H<br />
program, and to help you celebrate your achievements as you work toward your 2009 goals.<br />
In closing, we trust this finds you and your families having had a wonderful Christmas. We wish<br />
each of you a 2009 year full of good health, fun and success. Thank you for everything you do for<br />
this great program!! You do make a difference!<br />
lyndon stewart<br />
lstewart@4-hontario.ca
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