This award is given to junior 4-H members under 14 years of age on January 1, 2014. 4-H’ers must have at least two years of 4-H club work including award years and score 100 points on the application and score card. Completed applications are due at the 4-H office in Abbeville by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2014. Winners receive a gold finished medallion and certificate at Achievement Day. Forms can be picked up at the 4-H Office in Abbeville. They can also be found on our website http:// www.lsuagcenter.com/parish/vermilion/ Junior Award of Excellence Vermilion 4-H Leader Update December 2013 Issue 4 DATES TO REMEMBER: DECEMBER 1 Deadline for 4-H Enrollment 1 Start Jr. Beef Grazing Project 7 Deadline for possession & entry of breeding & market Swine 11 Food for Families Food Drive 12 Jr. Leader Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 4-H Office 14 4-H FUNdamentals Workshop, 9-11:30 a.m., 4-H Office (preregistration and $5.00 fee are required) 18 4-H Electric Workshop, Cecil McCrory Exhibit Bldg., Abbeville, 6:00 p.m. 24 MERRY CHRISTMAS - Office Closed Dec. 24- Jan. 1 JANUARY 9 Jr. Leader Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 4-H Office 10 Key Club & Award of Excellence Applications due, 4:30 p.m., 4-H Office, Abbeville 10 Senior Honor Cord applica- tions due, 4:30 p.m., 4-H Office, Abbeville 18 Demonstration Day, FI-EB Elementary 20 Martin Luther King Holi- day, 4-H Office- CLOSED!! 23 Parish Livestock & Poultry Judging Contest, 6:00 p.m., Cecil McCrory Exhibit Bldg., Abbeville 24-25 Parish Livestock Show & Sale, Cecil McCrory Exhibit Bldg., Abbeville 29-Feb. 1 Acadiana District Live-stock Show, Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette 31 Honey Bee Essay due at 4-H Office in Abbeville by 4:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 8-15 State Livestock Show- Gonzales 20 Jr. Leader Mtg., 6:30 p.m., Abbeville 22 Junior Leader Club Steak Dinner Demonstration Day will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2013 at F.I-E.B. Elementary School. All 4-H members are encouraged to participate in Demonstration Day. For 8- 12 th graders, most of the categories are 4-H University quali- fying events. The rules for Demonstration Day are in a sepa- rate packet, handed out at January club meetings. They may also be found online at http://www.la4h.org/vermilion/ 4-H Key Club Award This award gives recognition to 4-H members who have shown outstanding leader- ship ability in their club and parish. The object of the program is to encourage project growth, a broad base of 4-H ac- tivities and the ultimate development of outstanding citizens. To be eligible for this award, a 4-H’er must be 16 years old by January 1, 2014, have three years of 4-H club work including award year, completed one year of active junior leadership work, and score 140 points on the application/score card. Completed applications are due at the 4-H office in Abbeville by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2014. Winners will receive a gold finished pin and a certificate at Achievement Day. Forms were given out at No- vember Club Meetings. They can also be found on our website http:// www.lsuagcenter.com/parish/vermilion/ Food Drive Reminder! Please call or email us with the number of pounds of food your club has collected. The Pizza Party for the club that places first will be awarded in January. The drop off locations we are aware of below are for the December 11 food drive. Abbeville: Christian Service Center - Drop Off: Super One Food Store - Tiffany Pla- za, off Hwy 14 by-pass - Bennie Mouton, Chairman & Donald Domingue, - 6:00am to 6:00 pm - 893-9756 Kaplan: Vermilion Milk Fund & Food Bank - 801 N. Cushing St. - Drop Off: American Legion, 1504 American Legion Road. Joyce Eleazar, Director - 643-6055. Demonstration Day Cooperative Extension Service Vermilion Parish 1105 W. Port Street Abbeville, LA. 70510-5831 Phone: 337-898-4335 Fax. 337-893-7165 www.lsuagcenter.com Extension Programs Agriculture and Forestry Community Leadership Economic Development Environmental Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Youth Development Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture.. The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.