4-H Calendar

2008

January

1 New Years Day, Office Closed

2 Market Beef Registrations Due to 4H Office

4 Record Book Workshop

7 Senior Portfolios and Resumes Due

8 Volunteer Association Meeting

12 Steer Weigh-In at Fairgrounds 10 am

16 Senior Portfolios and Resumes due to Maryland 4-H Office for judging

18 Diamond Clover Reports Due to 4-H Office (for previous year)

21 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed – Office Closed

25 Officer Training (please RSVP via e-mail or via telephone by 1/22/08)

25 Record Books due to Leaders

February

4 4-H Record Books due to 4-H Office

4 Leaders’ Reports due to 4-H Office

4 Treasurer’s Guidebook due to 4-H Office

11 Record Book Judging

12 Volunteer Association Meeting

15 Horse Bowl Questions due to State Coordinator

18 4-H Day in Annapolis

18 President's Day Observed – Office Closed

23 Achievement Night Potluck Dinner

March

TBA Calvert County 4-H Funfest (more info to follow)

1 State Skill-a-Thon Contest (no further details)

8 State Horse Bowl Contest, University of Maryland College Park

11 Volunteer Association Meeting

14 Deadline - Diamond Clover Plans Due to 4-H Office (for this year)

20 Broiler orders due

21 Good Friday—Office Closed

29 Public Speaking – Calvert Pines

April

TBA Animal Sciences Learning Day (no further details)

TBA State Wildlife and Forestry Contest (no further details)

8 Volunteer Association Meeting

11 Quality Assurance Training

12 State Dog Bowl Contest, Bayview Elementary School, North East, MD

19 Horse Judging Clinic, Carroll County Ag Center, Westminster, MD

26 Regional Public Speaking – University of Maryland College Park

26 Ag Day/MD Day – University of Maryland College Park

May

TBA Horse Judging Clinic (no further details)

1 4-H Scholarship Deadline

2 4-H County Demonstrations and Fashion Revue

3 4-H Day at the Races, Pimlico Race Course

13 Volunteer Association Meeting

17 Market Sheep, Goat & Swine weigh-in and tagging

26 Memorial Day Observed – Office Closed

30 Broiler Record Books due

31 Horse Judging/Hippology Contest, Montgomery Cty Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg

June

1 Deadline - Dog Registrations Due

1 Deadline – Horse Registrations Due

1 Deadline – Heifer Registrations Due

1 Deadline – Breeding Goat Registrations Due

1 Deadline – All MD 4-H Market Goats, Sheep and Swine must be tagged

1 Deadline – 4-H Sheep Breeding Registrations Due

7 Southern MD Dog, Rabbit & Broiler Show, La Plata, MD

7 & 8 Southern MD Livestock Show, La Plata, MD

TBA Children's Day at Jefferson Patterson Park

TBA African American Family Day at Jefferson Patterson Park

19 & 20 Teen Focus at University of Maryland College Park

21 State Communications (Public Speaking) Contest

July

TBA State 4-H Arc Welding Competition (no further details)

4 Independence Day – Office Closed

7-8 Southern Maryland Invitation Livestock Exhibition (SMILE) at St. Mary’s

20 Calvert County Farm Tour – Host TBA

28-8/1 Camp on Wheels

August

TBA Dog Jamboree (no further details)

1 Camp on Wheels ends

3 Registrations due for State Fair

20 Indoor Exhibits arrive at State Fair (2-8pm)

12 Volunteer Association Meeting

20-9/1 Maryland State Fair, Timonium, MD

28 Animal exhibits due at State Fair (5-10pm)

September

TBA MD Horsemen’s Party (no further details)

TBA State Horticulture Judging Contest (no further details)

1 Labor Day Holiday – Office Closed

5 Calvert County Fair Livestock Registrations Due to Susan Allen

9 Volunteer Association Meeting

15 State 4-H Teen Council Applications due (contact Kendra Wells, klwells@umd.edu)

18 Deadline for Calvert County Fair 4-H Photo Challenge (details will follow)

22 Calvert County Fair Entry Day

23 Calvert County Fair Judging Day

24-28 Calvert County Fair

October

TBA Letter of Transmittal for National 4-H Conference deadline

(contact Sandy Corridon, corridon@umd.edu )

5-11 National 4-H Week

13 Columbus Day Observed – Office Closed

November

TBA National 4-H Congress (contact Sandy Corridon, corridon@umd.edu )

11 Veterans' Day – Office Closed

18 Volunteer Association Meeting

21-23 MD 4-H Adult & Teen Volunteer Forum (Ocean City, MD)

27 Thanksgiving Day – Office Closed

28 County Holiday – Office Closed

December

TBA Animal Science Inservice (no further details)

7 Annual Christmas Parade (Rain date Dec. 14)

25 Christmas Day Observed – Office Closed

For more information, contact Elaine Bailey

Last updated: 04/29/2008