2007-2008 Alachua County 4-H Calendar Revised 12/18/2007

DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
December 2007
18 County Council, Covered Dish Dinner CEO 6:30 PM
24 – 25 Christmas Holiday – office closed
24 – 1/4 ACSB No School
January 2008
1 New Year’s Day – office closed
4th Registration Deadline District V Junior Congress CEO 4:30 PM
10 (Club Org. Leaders) All Reasonable Effort forms CEO
10 Youth Fair Board CEO 7:30 PM
11-12 District V Junior Congress Middle FL Bapt. Assy.
14 4-H Horse App. and Lease Forms Due CEO 4:30 PM
14 Mandatory 4-H Rabbit Project Meeting CEO 7:00PM
Rabbit Entries Due
15 Broiler Orders Due to Cindy Sanders CEO 4:30 PM
15 Youth Fair L/S Entries Deadline: CEO 4:30 PM Breeding Beef, Dairy Heifer, Breeding Goat & Poultry
15 County Council CEO 6:30 PM
18 ACSB No School
21 Martin Luther King Day – office closed
21 Hog & Ham Workshop UF Meats Lab
22 Horse Committee CEO 6:30 PM
23 County Horse Show Pre-entry Deadline CEO noon
24 Tentative Marketing Meeting Mebane Middle 7:00PM
25 – 27 Senior Leadership Adventure Weekend (LAW) Camp Ocala Tentative
26 County Horse Show Canterbury
31 Pick Up Broiler Chicks/Poultry Workshop CEO 6:00 PM

DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
February 2008
1st week Mandatory Marketing Meeting (TBA) Mebane 7PM (tent.)
1 No Late Entries for Livestock after this date 4:30 PM
1 - 3 Intermediate Leadership Adventure Weekend (LAW) Camp Cloverleaf
7 – 18 Florida State Fair Tampa
8 Camp Counselor Application Deadline CEO 4:30 PM
9 Florida State Fair Horse & Livestock Tampa
14 Youth Fair Board CEO 7:30 PM
Judging Contest
16 Grape Pruning Grandma’s Vineyard 8 AM til ?
18 ACSB No School
19 County Council CEO 6:30 PM
22-23 Camp Counselor Training Session 1 Hernando County 6PM – 2PM
23 Grape Pruning (Reserve date)
26 Horse Committee CEO 6:30 PM
March 2008
1 County Events TBA 9am – done
3 ACYFair BBQ Contest Food Safety Training CEO 7 – 8:30 PM
13 Youth Fair Board CEO 7:30 PM
14 – 16 Third Executive Board Camp Ocala
15 4-H Exhibit Judging Day CEO 10AM-4PM
15 4-H Record Book Entry (non livestock) CEO by 5:00 PM
19 Horse Show Pre-entry Deadline CEO noon
19 or 26 4-H Record Book Judging CEO 6:30 PM
22 Youth Fair Set Up Fairgrounds 8:00 AM
22 County Horse Show Canterbury
26 Horse Committee CEO 6:30 PM
27 Set Up Exhibit Building Fairgrounds 4:00 PM
28 ACSB No school
28 – 4/1 Alachua County Youth Fair Fairgrounds
29 – 4/3 National 4-H Conference Chevy Chase, MD
?? Family Fun & Talent Night CEO TBA


April 2008
4/1 Alachua County Youth Fair last day Fairgrounds
7 – 11 ACSB Spring Break
10 Youth Fair Board CEO 7:30 PM
12 State 4-H Forest Ecology Judging Contest Austin Carey Forest Gainesville
?? 4-H Newsletter Reports Deadline CEO 4:30 PM
16 County Council (elections) CEO 6:30 PM
23 Horse Committee CEO 6:30 PM
25 – 26 Area B Horse Show Clay County Fairgrounds


DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
May 2008
3 District Events TBA 9AM-1PM
3 4-H Awards Program TBA
8 Youth Fair Board CEO 7:30 PM
13 All State Portfolios for scholarships and CEO by 4:30 PM
State trips due to CEO
16-17 Camp Counselor Training Session 2 Citrus County 6PM – 2PM
21 County Council CEO 6:30 PM
4-H Volunteer Dinner CEO 6:30 PM
26 Memorial Day – office closed
28 Horse Committee CEO 6:30 PM
TBA State Congress Registration Deadline
TBA State 4- H Legislature Deadline
29 4-H Photo and Poster State Contest Entries due CEO
29 General Public Speaking Speeches due CEO
29 State 4-H Dairy Poster Contest Entries due CEO
29 Horse Public Speaking Speeches due CEO

LOCATION TIME
June 2008
5 Last day of school
12 Youth Fair Board CEO 7:30 PM
13-14 Camp Counselor Training Session 31 Columbia County 6PM – 2PM

23 – 27 State 4-H Legislature Tallahassee

July 2008
4 Independence Day – office closed
6 Camp Counselors Report for duty Camp Ocala 3 PM
7th -11th Summer 4-H Camp Camp Ocala
10 – 12 State 4-H Horse Show Tampa Fairgrounds
21 – 25 State 4-H Congress UF Campus
29 – 8/3 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships Lexington, VA
August 2008
12 – 14 4-H Hog and Ham UF Meats Lab