2007-2008 Alachua County 4-H Calendar Revised 2/12/2008

DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
February 2008
16 Grape Pruning Grandma’s Vineyard 8 AM til ?
18 ACSB No School
19 County Council CEO 6:30 PM
23 Grape Pruning (Reserve date)
23 Dallas Osborne Scholarship Ride-a-Thon San Felasco State Park 9:00 AM
Contact Suzanne Holton 485-2230 Main Ranger Station
26 Horse Committee CEO 6:30 PM

DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
March 2008
1 County Events TBA 9am – done
3 ACYFair BBQ Contest Food Safety Training CEO 7 – 8:30 PM
4 4-H Record-Book Workshop by Ernie Terry Bethlehem Presb. Church 6:00 PM pre-register/order Pizza - Kim Massagee 495-4038 Archer
13 Youth Fair Board CEO 7:30 PM
14 – 16 Third Executive Board Camp Ocala
15 Youth Fair Advance Entry Deadline CEO by 4:00 PM
for Non-Livestock Show Events
15 4-H Exhibit Judging Day CEO 10AM-4PM
15 4-H Record Book Entry (non livestock) CEO by 4:00 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

DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
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
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
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

DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
June 2008
5 Last day of school
12 Youth Fair Board CEO 7:30 PM
20-22 FL 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum Camp Cloverleaf
23 – 27 State 4-H Legislature Tallahassee

DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
July 2008
4 Independence Day – office closed
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

DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
August 2008
12 – 14 4-H Hog and Ham UF Meats Lab