[Image: Calendar]September
10 Jr. Leader Meeting-7:00 p.m., 4-H Office
October
1-4 Southern Regional 4-H Volunteer Conference in Georgia
3 Shooting Sports Instructor training, Calcasieu 4-H Office, 8:00 a.m.
5-11 National 4-H Week
5 Parish Leader Training, 5:00 p.m., 4-H Office
8 Jr. Leader Meeting – 7:00 p.m., 4-H Office
8 LA 4-H Pizza night, Papa John’s Pizza statewide, 20% sales go to 4-H
10 Calcasieu-Cameron Fair Livestock Show, West Cal. Arena, Sulphur
15 Officer Training, 4:30 p.m., 4-H Office
19 Shooting Sports new member enrollment meeting, 4-H Office
TBA Candy Distribution
20 Pet Show, Burton Coliseum, Sheep and Swine Arena
21-Nov 7 Louisiana State Fair
TBA Elimination Contest for cattle and sheep and swine educational trip, Shreveport, La.
November
1 Deadline for Parish 4-H Enrollment
1 Deadline for Beef Grazing Project Applications
7 Livestock possession date for breeding rabbit, market, breeding & commercial animals (beef, sheep, goat) except swine
TBA 4-H Livestock Educational Trip – Swine, Louisville, KY
7 Beef, Egg & Rice Cookery Contest, Gayle Hall, 8:30 a.m.
9-17 4-H Livestock Educational Trip – Beef and Sheep, Louisville, KY
12 Jr. Leader Meeting – 7:00 p.m., 4-H Office
14 4-H LSU vs. Louisiana Tech Football Game & Tailgate party
21 Elementary Project Workshop Day- Gayle Hall, 8:30 a.m.
23 Junior & Senior Workshops, 4-H Office, 7:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
24 Calcasieu-Cameron Livestock Showmanship Clinic, 9:00 a.m., Burton Coliseum
24 Livestock Judging (Beef, Swine, Poultry, Dairy, Horse) & Meats ID Contests, 12:30 p.m., Burton Coliseum
27-Dec. 1 National 4-H Congress Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
December
1 Livestock Validation for market & breeding swine: Lake Charles, (time TBA)
3 Pre-registration for Demonstration Day
5 Livestock Validation for market & breeding swine: Iowa (time-TBA); Sulphur (time-TBA)
5 Demonstration Day, 8:30 a.m., 4-H Office
8 Parish, District Livestock Entries Due
10 Jr. Leader Meeting-7:00 p.m., 4-H Office
15 Start Junior Beef Grazing Project
24-Jan 2 Holidays
January - 2010
7 Pre-registration for all Clothing Contests
8 Key Club, Award of Excellence Applications due in 4-H Office
9 Clothing, Consumer Decision Making, Photography, Seafood, Poultry, & Sugar Contests- Gayle Hall, 8:30 a.m.
14 Jr. Leader Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 4-H Office
21-23 Parish Jr. Livestock Show
22-24 4-H Fashion Camp, Camp Grant Walker
30 Parish Jr. Livestock Sale
February
2-6 Southwest District Livestock Show
10 Food and Fitness Camp registration due
11 Jr. Leader Meeting-7:00 p.m., 4-H Office
13-20 LSU State Livestock Show
25 Pre-registration for Public Speaking
27 Public Speaking, Personal Development, Dog Care, Plant I.D., Insect, Wildlife, Consumer Foods Judging Contests-Gayle Hall, 8:30 a.m.
TBA Rural Electric Youth Tour applications due
March
5 National 4-H Conference applications due, LSU
5 Jr. Wildlife Tour records due, LSU
5-7 Area 4 Challenge Camp
11 Jr. Leader Meeting – 7:00 p.m., 4-H Office
12-14 Southern Livestock Show, Poultry Show & Market Goat Show
12-14 Food and Fitness Camp for 12-13 year olds, Camp Grant Walker
15 State 4-H Scholarship due, LSU
15 Citizenship Washington Focus Application due, LSU
22 Record Books due in 4-H Office
26-28 State 4-H Leadership Conference, Camp Grant Walker
27-28 Southwest Louisiana Garden Festival, Burton Coliseum
TBA Area Cookery Contests in Crowley, LA
April
2 Outstanding Individual 4-H’ers & 4-H Club Forms due in Office
8 13th Annual 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament, Gray Plantation, Lake Charles
8 Jr. Leader Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 4-H Office
9 Co-Op Youth Camp application due, LSU
12-16 Leap test, Statewide
TBA Youth Cooperative Conference – Camp Grant Walk
TBA State Ambassador Cookery Contests, Baton Rouge, LA
22 4-H U Selection meeting, 7:00 p.m., 4-H Office
26 Calcasieu 4-H Awards Night, Burton Coliseum-Chalkley Room
30-May 2 Co-Op Leadership Conference, Camp Grant Walker
May
1 Applications for State Boards due (citizenship, food & fitness, fashion, SET) & State Office applications due
TBA 4-H Outdoor Skills Shooting Sports State Competition
1-15 Close 4-H Rye-grass Grazing Projects
3 Calcasieu Volunteer Leader Banquet, Burton Coliseum-Chalkley Room
7 Organizational Leader Reports & Financial Summaries due
7 Club CRD Books due in 4-H Office
TBA 4-H Advisory Committee Meeting, 4-H Office
30-June 5 Citizenship Washington Focus Trip, Washington, D.C.
June
2 4-H Day at the Capital
TBA Short Course Records, Clothing Garments Due
5 Calcasieu Parish Horse Show, Burton Outdoor Arena
TBA Rural Electric Youth Tour, Washington, D.C.
22-25 4-H University, LSU
23-24 Citizenship LA Focus
TBA Calcasieu-Cameron Marsh Maneuvers
July
TBA Southwest District Horse Show, Burton Outdoor Arena
5-10 State Horse Show, LSU, West Monroe
14 State Records due, LSU
TBA Educational Trip to Orlando, Florida
TBA Goat Educational Award Trip
August
TBA Southern Regional 4-H Horse Show
TBA Fashion & Food & Fitness Board Trip
TBA Junior Wildlife Tour, Lumcon Camp, Port Fuchon