Congratulations to 2024 4-H Manitoba Scholarship Winners!
Please read 2024 Scholarship Winners for more information.
4-H Manitoba Team Will Participate in Judging Competition at Canadian Western Agribition This Fall
Team 4-H Manitoba will be heading to the Canadian National 4-H & Youth Judging Competition at Agribition 2024! Throughout the spring, 4-H Manitoba members aged 16 to 21 were given the opportunity to practice for and compete to earn a spot on the 2024 Manitoba 4-H team that will compete at Agribition in November. This will be the first 4-H team from Manitoba to attend Agribition since 2009. The 2024 team members are Hailey Klassen, Shayden Manz, Danica Poettcker, Laura Seward and Alexandria Boryskavich (alternate).
2024 4-H Manitoba Communications Extravaganza Results
On Saturday, April 27th, 2024, at the Canad Inns Destination Centre Portage la Prairie, 83 4-H members participated in the Provincial 4-H Communications Extravaganza. These members had risen to the top through a series of competitions from club level to Area levels across the province.
Members competed in the following categories: Cloverbud, Junior, Intermediate, Senior and Adult Speeches, Cloverbud, Junior, Intermediate, Senior and Adult One-Person Visual Presentations, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, and Adult Two-Person Visual Presentations. An awards presentation followed each competition session.
Approximately 400 people attended the Provincial Communications Extravaganza. Thank you to the committee volunteers – Linda McRae-Walker, Wenda Best, Cheryl Antonio, Colton Olafson, Christyna Caldwell and Julie Labossiere – as well as the judges and other volunteers for a job well done. Special thanks to presenting sponsor Bayer Crop Science and supporters SeCan, Government of Manitoba, Manitoba 4-H Endowment Fund Foundation, Peavey Mart, FCC and BASF. Please read the 4-H Manitoba Communications Extravaganza Results for the list of winners in all categories.
To read a story about the Provincial Communications Extravaganza published on May 3, 2024 on the PortageOnline.com website, please visit https://bit.ly/3R52opM.
M4HC Wants to Celebrate Member and Alumni Successes
Manitoba 4-H Council is looking to highlight 4-H members and alumni that have been successful with an entrepreneurial venture. The idea is to have a series of social media posts that focus on current or previous members of 4-H Manitoba who have developed their own business, offering either product or service, and can tie in what they learned through 4-H that helped them to succeed. This will be a great way to both celebrate your success and 4-H and promote your product and/or service through the 4-H Manitoba network. So, whether it is you or someone you know who is, or was a 4-H Manitoba member, we want to hear from you! Spread the word that we are searching for members and alumni to celebrate, and we can have an incredible campaign built around those successes. Please contact Kellie McCallum of the Manitoba 4-H Council at kmccallum@4h.mb.ca with your information.
4-H Canada Set to Launch AgriFood Challenge in Partnership with Syngenta on April 30, 2024
4-H Canada and Syngenta are challenging youth leaders to create sustainable solutions and think critically about sustainable agriculture and food security at the community level. 4-Hers have what it takes to innovatively solve some of the biggest challenges facing our planet. There are 15 $500 cash prizes to be won. For more information and to register projects, visit 4-h-canada.ca/programs/agrifood-challenge.
4-H Canada’s My Career, My Future Activity Kits Available May 1, 2024
My Career, My Future offers 4-H Canada members and their clubs across the country the opportunity to learn about the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth and how they can play a role in supporting full and productive employment and decent work for all. This resource is perfect for 4-H members to discover their personal role in ensuring that everyone can benefit from entrepreneurship and innovation in their community, their country, and their world! The kits, provided at no cost to participants are available for online registration by leaders, youth and families at bit.ly/3tuGZgF from May 1-May 31.