FAIR SUPPLY LIST

ATTACHED IS THE FAIR SUPPLY LIST TO HELP YOU PREPARE

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Farm Supply List

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Barn Meetings

Just a reminder that we have two upcoming barn meetings.  This Saturday (tomorrow) and Monday at 9 am.  Everyone should come, especially if you are leasing a cow.  It's time to get ready for fair!

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Marshfield Fair Volunteers

Please respond to marie Van Slyck- not the office

Hello, Fellow 4-H Volunteers-
Now that our big 4th of July weekend is over, and you're ready to relax, it's time to start thinking about and planning for the Marshfield Fair.  As usual, the I'm back again begging for help to staff the 4-H water booths at the Fair.  Your help in the past has been wonderful, and I hope you're up for helping out again this year!

For those of you who haven't been able to help out w/this fundraiser in the past or those of you who may be new leaders/volunteers, a little explanation is in order.....  The Plymouth County 4-H Advisory Council helps to plan, organize, fund, and implement a number of important programs that benefit all youth (regardless of project area) in the Plymouth County 4-H Program.  These include Recognition Night and Project Record Awards, Communications (VP) Day, and Club Exhibit Week and Celebration, to name a few.  We also provide financial assistance to 4-H'ers in need of a little help to attend 4-H events, programs, or camps as well as annual college scholarships.

For the past five years, we have sold bottled water at the Marshfield Fair and have successfully increased our earnings each year.  Last year we raised $5,265!  This year our goal is $5,500, so pls keep your fingers crossed and pray for lots of hot sun and NO rain!  Because the Fair gives us the booths/space free, we also sell Marshfield Fair souvenirs, and the proceeds from these sales are kept separate and given to the Fair management.  The Fair uses these funds to purchase the trophies, ribbons, prizes, food, etc., for the 4-H shows and activities throughout the 10-day Fair.  So, all of the money we raise selling water actually does benefit our 4-H programs.  We are fortunate again this year to have two booths from which we can sell water.  We will have the same big booth as last year, across from the show ring office, plus another smaller one.  The location of the second smaller booth will be opposite the rabbit barn - same place as last year.  So, once again, I am making
 my plea for volunteers.  We need a lot of volunteers to cover all of the time slots of these two booths if we have a chance of meeting our goal this year.

The shifts are four hours long - from noon to 4 p.m. and from 4-8 p.m.  We must have at least one adult (leader or parent volunteer) at each booth during all shifts.  The Fair dates are from 15-24 Aug 14.  As you can imagine, this fundraiser requires a lot of man/woman hours, so we can use all the help we can get.  We hope you will be able to help us in this effort by taking one or more shifts.  It's okay if your club takes a 4-hour shift and splits it up into two 2-hour shifts as long as there is always an adult and at least two club members who are older/responsible enough to handle money and interact w/the public. I will need to know the names of all of those who will be working in the booth with the adult volunteer for the Fair Security at the entry gate.

If you cannot cover a shift yourself, please forward this email along to a fellow volunteer or helpful 4-H parent who may not have received this email.  Also, don't forget to announce this need for help at your next club meeting to try to recruit more parent volunteers .  This is a great way for your club to conduct a community service activity while supporting the Plymouth County 4-H Program.  To sign up for a shift or shifts. Just click the link below and fill out the form.
http://jotform.us/form/31906737444156  

Shifts will be assigned on a "first-come / first-served" basis, so pls enter your shift request online as soon as possible.  As the schedule fills up, the time/date you want or need may not longer be available.  I will do my best to accommodate everyone's schedule and will notify you when your shift request has been assigned.  In the next few days I will try to get a Google calendar up online, too.

Thanks for taking the time to read this (too long!) email.  Please help.  I will be following up again within the next few weeks if I don't hear back from you.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at home in the evening at 781-934-6149 or leave me a message on my cell phone anytime, 617-842-5193.  Things get a little crazy this time of year, so email is always the best way to reach me.  Hope to hear from you very soon and to get the schedule filled up early this year!
Regards,
Marie

Marie Van Slyck, Treasurer
Plymouth County 4-H Advisory Council
Email:  mvanslyck@jackconway.com
Home:  (781) 934-6149 / Cell:   (617) 842-5193
Fax:     (781) 934-7149

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Vet Check Day

Good morning !! Just a reminder for vet check day Friday the 11 th at 830, anyone leasing should def be there !!! Everyone should be there to help out . See you then !! Also we will be doing Marshfield fair entry's at Monday nite meeting all forms need to be completed then .  Big Jim

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