Looking ahead! Get ready for some 4-H excitement! Here's the scoop on enrolling for the 2024-25 year:

• Enrollment begins in mid-October. Stay tuned for more details.

• Any youth aged 5-18 as of December 31, 2024 can join.

• Kids aged 5-7 join the Cloverbud project—no competition, just exploration.

• Youth aged 8-18 choose their own 4-H projects.

• Enroll at 4HOline with your family account. 

Fees for 2024-25:

• 4-H Member Enrollment: $40.00 (plus a separate charge for manuals)

• Cloverbud Enrollment: $40.00

• Shooting Sports fee: $20.00 (if enrolled)

• Dog fee: $20.00 (if enrolled)

• Second Club enrollment: no extra fee

• Family max. payment for initial enrollment: $120.00

• Current Leaders: no charge; New Leaders: $5.00 for background check

Need-based enrollment scholarships are available. Application

Get ready to embark on an awesome 4-H journey! Let's unlock potential, have a blast, and make lifelong memories. Don't forget to Invite your friends to enroll. Let the fun begin!

We want you to be sure to thank your buyers and supporters, however, we need you to bring those notes by the Extension office so we can check them off the list as completed.

Here is the process that will happen soon.

1. 10 working days post-sale an email (from the sale committee) will be sent to your Parent/Guardian email address used in FairEntry

2. This email will be a listing of all buyers and add-on sponsors:  names, business (if applicable), address

3. The exhibitor is to deliver all buyer and add-on Thank You notes to the Boulder County Extension Office in pre-addressed and stamped envelopes.

4. If you miss the September 12th deadline you will have $100 deducted from your check.

5. Upon receipt of your complete thank you listing, you will then be eligible to receive your check when the sale committee has collected money from the sponsors.

We hope this helps explain the process of thank you notes and checks!

If you have any questions, please email the sale committee at:  jrlivestocksale.bcf@gmail.com

Just a reminder that complete 4-H Animal record books are due to the Extension Office before 4:00 PM on Thursday, September 12, 2024. All members who exhibited at the Boulder County Fair are required to turn in a complete animal/livestock record book (for each project) before this deadline in order to be eligible to participate the following year in those 4-H projects.  Here are a few details:

Members can decide if they turn in their record books to be checked for “completion only” or if they want to be considered for “judging”. But they must be one or the other!

• The judging competition will be ranking their books among others in their category and have a great opportunity for some outstanding record book prizes awarded at the achievement night.

• Completion-only record books will still be reviewed for completeness and must include all necessary information for EACH project area.

• To be sure your record books are complete, check out the score sheets we will be using

• Record books need to be in a sturdy secured folder (no three-ring binders). We have the 4-H Logo style ones for sale at the office for $4 each. They are not required to be in the official 4-H ones but do need to be in a smaller flat folder with hard covers where pages are secured by metal clasps.

Your Club leader may have an earlier deadline:

• Check with your club leader.

• Don’t assume they will come by to sign them before they are judged. (it is your responsibility)

Tell your leader JUDGED or COMPLETION ONLY.

Thank you all!