Category Archives: 4-H Volunteers

2022 District 10 4-H Leadership Lab

05/17/22 2022 DISTRICT 10 4-H LEADERSHIP LAB REGISTRATION IS OPEN Hey all! We wanted to send some quick information for the District 10 Leadership Lab for this year since registration has opened!  This is an incredibly fun opportunity for youth ages 13 and older to get to meet and interact with other youth in the District, learn leadership activities and skills, and to potentially run for additional leadership positions! We are also excited to be attending the camp with District 6, so we’ll get to meet some new… Read More →

2022-2023 County Council Officer Announcement & Meeting Dates

  04/25/22 2022-2023 County Council Officer Announcement & Meeting Dates Hey all, We wanted to share some exciting news – we have the results from our Council Officer Election!  (Officers, be looking for some follow-up information towards the end of this week). We also wanted to go ahead and send out a save-the-date for the 2022-2023 Council Meetings that will take place from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Bastrop County Extension Office.  Remember that both Council Delegates AND Club Members are invited to come and participate… Read More →

County 4-H Council Meeting Reminders – 04/05/22

04/05/22 COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL MEETINGS Hey all! We wanted to send a quick reminder that our next County 4-H Council meeting will be tomorrow, April 5th, 2022, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Bastrop County Extension Office. We would like to invite all youth who are interested in getting to know the County 4-H Council and Ambassadors, who are interested in possibly running for leadership positions in the future, and who are interested in learning about and planning some of the fun events that happen in our county. … Read More →

2022 District 10 Spring 4-H Roundup Contests

  04/04/22 2022 2022 District 10 Spring 4-H Roundup Contests Hey all! We apologize for the delay with this information, we’ve been trying to get back on track and catch up with everything after all of the livestock shows.  We wanted to pass on updates about the 2022 District 10 4-H Spring Roundup Contests.  There have been some adjustments to the schedule for this year –  we have tried to summarize them for your convenience below! Most of the events are team events that also allow individuals to… Read More →

2022 Smithville Livestock Show Dates & Expense Sheet Reminders

03/28/22 2022 SMITHVILLE LIVESTOCK SHOW DATES & EXPENSE REPORT REMINDERS Hey all! We wanted to share a couple of reminders for our Smithville Show Exhibitors, since we are about 3.5 weeks away from the show!  There are a few dates and a couple of tasks that will need to be completed. As a reminder, the rulebook is available for download HERE. Exhibitors and family members are responsible for knowing the rules that apply to their projects.  Remember that 4-H members are representing our program at all times while at… Read More →

2022 Bastrop Show (BALSFA) Open Meeting & Auction Thank You Reminders

03/25/22 BALSFA OPEN SHOW BOARD MEETING & THANK YOU NOTE REMINDERS Hey all! We wanted to share a quick note on the upcoming open show board meeting for the Bastrop Area Livestock Show, as well as a couple of reminders for youth that made auction just in case they have not received their thank you note info. Please see the information below and let us know if you have any questions! OPEN SHOW BOARD MEETING: The Open Meeting will be held at 6:00 PM this coming Monday, March 28,… Read More →

2022 4-H/FFA Barn Dance

  03/16/22 2022 4-H/FFA Barn Dance Hey all, We wanted to share a fun opportunity that our Bastrop 4-H Council and Ambassadors have been putting together!  They have been looking for opportunities for all of our 4-H & FFA members in Bastrop County to come together as a Bastrop County family and network with each other – so they made one!! Tickets may be purchased for $5 per person online at https://bit.ly/BastropDance OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: Other opportunities can be found on the County Calendar – registration information should be included for each post…. Read More →

Elgin Livestock Show Reminders for December/January

12/10/21 ELGIN LIVESTOCK SHOW REMINDERS FOR DECEMBER & JANUARY (Now the Bastrop County Junior Livestock Show (BCJLS)) Good Afternoon! We are getting excited!!  We wanted to send out a couple of reminders for the Elgin Livestock Show & Youth Fair, as well as for the Rabbit Exhibitors since the show is only 4 weeks away!!! Currently, acknowledgement of entry emails are being worked on by the Show Board and should be getting out this week.  The Board is also working on a list of tasks completed by each… Read More →

2022 Leadership Opportunity – San Antonio & Rodeo Austin School Tours

  12/06/21 2022 LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY: SAN ANTONIO & RODEO AUSTIN SCHOOL TOURS Hey all! We wanted to pass on a couple of unique leadership opportunities available to both 4-H & FFA youth.  Both the San Antonio Livestock Show (SALE) and Rodeo Austin (STAR of Texas) Show have opportunities for youth to lead school tour groups. For 4-H members, these are great experiences that count towards your leadership experiences for scholarship applications and your recordbooks.  You do NOT have to currently own or show livestock, nor do you have… Read More →

Happy National 4-H Week 2021!

  10/04/21 HAPPY NATIONAL 4-H WEEK 2021! 2021-2022 Bastrop 4-H Council Officers present the National 4-H Proclamation to the Bastrop County Commissioners Court Happy Monday and Happy National 4-H Week!! We are excited to kick off National 4-H Week (October 3-9, 2021), which recognizes all of the cool things 4-H members do around our country.  Sadly, both Facebook and Instagram are down today, so we couldn’t share some of the photos that have been shared with us, but we will do so as soon as we are able. … Read More →