NEXT WEEK THURSDAY - buy a goat day!

Please pass this information to all Goat Families:

A Market Goat is being donated and sold at the Kent County Youth Fair with proceeds to benefit the Kent County 4-H Goat Developmental Committee and the Kent County Youth Fair.  The market goat is a young boer wether that is being shown by Adam Trapp, a member of the North Kent 4-H Club.  During the summer Adam's own, long time 4-H goat passed away and he volunteered to train and show the donated market goat in it's place.  The market goat is called "Gordon"  and is very friendly and gentle.  He will be sold at the at the livestock auction at the Kent County Youth Fair on Thursday, August 9 starting at 2:00pm in the Reath Barn.  (Goats are sold with the small animals at the start of the auction.)  This goat will make a great pet, a wonderful starter 4-H project, a good pasture mate for other goats or horses, or even a tasty market animal. 

Please consider helping us by bidding on, or purchasing this goat.  You will be supporting both 4-H and the Kent County Youth Fair!!  If you just want to help these outstanding organizations, but really don't want a goat, consider bidding and then donating him back to the sale to be sold again. We can also make arrangements to help you donate the goat to a  4-H exhibitor that may need a project for next year. Thanks for your help!  If you have any questions about this fundraiser please contact goat superintendent, Julie Blodgett @ 616-890-8670.

 

SADC meeting

The next Small Animal Developmental Committee (SADC) meeting
will by on Thursday, July 19th.

7pm = Individual animal group meetings
8pm = Group meeting of all small animal groups


NOTE: For this meeting the Dogs are starting at 6pm - for record books and show prep

The meetings are open to all 4-H families!

LOCATION:
MSU Extension Office
775 Ball Ave NE
Grand Rapids MI

Important FAIR Information

GOAT DIVISION INFORMATION FOR THE 2012 KENT COUNTY YOUTH FAIR...

All goat exhibitors, leaders and families:

We have a record number of goats entered into the fair this year, which is a wonderful problem!  We will be short on pens again and I will be making arrangements to have additional pens built.  I need to know if there has been ANY changes in the numbers of goats that each exhibitor originally signed up for on the declaration forms and fair registration paperwork. Any goats that will not be going to fair, need to be reported to me, even if something comes up a few days before fair.  Also, If there is any way that any of your family or club goats can "double up" in pens, especially the smaller breeds, that would be helpful.  Please let me know.

Also, there are a couple opportunities for goat families to help the fair this year.  We still have goat trophies for the fair that have not been sponsored.  The fair depends on sponsorship for all of the trophies that are awarded to the exhibitors.  All sponsors are recognized by announcment at the goat show, and the trophies are tagged with the donors name.  The trophies cost about $8-12 each.  There are about 10 trophies that still need to be sponsored, so if you family is in a position to help, please contact Mary Crosby at 616-292-9006. 

Also, each year as a goat program we enjoy giving our explorers a special recognition gift. This year we also have a record number of explorers at 19 to date!!! If your family would like to help sponsor the explorer gifts, please contact me.  Thank you!

Julie Blodgett

Goat Superintendent KCYF

616-890-8670

Goat Show Reports

Here is the report from Julie regarding the placing for the 2012 Lowell and 4-H Youth Goat Show - click HERE

Here is the Treasurer's report after the goat show - July 2012 - click HERE

Goat Show Success!

Thank you to everyone for all of your work this weekend!

The shows and clinics were a huge success based on the number of participants we had.  I don’t have official numbers yet, but I counted approximately 25+ in the audience during the vet’s presentation and I know there were Explorers outside, too.

This event was such a great opportunity for youth to learn new skills, network with others and to have a chance to evaluate the skills and knowledge they already have in the 4-H goat area.   You’re efforts are truly helping shape the leaders of the future!

I have attached a few pictures - take a look if you’re interested!

Thank you again!


Kristi Bowers
4-H Program Coordinator
Kent County MSUE
(616) 336-3287
bowerskr@anr.msu.edu

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