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Oudshoorn, Cardiff Award winner, leads IPM group
Big winner
Jolande Oudshoorn, right, was the winner of the Murray Cardiff Award at last year's Huron 4-
H awards as the year's overall top member. Matt Cardiff, president of the Brussels Agricultural
Society and grandson of Murray, presented the award. (File photo)
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more about the task at hand.
Members of the club split into
groups and tested themselves on best
practices regarding planning an
event — specifically a tent the size of
the one with which they're charged
for the IPM. They also brainstormed
a number of things they'd like to see
in their tent come September. There
were a number of suggestions that
may or may not make appearances in
September — everything from free
popcorn to a trivia game to the
showing of 4-H livestock. Walton -
area member Johnny Ryan
suggested deconstructing a plow as a
display in order to further educate
urbanites on what a plow is and
exactly how it works.
Ben Speer, a member of the club
from the Brussels area, says that he's
excited to be part of the project, but
has his own project at the IPM.
Speer will be plowing in the IPM
this year for the first time. He says
he can't wait for the whole week,
especially since the match is being
held so close to his hometown.
Alycia Coultes is another member
who will have her hands full that
week. Not only does she plan to be
part of the 4-H tent, but she will also
be showing livestock at two different
4-H shows at the IPM, one of which
is tied to the annual Brussels Fall
Fair, which will be held at the
Walton IPM this year.
President Brooklyn Hendriks said
that she has learned a lot from the
club, even in just the first two
meetings.
Hendriks said that with members
from all over the county, she's
learned a lot about the different
clubs throughout the county and met
many new people through the club.
Hendriks, who's 15 year old, is one
of the club's youth leaders.
Most of the club's members are
not newcomers and have been
involved in Huron County 4-H for a
number of years, completing several
projects along the way.
Hendriks, for example, has
participated in over 30 projects.
In order to help the club reach its
goal, it has been the recipient of a
number of grants which will help the
club reach its full potential. Those
grants include the 4-H Connecting
Canadians Fund sponsored by
Canada 150, the Government of
Canada, TransCanada and
McDonald's Canada, as well as the
Journey 2050 grant sponsored by
Agrium.
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project, as it aims to teach the
agricultural professionals, farmers
and business owners of tomorrow
how to apply for grants, promote
their club, fundraise and properly
hold a meeting — all skills they'll
need down the road in some capacity
or another.
As for the design of their tent
exhibition, they will be learning the
basics of design and how to best
utilize the space they have.
Another of the projects is a Huron
4-H quilt that will be auctioned off at
the IPM. Each individual club,
including the special IPM club, will
contribute a square to the quilt and
hopefully the sale will make some
money for the local organization.
While the specifics of the tent and
the club's exhibit at one of the most
important events in Huron's recent
history will be the focus on a
meeting -to -meeting basis, many
members, as well as leaders, think
the goal of the exhibit drives to the
very heart of 4-H and what it means
to communities like Huron County.
Jolande says she has learned so
much through 4-H and it provides an
alternative social experience to
things like music and sports. It is a
place, she said, where she has truly
been able to be herself.
Both Marita and Jolande were
born in Holland and Marita says that
4-H very quickly became a way for a
new immigrant to Canada to meet
people and learn about the
community's way of life.
The family now lives near Auburn
and Jolande has recently graduated
from the University of Guelph. She
hopes to become a chartered
accountant in the years to come. She
is a veteran of well over 60 Huron
County 4-H projects and has chosen
to continue to work with the
organization — not only as a leader,
but also at the Huron County 4-H
executive level.
Members of the club, young as
they are, see themselves as
advocates for the program and they
make no bones about seeing the IPM
as an opportunity to extol the virtues
of 4-H in Huron County. They hope
to use the tent to sell not only 4-H to
people, but Huron County and its
way of life as well.
For more information on the club
or on Huron County 4-H as a whole,
find the organization and its clubs on
Facebook. To meet members of the
special IPM 4-H project, find their
tent at the IPM this September.
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