VI-5002-KT, May 2016
4-H Awardrobe Clothing Event
Fair Entry Intent to Participate and Stage Commentary
COUNTY STAFF ONLY
PLEASE READ THESE RULES & INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
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See SF6G Clothing Event Eligibility Requirements, VI-302210-KT. [Stressed: 4-H senior level
only (grades 9-12); one state level entry per youth per year; can qualify and be chosen to
participate in more than one year in all event areas.]
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Youth participants’ intent to participate must be submitted in Fair Entry by midnight,
Monday, July 25, 2016. The only excuse is if your clothing selection is being held on or after
July 25; be sure you have contacted Cayla Taylor, cayla@iastate.edu, with specific details if your
county has late selection.
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Late entries without this excuse will not be able to participate in 2016. Those counties with
late selections MUST have their completed form submitted in Fair Entry no later than Monday,
August 1. After that date only alternates, cancellations, and information changes will be
accepted.
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A $30.00 fee will be charged to counties for each Awardrobe Clothing Event participant
unless cancelled by or before 5:00 PM, Friday, July 29. An Invoice will be sent to counties at the
conclusion of the Iowa State Fair before charges show on County U-Bill.
Participant Forms:
 Each participant must provide the County Extension and Outreach Office their runway show stage
commentary on the PRE-Form. As soon as the county selection process is complete, give your
selected participants copies of 4-H Awardrobe Clothing Event Participant Letter, PRE-Form, and
Information (6-I). www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/StateFair/ISF4HHandbook.
 *** MAKE SURE YOUR PARTICIPANTS KNOW THE AWARDROBE CLOTHING EVENT IS
IN AMES AT THE ISU MEMORIAL UNION and the date your YOUTH WILL PARTICIPATE,
AUGUST 11 or 12, 2016***
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Please do not wait to inform your participants. Once participants have completed the PREForm please submit their information in Fair Entry. Participants will then need to complete the
4-H Awardrobe Clothing Event Report Form for Fashion Revue, Clothing Selection, or the $15
Challenge. This is a 6-page report form!
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Youth participants will then need to electronically submit the appropriate Report Form
to their County Extension and Outreach Office on or before Monday, August 1, 2016. Please
check the Participant’s Report Form for completeness just as you would a static exhibit. The
form must include any required receipts and an electronic color photo of the youth in the
selected garment. County Extension staff will then upload the file and photo in Fair Entry by
August 1, 2016.
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ALL participant information, forms, receipts, color photo are entered in Fair Entry!
Participant Stage Commentary
Participants should write commentaries indicating exactly what they want to hear announced
about themselves and their outfits while modeling on stage. Commentaries should be written in the
third person and should include a participant’s name, county, age, features of the outfit that audience
members can see from a distance, important lessons learned in developing or selecting the outfit, and
clothing related and/or educational goals for the future. Include attention-grabbing phrases that
emphasize the uniqueness or specialness of the outfit. Suggestions for describing outfits can be
obtained by looking at the back of pattern envelopes, magazines, or catalogs. Use detailed phrases
like “brown belt pulls together brown shoes and cream shirt” or “wrapped-front dress is accented with
side tie closure.”
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Stage Commentaries should be brief and concise; minimum of 55 words and maximum of
100 words. Assistance with writing stage commentaries can be found by linking to the Awardrobe
Clothing Event webpage for Commentary Help and Helpful Hints at
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/clothing-event-categories.
Geographic Group pertains to:
North:
Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
South:
Regions 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Geographic Group Clothing Event participation dates are:
North:
8/11, Thursday
South:
8/12, Friday
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Have youth complete and return their PRE-Form to their local County Extension and
Outreach Office on or before Monday, July 25.
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Complete each county youth participant’s Intent to Participate in Fair Entry by Monday,
July 25.
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Have youth complete and electronically submit their 4-H Awardrobe Clothing Event Report
form for Fashion Revue, Clothing Selection, or $15 Challenge, required receipts, and a
color photo of them wearing the selected outfit to their local County Extension and
Outreach Office on or before Monday, August 1.
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Each County Extension and Outreach Office will need to enter/upload each youth
participant’s Report Form/Receipts file and color photo by Monday, August 1 in Fair Entry.
… and justice for all
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applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s
income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of
discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call 800-795-3272 (voice) or 202-720-6382
(TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cathann A. Kress, director,
Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
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