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Blue Ribbon Calf Sale Helpers

Event date/time
Wed, Mar 18, 2026: 12pm - Sat, Mar 21, 2026: 4pm
Event Type
In-person
Event location
Eastern States Exposition

Mallary Arena
1305 Memorial Avenue
West Springfield, MA
United States

Price
none

MA 4-Her’s are invited to be helpers at the MA Blue Ribbon Calf Sale!  As helpers, 4-H youth will assist the sale crew with many aspects of the sale: washing, leading, clipping, paperwork, etc.!  Below is the schedule our 4-H group:

Date:

Day:

Time:

March 18

Wednesday

12PM-4PM

March 19

Thursday

8AM-4PM

March 20

Friday

8AM-8PM

March 21

Saturday

8AM-4PM

Duties will be assigned by a MA 4-H Dairy Volunteer based on interest and experience. Meals are provided by the MA 4-H Dairy Advisory. Overnight accommodation is available and must be coordinated in advance with the MA PDCA sale chair, Moira Poitras at mpoitras[at]charter[dot]net. Overnight accommodations are not sponsored by MA 4-H.

This event is also a fundraising event for the MA 4-H Dairy Advisory to support events such as the MA State 4-H Dairy Show and the MA 4-H Dairy Delegation to the Big E. Please consider lending a hand at any of the times listed above.  Please contact Andrew at asamuelson[at]umass[dot]edu (asamuelson[at]umass[dot]edu) if you have any questions. See you at the sale!


 

How to Participate

Registration is now open in 4honline.

Registration Deadline: Friday, March 13, 2026 - 5:00 pm
https://4HBlueRibbonHelpers.4honline.com
Contact's name: Andrew Samuelson
Contact's email: [email protected]
This event will be recorded: No

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