2011 CDM categories and dates

Deadline and Entry Fee Schedule

January 21, 2011: Registration via 4-H Connect
Entry fee payment of $5.00 per person

If paying by 4-H check mail to:
Texas 4-H Foundation
P.O. Box 11020
College Station, TX 77842-1020
(Memo Line – D5 Consumer Decision Making)

District contest schedule is:

Contest Date: February 5, 2011
Registration Time: 2:00 p.m.
Participant Orientation: 2:30 p.m.
Judging Begins: 2:45 p.m.

County : Practice, January 3rd - 7:00 pm Extension Office
Competition: Jan. 14th - 7:00 pm Extension Office

CDM topics may be printed HERE. Go ahead and print them and begin learning about each of the different products. Remember, a lot of this is done on your own, but we will have practices the first week of January to get prepared. :-)


**Tip** A discount store, such as Wal Mart, is a great place to stage your own "trial run." Have an adult go with you and give you scenarios using the products you are studying. It really does help to have a hands on practice.

You might also find this helpful.

Mark Your Calenders for 2011

County Contest: TBA
County Deadline TBA

District Contest: Saturday ~ February 5, 2011
District Deadline Friday ~ January 21, 2011
COST: $5 per person

** Practices Start week of January 3, 2011**

CDM contest in January

The new year is beginning, and the 4-H calender is really filling up. :-) One of the absolute BEST projects a 4-H participant can do is Consumer Decision Making. Knowing how to make wise purchases is not just something to learn for a "competition", it is a LIFE SKILL we ALL need, especially in today's economy. The time to learn these skills is while we are young.

This project benefits not only the students, but the adults as well. :-)

The deadline to enter the District Competition is January 12, 2010. The District competition will be held January 25th, in Overton. Registration begins at 4:15 pm.

You can find the study materials HERE: Click on each of the "blue" topics and print the material.

Also, there are two videos on Youtube that may be of help to you, especially if you are new to CDM. You may view them here:


Part one


Part Two

County CDM Deadline Extension

The Entry Deadline for the Cherokee County 4-H CDM Competition has been extended until December 16, 2008. To register please send an email with the names and ages of competitors to Willie at wrarnwine@ag.tamu.edu.

The County CDM Competition

This year's County CDM Competition is scheduled for Tuesday, January 6, 2009. The contest should only take approximately 1-2 hours to complete. Location of this contest is yet to be determined. Junior, Intermediate, and Senior teams and individuals who place highest at the county level will advance to the district level of competition. All competitors who qualify to advance to District MUST REGISTER FOR THE DISTRICT 4-H COMPETITION ON-LINE VIA 4-H CONNECT BY FRIDAY JANUARY 9TH.

The District Competition will be held at the Texas AgriLife Extension District 5 Headquarters in Overton, Texas on January 20, 2009.