Robeson County 4-H

  Southeast District 4-H Volunteer Leaders Spring Day .  The meeting was being held at the brand new Wayne County Center in Goldsboro and it was a perfect day for the drive and the event.   It was early as our Robeson County Volunteers piled into the van to attend the meeting.  There were ten folks attending from five counties.  We also had our Past State President, Diane Sturgis, and current President Kim Lackey in attendance.  Three of the district officers were also there; Rose Lee, President; Kim Nead, President-Elect; and Marilyn Merritt, Treasurer.    Barbara Byers, from Wayne County lead the first workshop on Cloverbud Leadership.  We talked about feelings, differences, family, and even touched on Citizenship.  Some of the activities included bubble blowing, fingerprint families, and making a flag.  Barbara also gave each participant an activity guide as part of attending the workshop to make it easier for them to im...

  United Way of Robeson County did something a little different this year.  As a second leg to the ever popular Day of Caring, they added a family volunteer day.  Families gathered at Bigs Park Mall in the morning to get their family volunteer assignments and headed out to complete them.  Upon returning to the mall they were greeted with one heck of a welcome.   United Way along with various United Way agencies set up a a child friendly fun event lead by the Robeson County partnership for children.  There were games, a bouncy house, activities, and so much more.  Youth could spin a wheel an answer health questions to win a cup at the WOW bus.  the Red Cross had coloring books, Community in Schools had some fun family board games, and 4-H worked with the youth to make personalized bookmarks.   Everyone had the opportunity to enjoy lunch off the grill made by members of the Kiwanis.  T and L characters were on hand for photos and danci...

They are hitting the air with a little velocity.  This morning marked the first meeting of the Dirty Dozen 4-H Shooting Sports Club .  The group met at the firing range in Fairmont and had several new members this year.  After getting the pledges and business out of the way it was time to get to the business of the meeting...safety. Each youth learned or got a refresher on the rules of the range.  There are eyes and ears that must be worn for protection, range rules and directions that also must be followed for safety, and then there is a little fun.  The veteran members taught the new members how to secure targets, which today are paper plates. As they learned how to load, site, and shoot, the club leader kept a close watch on all of them.  Watching for eye dominance, who can adjust their style based on instruction, and what each of them needs to improve on was the course for the day.  For our first timers hitting that target the first time was a ...

Each year United Way of Robeson County conducts the Day if Caring .  It is a day where folks volunteer and go out to the community to complete different projects and make a difference.  This year North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center and of course 4-H pitched in in a big way. This year we reprised the knit in.  Officially known (at least on Facebook) as the 8th Annual Robeson County knit-in we encourage folks to come out and make items that are donated to local nonprofits.  You don’t have to be a knitter to take part.  Crocheting, quilting, weaving, and sewing have all taken place at this event and what’s more is it is a stitch of fun.  For those who have never done this, that’s ok too.  We have folks that will teach you this skills and have you finishing up a baby cap before you know it. This year’s special project involved sewing satchels to be used for personal hygiene items that were donated to Lumberton Christian Care. ...

  Sometimes we are so busy we find ourselves asking the question, “Where in the World is 4-H Today?”.  That’s the question today as we travel to Pembroke to market our 4-H Camp programs.  We need to say thank you to UNCP for having this great community program for local agencies to promote their summer programs to families around the county.   The event included music, snacks, door prizes, and more.  We have a great time talking with almost 30 families and meeting new folks and telling them all about our 4-H program.

This article was written and published in the Robesonian, The Robeson Journal, and can be located on the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center websit e. — Written By Ashley McRae and Joanna Rogers  North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center, has added new members to their family; are you wondering who it could be? Wonder no longer! Joanna Rogers, as the 4-H Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant, and Ashley McRae, as the Adult Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant, are the newest members to join the Cooperative Extension family.  Joanna Rogers has prior education in nutrition and catering to specific diets that fit the individual’s dietary needs. Ms. Rogers is excited to take on the Youth EFNEP Assistant role and looks forward to helping youth (ages 5-18) in Robeson County make positive, healthy changes. Being from a low-income area, many families cannot afford to eat healthy. Joa...

  It may not be March anymore but it is Clover Days at our local Tractor Supply in Lumberton.  Clover Days is a national partnership between 4-H and Tractor Supply Co.  Each store each sells paper clovers for $1 or more.  The funds raised by our local store come back to help us find camp and Congress making it affordable, for everyone. This event will go on for 10 days.  Please let folks know that when they shop and donate it makes a difference for youth right here at home.  If you have the opportunity don’t forget to go by and purchase your own clover...after all every dollar makes a difference.

The second Tuesday of every month means it’s time for Dirty Rascals Junior Master Gardeners to meet.  On the agenda today: time to clean out the wacky weeds (and kale), as well as get seedlings and water to theAerogarden.  Of course we have to start our meeting with our pledges...and business, then it’s on to the fun. We started by heading outside to clean out our raised beds.  We have lots of plans of what we will plant but we can’t do that until the old growth is gone.  That means the red clover and kale that was planted in the fall are coming out.  We did leave the garlic because it is just coming up and in the next few weeks should be ready for harvesting.  When we plant this year we are looking at tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, popcorn, and building one more bed for our pumpkin contest seeds. When we finally finished and made it back inside we learned about hydroponic gardens.  Planting in something other than soil often has some people spec...

  Tonight was our quarterly 4-H County Council and Volunteer Leaders' Association meeting.   We did the typical meeting things, catching up on what the clubs are doing, what we have done in the program, what's coming up in the program and important club deadlines.   Tonight was also the deadline to turn in Electric projects and project records for those wanting to go to Electric Congress this year.  Martae Callahan learned about wiring sockets with his project.  Jalen King learned about different things that conduct or insulate electric current.  D. J. Brown also submitted an electric portfolio for the opportunity to attend this event that will take place in July.   At the end of the night the County Council officers led an activity involving making trail mix using parliamentary procedure.  Each of the youth had to make specific motions involving placing items in the trail mix and often it created an animated discussion.  Youth quickly ...