Robeson County 4-H

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Save the date time for our 4-H Volunteer Leaders.  The 2021 Conference will be held at the Hilton, Durham again this year February 5-6.  We will have more information on registration soon, and the cost will be the same as last year. A schedule of workshops will be available in November.  If you would like to lead a workshop please contact Shea Ann for information.  Deadline for workshop proposal is October 5.

The following was forwarded to us from the state 4-H office.  If you would like to participate please contact Shea Ann DeJarnette or Wendy Maynor with your submissions.  This came from Juli Leonard with the News and Observer. "I am a visual journalist at The News & Observer and have been pulling together submissions from North Carolinians in a series for the past 11 weeks called Diary of a Pandemic, and I would like to share how young people involved in 4-H are adapting. Here is a summary of the series that I have been sending out to participants: The project would entail taking a minute or two to record a video of yourself talking about how the virus is affecting your life, your work or your community.  You can make this a one-time entry or send them along as you feel compelled to share.  If videos are not your preferred medium, photos and written essays can be shared instead.  I will be posting entries to a blog format on The News & Observer ...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Hope that you all had a fantastic holiday weekend.  School should be officially over for everyone and our graduates will be having new types of graduations over the next couple of weeks.  We do want to say Congratulations to Natiya Barnes, DJ Brown, and Jordan McKinnon who have all completed their Senior year and will be graduating.  Each was sent a box with their 4-H cords and tassels, a card and notes from the County Council Officers, and their names are on our electronic sign at the office.  We will also be spotlighting them this week on our 4-H blog, and social media pages.  So stay tuned for that.  Congrats to all three of them on this wonderful accomplishment. Just a reminder that to keep up with the daily changes we are posting things on our  blog  as fast as we get them in.  Due to that we are also now sharing on our blog and our  facebook page  a Friday Roundup with the items that have posted d...

Wondering what has been going on since our top 4 at the beginning of the week?  We don't want you to miss a thing so here is your 4-H Friday Roundup....   A youth program in connection with the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair.  The Great Sunflower contest.  For more information about this free opportunity click here . For our 4-H Horse members more information about this year's virtual horse show. For our 4-H teens interested in working on your college and job skills check out everything you need to know about AIRE (Application, Interview, Resume, and Essay).  You could even end up getting to be part of a National 4-H Trip. For our High School Aged 4-H members who like to garden, NCSU is offering it's Horticulture Camp online this year.  What a great opportunity to take part in a garden and not sweat in the hot sun.  For more information about this opportunity please click this link . Remote Skills Camp for Teens is a 4-H program coordinated throug...

The 4-H Remote Skills Camp for teens is a month-long camp that costs $30. If you're nervous about graduating and starting life in college or a potential career, this course is designed to help you prepare for your next step! Apply today by visiting  https:// remoteworkcertificate.com/ camp/     The 4-H Remote Skills Camp for teens is a month-long camp that costs $30. This camp  equips teens with skills and tools needed for college and career readiness in the 21st century. The camp consists of nine core modules, delivered in a self-paced, online format. Earn this certificate in 30-35 hours (7-9 hours per week over 4 weeks). Teens will learn the best practices of being a remote workers and have unique opportunities to participate in live Q&As with remote workers at NASA, Microsoft, and more. Sign up today at  https:// remoteworkcertificate.com/ camp/      We will have live Q&A with remote workers from NASA, Microsoft, and...

Below is a free opportunity to take part in NCSU's Horticultural Science Summer Institute.  This is an awesome opportunity and will look excellent on college applications.  Parents, you do not need to go through our office to register, just click on the links below. Love wandering around gardens? Marveling over plants in the nursery? Eating blistered shishito peppers? Join us for an online, curated experience of NC State University's  Horticultural Science Summer Institute.  While we might prefer climbing trees and propagating baby succulents in person, we are holding camp virtually this year on July 6-July 9th.  Registration is free  and it will be a blend of two live events - a kick-off keynote and a closing program and then pre-recorded videos and activities for you to do at home. It will be engaging and fun and youth can dig in at your own pace.  Here is the schedule: Monday July 6th  Live Keynote + Orientation Welcome to the JC...

The following is a message from Sarah Kotizan with the state 4-H office.  Youth Voice is an annual event hosted by the NC County Commissioners Association. " We are sad to share that YouthVoice 2020 has been canceled.  The annual conference for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners will be held virtually this year. We know that YouthVoice is an event that many of our 4-H'ers look forward to, so please share with them that we already have our dates for 2021 -  August 13-14 in New Hanover County."

Application, Interview, Resume, Essay in short is the acronym for this program for 14-18 year olds.  Successful completion of AIRE will allow youth to attend a national trip to National 4-H Conference or Congress.  Always something to thing about for our career 4-H members. For those interested in taking part, your resume and application is due to our 4-H office by June 10th.  You may submit it electronically by emailing it to Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu.  Instructions for your resume can be found here , along with the application.   For questions about this program please contact Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu.

2020 NC State 4-H Virtual Horse Show Information Hello Everyone! The NC 4-H Horse Program Advisory Council recently held a Zoom meeting and decided to hold a virtual horse show for NC 4-H'ers. The show will be conducted on two different secure websites with APHA (American Paint Horse Association), and Better Dressage Scores. Both organizations are working with us to set up our entry website, class list, and patterns. Via the  Extension Equine Husbandry website   and social media, we have advertised that this event would be taking place in July. Youth that are interested in showing have been instructed to be sure that they have completed the online form to obtain an eligibility card. This form will close June 1.  Every 4-Her must complete a separate form on every project horse he/she expects to participate within the current 4-H year. If they have more than one horse, they will need to complete the form multiple times. If a youth completed the form earlier in the year, and...

Below is an article written by Mack Johnson, Horticulture Extension Agent with NC Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center.  We are republishing on this site in case any of our families are interested in this opportunity. Our local farmers have been working hard to bring back a strong  Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA) for our community at the Robeson County Farmers Market, located at the corners of 8th and Elm Streets in downtown Lumberton. Our CSA offers monthly subscriptions for weekly boxes of produce, meat, eggs, or value-added products. Now, more than ever, is a great time to not only support our local economy, but to gain access to food that comes directly from the field to our tables. Any community member may purchase a subscription. We offer four types of boxes: Produce, Meat (Beef, Pork, & Chicken,) Eggs, and Value-Added Products (Honey, Goat Cheese, Jams, Jellies, Pickles.) Subscribers may choose only one box type or mix and match, choosing any o...

With families at home, it is becoming easier to run out of things to do, and easier to get creative with little things.  Well we have a competition for our youth that should make a family filled fun event for the fair.  The Great Sunflower competition is for youth who like to grow things, but might have a short attention span.  so all you have to do is plant the seeds, water, and feed periodically, and watch the magic happen.   To register for this contest fill out our on line form and we can mail you the seed.  Plant the seed and watch these gentle giants grow.  Don't worry if they die by the fair.  Bring us the sunflower head (alive or dried) come fair time and see who wins.  This is an easy an fun competition for the whole family and will introduce your child to agriculture, pollinators, and the food chain cycle (yes, you can eat the sunflower seeds in the dried flower head or plant them next year for an even bigger crop).     If...

Happy Monday everyone!  To keep up with the daily changes we are posting things on our blog as fast as we get them in.  Due to that we are also now sharing on our blog and our facebook page a Friday Roundup with the items that have posted during the week, we have a lot of things to share to help keep you on top of your 4-H events.      On to this week's top 4-H which has been coming in all morning. - NC 4-H Citizenship Focus is going virtual this year.   That means there are a lot of positives, first no cost for the program that is open for 14-18 year olds.  Second is that there is no limit on the number of youth we can register.  So please encourage your teens to take part.  the event will take place over zoom June 15-17 from 1-4 pm each day.   Deadline to register with our 4-H office will be May 22 at 5 pm .  To register please contact  Wendy Maynor.   For questions about the program please contact  Shea Ann ...