Monday, May 11, 2020

4-H Virtual Volunteer Training

For those of you who attend our state 4-H Volunteer Conference each year in Raleigh, you know we have talked about an online option.  Well folks here it is, on Saturday May 30, 2020 we will have our first state wide virtual volunteer training.  The training is free and to take part you need to be a registered 4-H volunteer on 4-H Online.  
-Please read the information below carefully and follow the directions below and register yourself for this event.  
-The training is open to the first 400 North Carolina 4-H Volunteers that register. 
-The deadline to register is Wednesday, May 27, at noon.  After registration closes access information (online and phone) will be sent to those who registered.
-Accessibility Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by May 20, 2020 to Dr. Sarah Kotzian, 919- 515-8480, Sarah_Kotzian@ncsu.edu.

 Conference Schedule 
8:30 AM Welcome Dr. Mike Yoder, Associate Director; State Program Leader North Carolina 4-H, NC State Extension 

9:00 AM Workshop Session 1 (Please Choose 1) 
  A. Awards Opportunity, April Dillon, Area 4-H Agent 
  B. 4-H Horse Program Updates and Ideas for Social Distance Meetings, Alaina Cross, Extension Associate - Equine Program and Lori Stroud, Extension Assistant - Horse Husbandry 
  C. Virtual Avian Bowl, Dr. Mary Fosnaught, Extension Associate - Poultry Science 

10:00 AM Workshop Session 2 (Please Choose 1) 
  A. A Mindful Moment, Kenan Bridges, NC 4-H Healthy Living Coordinator - NC 4-H 
  B. Best Practices and Helpful Hints for 4-H Presentation Videos, Dr. Shannon McCollum, Extension Associate – NC 4-H 
  C. Pollinators, Liz Driscoll, 4-H Specialist – Crop and Soil Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Horticultural Science
 
11:00 AM Lunchtime Learning Session Mr. Jones Loflin
 
12:30 PM Workshop Session 3 (Please Choose 1) 
  A. Improv Public Speaking, Emily Worth, State 4-H Council President – NC 4-H and Leah Jackson, State 4-H Council Secretary/Treasurer – NC 4-H 
  B. Vermicomposting, Peggie Lewis Joyce, Area 4-H Agent – NC 4-H 
  C. Working With 4-H Youth in an Online Space, TBD 

1:30 PM Closing Session Dr. Rich Bonanno, Associate Dean and Director, NC State Extension

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