4-H Top 4

 Good morning everyone.  Hope the first day back to school has gone well for everyone.  We are thrilled for everyone to be starting a new school year.  We are working toward exciting things in 4-H as we look toward wrapping up the end of our year.

-By now you have probably heard that the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair has been cancelled due to Covid-19.  However I am pleased to announce that the fair is still sponsoring our 4-H Animal Shows.  Those shows will be virtual.  Even though we have been down this road before this time will be a little different.  Last time we could not have poultry in the building but our youth could be there.  This time we could probably have the animals but not the youth.  So we are looking at a new format that will allow youth to show us their animals while also talking to the judge.  We will get information to our participants as soon as we work out the logistics which includes folks with connectivity issues.

-4-H Artastic is still going to happen.  This year we won't take items to the fair, since it will not open but we will still judge items and give awards and ribbons as part of our 4-H Contest.  You can register your items online by clicking this link https://forms.gle/WayLxj4XNWKTtJecA or you can register from the app (look under programs and you will see the link).  To learn more about the contest check out this flyer.  For questions please contact Wendy or Shea Ann at Wendy_Maynor@ncsu.edu or Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu.  When you drop off your items at our office you can let Kareis Britt or Christy Prevatte know they are for 4-H Artastic and they will be able to take care of it for you.

-We are also pleased to announce that The Great Sunflower Contest is also continuing for those who registered and received seeds.  Thanks to the support of the Robeson County Extension Master Gardeners who are offering the premium money for this contest.  To make this easier on our folks who are taking part all you have to do is register your Sunflower on the artastic link (Choose the sunflower option from the drop down menu) and you can drop it off at our office at the same time you drop off your artastic entries by September 14th.  For more questions about this program please contact Mack Johnson, Horticulture Extension Agent at (910) 671-3276 or Mack_Johnson@ncsu.edu.

-Last but certainly not least we are excited that our 4-H Four County Master Volunteer Training, series is back.  Volunteers we will be meeting over zoom at starting at 6:30 pm on Monday, September 14th.  We will be exploring what working with youth will look like in phase three and beyond.  For those volunteers who still need training hours for the year please think about taking part.  We will do our best to make it fun and interactive as possible.  This is the link for registration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4-h-four-county-master-volunteer-training-tickets-117442835683, and it can also be found under programs on our app.  For more information about this program or if you need help registering please contact Wendy or Shea Ann.

That is all for this week.  If you have not downloaded our 4-H App please consider doing so, it is a free download and the easiest way to keep up with programs, deadlines, and signing up.  Just go to your App store and download 4-H Now!  when you open it search for Robeson County 4-H.  Click on that and you will be ready to go.  

Hope you have a great week.  Thank you for being a blessing to our 4-H program.

Wendy, Christy, and Shea Ann