Robeson County 4-H

  Lumber River United Way Annual Campaign Kicks Off August 1st Thank you to all the donors that invest in United Way, your contributions are tackling financial stability & women's health as well as many other community needs. LRUW will kick off the 2022 Campaign on August 1! Thanks to Peterson Toyota this year's Fair Share Giveaway is $5,000 and CITGO has provided $50 gas gift cards for 29 lucky finalists. If your place of business would like to participate in United Way's annual campaign contact Tate Johnson at 910-739-4249 ex 303 or email  tjohnson@lumberriveruw.org DONATE Lumber River United Way allocates funds to 17 partner agencies in Bladen, Hoke, and Robeson Counties Lumber River United Way, a nonprofit organization that fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community, announces the organization’s 2022/23 funded partners in Bladen, Hoke, and Robeson Counties. United Way will invest over $260,000 with the following nonp...

BIWEEKLY UPDATE | JUNE 2022 ONLINE GARDENS CONFERENCE FUN HOLIDAY BEVERAGE LGEG TRAINING OPPORTUNITY CULTIVATING SCHOOL GARDENS "VIRTUAL" CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY, JULY 20th! REGISTER HERE  BY JUNE 30th! Cultivate learning & healthy youth in a variety of educational settings! This all  VIRTUAL  gardening conference hosted on Weds. July 20, 2022 offers attendees: 7 CPE hours recognized by TEA Low registration cost of $30 2 learning tracks applicable statewide: garden prep, maintenance, planting & harvesting or working with volunteers, funding, partnerships, curricula & successful garden program examples Door prizes to include seeds, Junior Master Gardener curriculum, and much more Don't delay your plans to attend! Register   by June 30th to  secure  your  "virtual" seat! Have questions? Send them our way at  juniormastergardener@gmail.com HAPPY FOURTH of JULY!  This is not your average July 4th  lemonade! Made with 5 simple ...

FUN FREE FAMILY event! Please consider sharing with friends, families, and other possible fans outside of 4-H. PBS Rootle Roadster Tour is making Robeson County one of its stops on the NC tour. The event will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2022 from 9:30 to 12:30 pm at UNCP.  If you would like to know more about the tour please click on this link:   https://www.pbsnc.org/about/pressroom/pbs-north-carolina-rootle-roadster-learning-resources-communities/ If you work with an organization that would like to set up a booth and be a community partner for this family fun event just fill out the online form that can be found at this link:     https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/e/ 1FAIpQLSe56WrU0dTiS5TkXTKKLcj5 fsLm7GIj0agC2Abw7odRdAt4vQ/ viewform   For more questions about this event please contact Stacie Kinlaw at at the Partnership for Children at skinlaw@rcpartnership4children.org.

  NC A&T is offering Summer Tinker Boxes for youth.   The Summer Fun box for grades 3 - 8 will include 3 activities to keep your tinkerers busy this summer. Those in grades 3 - 5 may need more adult supervision, but the activities are appropriate for all ages.  For the "Build a Boat" challenge youth learn about buoyancy and power by designing and building a boat. Parents will need to provide 2 AA batteries, tape and scissors. All other materials are in the kit. The "Hydraulic Claw" challenge involves youth using common materials to build a hydraulic powered claw. They will modify the claw to perform specific tasks. You may need a few recyclable items from around the house to make the modifications. During the pilot phase of the program, we are mailing ONE box per child. The box will come with the materials (some optional and recycled materials may have to be gathered) and instructions to complete the challenge. The boxes are separated by grade levels, but you ma...

  We are excited to announce that the new  Operation HomePort   internship program is now accepting applications!   Operation HomePort (OHP)   is a partnership with the US Navy Child & Youth Programs that offers hands-on, experiential learning opportunities to work at Navy CYP facilities throughout the United States and selected international locations.  This program will help interns to experience professional growth and career networking while simultaneously gaining invaluable, real-world experience in the Department of Defense's largest child-care network.   OHP  interns assist in and lead the planning of developmentally appropriate activities, facilitate and participate in planned activities, and support positive, respectful relationships between children, youth, parents, and CYP professionals.  OHP assignments are approximately 120-days long at Navy CYP facilities throughout the United States and selected overseas loca...