Robeson County 4-H

  We are six weeks away from this year's National 4-H Volunteer Conference !  4-H: Find Your Spark  is  September 28 - October 1 . This year we will offer onsite activities at Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Eatonton, Georgia, and virtual programming.  Full-time single occupancy registration is $425 and includes meals and lodging from Thursday dinner through Sunday breakfast. There are also double occupancy options ($350) as well as a virtual option ($100). Registration is open at  www.4hvcoss.com . While we will accept registration until our lodging is filled, if you would like a conference t-shirt and other swag confirmed,  please register before September 7, 2023.  We have a great lineup of speakers, workshops, and activities, and don't want you to miss out. Share with your friends, encourage other volunteers and paid staff to join, and be sure to register. We have lots of fun on Facebook, too, so like us @4hvcoss  Please let us know...

       It's Friday!  For most folks that's the end of the work week.  For our campers here at Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Camp, affectionally called BJP, it is a bitter sweet day.  We are glad to see our families, but hate leaving our fun, friends, and all the food here at camp.   We got up this morning and started packing.  It was another cool misty morning cat camp and that just sort of kept the damper on everyone's spirits as they tried to figure out how to stuff everything back into their suitcases.  Breakfast was perfect for traveling.  We had a chance to make our own breakfast biscuit sandwiches and there were really big hashbrowns to go with them.  It was oh so good.  however the mood was a little somber as everyone realized we would be leaving in just a couple of hours.    Luggage was packed and placed in locations not to get wet.  Although I think there might have been a lot of wet towels and bathing suits ...

   I do my best to randomly appear and disappear so the campers can have the most fun possible.  I mean who wants an adult who can report home watching you all day?  It can generally harsh your fun.  So when I see our campers I ask, "Are you having fun?"  For the most part I get that look that most adults get when you ask a stupid question of a child.  You know the one where you get the blank stare with the, "how stupid are you?" look behind the eyes, back.  That is exactly what I am going for.  So let;s see if I can capture their most fun moments of the last full day at camp with a few of the "are you having fun? replies.     We woke up to a little more than a drizzle today but not enough of a rain to make you wet wet.  It was just right for us to get up and still do all our activities.  Breakfast was incredible.  We had bacon, eggs, a homemade biscuits.  These were crunchy on the outside and so soft and fluffy ...

We woke up this morning to a gorgeous 61 degree day.  Across the lake you could see steam rolling off as the warm water and cool air temperature came together.  There was no doubt this was going to be an incredible day at camp. As our campers woke up from some deep sleep they started, what is now a routine process of making their beds, getting dressed, and cleaning their cabins. Before they knew it, our campers were headed to breakfast, probably the quietest meal of the day.  For breakfast our campers enjoyed french toast sticks, fresh fruit, and an array of other breakfast delicacies like cereal and yogurt.  After cleaning up from breakfast (yes they clean off the tables and wipe them down after handing over dishes, silverware,  and cups to the dishwasher it is time for flag raising.  Our campers say the pledge of allegiance and the 4-H pledge as the flags are raised each morning.  Then it is time to start their day. Today's activities included fossil...

   It is with great sadness that we are informing you of the passing of one of our former 4-H Club leaders, Carolyn Lewis.  Carolyn was the co-leader of our first animal science club in Fairmont in the early 2000's.  She loved working with animals and youth.  Carolyn in later years was an avid gardener and even a member of our Extension Master Gardeners.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Carolyn's family tonight. Obituary posted on Floyd's Funeral Home website:   Carolyn Lewis, age 77, of Fairmont, NC passed away Friday, July 21, 2023 at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, NC. She was born July 20, 1946 in Hoke County the late Emory Lewis and the late Minnie Morris Lewis. Ms. Carolyn was an avid horse lover, gardener, and farmer. She received a Master’s degree in Mathematics. She also was a member of the Robeson County Garden Club and the 4H Club. Ms. Carolyn is survived by a son, Emory Conner Lewis of Fairmont, NC; a grandson, Emory Conner Le...

   You could say it was a picture perfect day at camp as our campers woke up to clear skies and temperatures in the low 70's.  Our campers knew this was the time to get those cabins clean to either defend their title as the cleanest cabin, or bring the heat and the clean to challenge those who took home the awards the night before.   Campers headed up to the flag pole for flag raising and breakfast.  This morning they had bacon, eggs, bagels, and other options like cereal and cottage cheese.  There is no reason for anyone to go hungry at camp.  Although with all the energy they put out each day its no wonder that they show up famished.     Once they had nourishment it was time to hit the camp.  Our youngest campers got to go canoeing on Lake Hazel today.  No worries for those who are not strong swimmers because everyone wears a life jacket if they even go near the lake.  Our next oldest youth went to archery and got to pla...