Robeson County 4-H

What is the format of the camp? The camper check into the camp and an NC State dorm on Sunday afternoon, June 16th and stay on campus through Friday afternoon, June 21st. During this time campers will be provided housing, food, transportation, and lots of learning opportunities. NC State students serve as counselors and part of the educational team. What is NC State’s Livestock Science Camp? The camp program is designed to have students engage in the science (nutrition, genetics, physiology, health, engineering, food safety etc.) of animal production. Participants have the opportunity to physically engage with livestock (beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs and more), their caretakers, and industry leaders. Participants will also have opportunities to conduct laboratory experiences investigating nutrition, biotechnology, genetics, and more. Throughout the week we explore the high-demand STEM careers related to animal science. Who should apply? Any youth ages 15-17 years ol...

  Are you ready for an EGGmazing Experience?  Then check out the 2024 Poultry Science Summer Immersion at NC State.  This residential summer camp will introduce high school students to dynamic opportunities in Poultry Science.  Camp will take place on the NCSU campus with field trips to industry partners.  For more information about the camp please go to go.ncsu.edu/PSSI Camp will take place June 16-20, 2024.  Applications for this camp are due by February 28, 2024.   20 scholars will be accepted and received a $700 scholarship from the US Poultry and Egg Association to attend the camp making the total cost $85. To apply and learn more please go to go.ncsu.edu/PSSI .

   We are excited to offer a new scholarship opportunity for youth and/or adults for a college scholarship.  This scholarship is looking for folks wanting to pursue a business degree. You must be a legal resident of North Carolina and funds will be paid directly to the college.   To learn more about this opportunity please click this link .

  How do I become part of 4-H? How do I sign my child up for 4-H? These are probably the second most frequently asked questions we get. The answer is fairly simple… 4-H Online. If you have a deer-in-the-headlights look after reading that, well, that’s normal. So please let me explain. About five years ago, in an effort to make our lives a little easier, the state 4-H office instituted a program called 4-H Online. This online registration system is used in almost all the states in the country (yes, 4-H is in all 50 states). It has put 4-H registration at your fingertips and made it easier to sign up for programs, learn about 4-H, etc. Below is a QR code you can scan to go directly to the   4-H Online website . Once there, you create a login and password and start a family profile to register your child or children for 4-H in Robeson County. You can sign up for clubs (we have lots of them starting), you can register for projects, or you can sign up for programs as they become av...

 Health Rocks!® addresses the challenge of reducing tobacco, alcohol, e-cigarette/vaping and drug use. Youth socialize with each other through social media, video calling, and text messages several times a day or even hour. This year, we are giving youth an opportunity to share information with their friends that encourages healthy living, leadership, and positive peer influence. The theme for this year's digital creation contest is: Inspire your friends to be substance free! Winners will be featured on our NC 4-H Social Media sites! There are 2 categories: -Team-Designed Digital Creation -Individual-Designed Digital Creation Rules: Entries: 1) 2-4 youth per creation for the Team-Designed Category 2) 1 youth per creation for the Individual-Designed Category Submitting your entry: Youth will submit their entry to their 4-H Agent for submission.  All entries will be judged in a state-level contest. The entries will be due to the state 4-H team by May 10, 2024. The state winners ...

Thanks to the Bladen Journel for posting this story about the Lumber River United Way Fair Share Drawing and mentionging Robeson County 4-H.   https://bladenonline.com/united-way-2023-campaign-fair-share-winners/ LUMBERTON, NC (1/22/2024) – Lumber River United Way is celebrating a successful 2023 Campaign, a goal of $625,000 is close to being fulfilled. Fair Share donors make up a large portion of United Way’s annual campaign. Over 250 Fair Share donors pledged or contributed over $86,000.00 towards the 2023 Campaign. United Way Executive Director Tate Johnson stated, “As a group, Fair Share donors are the third largest contributing pool of monies to United Way’s annual campaign”. The final Fair Share main event was hosted at Peterson Toyota on Tuesday, January 16. Over 60 people attended the event to determine a winner of the $5,000 giveaway sponsored by Peterson Automotive. The thirty Fair Share finalists also received a $50 gas gift card sponsored by CITGO and John’s Fuel S...

 For our folks who love nothing better than being on stage here is a great opportunity. Greetings,   Enclosed you will find a flyer advertising our upcoming auditions for our  10 th  Annual  My Time to Shine  -  Talent Competition  and for our upcoming production of Disney’s  The Little Mermaid .  Our hugely popular – and very competitive  My Time To Shine Talent Competition  includes all categories of talent from singing and dancing to instrumentalist. Auditions will be held to determine who gets to showcase on our stage, with over $3000 in cash prizes going to the top contestants.  NEW THIS YEAR : “My Time To Shine KIDS!” We are adding another show for any talented individuals under the age of 16. That’s right, there will be two competitions this year! Both shows will be on Saturday, March 30th (1pm & 7pm). Auditions will be held February 9 th  and 10 th .  We are also very excited about our upcoming produc...

  Robeson County 4-H is excited to introduce our new 4-H Program Assistant, Jade McNeill. Jade has a Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Management and a Minor in Commercial Photography from Appalachian State University. We are excited she is bringing these skills to this position.  She is married to her best friend Lucas and together they have two beautiful children. She loves traveling and exploring new places. She loves breakfast food, coffee and trips to the beach. Jade has previous work experience in 4-H and she is a 4-H alum from Robeson County where she showed a beef heifer from her family farm. Jade will be concentrating on 4-H Clubs and County Programs. If you would like to reach out to say hello her email is  Jade_McNeill@ncsu.edu  or 910-671-3276.

  Folks it's that time! 4-H Online is up and ready to go. You can log into 4-H Online by going to: https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in Re-enrolling or enrolling members: Youth must be 5 years old as of January 1, 2024 to be able to be old enough to be registered in the system. Please re-enroll all youth as members. Re-enrolling volunteers: Please fill out all the form. All volunteers are listed as Category 1 (unless you are a current Extension Employee-those instructions were sent earlier). You will need to complete the screening process by listing references. You will also need to complete the annual working with minors video, correctly answer the quiz questions and return back to 4-H Online so it will mark the training as complete. If you have any questions please let myself or Jade McNeill, 4-H Program Assistant know. Our number is (910) 671-3276 and emails are Jade_McNeill@ncsu.edu or Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu. Looking forward to getting your registrations in a...

    We are excited to announce our Art Exploration 4-H SPIN Club.  Youth will be able to enjoy different types of performances at UNCP's Givens performing arts center for free as well as a special Etiquette Lesson that will include dinner prior to the first show. Please see the schedule below and register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arts-exploration-4-h-spin-club-tickets-776596199137?aff=oddtdtcreator January 31-Etiquette lesson will occur as part of UNCP's performing art series.  Registered members will meet prior to the show for this once in a lifetime experience.  There will be a $40 fee for this lesson and dinner will be included as part of the lesson to ensure no one is hungry prior to the show. January 31-The Sophia Orchestra from Sofia Bulgaria will perform a traditional classical concert.  Considered one of the finest travelling orchestras in the world this will be an unforgetable night of learning about classical music and the role it plays in...

  By the time you read this, Christmas will be over and we will be preparing to ring in the New Year. Some folks may be shopping holiday sales, stocking up for birthdays and holidays in 2024. Some folks might be relaxing on the couch with their feet up, their favorite beverage in hand, relaxing and enjoying the moment. Others may be busy cleaning up, getting rid of broken toys, taking down Christmas, and getting ready to ring in the New Year. Me? Well, I will be in that void. That void of trying to wrap up 2023, so when I ring in 2024, I can move forward with hopefully nothing from the previous year hanging on to me. At least that’s my hope. In my 4-H life that means I’ll be is doing all the little behind-the-scenes things that let us have fun with the youth and volunteers while we accidentally learn along the way. I will get reports for the year completed, catch up  the blog , work on our annual blog book, get a photo review put together as a reminder of this last y...

  Happy New Year everyone!  We are excited about some new things coming down the line in 4-H and spending the next year with you.  Please stay posted to the blog for updated information but a few things to be aware of... -Our new 4-H Program Assistant Jade McNeill will be starting January 2.  She will handle clubs and county programs.  We are so excited to have her with us and can't wait to introduce you to her. -The week of January 8 4-H Online will come up for registration for 2024.  Please watch your email, app, and the blog for more informaiton on that. -Also we have overnight camp ready to rock and roll for registration.  Please see this link to register: -Volunteer Leaders conference is right around the corner.  So get ready for registrations and videos for project records.  Can't wait for us to hit the ground running! -Hang on tight folks we are going to ride the wave from 2023 right into 2024. HAPPY NEW YEAR!