Robeson County 4-H

  County Activity Day (CAD) is an opportunity for young people to meet other youth in the county and share their passions through a public speaking competition. CAD is open to youth ages 8-18 as of January 1, 2024. Youth ages 5-7 can also participate in CAD non-competitively. Back again this year...In addition to presentations, there will also be a 4-H Entertains Talent Showcase in which youth can demonstrate their talents. Acts can be either individual or group and should be no longer than 5 minutes. Note: Each county is limited to two acts total so our judges will determine who will move forward. What are 4-H Presentations? 4-H Presentations are a huge part of North Carolina 4-H. It is one of the most successful ways to help a young person learn public speaking skills. It focuses on members teaching others what they know about a particular project/subject matter. They are sometimes called demonstrations, illustrated talks or formal speeches. Demonstration: DOING, SHOWING HOW, MAK...

  The annual duck race will be this coming Saturday, March 2 on the Lumber River.  If you are interested in purchasing a ticket they at $20 each or you can get a quack pack which is 6 ducks for $100.  The lucky duck will win $2500 if their duck crosses the finish line first.   Tickets are available at the Lumber River United Way office and our 4-H office.  Come by to purchase your ticket.

  RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina 4-H and North Carolina FFA each received a $45,000 gift to further their mission of developing future leaders in a presentation Feb. 2 at the Southern Farm Show in Raleigh. The money, presented in the form of a $90,000 check to be shared equally between the two organizations, is the proceeds from Pull for Youth fundraisers organized by AgCarolina Farm Credit and AgSouth Farm Credit. NC State University faculty and staff coordinate programming for each entity. “We understand the importance of keeping young people engaged in agriculture, and 4-H and FFA are great vehicles to do that,” said Vance Dalton, president and chief executive officer of AgSouth Farm Credit. “We want to support their efforts so that we can keep young people wanting to come back to farming and to our rural communities where they can live and thrive. The other piece is the leadership skills they learn. Agriculture needs a voice, and the leaders that will carry that voice are being...

  You're Invited to Betsy's Bash and the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center! Friends and Family, Tickets are available  now  for the second annual Betsy's Bash! The 2024 Bash will also celebrate the  60th Anniversary of the Penn 4-H Center  and will be a truly spectacular event that you don't want to miss! Date:  Saturday, May 18th, 2024 Time:  4:00 - 8:00 pm EST Location: Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center, 804 Cedar Lane, Reidsville NC 27320 This second annual celebration and fundraising event will honor the legacy and impact of Mrs. Betsy Penn and her vision for a 4-H Center focused solely on the health, wellbeing, and education of the youth of North Carolina. Your $50 event ticket will include a meal, a s'mores dessert, adult beverages, and live music from the Sassafras Bluegrass Band.  All proceeds from the event will support the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center. If you would like to support the center by becoming an event spons...

 2024 Summer Camp Award Application Share your Summer Camp Wish for a Chance to Win! FAT CAT® and Zard® members can enter for a chance to win $500 toward summer camp registration fees. Here's How: Complete the application form below, and share your child's dream summer camp experience through one of the following ways: Submit an original drawing that illustrates what they want to do at camp, or Write of an essay (250 words or less) telling us about their camp dreams. Once the application below has been completed, email the essay or a photo of the drawing with your completed publicity and waiver release form to summercampawards@ncsecu.org. Please share the following: http://www.ncsecu.org/ Summer Camp Award Application Share your Summer Camp Wish for a Chance to Win! FAT CAT® and Zard® members can enter for a chance to win $500 toward summer camp registration fees. Here's How: Complete the application form below, and share your child's dream summer camp experience thr...

    This article was written by our own Jade McNeill, 4-H Program Assistant, for the Robesonian and can be found at  https://www.robesonian.com/news/298605/nice-to-meet-you-my-name-is  as well as on the NC Cooperative Extension website at:   I would like to introduce myself; my name is Jade McNeill, I am the NEW 4-H Program Assistant with North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center, and I am so excited to be back in 4-H! A little bit about myself; I graduated from Appalachian State University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Management and a Minor in Commercial Photography. I have worked from the mountains to the sea, and now I am back working in my hometown. I am excited to bring my skills to this position. I hope to further my education at NC State University so I can gain more knowledge with N.C Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center. I am a 4-H alum from Robeson County, how cool is that? I have previous work experienc...

    It's that time of year for our second and third grade teachers.  That time where little chickens get to hatch and butterflies will come out of their cocoons announcing spring and a fun way to learn about life cycles.  Life cycles is a second and third grade curriculum that 4-H offers in the school system each year.  Please note due to limitations on curriculum it is open to the first 27 that sign up.  Also note we will be offering two rounds of the curriculum:  Round 1 is March 4-April 4 and Round 2 is April 15-May 15.  You are more than welcome to do both but we ask that you sign up to do one curriculum during round 1 and other other during round 2 to give the optimum number of classrooms this opportunity.   How this works is that we will train the teachers to implement the curriculum and how to use the equipment.  We will loan you what you need and supplement with our juried research based experiential curriculum and daily videos....

  Folks 2024 is going wild and our 4-H club leaders are finishing up paperwork and getting ready to rock and roll with this year's meetings. Our first 4-H club of 2024 meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 27 starting at 6:30 pm.  This will be the organizational meeting for Young Leaders 4-H Club.  Members will meet to set their calendar, talk about officers, and have an activity.  If you are a member or interested in becoming a member of this club please attend their club meeting on February 27.  You can register on our app under programs or by clicking on this link:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-leaders-4-h-club-organizational-meeting-tickets-818402613247?aff=oddtdtcreator We will have registration information soon for Dirty Rascals Jr. Master Gardeners and Titans 4-H Club.  So check back to the blog soon.

  NC Cooperative Extension has created a new tool for folks working closely with Extension, such as our advisory members and volunteers to gain an overview of Extenion's Civil Rights Responsibilities. We are asking you to join us for one of two possible training options. The first will be virtual via Zoom, led by our own County Extension Director, Mac Malloy on February 13 from 7-7:30pm. The second option will be a hybrid option, led by our 4-H Youth Development Extension Agent, Shea Ann DeJarnette, from 12:15-12:45 at the NC Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center office (455 Caton Road, Lumberton, NC 28360) or via Zoom. Feel free to grab your lunch and join us as we review these new and important materials. This training is free and highly encouraged for all Extension Advisory and volunteers.  To register you can go to our app under programs or click on this link:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/training-for-4-h-adult-volunteers-and-advisory-tickets-82574611786...

  Proper etiquette for children are part of the building blocks to being successful adults.  Our own 4-H Youth Development Extension Agent, Shea Ann DeJarnette, is a licensed Emily Post Children's Etiquette Trainer.  For more information on workshops please contact her at Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu. The following article is from Emily Post Institute. Etiquette Today: Children's Table Manners Here are the top table manners kids (and parents) should know to feel confident in almost any dining situation FEB 8 Photo by  CDC  on  Unsplash Top Table Manners for Kids Far from being about perfection, table manners give kids the confidence and freedom to focus on the social aspects of eating together. By knowing what to do and how to use the elements we encounter at the table, kids can feel good talking about the food, their soccer game, or what they are excited about for an upcoming play date. Here are the table manners you and your kids can work on together to e...