Pumpkin Palooza

 

Folks, thanks to COVID we have had the opportunity to participate in more cross county events than ever before.  This is an opportunity organized by New Hanover County 4-H to join in their Pumpkin-Palooza Event.  If you have any questions please reach out to Scott Enroughty, 4-H Youth Development Extension agent at jsenroug@ncsu.edu.

1 October 2020

New Hanover County 4-H Invites You.. to the 2nd Annual 4-H Pumpkin-Palooza!  This year's event is a Virtual Photo Contest!  Please share with your 4-H families.

With social distancing guidelines due to the pandemic, New Hanover County 4-H Pumpkin-Palooza will have a quite a new look and feel for the 2020 event. We may not be able to see all of the talent and creativity of the carved pumpkins in person, but we can see and share through the virtual 4-H Pumpkin-Palooza Photo Contest. 

The 2nd Annual 4-H Pumpkin-Palooza's Photo Contest will run from October 1st through October 26th. Participants can enter as many entries as they wish.  All photos entries must be of the participants original carved pumpkin (painted for the younger age group). The 4-H Pumpkin-Palooza Photo Contest Registration Form and additional information is located at newhanover.ces.ncsu.edu/4-h-pumpkin-palooza/

The 4-H Pumpkin-Palooza Photo contest categories are: 5-7-year-olds (painted pumpkin); 8-10-year-olds; 11-13-year-olds (middle school); 14-18-year-olds (high school); Adult I (ages 19-39); and Adult II (ages 40 & up).

All entries will be judged and the 1st through 3rd place winners per category and will be announced on October 30, 2020 through New Hanover County 4-H Facebook. The 1st place winners will receive a $25 Amazon gift card.  

Presenting Sponsor: New Hanover County Farm Bureau

Photo Contest: Studsvik Scandpower, Inc.

NOTE: The one-day event drew over 1,400 participants for New Hanover County 4-H’s inaugural event in 2019 with a total of 118 carved pumpkins entered for the contest.

Feel free to contact me if there are any questions.

Nature Adventures

 

REMINDER: Join us on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9 am eastern time for our second installment of Nature Adventures: Beaver Pond Explorations. Facilitated by our Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center, this is one you don't want to miss! REGISTER HERE. Can't make the live event? Register for the recording. Nature Adventures is a 7-part series of educational sessions for the fall semester developed and taught by professional Environmental Educators from North Carolina's premier 4-H Camps. This program is provided for FREE for teachers and families. All programs are aligned with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and are presented live over Zoom. Can't make the live event? Register for the recording and go at your own pace!

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This program is free, but requires registration                            REGISTER HERE

PROGRAM SCHEDULE Coastal Ecology Sept. 18, 9 am Students will explore the vibrant ecology of the Albemarle Sound, learning about the plants and animals that call this unique ecosystem home. Presented by The Eastern 4-H Center VIEW THE RECORDING Beaver Pond Explorations Oct. 1, 9 am Students explore a decades old beaver pond habitat, learn how to identify evidence of beaver activity, and discover why beavers are important to many other plants and animals. Presented by Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center Pine Forest Ecology Oct. 14, 9 am Explore the unique Longleaf Pine ecosystem of the North Carolina Sandhills with a wildlife expert, featuring one of the most beautifully restored Longleaf Pine stands in the south eastern US. Presented by Millstone 4-H Camp. Stories in the Stars Astronomy Oct. 27, 1 pm Students investigate the myths behind constellations, learn about current astronomical events, and explore what they can find in the night sky right now. Nature Crafts Nov. 9, 1 pm Students will build simple nature crafts like toad homes and bird feeders, then use their crafts to collect data, make observations and develop inferences about the natural world and the species they find there. Outdoor Survival Skills Nov. 20, 9 am Students will learn survival skills including the Rule of 3, the Ten Essentials, how not to get lost, and how to survive in the wilderness. Then students will apply what they've just learned with a mock survival scenario where they have to make decisions about how to survive. Sharks Teeth & Fossils Dec. 8, 9 am Students learn where and how to find & identify fossils. Students will explore different types of fossils and dive deep on shark teeth. The session instructor will share his personal fossil collection to show and tell what he's found over the last ten years.

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Virtual JMG Opportunities

 This is for 4-H families, teachers, and others that are interested.

Join the Junior Master Gardener Virtual Learn, Grow, Eat, Go national pilot for free! Access the entire set of LGEG Classroom Lessons for free by joining national pilot! Struggling with online learning with your children? This is a great solution. The Junior Master Gardener program is offering new digital content for the Learn, Grow, Eat & GO curricula with interactive virtual lessons (2 lessons/week for 10 weeks), while also offering sharpening science videos, garden resources, and recipe demonstrations. Additional resources to support weekly check in points and resources for educators are included. LEARN MORE www.jmgkids.us

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