Building Hope, Help, and Cities

                                              

Day Two of 4-H Congress was another new experience for our Robeson Delegation.  After getting up and having breakfast in the dinning hall early in the morning it was time to head back to the McKimmon Center for our opening business meeting and keynote speaker.  Justin Crowe works with the state 4-H program in Tennessee.  He brought a wonderful message to our delegates about moving through and past the bumps in life and continuing to make a difference.  He charged them with going forward and continuing not only their community service work but overall service to others because they never know who they may impact and help shape their life.

After a speech filled with laughter it was time to sit down and through our hands to service.  We had two community service projects going on...some of the delegates were stuffing bears for children who attend Victory Junction Camp.
While others were working on tracing a shoe pattern on denim, their team mates were cutting the traced patterns.  The fabric will be used to make shoes for children in Uganda.  To learn more about this project you can go to www.solehope.com.

After making quick time on these projects it was time for lunch which was on our own. We headed to Pizza Hut where some hungry eyes,lead to full stomachs and a grate fullness that we have refrigerators in our dorm rooms.  

After lunch we headed back to the McKimmon Center for awards and recognition.  After a quick break it was time to get busy.  We broke into groups of eight and sat down to work at creating our own town.  There were elected officials, town names and mottoes.  At the end the group created 3-D models of their community leaders.  They had great fun and enjoyed the activity.

  After all the hard work it was time to head to the dorm to freshen up and then grab a bite to eat before returning to our home away from home in the N.C. State Campus, the McKimmon Center.  During our Power of Youth Assembly we were honored to have 4-H parent and author Jones Loflin speak to us.  He encouraged the youth to find their passion and allow it to be contagious to others to inspire change in the world. 

Then it was time for the state 4-H President, Nathan Barrick gave his farewell speech.  Which was followed by state 4-H officer candidate skits.  After the fun and laughter died down it was time to retire to check out the candidate booths and then dance!  Our delegation mixed it up on the dance floor with the best of them and they rocked down the house.

  Once the dance was over our work was not done.  Once we got back to the dorm Alexus Jones lead the county delegation through the election process.  Although we will not disclose who they voted for, I can say they did a excellent job of casting our counties 17 electoral votes.  Once business was taken care of it was time for bed and to dream about the possibilities ahead for tomorrow.