Robeson County 4-H

The first edition of the Southern Equine Consortium Newsletter is available (click on the highlighted words to access it please). This newsletter is the result of collaborative efforts between the southeastern states and will start to be distributed on a periodic basis (perhaps monthy or bi-monthly) as an effort to offer more resources to horse owners in the southeast.  We are sharing this newsletter which was shared with our county 4-H program by NCSU 4-H Horse program.  Hope you enjoy.

This article was written by our own Shea Ann DeJarnette to be published in the Robesonian and Robeson Journal on Sunday, January 31, 2016.    Alex Evans teaches Kennedi Lyons how to do an electric project. Both youth are members of the Dirty Rascals 4-H Junior Master Gardener Club.           Do you ever feel like you’re being pulled in so many directions that your head is about to spin off like a top?   It seems things have gotten even more hectic thanks to the introduction of technology. That same feeling has trickled into our children’s lives and schedules.   They go to school and, at an early age, we want them involved in extracurricular activities.   The choices range from athletics to video gaming; we often don’t know which way is up.   Whether you want your child to be involved to keep them busy or the fact that it looks good on college applications, the question is which activity is best for you...

  Today marked t he first meeting of 2016 for the members of the Dirty Dozen 4-H Shooting Sports Club.  Club members and parents completed their annual paperwork as part of their organizational meeting and went over club expectations.  After it was time to elect officers.  After several campaign speeches and voting (which included a run off election) the club officers for this year are: President:  Lucas Collins Vice President-Alex Evans Secretary:  Laci Rozier Treasurer: Brooke Canady Treasurer-Elect:  Cameron Graham Reporter:  Hart O'Breint Sergeant at Arms:  Christian Graham   After the business meeting we all sat down to work on an electric project lead by Alex Evans.  Alex is working toward a trip to Electric Congress by teaching electric projects to as many 4-H members as she can.  Many of us had never used a solder iron before and this was our first time with electronic components.  It was all very educ...

Robeson County 4-H would like to welcome the newest specialty club to the 4-H Program. We are excited to introduce the Explore NC Together 4-H Club.  The club leaders, Bonnie Canady and Gina Rozier, held their first meeting last night and we would like to thank them for their commitment to the club and the youth of Robeson County.   During the first club meeting new members got to know each other and talk about all the things they can explore in 4-H.  The youth also learned the 4-H pledge and made the 4-H  bracelet  to help them remember the key 4-H concepts.  The club will meet the second Tuesday of every month at 6 pm.  Enrollment is open to all youth between the ages 5-18. Although the club is still  determining  their exact focus, however youth will have the opportunity to explore a variety of areas such as citizenship, leadership, animal science, public speaking and more.   If this sounds lik...

  The first meeting of the Dirty Rascals 4-H Junior Master Gardner Club involved something a little different for this group.  Yes, dirt was involved, but so were soldering irons, batteries, and a new lingo concerning circuits, leds and more.  The group met to put together electric projects.  Taught by Alex Evans who is working toward being a 4-H Electric Congress delegate, the club members learned about the soil probe, how to put it together, what resistors are for, and the agony and defeat of making little Hersey kisses with molten metal.  In the end the projects were completed and lit up when the coper probe was placed into the soil.  It was a great project to learn about soil moisture and electricity all at one time.   This club meets each month on the second Tuesday of the month beginning at 5:30 pm.  For more information about this or any of our 4-H clubs please contact Wendy Maynor at Wendy_Maynor@ncsu.edu or (910) 671-3276.

The members of the All Around All Stars 4-H Arts and Crafts Club held their first meeting of 2016 on Thursday night.  The group met to organize their calendar for the year and do a little project.  The club determined that they would meet on the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm at the O. P. Owens Agriculture center.  The following is the schedule of planned activities: January-Collage February-Presentation Prep March-Candy/Goodies-Community Service Project April-Humane Society Supply Drive/Make dog and cat toys and treats May-Relay for Life booth/Balloon Animals June-Electric Project July-Spray Paint Art August-Plan Fair Booth September-Fair Booth Set Up October-Paper mache November-Blankets/Operation Christmas Child December-Christmas Celebration If you are interested in becoming a member of this club please contact Wendy Maynor at Wendy_Maynor@ncsu.edu or (910) 671-3276.

Ever wonder what is going on in the state in terms of 4-H or what the officers are up to?  Now is your chance to find out.  The January edition of the State 4-H Council Newsletter is here .

Welcome to 2016!  We know this is a new year filled with lots of anticipation and excitement.  We hope that you will join us in this journey of 4-H over the next year.  You will see some things that have gone by the wayside and new programs pop up and we hope that you will find it fun, and exciting while maybe learning a little along the way.  To help you find your way we would like to offer you an electronic map of what is going on in our program. Programs that we offer   If you are curious what is going on, you can check out our google calendar 4-H County Programs.  You can google the calendar or you can just scroll to the bottom of this blog and see it there.  Please know that although calendars were sent out in the packets, dates sometimes change as well as deadlines so we would encourage you to check the calendar often.  We will also do our best to offer printed calendars in the lobby of the Extension office and update them once a month s...