Tuesday, December 17, 2019

4-H Top 4 for the week of December 16, 2019


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Big thank you to everyone who came out Friday night.  Youth and adults not in attendance will have their envelopes mailed out to them. 

On to the 4-H Top 4….

-4-H Adult Volunteers it is already time to think about State 4-H Volunteer Leaders’ Conference.  This training and awards ceremony will be held Hilton Durham February 1-2.  The deadline to register and pay is January 2 at noon.  As in previous years we will pay the registration fee ($130) for the first 10 volunteers that register and you would just pay for the room ($55 per night double occupancy-$110 for single).  For more information on this fabulous training and networking opportunity please see the flyer.  For more information about this program contact Shea Ann DeJarnette at Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu or (910) 671-3276.  To register and pay please come by and see Jessie Jones.  Gentle reminder we take checks or money orders only.  

-January 7th is our first SPIN Club of the Year.  From 9 am-3 pm youth will meet to learn and work on Project Records and Portfolios.  Youth will have a chance to sit down with volunteers and 4-H staff to learn about the process and get their records off to a huge start.  We will have lunch for the youth taking part that day.  To sign up for the SPIN CLUB opportunity please call our office at (910) 671-3276 or email Jessie Jones at Jessie_Jones@ncsu.edu.  Please note January 10th is the deadline for project records and portfolios.  This is a written record of what our youth have learned over the past year.  I would encourage all youth to turn in a record book.  The templates for the books can be found here.  You will find them under downloadable forms.  Please remember this is based on your 4-H Age for 2019 (how old you were on January 1, 2019) so please do not use your chronological age because most of you are a year older since then.  For those of you wondering, a project book is work done over the last year in any area.  Youth can turn in one project record book in each subject area.  Portfolios are like project records except they compile three years’ worth of work in a single topic area.  Essentially you combine three project records to make one portfolio.  Please turn your record books into Wendy Maynor by 5 pm on January 10th.  If you have any questions about this program please contact Wendy at (910) 671-3276 or Wendy_Maynor@ncsu.edu.

-January 9th we have new 4-H volunteer training scheduled at 6:30 pm at the office.  This is for all our first-time volunteers and any veteran volunteers who feel they need a refresher.  Of course, we will have a light meal for those who attend so please contact Jessie Jones or Wendy Maynor at (910) 671-3276 to register by January 6th.

-January 21 is the deadline to turn in Scholarships and Honor Club applications to our office.  Please check our website for downloadable applications.  Honor Club applications are open for any 4-H member who is 16 and over and has been a 4-H member for at least three years.  Scholarships are for 4-H members who are seniors in High School and plan to attend a two or four-year institution.  Please note you fill out one application and check off all the scholarships you are applying for.  Applicants need to read the descriptions carefully to make sure it applies to them.  Also, if you are applying for 4-H scholarships you need to go ahead and request a sealed copy of your transcripts now so you will have them in time to turn in your application to us January 21.  Please turn in Honor Club and Scholarships to Shea Ann DeJarnette by 5 pm on the 21.  For questions please contact Shea Ann at (910) 671-3276 or Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu.

Just a reminder that our office will be closed December 23-27 in observance of the holidays.  We will also be closed New Year’s Day.

Our 4-H calendar for 2020 is online at http://robeson4-h.blogspot.com/  if you would like to see some of the upcoming programs and make plans for 2020.

Again, thank you for making 4-H the best that it can be

Wendy, Jessie, and Shea Ann

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