Thursday, December 31, 2020

4-H Year in Review


This might not have been one of our record photo years thanks to COVID.  However thanks to parents and volunteers we did get some pretty good shots during our programs.  Please sit back and enjoy our 4-H Year in Review Video.  We think it captures a lot of smiles and good times from this 4-H year.  Special thanks to all our photographers whose thoughtfulness to share allowed this video to happen this year.  If you are having issues you can also find this video on our NC Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center Facebook page as well our our Robeson County 4-H YouTube Channel.  Both of those can also be located on our 4-H App under the social media button.

From our staff to you, Happy New Year!  

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Thanks to You!

 



We just wanted to share the nicest thank you note with you from Gibson Cancer Center.  This goes out to all our families that donated items during our 4-H Drive through earlier in the month.  

"On behalf of the Gibson Cancer Center patients & Staff, we would like to thank you for your generous donation!  Cancer is tuff but so are our patients!  Your kind donation put smiles on over 60 patients faces!  May the lord continue to bless your staff & the 4-H program and families.  

With Love,

Gibson Cancer Center Family"

Thank you all for making a difference!

Friday, December 18, 2020

Happy Holidays from the National JMG's

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SHARE OUR GRATITUDE...
2020 Thank you for partnering with JMG this year!
You allow us the opportunity to pour into children's lives. Thank you for being part of our JMG community and supporting us in our mission of Growing Good Kids!
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2020 Gives us a Different Perspective

This article was written for the Robesonian by our own 4-H Extension Agent, Shea Ann DeJarnette.


No doubt in your life you have been asked if a glass is half empty or half full? This year gave folks the opportunity to look at the empty side and not see what was actually there (aka the full side). So, let’s sit back and see if we can adjust our perspective a little.

This year started off for us with our normal 4-H Club programming. We had clubs just starting to meet in February. We were bothering parents to get their paperwork done, so their children could be part of 4-H events. We went into our first big competition called 4-H County Activity Day in March where youth compete in public speaking, presentations, and outdoor cooking. It was like every other competition we have done for the last 18 years.

Two days later we were on lockdown. No more face-to-face meetings with our youth or volunteers. We had 30 incubators in the schools. When schools quickly went to remote learning, we gave teachers the option, and 95 percent of them took their incubators home and did embryology remotely. We set up five or six incubators in our library at the office, and we did embryology for the world over Facebook Live. It was a whole new audience, a whole new world, and gave us reason to change our programming perspective.

From there we went Live over Facebook with butterflies and helped our horticultural agent with a family-friendly gardening series, “Digging in with Extension.”  We created new programs like a photography contest, a Junior County Retreat, and our “Cooking with Ms. JoJo” series. We still had summer day camp via Zoom, and our state 4-H Camping Team offered a virtual overnight camp; it was amazing; Our teens still had Citizenship and Congress, and One youth even competed in Application, Interview, Resume, and video Essay (AIRE) earning a trip to 4-H National Congress in 2021. Our youth who raise animals were still able to show them virtually thanks to the support of some open-minded judges and United Way of Robeson County as well as The Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair. Our poultry judging team placed third in the state.

So, here we are at the end of the year, and we can look at this one of two ways:  the glass is half empty, we miss being face to face this year; or the glass is half full, our youth did amazing things, had fun and learned, our volunteers still volunteered, we have new programs, lots of new folks were introduced to 4-H, and we created the first-ever 4-H County App in North Carolina. When it came down to counting our successes, it was a little different this year but at 4-H Apperception Night we had more than 100 youth and 60 volunteers recognized for their service. We had another 30 families who came in the next day for our 4-H Drive Through and dropped off items for our community engagement project (items were for cancer care packages at Gibson Cancer Center) and picked up their awards and certificates. Our 4-H Families stood up, took part, learned something, and made a difference in our community. From my perspective at the end of 2020, our glass isn’t half empty, it isn’t half full…it is overflowing. Here is to getting a bigger glass in 2021 so we can all fill it up.

For more information, please Shea Ann DeJarnette, 4-H Youth Development with North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center, at 671-3276, by E-mail at Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu, or visit our website. 

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Monday, December 14, 2020

4-H Health Rocks! Opportunities

 



4-H Health Rocks!
A 4-H Healthy Living Program for Youth 8-16
Inspired to be Substance Free 
Interested in bringing more prevention programs to your community? Health Rocks! is a research-based program with a goal to bring youth, families, and communities together to reduce the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs among youth. This program helps youth develop internal strength to resist risky behaviors by developing life-skills like communicating with others, dealing with stress, critical thinking, and goal setting, among many others.
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Upcoming Training:
Become a certified Health Rocks! Educator. This professional development is great for Agents, 4-H Volunteers, Teachers, and other youth-focused community members.

Upcoming Dates:

If you have a group of 10+ individuals or are interested in hosting a training that is more county-specific, please contact Kenan Bridges at kbridge3@ncsu.edu.
Free Assets
By participating in Health Rocks! with NC 4-H, you have access to a variety of free assets to help in delivery of the program at home and in a virtual environment. 

Assets include:
  • Curricula (English & Spanish)
  • Virtual Resources
  • My Health Rocks! Youth Journal (to be released in January)
Learn more about these assets by registering for one of the training events listed above.
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NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.

Extension's 4-H program is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina. We help over 247,000 young people grow into active, contributing citizens each year.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by 01/07/21 to Kenan Bridges, kbridge3@ncsu.edu.

Friday, December 11, 2020

JMG News

 

BIWEEKLY UPDATE | DEC. 2020

WARM UP WITH SOUP
WINTER GARDEN GUIDE
HORTICULTURE @ BILTMORE
IT'S GETTING CHILLY...

Enjoy this tasty soup from our friends at Dinner Tonight.

WONDERING WHAT TO DO IN WINTER?
You're not alone. Read and see how to care for your garden on Facebook!

If you would rather watch and listen, check out the video here.
MISSED HEARING ABOUT CHRISTMAS AT BILTMORE? CHECK THIS OUT!
Behind the Scenes at Biltmore with Lizzie Borchers
Hear from our friend, Lizzie Borchers, about horticulture at Biltmore, and see the beautiful trees that are decorated for the holidays. 


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Thursday, December 10, 2020

4-H Horse Program Update

 

NC 4-H Horse Program Newsletter

Volume 6, Issue 7 December 2020
Upcoming Educational Contests
NC 4-H Horse Program Educational Event & Horse Show Sponsors Needed!

As we prepare for the 2021 contest and show season, the NC 4-H Horse Program is seeking donors to support the six different educational contests and the State 4-H Horse Show. For more details, and to make a contribution, please use the forms linked below. Sponsorships can be paid via check or online using the link in the payment information section on the forms.


2021 Horse Bowl Question Submission

In order to participate in District Horsebowl contests, each county must have submitted 40 questions to EHH by January 15, 2021. Leaders, coaches, and 4-H’ers are encouraged to readPreparing for Horse Bowl Competitions prior to writing and submitting questions.


Question templates(Excel & Google Sheets) can be downloaded from the Horsebowl Contest page!
2021 Tentative NC State 4-H Horsebowl & Hippology Contest

Save the date! The tentative plans are for the 2021 NC State 4-H Horsebowl and Hippology contests to be held March 27 at NCSU. Keep checking the calendar of events on the website for district Horsebowl qualifying dates. They will be added as they become available.

For more information, you can find it on our website, or by following the links below:

2021 Tentative NC State 4-H Judging Contest

Save the Date! The tentative plans are for the 2021 NC State 4-H Horse Judging Contest to be held April 10 at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg. Keep checking the contest page on the website for updates, registration, and other details.

For more information, you can find it on our website, or by following the links below:

Let's Learn
Open Horse Show Judges Academy Now Available

This virtual academy is designed to provide the open horse show judge, or those studying to become an open horse show judge, with additional learning resources through a virtual platform through a variety of disciplines. Each section will have recorded lectures from a variety of experienced judges and instructors that you can view as many times as you desire. Each section will also have practice classes that you can place on your own, followed by an official placing and reasons for that placing. There are also additional quiz sections to test your knowledge of each section. No grades are assigned for the completion of this course; these quizzes are intended as an additional educational tool to help you retain the material.

Modules Featured:

Halter/Conformation – All disciplines 
Western- Western Pleasure, Ranch Riding 
Hunter- Equitation Over Fences, Stock Type & USEF Hunter Under Saddle 
Saddle Seat- Hunter Pleasure, Western Pleasure, Country English Pleasure, Show Hack
Gaited- How to judge all types of gaited together

Cost of registration: $50

This course is open and will remain open until October 20, 2021. Click here to register.
Forages For Horse Owners Series

This series held via Zoom, offers owners the chances to learn about feeding hay, soil fertility, pasture management, and weed control. You can register for all three classes, or one. Classes are held on the following dates from 12:00-1:00pm:

December 10th
January 14th
February 11th

Equine Reproduction Short Course

If you register by December 15th with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, you can receive an interactive AI and stallion collection kit in the mail! This is part of their Equine Reproductive Management Short Course.

Fee: $300 for 3 days or $125/day

Dates: January 6-8, 2021

Includes: AI Kit, book on reproductive techniques, written materials, certificate, and more!

You can register up until January 4th, 2021. However, this doesn't guarantee that you'll receive the kit in time for the course.


Other Information
2021 Calendar Of Events


To view the most up to date calendar of events, access via the link above. Event dates and locations are all subject to change depending on state and local restrictions and requirements.

2021 4-H Volunteer Leader's Conference

North Carolina 4-H Volunteer Leaders Conference is right around the corner. This event will be held February 5-6 over Zoom.

Again this year, each participant must register through his or her county Extension office. County Extension offices are responsible for registering volunteers to attend the conference. One invoice will be sent to each county and we request that one check be sent from each county for the total amount of the invoice.  An online registration link will be sent to county Extension offices. All registrations must be entered online.  Make plans now to join us for North Carolina 4-H Volunteer Leaders’ Conference 2021!


Cost to Attend: $30
Registration Due By: January 8th (to receive a packet), final registration ends January 27th.

To view the conference agenda, click here.
AQHA Achieve Contest

Congratulations to NC 4-H'ers Kyra Worth and Abby Holsomback for placing 7th and 6th, respectively, in the AQHA Achieve contest. Contestants completed an online exam for round 1, a recorded speech on equine diets for round 2, and a recorded, impromptu problem calculating body weight and deworming medication for round 3.
2019 Judging Contest DVD

Are you looking for new content of judging classes? This DVD has a wide variety of classes that were put together from the 2019 Southern Regionals Judging competition. This is a great tool if you're looking for something new to help improve your judging skills!

If you're interested in purchasing a copy, click here!
4-H Spotlight
We have so many amazing current and former 4-H'ers in the North Carolina Horse Program! What better way to showcase all the great things that they're doing across the state, than to highlight them in the monthly newsletter. If you would like to be featured in our newsletter, please click here to fill out a short survey!
Hannah Sather

Hannah is an alumni of 4-H, who joined 4-H in 2006. She was active until she aged out in 2015.

What activities, events, or contests did/have you participate(d) in?

I competed in horse shows, created expression contests, hippology, horse bowl, and horse judging.

What are your favorite memories from 4-H?

A few of my favorite memories are making some of my best friends while traveling on national educational contest teams!

Please describe a particular horse program accomplishment that you are most proud of:

I never competed in horse judging until my last year of 4-H because I was terrified of giving oral reasons. I had already traveled on the national hippology and horse bowl teams and wanted to try to make another team in my last year. I started learning horse judging, made the national team, and won oral reasons at Eastern Nationals!

Please describe something non-horse or
non-4-H related that you enjoy doing or in which you have experienced success.

I'm a third year Veterinary student at NCSU, large thanks to skills I learned in 4-H!
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