4-H Top 4

Happy back to school and almost back to school for everyone!  I know things are still a little different and everyone is doing a great job adjusting accordingly.  Please read below to get ready for some great programs coming up!

-Each year the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) have a meeting with a youth component.  This year their meeting was adjusted to a virtual meeting.  Unfortunately the youth component had to be cancelled for this year.  However the commissioners have invited all our youth (probably most interesting to our 14-18 year olds) to attend the closing session online.  Ms. Doris Kearns Goodwin has written the book Leadership in Turbulent Times. Ms. Goodwin will serve as the capnote speaker for the NCACC Annual Conference.  For those who attended last year you may remember her as well.  If you are interested, you are invited to join in virtually for the closing session to hear Ms. Goodwin speak.  The session will take place on Saturday, August 15th from 9:00 - 10:15am.  You can tune in at this link: https://adaptandadvance.squarespace.com/day-four.  This is a live video stream with a chat box - no videos. 

-4-H Artastic is around the corner.  For those unfamiliar with this program it is our visual arts contest.  Youth enter their arts and crafts into our contest and we judge them.  Plus to double the impact of their efforts we enter their items into the fair for them so they can compete for ribbons and more.  This year we are asking parents to fill out the form at this link (https://forms.gle/hjra4mkEtgHo7wBr8) to enter the items and then drop them off at our office at 455 Caton Road in Lumberton.  The deadline to register and turn in projects is Monday, September 14.   Please contact Shea Ann DeJarnette or Wendy Maynor with any questions about this contest. 

-4-H Animal Science will be virtual this year.  After much conversation and the latest information from the Governor and NC 4-H's moving back toward face to face programing, we decided we had no choice but to go ahead and make this a virtual contest.  I would like to thank the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair for continuing to support our contest with premiums and ribbons for this year's winners.  As details are available for this contest I will send them directly to our 4-H participants.  If you have any questions or concerns about this program please contact Shea Ann DeJarnette at Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu.

-We are encouraging everyone to download the 4-H App from their app store.  This seems like our most reliable way to communicate and for folks to sign up for events.  We are ecstatic about some of the new program offerings we have been able to make available and register for programs with the click of a button.  So far everyone who has downloaded it and tried it, is pleased with how user friendly it is and how much time it saves you from having to come to the office.  To download our app, just go to the app store on your phone and download 4-H Now!  When you open that app search for Robeson County 4-H tap on it and you will be linked to us.  The download and app are free.

That's all for today.  Stay safe and we can't wait to see you soon.

Wendy, Christy, and Shea Ann