Welcome to 2021

 

 Wishing you a Happy New Year!  Probably one of the most anticipated New Year’s ever, and we are excited about 2021 and here are a few reasons why.

-January 18th is the anticipated kick off to 4-H Online 2.0.  This version should be slightly more user friendly and we are hoping will make it easier for all of you to get reregistered for the new year.  When it is rolled out we will let you know and have you go in and completed your “paperwork” for this year.

-Our 4-H app has been a huge success.  With just 6 months under our belt it is at almost 100 downloads.  Everyone who has used it has loved it.  We think it will make it easier than ever for you to register for everything 4-H.  If you haven’t downloaded please do.  It is a free download from your App Store.  Just go to 4-H Now! And download that.  When you open the app search for Robeson a county 4-H and click on that.  It will keep you up to date and send you notifications (if you allow it to) of deadlines and new programs.

-It has been several years since we have done this but we are excited to be hosting a project record book workshop for youth and volunteers over Zoom, January 5th at 2pm.  Our plan is to walk everyone through their record book so they only have to type and finish their stories and “express their self” section.  Registration is open on the app for this program.

-Volunteers...Your first training opportunity is around the corner.  state Volunteer Leaders Conference will be virtual this year.  There is a fee that we will pay for those that attend.  So please make sure to register (guess where) in the app,

-We are excited to announce two new SPIN clubs for this year.  Our first will start in February and be the Art Hub 4-H Club.  This club will meet virtual once a week for six weeks and focus on Fine art.  The second club is our Teen Club.  This will also start in February and meet monthly.  It is open to all our 4-H members 14 and above, focusing on leadership skills.  We will have more details as we get closer to our 4-H 2.0 rollout.

-Our cooking with Ms. JoJo series was such a success we are working on another series for our youth that will be split by age level again.  Stay tuned for more information and dates for that.

-Also we are excited to be a part of a citizen science sourdough experiment.  We will be doing this live with our youth mid to late January so that we can report our results with the state before February 14th.  Stay tuned for more information on this really cool project.

-Please note the deadlines this month to register turn in scholarships, honor club applications, and project records and portfolios.  If you have misplaced your calendar you can scroll to the bottom of this blog to find the google calendar.  You can also find it on our app under the schedule button.  We try to keep it up to date with each change.

-Please note this blog and our app are the places to find the most up to date information and links concerning our 4-H program.  This blog is also linked under the news button on the app in case you would like to refer to it from your phone.

That’s a lot for our first day of 2021.  Although our office is closed today, know that we will be there next week and will keep our app up to date so you can register for programs 24/7.

Happy 2021...we can’t wait to see you soon!