Robeson County 4-H

  Below please see the message from the Department of Education seeking youth to enroll in the COVID19 Student Corps.                                           As we move toward reopening our schools in the fall, we need all hands on deck to ensure students 12 years old and older across the country are vaccinated before they go back to school in the fall. Our best path out of the COVID-19 pandemic is for every American to get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as it’s available to them. The Biden-Harris Administration is excited to announce the launch of COVID19 Student Corps, a program within COVID19 Community Corps specifically focused on students. As a member of Student Corps, you’ll get resources to help you build vaccine confidence in your community, including: Biweekly calls to learn best practices and hear from other students how they are talking to their friends, families, a...

 

Please see the following invitation from the University of Missouri Extension Program.    Good Afternoon!   We’re so excited to share this year’s FilmFest 4-H with you! Don’t forget to register by July 11 th !   Here are the speakers we’ve lined up so far! Moriah Benton, Character Designer at Cartoon Network Colton Jackson, Composer, Sound Designer, and Foley Artist John Presley, Producer & Michael Cleveland, Subject of Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story   When?                  August 7-8, 2021 Where?                 Online Who?                     You! 4-H’ers all over the United States ages 11-18. What?                 ...

 This article was written by our own Joanna Rogers, 4-H EFNEP Program Assistant for the Robesonian.  You can also find it  on the NC Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center Website at  https://robeson.ces.ncsu.edu/2021/06/farm-to-fork-youth-edition/ Have you or your family ever wondered where their favorite foods come from, or what makes their favorite dish come to life? In the 4-H Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), we teach youth participants the importance of eating healthy and eating fresh produce throughout the year. Shopping at your local farmers market or local produce stands are great ways to get fresh, seasonal items. But did you know most local farmers markets offer more than just fruits and vegetables? They also sell fresh local meats, eggs, and some of our favorite jams and jellies. Here in Robeson County, our local Farmers Market hosts and highlights farmers who grow seasonal items to sell. Examples of items you may see now at you...

    We are so excited to announce the return of our sewing SPIN club!  the Sew & So's will meet August 18 and 19.  There will be two sessions each day.  The morning session will be from 9-12 for our beginning level sewers.  The meeting from 4:30-7:30 will be for our intermediate sewers.  Both sessions are open to Robeson County 4-H members who are actively enrolled in 4-H Online.  The club meetings are free and we will provide snacks for both groups and a boxed dinner for our intermediates.  Please note all current COVID protocols will be followed at the time of the meetings which may include social distancing, wearing masks and eating outside, etc.  We will email families closer to that time to let them know what the protocols will be at that time.     Both sessions will work on different projects and be able to complete their projects and a project record book by the end of the club meetings.  Due to the number ...

 We would like to offer Kennedi Lyons our congratulations after being appointed to the SE District Officer team.  Kennedi will serve as Secretary/Treasurer and have the opportunity to be on the planning team for Congress and other leadership events.  She will join Kaylee Lackey, Lillie Hansen, and Kyra on the district team and will also help plan and lead district events such as Winter Fling and Teen Retreat.    Kennedi received this honor after participating in this year's virtual 4-H NC Citizenship Focus and stepping up to participate in leadership opportunities.  She represented the her breakout groups well and was willing to speak publicly to the entire delegation.    Kennedi is part of the only all female district officer team and will be installed during 4-H Congress.  Feel free to give Kennedi a shout out in the comments and congratulate her on this new role.   

  Happy Summer Everyone! While you are staying cool don't forget to check our app for the latest fun programs that you can sign up for.  Let's get this summer on a fun run! - Tomorrow is the deadline to sign  up for 4-H Congress.   This program is open to our 14 year olds and up.  It is virtual this year and will include all the fun things that we do in person such as leadership workshops, honor club tapping, game night, and much much more.  To register you can go to programs in our app or use this link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nc-4-h-congress-robeson-county-tickets-158462492581 .  There is a small fee for this program which we help with thanks to our United Way Funds.  If you have a question about this program please contact Shea Ann (sadejarn@ncsu.edu) or Wendy (wrmaynor@ncsu.edu) at (910) 671-3276.   - The deadline to sign up for Jr. Chef virtual day camp will be Friday, June 25.   This is for 4-H members ages 9-13.  We ...

  BIWEEKLY UPDATE | June 2021 CELEBRATING WITH PLANTS KID ZONE FUN JMG GEAR JMG CELEBRATES THE GARDENS! Happy 3rd Birthday to The Gardens! Each Wednesday during the month of June, JMG is sharing books, fun activities and creative ideas in celebration of gardening. It's a great way to  integrate hands-on-gardening with wonderful children's books! This week, follow along with   LISA WHITTLESEY   as she shares unique planting ideas you can do from home! Just like Lydia Grace, from the book  THE GARDENER , used cracked teacups and bent cakepans to beautify her city home, Lisa shares how to use unlikely planting containers to bring garden plants to life! Check out more books and lessons in JMG's Literature in the Garden curricula! HIDE AND SEEK   P Plants and insects are great at camouflaging! Take the challenge and search for the answers to  WHAT IS IT?  found in the  KID ZONE  section of our JMG website! With the dog-days of summer upon us,...

  Happy June to everyone.  I am very proud to start off this message congratulating and honoring two of our high school graduates; Jalen King, with the Titans 4-H Club, and Tristan Morgan with the 4-H Animal Science Club, the Dirty Dozen Shooting Sports Club, and the Dirty Rascals Junior Master Gardener 4-H Club.   Way to go Gentlemen!  We can't wait to see what the future holds for both of you. On to our Top 4 - 4-H Summer Fun is currently open to the public for registration.    At this time our 4-H Animal Science Camp is full.  However you can join the waitlist for that camp in case someone drops out or that we are able to increase our numbers by the time we have camp.   To register for this our our other 4-H programs please use our app.   When you open it click on programs. and you will see the different programs.  Click on register for the ones you are interested in.  To learn more about our summer offering please go t...

  Summertime is here and we are charging forward planning multiple events.  Please take a moment to look over some of the activities below and think about participating.  Also, the state livestock group continues to update their website weekly with shows and other events.  So keep your eyes open for that What:   State Livestock Clinics  (Deadline to enter June 18) When: June 22 (Skillathon) and June 23 (Judging) Where: Carroll E Joyner Beef Educational Unit, Raleigh Who: Youth ages 8-18 that have a desire to learn more about the Livestock Industry.   Speakers will cover a variety of topics related to the industry. What:   Advanced Livestock Judging Clinics  (Deadline to enter June 18) When: June 29- Buncombe County, July 6 - Rowan County, July 13 - Wilson County Where: We will be visiting multiple farms in the area of each county on there given day Who: Youth ages 14-18, this program will be limited to the first 15 youth t...

  We are excited to announce the Dinah Gore 4-H Healthy Food Challenge for 2021 .   This contest challenges an individual or a team of two 4-H members to create a dish using a mystery basket of ingredients. The final dish should highlight the mystery basket ingredients and basic items they have at home. Individuals or team members must identify and prepare the dish, then make a presentation video about it.     The pre-determined mystery basket of ingredients will be available on June 18. One team from the 14-18 age group will be selected to attend the National 4-H Food Challenge in September in Texas.  We have mentioned this contest a few times but finally, have it ready to go live.   This year the contest is a quick turnaround as we are hoping to take a team to the National Competition in September to help us learn how the National Contest works.  We are testing the waters to see what interest we have before we move to a ...

  4-H Families if you are interested in taking part in 4-H Summer Fun you still have tonight to register.  Starting at 9 am tomorrow 4-H Summer Fun will open to the public for registration.   At this time our 4-H Animal Science Camp is full.  However you can join the waitlist for that camp in case someone drops out or that we are able to increase our numbers by the time we have camp. To register for this our our other 4-H programs please use our app.  When you open it click on programs. and you will see the different programs.  Click on register for the ones you are interested in.  To learn more about our summer offering please go to  https://robeson4-h.blogspot.com/2021/05/4-h-summer-fun-at-glance.html .

  BIWEEKLY UPDATE | June 2021 JMG GARDEN READ-A-LOUDS SOLARIZING GARDEN BEDS LGEG SUMMER ENRICHMENT COURSE STORY TIME IN THE TEXAS A&M GARDENS! Happy 3rd Birthday to  The Gardens ! Join us in celebrating this exciting milestone. From a beautiful location within  The Gardens  each Wednesday in June, JMG will bring stories to life with garden read-a-longs and and showcase fun gardening activities to do from home this summer. Watch our JMG Facebook page to view! READ-A-LONG WITH US! SOLARIZING YOUR GARDEN FOR THE SUMMER TO LEARN MORE I f you know your school or community garden will be unattended for the summer, but plans are to begin using it again in August or September, you should consider solarizing your garden bed.  Solarizing beds is very simple, inexpensive and a green way to reduce some of the most difficult garden work of reclaiming weed-choked beds during the hottest time of the year! SUMMER ENRICHMENT FUN! Searching for ways your student can continue to...