4-H Virtual Dog Show

Please see the following opportunity from Kentucky 4-H.  If you plan to participate please let your 4-H staff know.

The Kentucky 4-H Dog Program is hosting a Virtual 4-H Dog Show (since our State 4-H Dog Show was cancelled). We do have a division for youth that live outside of KY. Please share with anyone interested in participating.

 

Information about the show is available online on this website click here. This PDF document includes information, rules, class descriptions, and how to register. We will be using Google Classroom for video and photo submissions. Attached are two images you can use for social media.

4-H Volunteers Louisiana Needs You!

Below is a message from Louisiana 4-H asking for folks who want to present and/or participate in their 4-H Volunteer Conference which will be virtual.

Our Louisiana 4-H Volunteer Conference is going virtual this year! We are looking at some of our awesome specialists and volunteer leaders across the region that might want to present (or participate) in our conference! Please feel free to share. Thank you! – Meggan

 

The Louisiana 4-H Virtual Volunteer Conference will take place on October 9 and 10, 2020.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to network with other 4-H volunteers from across Louisiana while attending virtual workshops on ice-breakers, inclusion, fishing clubs, sewing projects, leadership, service, and more.

To learn more about the (FREE) Louisiana 4-H Virtual Volunteer Conference, visit the registration page at https://bit.ly/LA4HVLAConference

To submit a proposal to present at the Louisiana 4-H Virtual Volunteer Conference, visit: https://bit.ly/4HVolProposal

Proposals will be accepted until August 3, 2020.

4-H Top 4 for the Week of July 6, 2020

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend celebrating the birth of the USA.  It is a hot one out there and we are doing our best to come up with some cool safe activities.  Please read below to learn more.

-If you have not downloaded the 4-H App please do so.  It is a great way to get instant reminders, you can add events to your electronic calendars, 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.

-We are excited to announce a brand new program.  This is a virtual 4-H Jr. County Retreat.  The event will be held virtually over Zoom and be led by our amazing teen 4-H County Council Officers.  Our youth will have the chance to work on a Citizenship project, take part in interactive Trivia Challenges, and try to work their way out of a virtual Escape Room.  The event will take place July 31, from 3-5 pm.  This event is free and open to all Robeson County 4-H members enrolled in 4-H Online.  To register please click this link:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/robeson-county-4-h-congress-registration-tickets-109689074976.  For questions please contact Shea Ann DeJarnette, 4-H Extension Agent.

-We still have spots available in our 4-H Summer Fun events;  Biotech, and Cloverbud day camp.  Please check the programs tab on the app and scroll to find the opportunity you would like to register your child for.  You can also register from our Summer Fun blog post found here:  http://robeson4-h.blogspot.com/2020/06/4-h-summer-fun-virtual-style.html

-The 4-H Showmanship Circuit has decided to go with a virtual show schedule this year.  You can learn more about that from this link.  That being said there are a couple of things we would like you to know.  This does not affect our 4-H poultry and rabbit shows at this time.  We have more time before that descion has to be made so we will keep families involved with our animal science program apprised of what happens there.  If you have any questions about this please contact Shea Ann DeJarnette. 

That is all we have for this week.  Stay Cool! We hope to see you online soon.

Thanks,

Wendy, Christy, and Shea Ann

4-H Farm Credit Showmanship Circuit Announcement

This is a message from circuit organizers.  If you show goats, lambs, heifers or steers this would apply to you.

Thank you so much for your feedback and patience during this process.  The 4-H and Livestock agents that represent all the counties in the circuit have just gotten off a Zoom and we are at the point where we have to make a decision for the circuit this year.  In making this decision we took into account your feedback, conversations with parents and youth, the current conditions we are facing now and the plan the state 4-H office has set forward concerning reopening physical face to face opportunities when the state gets to phase 3.  Utmost in our hearts and minds are the wellbeing of our youth, 4-H families, volunteers and Extension staff who make this circuit possible.

That being said we had to make the hard decision to have a virtual circuit this year.  Although we will miss seeing everyone in person, we are excited to offer this opportunity to continue learning and give our youth the opportunity to show and compete this year.  

This is going to look a little different and we will have rules and guidelines to you as soon as possible.  Registration will open next week with a reduced cost.  We will work on an abbreviated schedule of five shows.  To be recognized youth will need to participate in at least 3 shows.  Below are the dates of prompts registered participants will receive for their videos and the due date of the video.  Participants will receive feedback from the judges along with their new prompt.  The prompts will be instructions on how to show their animal in the video and questions they need to answer on video at the end of showing. 

Prompt Dates          Video Due Date

August 1                   August 15

August 22                 August 29

September 5            September 12

September 19          September 26

October 3                 October 10

We know you have lots of questions and we are actively working on putting together written guidelines, information, and also plan a Zoom training before we get started.  Please contact your County 4-H or Livestock Agent with any questions and please know we are still working on this and want to make sure it is a fair learning and growth opportunity for all of our youth.

Thank you for helping us make the best better.

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Information for our 4-H Adult Volunteers on Moving Forward

4-H Volunteers, 

We are happy to announce NC 4-H has a plan in place to start working with youth in person face to face!

What we don't have is a definite date on when this will start.  

We do want to share with you what we know now and as we have more information we will share it as it comes in.

-First and foremost this plan starts after Governor Cooper moves the state to phase 3.  At this time we don't expect that to be before mid July.

-Secondly, when working with youth we will be expected to follow all the guidelines set forth in the Governor's order, things such as wearing masks, washing hands, disinfecting all touch points will be required.  Also if there are number caps for social distancing such as currently only 10 people inside and 25 outside we will be expected to strictly adhere to this.  So for example, a club meeting that is indoors, includes two volunteers and eight youth, at that point you are maxed out on who can be there.  So please keep that in mind.

-One other thing  as we start to integrate this we will be working with our oldest youth in person face to face first.  Our youth 11 through 18 will be able to meet in person following all social distancing guidelines.  This is because after much research the state 4-H office feels these age groups will be best able to social distance, stay 6 feet apart in a room, and not feel the need to be on top of each other.  Often with our younger youth it is hard for them to understand why we need physical distance and they are drawn to each other, no matter how many times you remind them to separate they forget and are rolling around and chasing each other.  It is also harder for the younger ages to keep their hands away from their faces and from touching everything.  We want to make sure we keep not only our youth safe, but the families they will go home to.  Dr. Yoder said he hopes that we will be able to bring back the younger youth in the Fall but it will all be based on the COVID numbers in NC at that time.

-Once we are able to meet in person face to face each meeting will need to be approved prior to the event (by prior we do not mean a few minutes-we are talking at least two to four weeks prior).  Please email myself or Wendy as we have to go through the appropriate chain to get approval.

One big thing to remember is that we do not do this unless you are comfortable doing it.  If you are in a high risk group or feel that due to the size of a program or club it is best to wait and continue meeting virtually.  That is how we will proceed.

We will continue to have virtual programs, even after we can work in person face to face with youth for a variety of reasons.  

Before any of this happens we will have a virtual volunteer training on the steps that need to be taken to safely meet in person as well as signage and guidelines you will need.  We want to be supportive of our families and their concerns as we slowly move into this new direction and we want our volunteers to know that we have your backs as well.

If you have any questions about this please contact me at Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu.  In the meantime keep listening for phase 3 to open up here in NC and we will be in touch with a virtual training before we start back face to face.

Thank you for your time, patience, and resilience during this interesting time,

Christy, Wendy, and Shea Ann

NC 4-H Horse Program Monthly Newsletter

NC 4-H Horse Program Newsletter  Volume 6, Issue 4 July 2020

It's Virtual Show Time!

The NC State 4-H Virtual Horse Show page has been updated with links to the two hosting platforms. You can access patterns by clicking the class names on each site. Entries open July 1 and close July 20 at midnight. Good luck to all competitors! Virtual Horse Show Page Sponsoring a class!  Don’t miss out on the opportunity to order a 2020 NC State 4-H Virtual Horse Show or NC 4-H Horse Program T-Shirt! Aging Out 4-H’er Recognition

Flat Firecracker Bob can be downloaded here: https://equinehusbandry.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Firecracker-Bob.png

Contest Results

TikTok Contest Thank you to all the youth that entered videos in the TikTok Contest. The top three winners selected via Facebook Video “likes” were:  -Averi Sievert from Franklin County -Karsyn Logan from Burke County -Stevie Brown from Rutherford County

Abby Holsomback, Granville Co.

Virtual Judging Contest  Congratulations to all the youth that stepped out of their comfort zone and experienced something new and different in the form of our first-ever virtual horse judging contest. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we navigated this new platform! High Individuals: Jr. Rookie: Bryleigh Colbert, Nash Co Sr. Rookie: Anna Ross Carmichael, Wake Co Jr: Hannah Mennig, Nash Co Sr: Abby Holsomback, Granville Co Click here for more results

Bryleigh Colbert, Nash Co.

Hannah Mennig, Nash Co.

NC 4-H’ers Shine in Texas A & M Virtual Horse Judging Contest Congratulations to our NC 4-H'ers that competed in the Texas A & M Virtual Horse Judging Contest! NC had 3 individuals in the top 20 out of 282 individuals that completed the contest. NC 4-H had the second place team out of 55 complete teams. High overall individual went to Abby Holsomback from Granville County! The members of the reserve champion. team were: Savannah Lindsey from Cumberland County, and Madison Rosenbaum, Raegan Shepherd, and EmmaRose Church from Johnston County. Congratulations!!!

Virtual Learning

Quarantime Recordings Since the onset of the stay-at-home orders, we have been hosting weekly webinars on a variety of topics. If you have missed some of the meetings, links to the recordings are posted on the Quarantime Webinar Recordings page on the EEH website. Webinars typically take place on Wednesday at 1:00. To see the current topic, view the Events at the top of the EEH website: https://equinehusbandry.ces.ncsu.edu/ Click here for previous recordings!

Learn About Showmanship What Does Your Score Mean? Find out about what your score means, so that you can dissect you score after the Virtual State Show! Learn more here! Virtual Clinic Dr. Leigh Ann Skurupey of North Dakota State University, goes through showmanship and what she looks for. Watch it here!

Finding Your Distances Learn how to correctly maneuver your horse through a pattern and get the right distances! Read the article here!

Just for Fun

4-H At Home Resources National 4-H has organized a collection of curriculum, lessons, and activities to keep youth engaged at home. Access them here!

Down On The 4-H Farm Join us for a fun virtual learning experience about animals even if you aren’t raised on a farm! This FREE program will provide an overview of 8 different animal science categories.Youth will learn about where their food and byproducts come from. Open to all youth. 4-H membership is NOT required. For all ages 5 to 18. For more information, click here!

Virtual Leaders' Webinar Join volunteers from across the Southern Region on July 16th as we explore platforms for virtual meetings, youth needs during distance learning, and more! Register here: https://bit.ly/SR4HVRV

Endless Summer Horse Show Hosting 4-H Team Challenge Event The NCQHA District IV Endless Summer Show will be held August 21-23 in Williamston, NC and will feature several "Non AQHA" classes for 4-H'ers that do not show Quarter Horses. There will be a 4-H Team Show Challenge where 4-H clubs can enter as many 5 person teams as they wish. Riders will receive points based on their placing. The team earning the Highest Number of Points for the entire show will be crowned champion and receive a team trophy and a cash prize for the club. There will also be a 4-H Stall decorating contest and the winning club will receive a trophy and cash prize. See the links below for more information. If you have questions, please email David Spencer: d.spencer@westrock.com Endless Summer Show 4-H Team Challenge Details 2020 Endless Summer Horse Show Class List

Popular Links

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