Merry Christmas to our 4-H Volunteers from the State 4-H Office

 

Happy Holidays! Wishing you health, happiness, and peace during this holiday season and throughout the coming year. Thank you for all you do to support NC 4-H! NCCE: Associate Director State 4-H Program Leader NC4H.org 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.

4-H Community Engagement Opportunity

   Every year as part of 4-H Appreciation we complete a community engagement project.  Just because COVID has thrown a twist into how we do things doesn't mean that should stop.  So this year we are pleased to announce a different type of community engagement project that we hope everyone can be a part of.

  One of our own 4-H Volunteers, Jane Hurst, is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, Glioblastoma.  She has been undergoing radiation and chemo treatments since being diagnosed in June at stage four of this disease.  For those of you who know Jane, you know she is a fighter and has unbelievable faith, spirit, and grit.  She also has great compassion for her fellow man and animal.  

  This is why, in Jane's honor, we will be collecting items for Cancer Care bags to give to patients who are battling Cancer.  The bags have items to make patients more comfortable as they undergo treatment.  Please note due to COVID all items must be new and sealed before we can donate them.  Items we are looking for include:   

• Hand Sanitizer.  Patients with compromised immune systems due to chemo and radiation treatments need to be extra cautious about germs.  Pocket/purse size hand sanitizers, especially that are scentless are a great asset for them.  For many chemo patients their sense of taste and smell are off because of their chemo so something without scent is greatly appreciated.
• Moisturizers and lip balm. During chemotherapy, a common side effect is dry, painful skin and lips. Gentle skin moisturizers and lip balms can relieve dry skin and prevent sores or rashes. In your cancer care package, avoid products with a strong scent, as the smell can be irritating or nauseating to someone undergoing chemo.
• Snacks and water. These items serve many purposes, not the least of which is that snacking can pass the time during chemo treatments. Snacks like hard candy and fruit also help to counteract dry mouth and metal mouth (a metallic taste), common side effects of chemotherapy. Dehydration often causes headaches during chemotherapy, so it’s important for your loved one to drink lots of water. Decaffeinated and herbal teas are also a great addition to a care package as a way to provide relief and comfort. Gibson Cancer center requests no chocolate or microwave popcorn however they do have a Keurig in the waiting room and are always in need of Kcup beverages.

    Please remember due to COVID these need to be new in package items to be accepted, they can not accept hand made items as they have in the past for patients or reading material.  Many of you have had loved ones who you have supported through this process and may have other great ideas on comforting items to include.  We are asking that you donate what you feel comfortable donating.  We will be collecting these items during our 4-H drive through event December 5, from 3:30-4:30 pm.  To register for the 4-H Drive Through Please click on this link.  Please know you can also register on the 4-H App under programs.

    If you have any questions about this project please contact Wendy Maynor, 4-H Program Associate at wrmaynor@ncsu.edu or (910) 671-3276.

4-H Appreciation Drive Through

   Have we told you lately that we miss all of you?  Just in case you didn't know that we do.  So we have an idea.  On the evening of December 4th we will have our annual 4-H Appreciation Night via zoom (we hope you have already signed up-if not we will sneak the link in for it shortly).  We will have guests, speakers, and recognize our youth and volunteers for what they have done this year (its a bunch believe it or not).  It will be an event you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home and we hope you will.

  Usually at that event, when it is face to face, we also give out certificates, awards, gifts, etc for all our members and volunteers' hard work.  That is going to be hard to do through zoom so we came up with another plan (because that's what we do).  We are going to have a 4-H Drive Through, at our office, from 3:30-4:30 pm Saturday, December 5.  This will be a no contact event.  Folks will drive through our loop, give their name, pull up, pop their trunk so we can unload any donations to our community engagement project, pull up a few more feet and we will load certificates, etc into your car and secure the trunk lid.  Sounds like a plan?  We will get to wave at our 4-H members and volunteers and give you a special gift this year.

To be part of this you must be an active (registered on 4-H Online) 4-H member or Volunteer and register with the link on the app (or the one we will paste below).  Please note due to COVID we are asking folks and families to pick up their own items.  Club leaders will not be able to pick up for club members.  So if you think you might be game click on the links below and make sure you get registered.  Because you have to be registered to take part.  That is a new COVID policy we will all get used to.

Link for 4-H Appreciation Night:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/robeson-county-4-h-appreciation-night-tickets-118466369099

Link for 4-H Drive Through:  https://forms.gle/MQabfFM2MEurMJbA6 

If you have any questions about this new event please contact Wendy Maynor at wrmaynor@ncsu.edu or call our office at (910) 671-3276.

Look forward to seeing you!

New Scholarship Opportunity

 

We are excited to share some good news that should be a welcome message to farming families this Thanksgiving week. NC State announces our first ever full-ride agronomy scholarship at NC State!  And the best news is that students from a farming background will be favored for consideration. 

We’d love your help to share this important story through your sources to farming families who may have thought a 4-year degree was out of reach for their student.  Please let me know if there’s any more information I can provide. Thank you for any assistance

Jennifer Howard

Communications Specialist

NC State University

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Working remotely 8am-2pm M-Th

919-772-0337

jlhowar9@ncsu.edu

www.cals.ncsu.edu/crop-and-soil-sciences

2021 NC 4-H Volunteer Leaders' Conference

We are excited to announce registration for the 2021 NC 4-H Volunteer Leaders' Conference.   This conference is open to all current Adult 4-H volunteers.  The cost of registration is $30.  Robeson County 4-H will pay registration fees for each person registered by the dead line.

All volunteers who attend will be asked to give a presentation, or lead a workshop by the end of 2021 on what they learned. Any person who registers and does not attend the conference will be required to reimburse Robeson County 4-H for the cost of the registration fee. The conference will be virtual via Zoom, look for more information to be shared soon.

Deadline to Sign Up: 12 noon, Tuesday, January 5  

To see our flyer about this event click this link.

To register please click this link.  You must be a registered Robeson County 4-H Volunteer.

4-H Winter Pen Pal Program!

 

Registration for this program will run November 16–December 11, 2020. Matching will take place through the States’ 4-H Exchange Program and its staff. NC 4-H will not be matching delegates for this program. 

Requirements include at least 2 writing exchanges per month for the PenPal program duration, and there is no guarantee for a match based on program number projections.  This free program is available to North Carolina 4-H members (ages 9-18) and will run from January 18–April 18, 2021. 

Matches will be made by the information given in the survey link: 2020 Winter PenPal Registration Please contact Daniel Collins, NC 4-H International Exchange Program Coordinator at dpcollin@ncsu.edu, if you have questions regarding this opportunity!

Read more at: https://nc4h.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/11/4-h-winter-penpal-program-sign-up-today/

Show Your 4-H Pride and Support the 4-H Collegiate Program

 Collegiate 4-H at North Carolina State University is excited to share the winning t-shirt design.  This design was created by Wayne County 4-H'er, Guillermo Estrada and is a great way to show everyone that we are North Carolina 4-H Proud! To order the shirt and have it shipped directly to you visit  : 

https://4hnc.aiacompanystore.com/

Shirts (Small - 4XL) are $13 each for short sleeved, $16 each for long sleeve, plus shipping. This ordering site will close on December 4th and shirts should be delivered around December 18th.  

Don't miss out on having one of these limited edition 4-H shirts and supporting Collegiate 4-H!