Virtual Dog Show

 

The Kentucky 4-H Dog Program will be offering two virtual events in March, the Dog Skillathon Event and Dog Day Camp. Any 4-H member may participate in either event. Due to COVID, educational hours are not required for the Skillathon Event for this year only.

 

Please see registration information below. County Extension staff may register individuals or you can send the link directly to families to register their children.

 

Please let me know if you have questions. A huge shout out to Patrick Allen and Chanda Hall for their leadership in making this opportunity available for our youth!

Ashley

 

Virtual Skillathon

• Please note that we will be operating on an honor system.  This will be a “closed-book test”/contest, you are not allowed to use any resource material or help from other people while participating in the contest.
• A link to participant in the contest will be emailed to each participant (and their agent) on Friday, March 5. Participants will have until 6 PM ET on Saturday, March 6 to complete. At 6 PM ET on March 6 the contest link will be closed.
• There is a junior and senior division.
• This will be an individual competition this year (there is not a team category this year).
• There will be six categories. Categories for this year are General 4-H Knowledge, Breeds, Conformation, Health, Anatomy, and Grooming. For each category, participants will have 5 minutes to complete all questions in that category. A timer will begin once a category is loaded onto the webpage. After five minutes, the website will automatically move to the next category.
• A KY 4-H State Officer will announce 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place awardees of the contest for each division live on the KY 4-H Facebook page on Monday, March 8 in the evening. Exact time TBD.
• Participant ribbons will be sent to each county Extension office via Ag Distribution packets.
• Registration is required. See Registration Information* below. Registration deadline is February 25.

 

Dog Bowl

• Dog Bowl will be cancelled for the 2020-2021 Program Year due to COVID-19.

 

Virtual 4-H Dog Day Camp

• Virtual sessions will be offered on March 6 in lieu of Dog Bowl. Please see attached flyer and schedule. These workshops can be used for educational hours for youth and volunteers (if agreed upon by the certified volunteer and agent). The event will take place via Zoom starting at 9:45 AM ET.
• Registration is required. See Registration Information* below. Registration deadline is February 25.

 

Registration Information*

• Registration Link https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6SyMZEtlvWHUWG2
• Each participant must be registered online by February 25. Attached is a registration form that offices can use/adapt if needed, you do not have to use this form – THIS FORM IS FOR COUNTY USE ONLY AND DOES NOT NEED TO BE SENT TO STATE OFFICE
• There is no fee to participant in this virtual event.

 

Diversity Education Opportunity for 4-H Members

The Orange i2i virtual program is hosted by Orange County 4-H and consists of a series of critical conversations for teens. With so much going on in today’s world, teens need to be able to have difficult conversations and be able to learn about each other in a respectful way. This program will celebrate similarities and differences focusing on what makes us unique and what makes us human.

This program is limited to youth in grades 8-12 and is open to any 4-H member in North Carolina. Participants will meet weekly from 6:30-8:00 P.M. on the following dates. Students should commit to attending all five Zoom sessions. Zoom links will be shared with attendees prior to each session. Additional fun at-home tasks may also be assigned weekly such as cooking a favorite dish representing you and your culture.

March 11- Personal Experience: Celebrate Your Story and What Makes You Unique

March 18- Culture: Define Culture and Explore How To Connect with People from Other Cultures

March 25- Sterotypes: What They Are and How To Change Your Lens

April 1- Racial Wealth Gap: Looking at Sterotypes and Societal Impacts on How We Live and Think

April 8- Self Awarness: Putting it All Together

To register please go to:  http://orangei2i.eventbrite.com/

Questions? Contact Extension Intern Cammie Albert at cralbert@ncsu.edu with any questions. 

4-H Job Opportunity!

Did you go to 4-H overnight Summer Camp?  Do you aspire to be a 4-H Camp Counselor?  Here is your opportunity.   

In an effort to attract and recruit seasonal camp staff for our 2021 summer camp season, we are hosting our first ever virtual job fair on Thursday, February 25th at 7pm via Zoom.  This will be an opportunity to provide an overview of our three 4-H camps, introduce our team, talk about what it's like to work at camp, and answer questions from prospective team members.

The following are the links for our virtual job fair:

• Facebook event page: https://f.me/e/zx9HTrxs
• Google registration form: https://forms.gle/nsDNzGmS4fwZ6FjK8

Also, several of our seasonal summer camp positions are now posted.  

The following are links to our positions:

Summer Camp Counselor @ Betsy-Jeff Penn: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/139987

Summer Camp Counselor @ Eastern 4-H Center: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/139758

Summer Camp Program Instructor @ Eastern 4-H Center: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/139761

Summer Camp Counselor @ Millstone 4-H Camp: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/140288

Please feel free to share this information with your college age 4-H'ers who may be interested

in working with us this summer.

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Collegiate 4-H Opportunity

 

Collegiate 4-H at NC State University invites you to join them on March 22, 2021, at 7 p.m. for a college panel. Are you interested in going to college? Do you have questions you would like answered by current college students or recent graduates? Join us for a discussion with current NC State students and recent graduates to ask your questions and to learn about their experiences! 

REGISTER TODAY: https://go.ncsu.edu/collegiatepanel 

SUBMIT QUESTIONS: https://go.ncsu.edu/panelquestions

Read more at: https://nc4h.ces.ncsu.edu/2021/02/collegiate-student-panel/

4-H Top 4 for the week of February 15, 2021

 It's been raining but we don't care because the future of our 4-H Youth is brighter than ever.  Please check out the opportunities and please do's below.

-4-H Online 2.0 is up and running.  Please log in here to go to the new site and register youth.  Adult Volunteers please re enroll yourselves.  You will need to complete the video training before we can approve your account.  Parents please go through the re-enrollment process for your child.  When we approve it you should get an email.  So far we are getting them done within 24 hours or less.  After a day or so if you don't see an approval let us know.  Also note the State 4-H office is offering a series of workshops taught lead by the 4-H state officers entitled PEAK.  You can register for that on 4-H Online 2.0.  If you lose track of this, don't worry 4-H Online 2.0 is more mobile friend then the last version and is on the app under the join section.  Please let Wendy know if you have any questions.  You can reach her at wrmaynor@ncsu.edu.  

-Couple of questions about programs have come up and we want to share with you where we are right now.  

• The state 4-H office has announced District and State Activity Day will be virtual except for outdoor cooking.  Those competitions will be held live.  If possible we plan to model our County Activity Day after that.  We will know more later this week or next week.
• The state 4-H Office has announced that Citizenship, Electric Congress, and Congress will be virtual this year.  
• The state 4-H office has also announced week long overnight camp will be face to face.  There are a mirad of COVID protocals that will be in place for this event.  To learn more about those protocols please click the link https://robeson4-h.blogspot.com/2021/01/4-h-overnight-camp-current-covid-19.html.  We are scheduled to camp at Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Camp July 25-30.  We do have slots open if you are interested.  
• Animal Science will go forward and we will determine face to face or virtual as we get closer to the shows in October.  
• At this time we are still reviewing COVID numbers, policies and procedures around face to face programming to determine if we can do Summer Fun Face to Face or virtually.  As soon as we know something we will have a schedule out to folks. 
• Also we are offering second and third grade embryology virtually starting in March.  If you are interested in following along with the hatching we will post information so you can be part of the fun.    

-Please check our app for some really neat upcoming programs for youth and volunteers.  If you click the programs tab each program lets you know what age range it is intended for and you can sign up there.

-Volunteers the first four county volunteer training will take place March 16 via zoom.  There is a link on the program tab of the app to register.

As always thanks for being part of Robeson County 4-H.  We are looking forward to seeing you soon at one of the amazing event we are offering this year.

Wendy, Christy, Shea Ann

4-H Adult Volunteer Opportunity

 

Not Your Momma's Usual Club Meeting: Digital Opportunities for 4-H Clubs Digital Club Meeting Options Attention All 4-H Volunteers. NC 4-H has a new 4-H curriculum website that can assist in connecting with your 4-H youth by providing simple virtual content lessons. https://nc4hcurriculum.org/ Spend an evening with Amy Chilcote, 4-H Curriculum Specialist, and Kenan Bridges, Healthy Living Program Coordinator, on Tuesday March 16 from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm to figuratively turn the pages on the new 4-H Curriculum Website. Register Here 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. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by [INSERT DATE] to [CONTACT NAME & PHONE/EMAIL].

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