4-H Newsletter - January 6, 2023

NEW

4-H Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Come join us for the annual MLK Day of Service. We will be completing a variety of projects that will benefit our community!

WHEN: Monday, January 16, 2023
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Cumberland County Extension office, 301 East Mountain Drive Fayetteville, NC

Participants MUST register here via Eventbrite

**4-H clubs may opt to do a project on their own, but please let Ms. Jessica know your plans. Contact her at 910-321-6867 or email jessica_drake@ncsu.edu.

NEW

2023 Project Learning Tree

Project Learning Tree curriculum us a great resource for volunteer leaders that have 4-H'ers that want to learn more about nature and the environment. PLT activities are correlated to 4-H Life Skills, making them a great fit for your 4-H programs.

PLT Early Childhood Workshop @ Blue Jay Point
Featuring the newly released Trees and Me Early Childhood activity guide and the Explore Your Environment K-8 activity guide, a $60 value!
Saturday, January 28, 2023

9am - 4pm

Blue Jay Point County Park
Raleigh, NC

Registration Deadline: Friday, January 20

Registration Fee: $20

To Register: go.ncsu.edu/ncplt_bjp
Questions? Renee Strnad renee_strnad@ncsu.edu
This workshop is currently at capacity, but put your name on the waitlist if interested!

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Project Learning Tree: Fire Focus
All program participants will receive a copy of the Nature of Fire activity bundle, which focuses on grades 6-8 but is highly adaptable for a variety of audiences.
Friday, February 10, 2023
9am - 4pm
Turnbull Creek ESF
Elizabethtown, NC

Registration Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2023

Registration Fee: $10

To Register: go.ncsu.edu/ncplt_firefocus
Questions? Monique Mckoy Monique.mckoy@ncagr.gov

Note: This workshop is not distributing the K-8 Explore Your Environment Guide. Also offering EE Certification in Criteria II.

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PLT Explore Your Environment @ Eastern 4-H Center's EE Week

This workshop will be focusing on the K-8 Activity Guide, Explore Your Environment.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

9am - 4pm

Eastern 4-H Center
Columbia, NC

Registration Deadline: Friday, February 3

Registration Fee: $20 (includes lunch!)

To Register: https://go.ncsu.edu/ee_workshop_week_3
Questions? JP Peoples jwpeople@ncsu.edu

This workshop is part of a whole week of educational opportunities hosted at the Eastern 4-H Center; on-site lodging and meals can be provided at an extra fee.

Visit https://go.ncsu.edu/ee_workshop_week_3 for a full listing of opportunities!

By registering for any of these professional development workshops, participants are agreeing to adhere to COVID protocols as outlined by the workshop facilitators, workshop location, and state guidelines at the time of the workshop. If the cost of any PLT workshop is a barrier for you, please reach out to the NC PLT Coordinator, Renee Strnad, at renee_strnad@ncsu.edu.

4-H Scholarship

NC 4-H Honor Club Application

4-H Scholarships
North Carolina 4-H scholarships are offered to encourage 4-H members to continue their education beyond high school.

Link for additional information: https://nc4h.ces.ncsu.edu/youth-3/4-h-awards-incentives-programs-2/

Scholarship Application/Guide is located under the Scholarship heading.

The deadline date to have all of your information to 4-H Extension agent, Jessica Drake, is Wednesday, January 25, 2023. This will allow time to enter your information in the North Carolina 4-H Scholarship program.

NC 4-H Honor Club
Membership in the North Carolina 4-H Honor Club is bestowed upon those 4-H'ers who have exhibited outstanding 4-H citizenship and leadership throughout their 4-H career. An Honor Club member continues to provide leadership and service to the 4-H program throughout life. You must have completed three or more years of 4-H club work and shall be at least 16 years of age and not more than 20 years of age on January 1 of the year of application. The total number of applicants inducted into the NC 4-H Honor Club shall be limited to .5% of the current enrollment of North Carolina 4-H members.

Read more at: https://nc4h.ces.ncsu.edu/youth-3/4-h-teen-programs/nc-4-h-honor-club/

You may download a copy directly to your computer and fill it out. Once it has been filled out, save it as a pdf and send all Honor Club materials, as well as a digital photo head shot, to Jessica Drake via email jessica_drake@ncsu.edu.

The application is located here:
https://nc4h.ces.ncsu.edu/youth-3/4-h-awards-incentives-programs-2/

Application is under General Forms related to the 4-H Awards program.

The deadline date to have all of your information to 4-H Extension agent, Jessica Drake, is Wednesday, January 25, 2023. This will allow time to enter your information in the North Carolina 4-H Honor Club program.

2023 Regional Chicken Project

The Regional Chicken Project is an opportunity for youth in FFA and 4-H in the Southeastern Region to learn more about the livestock industry. Through this project, youth will get to choose hens or broiler chicks to purchase at a discounted rate. The birds will be raised and youth will complete a Project Record Book to chronicle their care and knowledge learned about chickens. In May, the youth will participate in the Southeastern Chicken Show, where they will demonstrate to the judge their knowledge of the bird. Training for this will be provided through workshops. At the end of the project, the youth will have the opportunity to donate their broilers to process for local food pantries. The hens can be kept to lay eggs for a potential egg business, sold for profit, or they can be used in future 4-H programs.

Registration deadline: January 5, 2023 - Layers (DEADLINE PASSED for Layers)
February 1, 2023 - Broilers
Chick delivery: February 2023
Show: April 25, 2023
**All dates are tentative as plans are still being finalized**

For more information call Liz Joseph 914-489-5330.

NC 4-H Livestock - Upcoming Youth Livestock 2023

There are several programs that will be happening in early 2023.

Click on the title of the event for more program and registration information.

What: Nance Family Meat Goat Leadership Institute
When: February 4, 2023, applications are due January 13
Who: Youth ages 10-19. This program is designed to assist youth that have a strong interest in meat goats to enhance their leadership skills. Topics in the past have included visiting other farms, learning about general health of goats, meat processing, cheese making, and traditional leadership topics.
Where: E. Carroll Joyner Beef Educational Unit, Raleigh

What: Perry & Doris Teeter Beef Leadership Institute
When: February 24-26, applications are due January 13
Who: Youth currently in high school ages 14-19. This event is designed for youth that have a strong interest in the beef industry and would like to enhance their leadership skills. The top 20 youth from across North Carolina will be selected to participate.
Where: Hickory, NC in conjunction with the NC Cattlemen's Conference

What: Youth Livestock agent & Volunteer Leader Training
When: Date changed to **March 14-15 **
Who: This is open to agents or volunteers that would like to learn more about the youth livestock program. Topics include showing livestock, basic nutrition, animal health, training skillathon, judging, and quiz bowl teams. More information on topics and the schedule will be released shortly.
Where: E. Carroll Joyner Beef Educational Unit, Raleigh

4-H Online 2.0-How to Enroll

Please see the attached letter that details information that will make your enrollment and re-enrollment much easier. If you were enrolled in the system last year, you will not have to set up a brand new account. Your login information is the same. Please reach out if you need assistance or need your password reset.

Adults, please note that in the information transfer many of our volunteers and adult birthdates were changed. Unfortunately, you will need to go in and add your actual date of birth.

Also note that you will need to determine a club affiliation in order for your
application to go through. If you are not in a particular club, please select
Member at Large (Cumberland County).

Please refer to the letter attached and contact the 4-H office if you have any questions.
4-H Online Enrollment/Re-Enrollment Family Letter 2022
4-H Online Family Enrollment Packet Information

4-H Online Re-Enrollment Packet for Youth and Volunteers
NC 4-H Online Enrollment Website 2.0

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 10 days before the event to Jessica Drake, 4-H Extension agent, jessica_drake@ncsu.edu or 910-321-6867.

NC State University provides equal opportunity and affirmative action efforts, and prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, gender identity, genetic information, sexual orientation or veteran status. NC State University, N.C. A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and local governments cooperating.