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Alexander County 4-H
Newsletter
                                                 MARCH 2023

Alexander County 4-H will be holding a volunteer training on
Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.
ALL 4-H Volunteers please plan to attend.  
Community Service Project Opportunity
Shockers 4-H Club has started a community service project and would like your help!  They are collecting warm winter items for patients of the Alexander Dialysis Center.  Donations of gloves, scarves, wool socks, diabetic socks and blankets are greatly needed for these patients.  A drop off box has been placed at NC Cooperative Extension-Alexander County Center.  If you have any questions please contact the 4-H office.  All donations are greatly appreciated.  

ALL 4-H members and volunteers MUST be enrolled in 4-H Online to participate in any programs or clubs that are provided by Alexander County 4-H.

For more information and to start the enrollment process please visit the following link:
https://alexander.ces.ncsu.edu/2022/01/time-to-enroll-in-4-h/

If you have any questions regarding enrollment or need help with enrollment please contact DJ Salyer at 828-632-3125.  Again, no child or volunteer can participate in 4-H events without being enrolled.

Programming in Alexander County Schools

Alexander County 4-H will start Embryology in twenty 2nd grade classrooms on March 7th.  Follow along on facebook to see the process as these students learn about the life cycle in a hands-on project.  We expect to have baby chicks before Spring Break!  

Alexander County 4-H has been offering programs to our countys four after school sites this school year. We have had lots of fun doing these programs. Our latest program includes a game where students learn about the predator & prey relationship. We talk about the things all animals need to survive including food, water and shelter, and about some of the predators and prey we have here in Alexander County. The kids play a form of tag with some being predators (Coyotes) and others prey (turkeys). Both Groups must secure items needed for survival before the time runs out, but you can't be tagged if you are in your shelter (hula hoop). This game has been a favorite among the kids and is a great way to get exercise and learn something new along the way!
Alexander County 4-H Clubs

Now is a great time to get involved with 4-H Clubs in Alexander County.  Below is a list of our active clubs at this time.  If you are looking for a club and need more information please contact the 4-H Office at 828-632-3125.
 
Alexander County Livestock 4-H Club met on Monday, February 6, 2023 at the Alexander County Service Center.  Miranda White and Sherold Abernathy from Mays Meats provided the educational meeting on the different cuts and grades of meat.  They talked about the process for meat processing.  The next Alexander Livestock 4-H meeting will be held Monday, March 6th at 7:00 p.m. at the Alexander County Service Center.  New members are welcome to attend!
 
Alexander County 4-H Garden Club met in February to learn about seed sowing.   Members were able to make their own winter seed sowing garden to take home.   The next 4-H Garden Club meeting will be March 9, 2023 at 5:30pm at the Alexander County Service Center. If your child is interested in joining this garden club, please call our office at 828-632-4451 or email me at cari_mitchell@ncsu.edu.
 



Southern Grace 4-H Club
met in February to make homemade pretzels.  The members had fun making pretzels into different designs and tasty sauces for dipping, but their favorite part was getting to eat their tasty creations.  Due to limited meeting space this club is not taking any new members at this time.  
 
 


Shockers 4-H Electric Club met on Tuesday, February 21 to work on items for their community service project.  Club members made scarves to add to their collection of items to donate to the Alexander County dialysis center.    Their next meeting is on Tuesday, March 21st at 6:30pm at the Alexander County Service Center.  New members are welcome to attend!  
 








Whisk it Up 4-H Cooking Club met in February to make eatable arrangements.  Members took different types of fruit to create beautiful arrangements. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 23rd at 4:00 p.m.  New members are welcome!  
 
WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Education Program)

The WHEP team met for a field day on February 20th. The team spent the day learning about some of the wildlife management taking place on local game lands and Pisgah National Forest. A local Wildlife Biologist met them in the field to discuss what BMP's (best management practices) are being used. We were able to see several food plots, thinned forest, and even a recently prescribed burn area.

The WHEP Team will meet again on March 15th at 4pm and we will cover aerial photography as it relates to wildlife management.

The State Contest for WHEP will be held May 6th at the PeeDee National Wildlife Refuge.
 

National Days in March:

March 1st - National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
March 12th - National Plant a Flower Day
March 14th - National Pi Day 3.14
March 23rd - National Ag Day


Alexander County 4-H Programming
is sponsored by Alexander County United Way
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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.


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