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Anson County 4-H Newsletter
June 2021
4-H Fundraiser is a Huge Success!

Anson County’s 4-H and 4-H Youth Promise’s Fundraising Campaign & Auction concluded on Wednesday, March 31st.  The campaign was a huge success as more than $9,000 was raised!   Anson County 4-H is extremely grateful for all of the amazing support received!  Clover Crawl was missed this year but we plan to be back in 2022.   Mark your calendars for Friday, March 11th, 2022 for the next year's Clover Crawl event.
4-H Summer Day Camp

Anson County 4-H has officially returned from its hiatus and has resumed 4-H Summer Camp.  Due to safety precautions, camp looks different this year but we are still excited about bringing back 4-H Summer Camp.  The first week of camp started the second week in June and ran June 8–10.  The second week of camp will begin in July and will run July 6-8 and the third week will resume the following week and will run July 13–15.  Themes for this summer include “Animal Adventures” and “Home, Health & Nutrition”.  Slots typically fill quickly but if you are interested in enrolling your youth in 4-H Summer Camp, reach out to the Anson Extension office to see if there are any available.
4-H’ers Participate in Virtual 4-H Fashion Revue and Creative Talent Programs

On Wednesday, May 19th, Mrs. Fannie Clyburn and Mrs. Jesse Blakeney sat in Mrs. Fannie’s sewing shop and admired the variety of entries they were judging.  “Excellent” and “very good!” were some of the words used to describe the entries of this year’s 4-H Fashion Revue and Creative Talent program.  Mrs. Blakeney commented that, “It is truly amazing what children can do these days” as she examined one particular entry.  Normally parents, friends and relatives attend Anson County 4-H’s annual Fashion Revue and Creative Talent show at the Anson Cooperative Extension Center where 4-H'ers model the garments they made.  This year, youth submitted videos of themselves modeling garments and the judges, Mrs. Clyburn and Mrs. Blakeney judged the garments.  Fashion Revue winners for were: Cloverbud Fashion - Zaire Smith-Maxwell. Jr.-Teen Fashion: Zoe Martin-1st, Laia Smith-Maxwell - 2nd, Amelia Poplin – 3rd.  In the non-garment categories, Amelia Poplin placed 1st.  Creative Talents winners were – Cloverbud Art: Jamison Alexander.  Junior Art: Amelia Poplin – 1st, Dylan Alexander – 2nd.  Junior Crafts/Hobby: Amelia Poplin.  Junior Photography: Amelia Poplin - 1st.  All 1st and 2nd place winners in the Fashion Revue will receive $20.00 and $15.00 scholarships to be used towards a 4-H event or trip, while Cloverbud participants will receive $10 scholarships.  Non-garment participants will receive $15.00 and $10.00 in scholarships and Cloverbuds will receive $5.00 for participation.  In Creative Talent Exhibits, winners will receive $12, $8, and $5 for 1st and 2nd place.  All Cloverbuds will receive $5 participant scholarships.  All scholarship money is provided through program fundraising efforts.

Click the link below to see the youth model their fashion garments:

4-H Fashion Revue Video
2021 4-H Farm Credit Showmanship Circuit

We are pleased to announce that our youth livestock shows will be in-person this year!  Anson County 4-H is partnering with the Anson County Cattleman’s Association to host a heifer show on Saturday, August 28th.  Stay tuned for more details and registration information. 

Project Record Workshop & 4-H Summer Rundown!

Putting together an awesome project record or portfolio is a yearlong process.  At the end of March, Anson County 4-H hosted a Project Record and Portfolio workshop.  We will be following up this workshop with another workshop on Tuesday, June 29th at 6 PM.  During this workshop, we will again hear from experienced 4-H club leader who will provide valuable insight on how to put together an exceptional project record or portfolio.  Additionally, we will discuss some of the things that 4-H has going on during the summer months.  Summer is typically fast paced and offers some unique experiences for 4-H’ers. There will be a few 4-H alumni to describe some of their experiences.

Use the link below to register for this event:

4-H Workshop Registration Zoom Link
Upcoming events:

Citizenship Focus (June 14-16)
District Activity (June 25)
Project Record Workshop (June 29)
Cloverbud Summer Camp (July 6-8)
Junior Summer Camp 13-15)
Electric Congress (July 7-11)
NC 4-H Congress (July 20-23)
Anson County Livestock Show (August 28)
Youth Voice (August 13-14)
Gradual Return to Normal
As we slowly but surely return to normal 4-H programming, Anson County 4-H is excited to resume some of our in-person programming.  As restriction ease, please beware of directions and guidelines as we are still following the county and university’s COVID-19 protocol.  If you are unsure, please ask.  Stay safe and we hope to see you soon!

For more information on the 4-H program in Anson County, contact Samuel Cole, 4-H Agent with the Cooperative Extension Service at 704-694-2915. 

 
 
 
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