4-H Newsletter - May 18, 2023

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4-H Booth at Kiwanis Club Family Event

The Kiwanis Club of Fayetteville will be hosting a kids/family event on Sunday, June 25, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Kiwanis has requested that Cumberland County 4-H set up an informational table to promote 4-H.

Are there any clubs or volunteers that would like to work the table and answer questions about 4-H? The event will be held outdoors at the Kiwanis Recreation Center and Honeycutt Park at 352 Devers Street.

Please contact Jessica at 910-321-6867 or email jessica_drake@ncsu.edu to volunteer.

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Upcoming Youth Livestock Events

NC 4-H Livestock has several new and exciting opportunities for youth interested in Livestock Judging, Skillathon, and Quiz Bowl . Click here for more information.

What: Advanced Skillathon Clinic
When: May 27,2023
Who: Youth 14-19 that have a strong interest in competing in the National Skillathon Contest. This will be a one day intensive training to help prepare youth for all aspects of a skillathon event.
Where: E Carroll Joyner Beef Education Unit, Raleigh NC

What: Lenoir Livestock Contest
When: June 3, 2023
Who: Youth ages 8 - 19. This is a Skillathon and Quiz Bowl Competition.
Where: Lenoir County Livestock Arena, Kinston NC

What: Advanced Livestock Judging Clinic
When: June 12-16
Who: Youth 14-19 that have a strong passion to judge livestock. We will be traveling across Virginia and West Virginia visiting multiple farms and working on oral reasons. Youth should have some prior experience before participating. Only the top 10 youth that apply will be selected to participate.
Where: Multiple farms across Virginia and West Virginia

What: Locust Hill Cattle Livestock Judging Contest
When: June 16, 2023
Who: Youth under the age of 19. This will be a cattle only livestock judging contest. It will consist of 8 classes of cattle, 2 sets of questions and 1 set of reasons for all participants.
Where: Locust Hill Cattle Company, 1434 Dibrell Rd, Pelham, NC 27311

What: Livestock Skillathon & Judging Clinic
When: June 27 - Skillathon and June 28 - Livestock Judging
Who: Any youth 8-19 that would like to learn more about the livestock industry and in particular these two events. These events are designed for beginners.
Where: E Carroll Joyner Beef Education Unit, Raleigh NC

What: Jammin June
When: Updated date from previous to June 30
Who: Youth ages 8 - 19. This is a Skillathon and Quiz Bowl Competition.
Where: Chatham County Ag Center, Pittsboro NC

What : NC Sheep & Goat Roundup (New Event)
When: July 13-16
Who: This event will be open to NC residents only. This event will include market lamb, breeding ewe, market goat, breeding doe, and showmanship classes. Additionally, we plan to have other educational contests such as public speaking, graphic design, livestock judging, and others. More information to come.
Where: Carolina Classic Fairgrounds, Winston-Salem, NC

What: State 4-H Livestock Contests
When: July 26-28
Who: Youth ages 8-19. This is our State 4-H Skillathon, Quiz Bowl, and Livestock Judging Contests. We will also have an awards dinner on Friday evening at the McKimmon Center.
Where: NC State University (Riddick Hall, E Carroll Joyner Beef Education Unit, McKimmon Center)

What: Supreme Skillathon Championship
When: This will be a culmination of scores from 7 different contests throughout North Carolina. Youth will be allowed to drop their two lowest scores. We will have three age divisions just like the State 4-H Contests. The top Individuals will be recognized at the 2024 NC Cattlemen's Conference. More information is attached to this email.
Where: Multiple contests across NC.

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Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Would you like to help scientist understand what kind of insects are in your backyard, this is the project for you!

For those in North Carolina who are excited to participate in the census for the first time, sign up for our June 7 webinar that will have you counting insects and ready for August.

When: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Zoom (link to be sent out day before)
Who: Anyone in NC! Citizens, Extension Master Gardeners, schools, teachers, students, parents, homeschool groups, businesses, non-profits, government organizations, etc.
Date of Census for 2023: Friday, August 18 and Saturday, August 19

To register click this link: https://go.ncsu.edu/gsepcinnc2023

For additional information click this link: https://ggapc.org/

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7-County 4-H Master Volunteer Training

Join 4-H volunteers from Bladen, Brunswick, Cumberland, Hoke, Moore, New Hanover, and Robeson Counties for the Master Volunteer Training. You will have the opportunity to choose attending virtual or in person. Dinner will be included for those attending in person.

Everyone attending, whether in-person or virtual, is asked to register at this link in Eventbrite, this way we will have a count for dinner and also be able to send you the zoom link if you choose virtual. Eventbrite will have topic descriptions.

June 12 - Competitive World of 4-H - Robeson County Cooperative Extension
September 18 - Teen Opportunities - Bladen County Cooperative Extension
October 23 - High Tech/High Touch of 4-H - Cumberland County Cooperative Extension

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Statewide Project Learning Tree Workshops

Project Learning Tree ® (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program for educators and students in PreK-grade 12. PLT is a program of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. It is one of the most widely used environmental education programs in the United States and abroad, and continues to set the standard for environmental education excellence.

Read more at: https://forestry.ces.ncsu.edu/ncplt/

Available Workshops

PLT Explore Your Environment @ Fort Fisher Aquarium
This workshop will be focusing on the K-8 Activity Guide, Explore Your Environment.
Saturday, June 17, 2023
9:00am - 4:00pm
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Kure Beach, NC

Registration Deadline: Friday, June 9
Registration Fee: $25
To Register: https://reservations.ncaquariums.com/fortfisher/Info.aspx?EventID=20 (scroll down for PLT)
Questions? Gail Lemiec gail.lemiec@ncacquariums.com

PLT Explore Your Environment in Concord
This workshop will be focusing on the K-8 Activity Guide, Explore Your Environment.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
9:00am - 4:00pm
David W Phillips Activity Center
Concord, NC

Registration Deadline: Friday, June 16
Registration Fee: $20
To Register: go.ncsu.edu/ncplt_concord
Questions? Juliann Chavez chavezj@concordnc.gov

PLT Trees and Me Early Childhood Workshop
This workshop will be focusing on the early childhood activity guide, Trees and Me: Activities for exploring nature with young children.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
10:00am - 4:30pm
Kathleen Clay Edwards Library
Greensboro, NC

Registration Deadline: Friday, June 30
Registration Fee: $20
To Register: go.ncsu.edu/ncplt_library
Questions? Melanie Buckingham melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov

PLT Explore Your Environment @ Agape Center for EE
This workshop will be focusing on the K-8 Activity Guide, Explore Your Environment.
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
9:00am - 3:30pm
Agape Center for EE
Fuquay-Varina, NC

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 26
Registration Fee: $20
To Register: go.ncsu.edu/ncplt_agape
Questions? Mir Youngquist-Thurow ACEed@agapekurebeach.org

PLT Explore Your Environment @ Belmont Abbey College
This workshop will be focusing on the K-8 Activity Guide, Explore Your Environment.
Monday, August 21, 2023
9:00am - 3:30pm
Belmont Abbey College-Sacred Heart Campus
Belmont, NC

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 16
Registration Fee: $20
To Register: go.ncsu.edu/ncplt_bac

Dr. Kim Ingold 4-H Photography Contest

The Dr. Kim Ingold 4-H Photography Contest is a statewide annual contest that highlights North Carolina 4-H'ers photographic achievements. The winning photos will be premiered during the National 4-H Week and displayed on the North Carolina 4-H Photography Contest website.

There is a new photography category, Special Effects and a new age division, Adult Division, 19+ as of 1/1 this year.
Click here for more information: https://nc4h.ces.ncsu.edu/youth-3/north-carolina-4-h-photo-contest/

Things to Remember when submitting entries:
Entries are DUE August 17, 2023 before 5 pm, EST
Entries must be submitted by the 4-H Agent/PA
  4-H Professionals, Click HERE to submit entries
Photographs MUST BE SUBMITTED at the highest image resolution possible
Photographs can not exceed 10 GB
Photograph MUST BE SAVED AS:
AgeDivision_PhotograpyCategory_FirstName_LastName_2023
FOR EXAMPLE:
Junior Special Effects Photo for Chris Clover saved as: Jr_Effects_Chris_Clover_2023
Senior Nature’s Beauty Photo for Kris Clover saved as: Sr_Nature_Kris_Clover_2023
Adult 4-H in Action Photo Cris Clover saved as: Adult_Action_Cris_Clover_2023

Please help your 4-H'ers discover these while participating in our photography contest:

Highlight NC 4-H’ers’ photographic achievements
Allow 4-H’ers to be creative and EXPLORE the 4-H Photography Curriculum
Help 4-H’ers to research how to take the best picture
Encourage 4-H’ers to Practice, Practice, Practice!!
Take 100 pictures to capture the one perfect image
Connect 4-H’ers with a professional photographer
Have FUN!!

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.