Summer time is super busy for 4-H! We've been to Citizenship Focus, Millstone 4-H Camp, and will soon be going to 4-H Congress. A majority of our 4-H Summer Fun classes are complete, with a few more to come.
If you need anything, please contact me at: laura_allen@ncsu.edu or 704-216-8970. As a reminder, email is the best way to reach me right now! I'll be out of the office a lot taking 4-H'ers to events and spending time on vacation with my own family.
Enjoy your summer! Laura
IMPORTANT!
Please login to your child's 4-HOnline account and make sure their allergies, health information, who can pick them up, etc information is up-to-date! This is the information we use when your child is in our care. If you ever need this information updated as it changes, please email us so we can update 4-HOnline (unfortunately the system is set up where you cannot update it once it submitted).
Please send any updates to laura_allen@ncsu.edu.
Upcoming Meetings
County Council: for youth ages 12-18 years old as of January 1
-Next County Council meeting: -SERVICE PROJECT at Rowan Helping Ministries, Thursday, July 27 from 10-11 AM. MUST RSVP TO LAURA! PALS: These meetings are for any parent, alumni, leader or supporter of Rowan County 4-H. If you are interested in 4-H or new to 4-H, you are invited to attend these meetings as well! Please come share your ideas for 4-H and help us find ways to support Rowan County 4-H.
-Next PALS meeting (THIS IS A TRAINING FOR ALL OFFICIAL 4-H VOLUNTEERS):
Tuesday, August 22 at 6:15 PM at the Extension office
Meal provided
Email will be sent with RSVP info & more details
If you registered, you will be getting a reminder email a few days prior to your child's class. If you need to look back at the classes for details, you can click below.
Do you have children ages 5-7 (as of January 1)? Are you looking for a fun, hands-on learning opportunity for them?
Join the Green Sprouts 4-H Club!
This club is new, full of fun, and is still growing!
4-H Shout Outs
-CORRECTION from last month's newsletter: David Croyle was a gold winner for his Project Record Book for 11-12 year olds, Science & Technology division.
-Congratulations to the following 4-H'ers who participated in 4-H Presentations and/or 4-H Talent at the 4-H South Central District Activity Day held at South Rowan High School on June 17:
4-H Presentations:
Gold:
Agriculture Science, 8-10 year olds: John Tucker**
Beef Char Grill, 11-13 year olds: Carson Halpin**
Egg Cookery, 14-18 year olds: Olivia Stirrup**
Open Class, 14-18 year olds: Mason Gabosch**
Pork Char Grill, 14-18 year olds: Christian Stebe**
Public Speaking, 11-13 year olds: Guy Deal**
Wheels & Engines, 14-18 year olds: Lucas Weeder**
Silver:
Arts & Communications, 8-10 year olds: Luke Allen**
Entomology, 14-18 year olds: German Jaramillo**
Family & Consumer Sciences, 14-18 year olds: Nathan Croyle**
Open Class, 11-13 year olds: David Croyle**
Bronze:
Poultry Production/Preparation, 14-18 year olds: Samantha Simon
Cloverbud participation:
Sadie Allen
Maggie Deal
4-H Talent participants:
Nathan Croyle**
John Tucker
**those who will be participating at the state level in July
Thank you to all those who helped in any way with hosting District Activity Day! It takes a village to make big events like this happen, and I appreciate all of your help!
The following 4-H'ers attended NC Citizenship Focus on June 21&22 in Raleigh. They learned about civil discourse, having a voice, and spent time meeting with our legislators:
David Croyle, Nathan Croyle, Mason Gabosch, German Jaramillo, Lucas Parker, Samantha Simon, Olivia Stirrup, Lucas Weeder
I took 14 youth ages 8-14 to Millstone 4-H Camp on June 25-30. It was a great experience! Special thank you to those who donated funds to help send youth to camp!
PREPARE NOW for completing Project Record Books and Achievement Plans focused on the 2023 calendar year! Check out these links to help you get started!
Project Record Books(to print and fill out...contact Mrs. Laura if you need her to print you one)
Achievement Plan (Have your child fill out this form annually and add to it to document their 4-H experience and to get recognized at Achievement Night. This will also be helpful for 4-H awards & college scholarships in the future!)
Get involved in our 2023 4-H Clubs!
Save the Date for 2023
-July 11-13: Electric Congress
-July 16-21: Fur, Fish & Game Camp at Millstone (11-16 yr olds)
-July 21-25: NC 4-H Congress
-July 31: Rowan County 4-H Dairy Heifer Project begins
-August 22: Rowan County 4-H Volunteer Meal & Training
-August 25 & 26: YouthVoice (1 teen attendee)
-Rowan County Fair: September 18-23
More 2023 dates to come!
Rowan County 4-H Volunteer Corner If you are registered 4-H volunteer with Rowan County 4-H,
this info is for you!
This is a WONDERFUL 4-H training held in Georgia annually!
Contact Laura if you are interested in attending!
Rowan 4-H Volunteer Reporting for 2023
If you are registered as a 4-H Volunteer in 4-HOnline it is super important that you report your hours and contacts! This greatly assists Laura with her Extension reports every year, since your hours and contacts must be reported!
Please go to go.ncsu.edu/2023monthly4hreportrowan and complete your reports. Reports are due 10 days after the end of each month (January contacts due by Feb. 10). Email reminders will be sent to those who should be completing reports. It should only take about 5 minutes!
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.
