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Clover Connection
Rowan County 4-H Newsletter
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Happy National 4-H Week! October 1-7 is a time we celebrate all things 4-H. Follow us on social media for daily updates from some of our 4-H County Council members and check out the Salisbury Post for an article from one of our teen 4-H'ers!
In this newsletter, find ways for your child to be involved in service projects, fundraising efforts, citizenship opportunities, and promotion of 4-H in the coming months.
I also like to share flyers on social media (mostly Facebook), so follow us:
Click here for Rowan 4-H page on Facebook
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IMPORTANT!
Please login to your child's 4-HOnline account as needed 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.
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Upcoming Meetings
County Council: for youth ages 12-18 years old as of January 1
**If your child is 12-18 as of Jan 1 and they are interested in County Council, please email Laura to get on the County Council email list for all reminders and updates for this group!
-Next County Council meetings:
-Thursday, October 5 at 5:15 PM at Tractor Supply for Paper Clover Week
-Thursday, November 2 at 6 PM at the Extension office
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.
-Join us on Zoom on Monday, October 16 at 7 PM.
-All 4-H Club Leaders are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to attend, as we will be discussing some new ideas about the upcoming 2024 PALS budget and potentially making some changes. We want your thoughts & opinions! ANY supporter of 4-H is invited and encouraged to attend. This group is a 501c3 that supports the Rowan County 4-H Program.
Zoom link for Monday, October 16 at 7 PM:
https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/94279070617?pwd=SWRSeTZsVFdxZ1ZEREo3aHJ2UXBLZz09
Meeting ID: 942 7907 0617 Passcode: 416639
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Want to check out pictures at 4-H Events?
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4-H PORT-A PIT Fundraiser 2024
Wednesday,
May 8, 2024
Plate sales will begin in March!
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ROWAN COUNTY 4-H T-SHIRTS FOR SALE!!!
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Interested in sporting a Rowan County 4-H t-shirt? I have ordered a new batch of shirts and they are FOR SALE!
This year, I did the same design, but we have 2 different colored t-shirt options: GRAY and GREEN!
Come to the office to purchase and pick up! First come, first served. $15 each.
Youth Sizes: S, M, L
Adult Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL
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Paper Clover Week is coming up on October 4-15! Sign up NOW to reserve a shift to work!
Please CLICK HERE to sign up to work at the 4-H Display at the Tractor Supply in Salisbury! The above link also includes an explanation of what you have to do while working the booth. It's not hard!
The goal is to have 4-H'ers there in-person at some point every day...your family, your club, you and your 4-H friends, etc. can work a shift! 4-H'ers can earn Cloverbucks by participating! Learn more about Cloverbucks by clicking here.
100% of the donations collected benefit 4-H, with 90% of what is donated at the Salisbury store coming back to 4-H in Rowan County!
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CLICK HERE to find all details & access the plant sale flyer! All proceeds benefit the Rowan County 4-H program!
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HELP RAISE MONEY FOR ROWAN COUNTY 4-H CLUBS!
The Wreath & Garland Sale profits directly go to our 4-H Clubs! If you have a 4-H'er in a club, contact Mrs. Laura to get a special flyer where you can circle your 4-H club before you pass out the flyer. Work hard to raise funds for your 4-H Club!
CLICK HERE for all details & the order link.
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Rowan County 4-H County Council is hosting our annual County-Wide Service Project!
All are invited to participate & spread the word!
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SAVE THE DATE for Kids Voting and bring your child to have a real-life voting experience, which includes: polling booths, ballot with local candidates, and "I voted" stickers.
This is an engaging & practical citizenship experience for our young people. Tell your friends and your child's teachers! All are welcome...4-H'ers and non-4-H'ers!
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Get involved in our 2023 4-H Clubs!
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4-H Shout Outs
Congratulations to all those who competed in the State 4-H Shooting Sports tournament on Sept. 30. We will highlight them in the November newsletter.
Today, October 1, we have 2 4-H'er competing in the National 4-H Dairy Judging contest in Madison, Wisconsin. We will also highlight their achievements in the November newsletter.
4-H'ers involved in the 4-H Broiler Project & 4-H Pullet Project finalized their project with a show at the Rowan County Fair. Special Congratulations to our winners:
Broiler Project:
Grand Champion: John Tucker
Reserve Champion: Bryan Meza
Pullet Project:
Grand Champion: Lainey Plott
Reserve Champion: Lynlee Propst
Other Participations included: Noah Ashby, Talton Correll, Luke Keith, Taylor Miller, Georgia Veleke
Congratulations to the 12 4-H'ers who participated in the 8 week Rowan County 4-H Dairy Heifer Project. They worked with the heifers twice a week for 8 weeks and finalized this project by showing the heifers during the dairy show at the Rowan County Fair. We appreciate the Piedmont Research Station for partnering with us to offer this opportunity. Thanks to all of the adult volunteers who assisted with this project! Participants included:
Aiden Best
Tallulah Ennis
Easton Hellard
Lynlee Propst
Lainey Plott
Kyann Race
John Tucker
Ada Waller
Anna Waller
Henry Waller
Mary Waller
Brooklyn Williams
We loved seeing several 4-H'ers enter their sewing projects, baked goods, agricultural items, decorated pumpkins, etc. in the Exhibit Hall at the Rowan County Fair! We also loved seeing 4-H'ers in the show ring exhibiting their animals! Great job!
Thanks to 4-H Volunteers Crystal Croyle & Jennifer Stirrup for attending the 4-H Volunteer Conference of Southern States. This conference was held in Georgia September 28-October 1.
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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)
What is a 4-H Project?
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!)
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Save the Date for 2023 & 2024
-October 1: National 4-H Dairy Judging competition at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin
-October 1-7: National 4-H Week
-October 1-26: 4-H Plant Sale going on
-October 1-31: Rowan County 4-H Tissue Drive
-October 1-November 6: 4-H Wreath Sale going on
-October 4-15: Paper Clover Week at Tractor Supply
-October 26: 4-H Plant Sale orders due
-November 2: 4-H Plant Sale pick up
-November 6: 4-H Wreath Sale orders due
-November 7: NC 4-H Kids Voting at the Extension office, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
-November 14-17: National Poultry & Egg Conference (Egg Cookery competition)
-November 28: 4-H Wreath Sale pick up
-January 11, 2024: Project Record Books, Portfolios, and Achievement Plans due (based on the 2023 calendar year)
-February 23, 2024: Achievement Night
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Rowan County 4-H Volunteer Corner
If you are registered 4-H volunteer with Rowan County 4-H,
this info is for you!
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SAVE THE DATE: Rowan County 4-H PALS Zoom meeting: Monday, October 16 at 7 PM. More info is listed near the top of this newsletter. We need our volunteers at this meeting!
SAVE THE DATE: SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT VOLUNTEER FALL DAY: Saturday, November 4 in Lee County
SAVE THE DATE: NC 4-H VOLUNTEER LEADERS' ASSCOATION CONFERENCE: Feb. 2-4, 2024
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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!
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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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