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Clover Connection
Rowan County 4-H Newsletter
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Summer Fun programming has officially started! We have lots of fun & educational programs planned for this summer!
This newsletter contains info about:
-4-H Poultry Judging
-Rowan County 4-H Dairy Heifer Project
-4-H horse, livestock, poultry & dairy updates
-"Save the Dates" for 2024
& more!
Make sure to click "view entire message" at the end because there's more opportunities to see!
Click here for Rowan 4-H page on Facebook
Click here for Rowan 4-H page on Instagram
This time of the year is extremely busy and I am not always at my desk or in the office. The best way to contact me is via email at laura_allen@ncsu.edu. Feel free to call the office, but it may take longer to get back to you.
Making the Best Better,
Laura
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4-HOnline is OPEN for 2024 enrollment! If you have not enrolled your child yet, please get this done ASAP. They cannot participate in 2024 until they are enrolled.
If you ever need to update or make changes, login to 4-HOnline and try to. If you cannot, then please to submit any changes to the 4-H Agent at laura_allen@ncsu.edu so we can update it in 4-HOnline.
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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 meeting:
-We will also meet June 10 from 1-4 PM at the Extension office (mainly to help 4-H'er Nathan Croyle prep items for his campaign for State 4-H Office), but this will also be considered a County Council meeting
-We will NOT meet in July as many of us will be together for 4-H Congress this month.
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 meeting: June 10, 2024 on Zoom at 7 PM:
https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92696003233?pwd=MWQ3RGNiYWRNcUZKS1gxV1VaQTR2QT09
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Want to check out pictures at 4-H Events?
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We are practicing for 4-H Poultry Judging weekly until the contest on July 10. If you haven't gotten involved and want to, reach out to Mrs. Laura ASAP!
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If you registered for 4-H Summer Fun, you WILL receive a reminder email 2-3 days prior to the class.
If you need to look over the list of class info, click here.
If you need a reminder of what you registered for, email Mrs. Laura.
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CLICK HERE to learn more about the
Rowan County 4-H Dairy Heifer Project
and to find the application to apply to participate!
Apply to participate by June 14.
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Get involved in our 2024 4-H Clubs!
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4-H Shout Outs
Thanks to all those who helped in some way with our 4-H PALS Port-a-Pit fundraiser! If you sold plates, purchased plates, shared the flyers & info, contacted local businesses, worked at the event, delivered plates, helped pick up supplies, etc. THANK YOU! It takes a village to make this event happen.
Our total profit was $5,125.05. This money is contained in our Rowan County 4-H PALS (501c3) account and is used to provide Rowan 4-H Event Grants to 4-H'ers attending more expensive 4-H events, assist volunteers in attending various volunteer trainings, and help with some 4-H program expenses.
This year we had 30 different 4-H'ers receive credit for selling tickets. Our top 3 plate sellers were: Sadie Allen, Luke Allen, Nathan Croyle.
Thank you to all 4-H'ers who worked the 4-H display booth at Tractor Supply in Salisbury during Paper Clover Week. When we have 4-H'ers there in-person, we are able to spread the word about 4-H, help people in the community by assisting them in returning their shopping carts, and we collect more donations to help 4-H. Those 4-H'ers who worked received "Cloverbucks" they can use to help pay for future 4-H activities. THANK YOU!!!
Congratulations to the following graduating seniors who have received 4-H scholarships:
Talton Correll, Rowe McNeely 4-H Scholarship (given to a Rowan or Iredell 4-H'er annually), $1,500
Olivia Stirrup, 4-H Lorna W. Langley 4-H Scholarship (given by NC 4-H), $1,500
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Do you have Medicaid? If so, your policy most likely gives a $10-$75 voucher to be used towards youth activities, and 4-H should qualify! Please check into this for your family!
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PREPARE NOW
for completing
Project Record Books and Portfolios focused on the 2024 calendar year! Check out these links to help you get started!
DUE: JANUARY 10, 2025
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?
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Save the Date for 2024
-June 7, 6:30 PM: 4-H Camp Parent/Camper Meeting
-June 14: Application packets due for Rowan County 4-H Dairy Heifer Project
-June 18: District Activity Day in Scotland County (4-H presentations & talent)
-June 23-28: 4-H Camp at Millstone 4-H Camp
-July 1: All items entered for NC 4-H Horse Artistic Expression contest due to 4-H Agent
-July 10: NC 4-H Poultry Judging contest
-July 16-18: NC 4-H Electric Congress
-July 21-26: NC 4-H Fur, Fish & Game Camp at Millstone 4-H Camp
-July 22-26: NC 4-H Congress
-July 23: State Presentation Finals (Raleigh)
-August 9 & 10: YouthVoice (Winston Salem)
-September 16-21: Rowan County Fair
**Fall programming will be very limited due to us packing and moving to our new office facility. I will share more details as we know more.**
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Rowan County 4-H t-shirts available for purchase! $15 each!
Same design, 2 shirt colors.
GRAY and GREEN!
Come to the office to purchase and pick up! First come, first served.
Youth Sizes: S, M, L
Adult Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL
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Potential 4-H animal related opportunities coming up!
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If you want to stay up-to-date on all things related to the NC 4-H Horse Program, click here to sign up to receive their newsletter.
Click here to access the main page for the NC 4-H Horse Program to learn more.
If interested in participation in 4-H Horse Bowl, Hippology, or Horse Judging, please look into joining the Happy Trails 4-H Club.
NC 4-H HORSE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION COMPETITION:
Contest categories & rules can be found here (use pages 147-163). If you are not a part of the Happy Trails 4-H Club, please contact the 4-H Agent for some additional information (please contact her before you enter online).
All of the entries (which were due online by June 1) MUST be brought to the 4-H Agent at the Extension office no later than 5 PM on Monday, July 1, 2024.
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Are you interested in NC 4-H Livestock opportunities (livestock judging, skillathon, quizbowl)?
If so, look into joining the Rowan Ranchers 4-H Club. This club is focusing on 4-H livestock opportunities!
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Rowan County 4-H Volunteer Corner
For registered 4-H volunteers with Rowan County 4-H!
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SAVE THE DATE:
The South Central District 4-H Fall Day (Volunteer Training) will be held in ROWAN COUNTY on Saturday, November 2!
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Rowan 4-H Volunteer Reporting for 2024
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/2024monthly4hreportrowan 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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