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Clover Connection
Rowan County 4-H Newsletter
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Hope everyone was had a great "Back to School" transition.
This newsletter includes LOTS of NEW opportunities and a few upcoming deadlines. This includes:
-Rowan County Fair entries due Sept. 3
-Register for Playful Paws 4-H SPIN Club by Sept. 25
-Rowan County 4-H Plant Sale is OPEN
-NC State Fair 4-H competition registration open until Sept. 15
-Sign up to work Paper Clover Week in October
-Beekeeper youth apprentice program application
-NC 4-H Kids Voting-Rowan information
-Animal related (horse, dairy, livestock, poultry) judging & quiz bowl contest info for upcoming 2025 competitive year
-Achievement Plans, Project Record Books & Portfolio information
-Various flyers at the end of non-4-H specific opportunities that would benefit 4-H'ers (opportunities for classrooms, a senior scholarship, money-making opportunities for teens, STEAM opportunities, etc)
***Find all details about the above items & more in THIS NEWSLETTER!
As a reminder, we hope to be moving to our new office facility in November/December and will be officially operating at our new facility by January 1, 2025.
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
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In order for your child to participate in 4-H in 2024, they must be enrolled as a member in 4-HOnline.
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 and our office will update it.
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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:
-Tuesday, September 10 on Zoom. Link will be sent closer to time.
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: Monday, October 21 at 7 PM on Zoom. https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96687343770?pwd=DHPM1M8wPCqmOWLycGxL2dCvx4xAVo.1
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Want to check out pictures at 4-H Events?
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DUE SEPT. 3:
Register entries for the
Rowan County Fair!
This year, all categories that Rowan 4-H uses in the 4-H Expressive Arts competition are ALSO in the fair book!
CLICK HERE to find all of the entry categories listed in the fair book and to register!
4-H'ers can register their fair entries using their 4-HOnline login. Non-4-H family members (youth &
adults) can register via another link. All details at the link above!
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ROWAN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 FROM 2-4 PM.
If youth are showing livestock (sheep, meat goats, dairy cattle) at the fair, those entries are due by September 6. Click here for
rules & online entry forms.
**If your child is participating in the Rowan County 4-H Dairy Heifer Project, Mrs. Laura will be doing their registration. |
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Rowan 4-H Plant Sale starts TODAY, September 3!
CLICK HERE for the sale list of items & prices
Spread the word to help us raise money for the Rowan County 4-H program!
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4-H COMPETITIONS AT THE NC STATE FAIR
-4-H'ers can enter the following
competitions:
4-H Crafts
4-H Photography
4-H Entomology
-MUST pre-register for these 4-H categories by September 15.
Click here for all rules & categories.
Click here to register online.
Click here for the W-9 required to receive award money. You must fill this out and then upload it when you register online.
-Contact the 4-H Agent to let her know you registered! Mrs. Laura does not have access to the NC State Fair registration form.
-The items that you entered are due to Rowan County 4-H office by Friday, October 4 by 5 PM. You must go ahead and tag them with the tags sent to you from the NC State Fair.
-The 4-H Agent will take all entries to Raleigh & pick them up in Raleigh to bring back to Rowan County.
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2024 Paper Clover Week at Tractor Supply in Salisbury: October 2-13, 2024SIGN UP to work the 4-H display & collect donations during the 2024 Spring Paper Clover Week at Tractor Supply in Salisbury!100% of the donations come back to 4-H, with 90% of the donations at the Salisbury store coming back to Rowan County 4-H! These donations help provide scholarships or price reductions to Rowan 4-H'ers attending 4-H Camp, 4-H Congress or Citizenship Focus.
**All details in the link above & more specifics will be emailed to those who sign up.**
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OPPORTUNITY for Rowan youth offered by the Rowan County Beekeepers!
Apply if interested (by Oct. 1).
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SAVE THE DATE to bring your school-aged child to a KIDS ONLY voting election on
Tuesday, November 5 (Election Day).
This election mimics the real voting experience (polling booths, voting ballot, special "I voted" stickers).
**You do NOT have to be a 4-H member to participate.**
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Are you looking for civic engagement information & activities for your 4-H club or family? Check this out!
The first issue of Kids Voting’s bi-weekly Countdown to Election Day 2024 with civic engagement activities and information for youth & families is out! You can sign up to receive future Countdown issues at
kidsvotingdurham.org/countdown-to-election-day-2024
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| 4-H animal related opportunities coming up!
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HORSE: 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 led by 4-H volunteer club leader, Maggie Boreman.
LIVESTOCK: Rowan County 4-H will be having a 2025 Livestock Judging team and potentially a 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl team.
Practices will start in January 2025. The NC 4-H livestock contests are usually in late July/early August.
This opportunity will be led by 4-H volunteer Eric Deal.
DAIRY CATTLE: Rowan County 4-H will be having a 2025 4-H Dairy Judging team. The contest will be in April 2025.
We may also potentially have a 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl team. The state contest is usually March 2025.
POULTRY: The 4-H Poultry Judging team practices will begin in April/May 2025. The contest is usually mid July.
This is led by the Rowan 4-H Agent & Rowan Livestock Agent.
If you are interested in participating in or learning more about ANY of these opportunities, please contact the Rowan County 4-H Agent at laura_allen@ncsu.edu.
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4-H Shout Outs
Congratulations to all the members of the Hot Shots 4-H Club & Lead Drivers 4-H Club who competed in the Central Region 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament on Saturday, August 17 in Richmond County.
4-H'ers who competed included:
Hot Shots 4-H
Club: Owen Basinger, Matthew Cato, William Cato, Brody Decker, Josh Douthit, Lucas Douthit, Tallulah Ennis, Levi Fink, Mason Gabosch, Bonnie Goossens, Carson Halpin, German Jaramillo, Addison Lynch, Levi Lynch, Luke Mesimer, Gracie Mowry, Jackson Mowry, John Tucker, Georgia Veleke
Lead Drivers 4-H Club: Barrett Devine, Elliot Fortune, Ollie Fortune, Georgia Fritz, Will Fritz, Wade Edwards, Weston Edwards, Bryan Meza, Kurtis Walters, Reece Troutman, Finley Moore, Zoey Moore, James Lee, Anna Parker, Caleb Parker, Jacob Parker, Lucas Parker, Callie Yates
CLICK HERE to see tournament scores. Best wishes as many of these youth move on to state competition on September 14.
Congratulations to Kennedy Clawson who applied for and was selected to attend the National 4-H Dairy Youth Conference in Madison, Wisconsin on September 29-October 3.
West Rowan 4-H Explorers 4-H Club report, submitted by Crystal Croyle, 4-H volunteer club leader:
We had 12 members and 6 parents in attendance on Thursday evening, August 29, and everybody cleaned after a great pizza social!
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From left to right:
Back Row: Emma Weeder, Isabella Weeder, German Jaramillo, Nathan Croyle, Lucas Weeder.
Middle Row: Sam Nguyen, Crystal Croyle (club leader), David Croyle.
Front Row: Kurt Thompson, Sarah Tucker, John Tucker, Natalie Weeder.
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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!
Don't forget about Achievement Plans, too!
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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| 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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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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North Carolina teachers: When you “adopt” a cow for your class this school year, your students will be able to watch her grow and learn important lessons from real, working dairy farms in your state. Enrollment closes on September 15th! Join the fun through this free program that has impacted 1+ million students across the globe. Learn more: https://discoverdairy.com/adopt
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| Opportunity for any 4-H'ers or local youth who show livestock.
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Do you know a high school senior graduating in 2025 who is interested in agriculture or culinary arts? If so, look into this AWESOME scholarship opportunity!
Mountaire Farms is excited to launch the “Farm to Table Scholarship” for the 2024/25 school year. This program will award 10 students across the state with a $2,000 scholarship towards their further education in the agriculture, culinary, or food service fields. Out of these 10 students, 2 will be selected for an additional $5,000 scholarship. At the end of the program, an awards banquet will be held where scholarship checks will be presented.
A Rowan 4-H'er won this scholarship last year ($7,000 total)! Let Mrs. Laura know if you have questions! |
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| Upcoming university research opportunities where teens provide info & can receive $$ or gift cards for participating.
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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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