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Clover Connection
Rowan County 4-H Newsletter
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We are nearing the end of the school year and the beginning of summer! Time has flown by!
As a reminder, we will NOT be having our normal 4-H Summer Fun program this summer. We apologize for the inconvenience, but this was necessary as we continue to settle into our new facility. Also, stay tuned to our newsletters and the Rowan County 4-H Facebook page in case we are able to offer any pop-up summer programs!
This newsletter includes 4-H opportunities, save the dates, and upcoming deadlines, including (but not limited to):
-New and important information about our new office facility which is open!
-Upcoming district 4-H graduating senior scholarship deadline
-Animal related (horse, dairy, livestock, poultry) judging & quiz bowl practice & contest info. Poultry Judging practice starts in May! Horse Artistic Expression contest info available.
-AIRE opportunity for teens (to qualify for national level trips). PACKET DUE MAY 1, 2025!
-2025 Rowan 4-H Save the Dates
-Save the Dates for 2025 4-H Volunteer Trainings
***Find all details about the above items & more in THIS NEWSLETTER!
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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IMPORTANT UPDATE ABOUT OUR NEW OFFICE:
We officially opened on April 1 at our new facility!
Below is a picture showing our main entrance. Once inside the interior of the Rowan Community Center (they are calling the interior the "concourse"), then you'll go straight, then take a right, and our ag. suite is on the left. Once inside the ag. suite lobby, we are the first door on the right.
Our phone number has not changed; it is 704-216-8970.
Our new address is for mailing purposes & location purposes:
Rowan County Cooperative Extension
1959 Jake Alexander Blvd. West
Suite 1400
Salisbury, NC 28147
(This address DOES now work for GPS purposes!)
This facility is the former Salisbury Mall, which was then turned into West End Plaza. They are trying to rebrand with all the changes now and the new verbiage is below:
Salisbury Mall = Rowan Community Center (RCC)
Belk = Rowan County Events Center (RCEC)
Large dome-type hallway outside of the Events Center = Barrel Hall
JCPenney = Cardinal Room
Mall interior = Concourse
Suite that includes Extension, Forestry & Soil & Water = Rowan County Agricultural Center
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4-HOnline is OPEN for 2025 enrollments. As a reminder, your child must be re-enrolled to participate during the 2025 calendar year. Get this done ASAP!
**As you re-enroll, please UPDATE your child's saved information and please make sure it is accurate and correct.
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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:
-May 1 from 5:30-6:45 at Tractor Supply in Salisbury
-TBD this summer: Service Project at Rowan Helping Ministries
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 meetings:
-Monday, June 9 at 7 PM on Zoom: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93331074721
**And don't forget to come help with Port-a-Pit on May 7 from 9:30-2:30!**
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Want to check out pictures at 4-H Events?
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PREPARE NOW for completing 4-H Project Record Books (based on 2025) and Portfolios!
2025 books will be due in January 2026
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Rowan County 4-H Port-a-Pit fundraiser
*Thanks to those who have advertised and encouraged orders or who have placed orders! This has been one of our biggest pre-order sales yet!
Ways you can still help include:
-Adults & responsible teens can sign up to work at the event on May 7. Click here to sign up! We need delivery drivers, plate makers, etc.
-Share the flyer & plate ordering link on social media! I have given a tentative plate count to Port-a-Pit, but am waiting on the final phone call to set my final number. We can still take a few orders in the meantime, but need them ASAP!
Click here for a downloadable copy of the flyer.
Click here to go directly to the ordering link.
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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 a 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl team. Practices are happening now. The NC 4-H livestock contests will be in late July/early August. This opportunity is led by 4-H volunteer Eric Deal.
DAIRY CATTLE: 4-H Dairy Quizbowl & Dairy Judging contests are complete for 2025. If interested in participating in 2026, contact the 4-H Agent.
POULTRY: The 4-H Poultry Judging team practices will begin soon! The contest will be July 9, 2025. 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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AIRE: Application, Interview, Resume, Essay
AIRE packets are due to Mrs. Laura by May 1.
CLICK HERE for all details, forms & instructions!
**Special notes**
-Must be 14-18 as of January 1.
-Must be actively involved in 4-H at county, district & state levels.
-All interviews will be held in-person during 4-H Congress on July 23.
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Horse Artistic Expression contest
CLICK HERE for information & registration link
-You must register online by June 15; there may be an entry fee.
-Once you are registered, you must bring items to the Extension office by July 1
-Judging is held during the State 4-H Horse Show; we will have those attending the horse show deliver and pick up the items for us.
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4-H Shout Outs
Congrats to John Tucker who placed 8th in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Quizbowl competition. This is an exciting achievement!
Congrats to the Rowan County 4-H Dairy Judging teams & participants who competed in the state competition on April 11, held in Forsyth County. 10 Rowan 4-H'ers competed in this contest, which included: Luke Allen, Aiden Best, Tallulah Ennis, Baylee Householder, Eli Knox, Kyann Race, Anna Waller, Mary Waller, Aislinn Watts, Abigail Wood. This team was coached by Mrs. Laura.
Members of the Happy Trails 4-H Club competed in the NC 4-H Horse Judging contest held in Martin County on April 26. Results include:
-Addie Webster, 8-10 year old junior group: 4th in halter; 7th in performance; 4th in reasons; and 6th overall.
-Kyann Race, 11-13 year old junior group: 8th in performance judging, and 9th overall for the competition and an invitation to try out for the NC 4-H Horse Judging Team that will compete in the 13 and younger competition at the AQHA Youth World Show Horse Judging Contest in Oklahoma City
-Additional participants included: Ava Heilig, Asa Majors, Gage Majors, Lila Jane Majors (cloverbud), and Amelia Wilson (cloverbud).
Thanks to Maggie Boreman (volunteer club leader) and Naomi Race (volunteer/coach) for all of your time and effort in helping prepare these 4-H'ers!
On Friday, April 25, we hosted our annual County Activity Day! We had 3 talent show participants, 14 youth give presentations, and there numerous Expressive Arts entries from our 4-H'ers. You can CLICK HERE to find a list of all participants & results! Everyone did a great job! Special thanks to all of our judges!
Check out this article in the Salisbury Post that highlighted tons of recent 4-H program events & successes!
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Rowan County 4-H
Save the Dates:
CLICK HERE to see all known 2025 dates for upcoming 4-H programs!
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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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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 for the 4-H Conference of the Southern State at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, GA: October 2-5, 2025
Save the Date for the 2025
South Central District Volunteer Fall Day:
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Rowan 4-H Volunteer Reporting for 2025
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/2025rowan4hvolunteercontacts 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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