Rowan 4-H Feb. Newsletter

From the 4-H Agent,
Laura Allen:

4-HOnline is OPEN and it is time to enroll/re-enroll in 4-H if you haven't already! Be sure to visit v2.4honline.com to register so that you can participate in all the fun things in 2022!

LOTS of good info about upcoming events in this article:
-Achievement Program
-NEW Rabbit Project
-County Activity Day (event where 4-H'ers give presentations, talent demonstrations and enter Expressive Arts competitions)
-4-H Camp
-Volunteer Training opportunities
&more

If you need anything, please contact me at:
laura_allen@ncsu.edu
704-216-8970

Share the love of 4-H during the month of February!

Laura

Important Upcoming Deadlines & Events:

**More information about several of these events is included in this newsletter*

-Feb. 5: NC 4-H Volunteer Leaders' Assoc. Business Meeting (via Zoom 10-11:30 AM)

-Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28: SPEAK UP workshop series for those who have registered

-Feb. 15: google form due for 4-H'er Achievement Program Certificate recognition (parents must complete for 4-H'er to get year of service pin & achievements listed on certificate)

-Feb. 26, 10 AM at Extension office: 4-H Achievement Program recognizing 2021 4-H achievements

-March 11: Deadline to register for presentations, talent or expressive arts competition for County Activity Day

-March 23: Expressive Arts entries due to Extension office.

-April 1: County Activity Day (talent & presentations)

For dates & more details on these upcoming events,

CLICK HERE

and scroll down to the appropriate month.

Upcoming Meetings

County Council: for youth ages 12-18 years old as of January 1

-Tuesday, February 24 at 6 PM
**We will be setting up for the Achievement Program and practicing the script. Make sure to attend if you have a part in the program!

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. If you have never attended a PALS meeting before and want to join us for our next meeting, please email laura_allen@ncsu.edu for the Zoom link.

-Tuesday, February 1, 7 PM on Zoom: Link will be emailed to all volunteers and will be sent via 4-HOnline for parents. If you don't receive it and want to attend, email laura_allen@ncsu.edu.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING FOR OUR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM:

1. Each parent should complete the following Achievement Program Certificate form to make sure their child's certificate is accurate. Must be completed by Feb. 15 in order for the child to get a year of service pin and for their achievements to be printed on the form.

2. Families will need to RSVP to attend the Achievement Program in 4-HOnline under "events". Currently this is not available since 4-HOnline is down. I will notify you once you can do this. Due by Feb. 15.

3. Please note that due to Covid & space limitations, each family can only have the 4-H'ers and up to 2 additional family members attend the event. Please make plans now for childcare for younger non-4-H age children. We apologize for the inconvenience.

4. In the event that Covid restrictions become more stringent and an indoor, in-person event is not possible, this event will be moved outdoors. If this happens, please bring a lawn chair and bundle up for a quick, outdoor Achievement Program!

SAVE THE DATE for

County Activity Day 2022

PRESENTATIONS, TALENT, EXPRESSIVE ARTS

April 1, 2022
Time TBD (will be in the evening)

Held in-person at the Extension office

County Activity Day will include:

-4-H Presentations: speeches/presentations/demonstrations conducted by 4-H'ers to a panel of judges; you must compete at the county level to qualify to go to district

-4-H Talent: share your talent (no more than 5 minutes of talent) to a panel of judges. The top two talents who are of competitive age in 4-H qualify for district level.

-4-H Expressive Arts: demonstrate your creative side by submitting artistic entries. These items will be due in March so we have time to judge them. All items will be displayed with ribbons on April 1.

CLICK HERE for more info and helpful links. Registration will soon be available in 4-HOnline under "events".

All registration will be done through 4-H online and sessions will be held over Zoom. In order to participate in these sessions, participants are expected to have a computer camera (with the camera turned on) and a microphone.

After each session, those that attend the entire session and participate, will receive a link to a session quiz. If the quiz is taken within a week and the participant scores a 90% or higher they will receive an electronic certificate of training completion for their volunteer record. If a volunteer successfully completes all 6 trainings (including the quizzes), they will receive a mailed certificate, a 4-H volunteer nametag and other items they can use in their work as a 4-H volunteer. The 6 sessions which will be offered are some of the 4-H foundation topics that all volunteers need to know.

These trainings are free of charge and open to all NC 4-H Volunteers. Each session is entered as a different "event" in 4-H Online. Registration will close 7 days prior to the session date and a specific Zoom link will be sent for each session to all registered participants.

Rowan 4-H Volunteer Reporting for 2022

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/2022monthly4hreportrowan 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!

Interested in your child attending overnight 4-H Camp in 2022? Open to youths ages 8-14 (based on the age they will be while at camp).

Rowan County 4-H will be attending camp at Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Camp in Reidsville, NC on June 26-July 1, 2022.

Cost of camp is $500. If financial assistance is needed, please contact the 4-H Agent.

CLICK HERE for all details and the registration form. Registration form & $200 deposit are due by March 25.

If you are interested in sending your child to camp, please contact Laura Allen, 4-H Agent, ASAP! Spots fill quickly!

laura_allen@ncsu.edu, 704-216-8970