Summer Fun Registration begins April 21 st!! See insert for details!

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1 North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service NC STATE UNIVERSITY Davie County 4-H College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Davie County Center 180 South Main St., Suite 210 Mocksville, NC Phone: Fax: URL: April 2015 Summer Fun Registration begins April 21 st!! See insert for details! NC 4-H Congress Congress will be held July in Raleigh and is for teen 4-Hers, ages Congress is always held on the campus of NC State University. Activities for the week will follow either a Citizenship Track or Community Service Track. Additional activities include State Presentation Finals, Honor Club Tapping, State level Hands-to-Service Project, State 4-H Council Officer Elections, Banquets, Dances and more. 4-H Ambassador Workshops are also available for youth who wish to expand their knowledge of 4-H and serve as positive role models for younger youth. You do not want to miss out on all the fun. Presentations happen on Saturday morning and Congress begins Saturday afternoon. Registration is due June 15 th. Please call the Extension Office for more information, Application, Interview, Resume & Essay (AIRE) Applicants must be at least 14 years old, as of January 1. This program is used to select the delegates who will represent North Carolina at National 4-H Congress, National 4-H Conference and the International Leadership Conference. Participants must complete an application and submit a resume of no more than two pages. The resume should highlight the 4-Hers achievements, project work and leadership throughout their 4-H career. An essay of 500 words or less is also required. The essay must be on How 4-H Has Impacted Their Life. Interviews are conducted during NC 4-H Congress. Applications, resumes and essays are due to the Extension Office no later than May 8 th. If you would like help with your resume, essay or would like to schedule a practice interview, please call the Extension Office. Special accommodations will be made for the physically disabled, vision or hearing impaired person upon request. If special accommodations are required, please call at least two weeks prior to the event or activity. All Davie 4-H events operate under the 4-H Cod of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure. You can obtain a copy from your local 4-H Agent or Extension Staff. This 4-H Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure is a condition of participation in any North Carolina 4-H activity or program.

2 Achievement Night Thanks Thank you to the County Council members and those volunteers who helped make Achievement Night 2015 a success! And congratulations to all of our award winners and program participants! Keep up the great work! Davie County 4-H Senior Scholarship Davie 4-H is offering financial support to outstanding Davie County 4-Hers who plan to further their education by attending a university, technical or other higher education institution. Applications are available at the Extension Office or on our website. Please call for additional information. Applications are due June 30 th. Summer Camp 2015 There are still a few spaces left for Summer Camp at Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center, July Cost for the week is $420, which includes $15 camp store money, t-shirt, and transportation. Please call the Extension Office for additional information. 4th Annual Davie County 4-H Golf Tournament April 24, :00PM Shotgun Start Lunch served at 12 noon Please come out to support Davie County 4-H during this year s golf tournament. We need several volunteers to help set up, serve lunch, clean up, set out signs, hand out prizes, etc. We also need help soliciting hole sponsors and finding teams to play. A hole sponsor is $100 and includes a sign to be set out on the tee box. Entry fees are $200 for a team, or $50 per player. You may assemble your own foursome or be placed with a team. The entry fee includes lunch at 12:00pm, greens and cart fees, goody bag, longest drive and closest to the pin contests. If you would like brochures to hand out, sign up for a hole sponsorship, enter a team, or volunteer for the day, please call the Extension Office. Thank you for all your support in promoting this event.

3 April 3 Holiday, Office Closed 18 United Way Day of Caring 21 Summer Fun Registration Begins 24 Davie 4-H Golf Tournament 25 State Horse Judging Contest 28 County Presentations 30 County Presentations May 4 Ambassador Portfolios Due 7 Davie Farm Animal Day 8 AIRE Forms Due NC District Horse Show- Hunt Horse Complex, Raleigh, NC 19 Summer Camp Parent Meeting 25 Holiday, Office Closed June 13 District Activity Day, Guilford Co. 15 Congress Registration Due Citizenship NC Focus, Raleigh Citizenship Washington Focus 30 Senior Scholarship Applications Due June, July, August: Summer Fun July 3 Holiday, Office Closed 5-10 Summer Camp, BJP 8-12 State 4-H Horse Show, Raleigh Electric Congress NC 4-H Congress, Raleigh August 8 Yadkin/Davie Livestock Show Youth Summit, NCACC Conference 15 Central Regions Shooting Sports Competition, Millstone 4-H Center September 7 Holiday, Office Closed 26 State Shooting Sports Contest October 4-10 National 4-H Week 2-11 Dixie Classic Fair NC State Fair November 7 North Central Leader s Fall Day 11 Holiday, Office Closed State Council Conference Holiday, Office Closed December Holiday, Office Closed

4 Davie County Center 180 South Main Street, Suite 210 Mocksville, NC Return Service Requested Davie Days Check us Out! Scan the QR Code below: Clover Club 1 st Monday, 2:00 3:30pm Sassy Saddles 3 rd Monday, 6:30pm 4-H Explorers 3 rd Monday, 6:00pm Shooting Sports 2 nd & 4 th Saturday, 10:00am Silver Hoofprints 4 th Sunday, 2:00pm Animal Science Club 2 nd Monday, 6:00pm **Please call for meeting locations. Or copy this link into your browser: & click on 4-H Youth Development! Davie 4-H Blog: Also, like Davie County 4-H on facebook at: Davie County 4-H is now on Twitter, follow us Lyndsie Young Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development

5 NEW ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 4-H CLUB 4-H is gearing up for another year of fun. A New Animal and Environmental Science Club invites you to join and share in the fun. Animal Science provides youth with many opportunities to learn about different animals and how to care for them. Projects can cover animal care and feeding, selection and judging, fitting and showing, management and health, and animal reproduction and genetics. Environmental Science provides youth with many exciting opportunities to explore and investigate the natural world. Projects help youth learn about aquatic and marine life, weather and climate, water quality and conservation, insects and spiders, wildlife and forest ecology, and sport fishing and more! With projects and activities youth learn new skills and imagine the fun in developing interests and hobbies with friends in your community. You and your friends can take part in 4-H by joining. 4-H clubs are full of young people having fun with friends and participating in new experiences. Adult volunteers lead the club and the club meets once a month. Make things, go on tours, participate in fun hands-on activities, conduct community service and share what you learn are some of the things you can do in 4-H. Through club activities, youth gain skills in decision-making, communications and cooperation. The New Animal and Environmental Science Club will hold their organizational meeting on April 6, 2015 at 6:00PM and every 2nd Monday at 6:00PM thereafter. The meeting will be held at 253 Livengood Rd., Advance, NC. For more information contact: Melissa Love New Rabbit 4H Club Lots of fun and interesting activities ahead! We will be learning about the parts of a rabbit, breeds, cost of raising a rabbit, how to care for a rabbit and much, much more! The first organizational meeting was held March 28 th. If you are interested in joining this club, please call the Extension Office for additional information. When: April 28 th and 30 th Time: 4:00PM 7:00PM Where: Extension Office County Activity Day Do you have anything you are particularly interested in and would like to tell us about it? If so, you may want to participate in 4-H presentations! Topics range from animals to cooking and everything in between. Call for more information and to sign-up for a 15-minute time slot. You must register by April 27th. Youth who give a presentation will receive a $15 scholarship, which will be applied to their scholarship card.