DAVIDSON COUNTY 4-H Newsletter August/September 2013 Davidson County Cooperative Extension A Note from your County 4-H Agent Davidson County Center North Carolina Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture & Life Sciences 301 East Center Street Lexington, NC 27292 (336) 242-2086 Phone (336) 249-7300 Fax Facebook: Davidson County 4H Troy Coggins County Extension Director Agriculture Agent (336) 242-2081 troy_coggins@ncsu.edu Amy-Lynn Albertson Commercial Horticulture Agent (336) 242-2091 amy_albertson@ncsu.edu Marie Bruff Administrative Secretary (336) 242-2080 marie_bruff@ncsu.edu Ginger Morelock Frembling 4-H Agent (336) 242-2086 ginger_frembling@ncsu.edu Jeannie Leonard Family & Consumer Science Agent (336) 242-2092 jeannie_leonard@ncsu.edu Leslie Vinesett Extension Secretary (336) 242-2085 leslie_vinesett@ncsu.edu GREETINGS! I am so honored to be serving you as 4-H Agent of Davidson County! Time has gone by so fast since I started on April 1 st. I hit the ground running to make sure that our county 4-H program is maintained and have been working to grow the program by offering new and exciting opportunities for our county youth. Now that our 4-H Summer Fun Workshops are complete, planning has already started on our fall, winter, and spring 4-H calendar of events and opportunities for our 4-H ers. Take a look inside our newsletter to see what s happening with Davidson County 4-H! Please contact our 4-H Office at 242-2086 if you would like more information on Davidson County 4-H or would like to know how you can participate. Remember: the more you do, the more you ll benefit from the program! Thanks everyone! Ginger Morelock Frembling Davidson County 4-H Agent Did you know???? Deanna Wagner Livestock Agent (336) 242-2082 Deanna_wagner@ncsu.edu Scott Welborn Area Consumer Horticulture Agent (336) 242-2087 scott_welborn@ncsu.edu Davidson County 4-H is on FACEBOOK? Like us to get up-to-the-minute updates about our 4-H Program, Events & News! www.facebook.com/davidsoncounty4h North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. In addition, the two Universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating.
For additional information on any of the programs below, Office Hours: Monday - Friday contact the Davidson County 4-H Office at 242-2086 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. ACTIVITY WHO CAN BE INVOLVED DATES & TIMES PLACE DEADLINES/ OTHER NOTES 4-H Club Leader s Update All active club leaders Monday, August 5 9:00 am 4-H Teen Council Meeting Active Teen 4-H ers Monday, August 5 10:30 am NCACC Youth Summit Registered Teen 4-H ers Friday, August 23 Saturday, August 24 Lexington Farmer s Market Health Fair LABOR DAY HOLIDAY Davidson County Fair Booth Set-up Any interested 4-H er Saturday, August 24 8:00 am 12:00 pm ALL EXTENSION STAFF Monday, September 2 All Day Interested 4-H Clubs Friday, September 13 All Day Conference Room Conference Room Guilford County Lexington Farmer s Market Davidson County Fairgrounds Fair entry day All youth Sunday, September 15 Davidson County Fairgrounds Davidson County Fair Week Everyone! Tuesday, September 17 Saturday, September 21 Fair entry pick up and booth tear down Davidson County Fairgrounds Participants Sunday, September 22 Davidson County Fairgrounds NATIONAL 4-H WEEK! EVERYONE! Sunday, October 6 Saturday October 12 Ambassador Portfolio Fall Deadline Due Interested Teen 4-H ers Monday, October 7 By 5:00 pm Shooting Sports Training Interested Adult Leaders Friday, October 11 Sunday, October 13 Food Fair Registration Due Any interested 4-H er Tuesday, October 15 By 5:00 pm VETERAN S DAY HOLIDAY ALL EXTENSION STAFF Monday, November 11 All Day Food Fair Everyone Tuesday, November 12 Setup starts at 5:00 pm Judging starts at 6:00 pm Holiday Gifts & Goodies Workshop Registration Due THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Holiday Gifts & Goodies Workshop CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Steers on farm deadline 4-H ers aged 8-13 ALL EXTENSION STAFF Wednesday, November 20 by 5:00 pm Thursday, November 28 Friday, November 29 Registered 4-H ers Saturday, December 7 9:00 am 12:00 pm ALL EXTENSION STAFF County 4-H Livestock Show Participants Tuesday, December 24 Thursday, December 26 EVERYWHERE! Eastern 4-H Center, Columbia, NC Auditorium Deadline passed. Contact Ms. Ginger if you are interested in attending next year. Great Community Service Activity! Let s set up a booth and educate the public on HEALTH! 4-H OFFICE CLOSED Please make arrangements to pick up all materials stored at Extension Office prior to this date. Another great opportunity for Community Service! Be sure to check out the 4-H Booths! CELEBRATE 4-H! Please contact Ms. Ginger for more details. Please contact Ms. Ginger for more details. Please see details enclosed. 4-H OFFICE CLOSED Participants must be pre-registered by October 15 th. Please see details enclosed. Cost: $10.00 (Some supplies may need to be brought from home) 4-H OFFICE CLOSED Ext Office Auditorium 4-H OFFICE CLOSED Tuesday, December 31 YOUR FARM For those interested in showing steers in our brand new 4-H Livestock Show & Sale in April CLUB MEETING SCHEDULE Club Meeting Place Date Time Cedar Springs 4-H Club Fairview UMC Church First Monday Each Month Call: Ms. Carolyn at 596-6470 Central 4-H Club Home of Mary Ruth Sheets Second Saturday Each Month Call: Ms. Mary Ruth at 249-4916 Helping Hands 4-H Club Holly Grove Fire Department Fourth Monday Each Month Call: Ms. Nita at 249-7004 6:30 pm 10:00 am 7:00 pm North Davidson 4-H Club Our Savior s Lutheran Church Welcome Second Thursday Each Month Call: Ms. Denise at 769-1287 3:30 pm NEW CLUB!!! 4-H Livestock Club West Davidson Library Meeting Room Tyro Third Saturday Each Month Call: Ms. Stephanie at 242-2731 10:00 am 4-H Teen Council Extension Office TBA TBA 2
Looking to be more active in 4-H? Why not join a 4-H Club? Clubs are the most traditional way of participating in 4-H. Davidson County has five active clubs in our county. Clubs usually meet once a month for fun, education, and fellowship. Most of our clubs are general clubs for all ages. Best part is it s FREE to join! No 4-H Club near you? Why not start up a club in your community? Invite your friends, neighbors, and classmates. All it takes is a dedicated adult leader, at least 5 youth (between the ages of 5-18), and an interest in learning new and exciting things! Clubs can be general (where you can learn about many different things throughout the year), or more project specific (i.e.: a livestock club or robotics club). Clubs can also be formed around youth age (for instance: Cloverbud Clubs for ages 5-8, or teen clubs). calling Potential Club Leaders! 4-H is a wonderful way of giving back to your community by mentoring our youth. Volunteer Club Leaders are trained and supported directly by the county 4-H Agent and have opportunities to work with and learn from other volunteers, not only in our county, but at the district and state level. Ms. Ginger would love to talk to you! Please contact the 4-H Office for more details. Another option Become an At-large member At-Large Members are 4-H members that, for whatever reason, decide not to join a 4-H Club. They are, however, still active in the county 4-H program and work directly with the county 4-H Agent. They are able to participate in the many activities that 4-H offers, including competitions, events, can use 4-H curriculum, participate in fund raisers, etc. At-Large members will need to complete the same enrollment packet as club members. Ask Ms. Ginger for details. New 4-H Club Announcement! Do you have an interest in Livestock? How about Veterinary Science? This may be the club for you! A 4-H Livestock Club is now forming in the Tyro area and is open to any county youth with an interest in Livestock. The first meeting will be on Saturday, September 21 st beginning at 10:00 am at the West Davidson Library. For more info, please call the 4-H office at 242-2086 3
What was YOUR Summer Like? This summer, 4-H offered a wide variety of fun and educational workshops for all ages. We had 170 youth participating in 17 different workshops! We are hoping to grow next summer. Thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who assisted. Check out more photos on our Facebook Page! 4
Brand NEW to Davidson County 4-H The Davidson County 4-H Livestock Show & Sale We are proud to announce that Davidson County 4-H and the Davidson County Cooperative Extension is working on creating a Spring Livestock Show and Sale for county youth to participate in. What makes this different from the County Fair Livestock Show? Youth will have the opportunity to learn greater responsibility. Youth will work directly with animals for several months to prepare them for the show while learning a great deal about the animal. Youth will have the opportunity to earn a larger amount of income from the sale of their animal (perhaps to save for college). It s a great opportunity for youth to learn about good sportsmanship. We are currently working on the official rules and regulations for the show and plan on having it during the month of April 2014. More information will be available soon. Please stay tuned! Like to Cook? Here s an opportunity for you to show off your cooking skills! 4-H members are invited to participate in our annual: FOOD FAIR The Holidays are fast approaching Are you ready? Make cool things in our Holiday Gifts & Goodies Workshop When: Tuesday, November 12 Time: Setup begins at 5:00 pm Judging begins at 6:00 pm Location: Extension Office Auditorium Participant information and registration will be available by October 1 st. Registration applications will be due to the 4-H office by October 15 th. (Registration may be limited due to space restraints.) Join in the Tasty FUN! Mark your Calendars! When: Saturday, December 7 Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm Location: Extension Office Auditorium Ages: 8-13 Cost: $10.00 (Space will be limited.) Registration will open in November. 5
Davidson County 4-H member Achievements Several of our 4-H ers have been active this Spring and Summer in participating in many District and State activities. Davidson County 4-H is very proud of these 4-H ers who put in extra time and effort to accomplish so much! To learn more how you can participate in these activities, please contact Ms. Ginger. Alex Loflin 2013 NC 4-H Honor Club Inductee Emma Cox Gold Winner (11-13) Health & Nutrition Alea Hunsucker Gold Winner (11-13) Forestry & Wildlife Sydney Loflin Gold Winner (9-10) Family & Consumer Science Richard Tysinger Gold Winner (9-10) Environmental Science Andrew Cox Silver Winner (11-13) Artistic Arrangement & Landscaping Cody Gallimore Silver Winner (9-10) Forestry & Wildlife Sydney Beck Bronze Winner (11-13) Hospitality, Etiquette, & Social Graces Taylor Gallimore Honorable Mention (11-13) Small & Companion Animals Other State Participants: Megan Skeen 14-18 Livestock & Dairy Production Caleigh Gallimore 14-18 Careers & Entrepreneurship 66 th Annual Electric Congress participants (L-R): Hunter Shepherd, Noah Jarrett, Miranda Shepherd, Sierra Jarrett, chaperone Kayla Jarrett with Wayne Huddleston, business relations (agricultural market) Duke Energy. District Record Book Winners Sierra Jarrett Gold Winner (9-10) Science, Technology & Computers Cayleigh Gallimore Silver Winner (13-15) Personal Development & Leadership Richard Tysinger Silver Winner (9-10) Environmental & Natural Resources Noah Jarrett Bronze Winner (13-15) Electric Energy Cumulative Record Congratulations to the Cedar Springs 4-H Club (led by Carolyn Jones) for winning the district Silver Award in the Community Service Group Project. 6
LEADERS FORUM Greetings! Hope you had a great, relaxing summer! As it comes to an end I know you are thinking about re-starting your clubs for the fall. I m sure you have some great activities planned and I m looking forward to helping any way that I can. During your first meeting, make sure that each member completes a new enrollment packet for this club year. Turn those into the 4-H Office as soon as possible, along with your proposed club plan for the year so we can re-charter your club. Also, be sure to have your club secretary send me a write up about your meeting and the wonderful things your club is doing so I can include it in our county newsletter! Fair time is coming up fast. Be sure to remind your members about entering objects into the fair. Some of the crafts they made during our Summer Fun workshops would be ideal to enter if they wish. This year the fair books are online: www.davidsoncountyfair.com or on our Extension website. To save time, folks can pre-register items online this year. Items will still need to be brought in on Sunday, September 15 th from 2:00 5:00 pm. I m looking forward to a great 4-H Club year with you! If you need any help with anything, please let me know. As always, if you have any questions or concerns about anything, please contact me. Keep up the great work! THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO DAVIDSON COUNTY 4-H! 4-H Member Project for August/September Build a Flashlight Have you ever had a flashlight that would not work because the plastic case was broken? With this activity, you will learn that you can create your own flashlight using common household items. This activity is from the 4-H Curriculum Electric 1 Magic of Electricity. YOU WILL NEED: A D-Cell Battery A Incandescent Flashlight Bulb A Piece of Aluminum Foil HOW TO MAKE IT: 1. Cut the aluminum foil into a strip about 2 inches by 6 inches. 2. Fold the foil over and over along the long edge, until you have a piece that is still 6 inches long, but only a quarter of an inch wide. 3. Touch one end of the battery to the bottom end of the bulb, and then connect the side of the bulb to the strip of aluminum foil. 4. Connect the strip of foil to the other end of the battery. You have just built you first circuit! A circuit needs three things: 1. Something to push electrons, (in this case, a battery) 2. A path for the electrons to follow (aluminum foil and light bulb) 3. Something for the electrons to do (like light up a light bulb) By creating this circuit, you have created electricity! If you liked this activity and want to learn more about how electricity works, you would probably enjoy doing an electric project. Your county 4-H Office has project books that you can follow with many fun activities. You can also create a project record and earn the opportunity to attend 4-H Electric Congress! 7
Inside This Month s Issue: Page 1: Note from your County 4-H Agent Davidson County Facebook Page Info Page 2: Monthly 4-H Calendar/Deadlines (August December) Club Meeting Schedule Page 3: Becoming Active in 4-H New 4-H Livestock Club Page 4: Summer Fun Recap Page 5: Upcoming Events 2014 4-H Livestock Show Food Fair Holiday Gifts & Goodies Workshop Page 6: Davidson County 4-H Member Achievements Page 7: Leader s Forum 4-H Member Activity for August 8