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Pender County 4-H Newsletter
July/August 2011
In this issue... Front Page What’s New?? Page 2 Summer Day Camps Page 3 Club Corner Other Announcements Page 4 Calendar of Events
What’s New?? Catch the Scoop: Check out our 4-H highlights on the inside pages…
4-H Calendar
Fun At Blueberry Festival
4-H in Action!
Summer Activities
4-H Member News
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, veteran status or disability. In addition, the two Uni-versities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture, and local governments cooper-ating.
During this day camp, designed for youth ages 5-10,
youth will learn basic gardening techniques, food
safety, local foods, beekeeping, and SO much more!
Youth will be actively engaged in a garden learning
about plants and soil while planting their own seed and
harvesting from vegetable plants! Space is limited, first
come first serve, cost is $15, the day camp runs from
9:00am-4:00pm at the Pender County Agriculture Cen-
ter, Auditorium in Burgaw, NC. Snacks and materials
will be provided but youth need a bag lunch and sun-
screen for working in the garden! For registration forms
please visit the Pender County Cooperative Extension
website located to the left of this column or call Lauren
Brown, 4-H Agent at 910-259-1235. Hurry, the dead-
line to register is July 5th!!
Kids In The Garden Day Camp
This event or activity is operating under the 4-H Code of
Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure. The NC 4-H Code
of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure is a condition of
participation in 4-H event and activities.
Pender County Center
801 S Walker St.
Burgaw, NC 28425
(910) 259-1235
http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu/
For more information about 4-H please visit: www.nc4h.org http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu/
2 Blueberry Festival Photos!
Surfs Up! 4-H Surfing Camp– July 28 Are you interested in learning how to surf?
What about learning more about ocean
conservation and marine biology with a
side of surfing? If your answer is YES, then
the 4-H surfing camp is for you! It is going
to be held July 28 from 8:30am-11:30am,
cost is $35, space is limited, registration
is due by July 14th, for ages 10-18! Par-ents are responsible for transportation to
50 South Surf Shop, 302 South Topsail
Drive Surf City, NC. See photos from the
June Surfing Camp in the insert page!
Pender County 4-H has joined Facebook! Search for “Pender
County 4-H” and “Like” our page to receive weekly updates and keep
track of what 4-H is doing! 4-H photos are posted there along with helpful information about upcoming 4-H
events!
‘Days Long Ago” Tobacco Farm Life Museum Day Camp The Tobacco Farm Life Museum located in Kenly, NC is partnering with NC 4-H to bring forth a fun and interactive day camp designed just for 4-H’ers! Pender County 4-H will be going with Duplin County 4-H on July 14 from 8:00am-4:00pm. The cost is $15 for the day, transpor-tation is included, youth must bring a bag lunch. The day camp is for ages 7-12! Youth will participate in a guided tour of the museum, churning butter, interacting with a blacksmith dur-ing demonstrations, and taking traditional wagon rides. We will meet at the Pender County Agriculture Building and then travel to the museum in Kenly, NC. Hurry as space is limited, registration is due by July 5th! To learn more about the museum, please visit: www.tobaccofarmlifemuseum.org. To register or for more information please contact Lauren Brown, 4-H Agent at 910-259-1235.
3 4-H Club Corner Pender County 4-H has 3 very active 4-H Clubs!
Spirit Riders 4-H Horse Club
Holly Shelter 4-H Shooting Sports Club
Buddies 4-H Cloverbud Club (Ages 5-10)
4-H Member News A great big “Thank You” to all of the 4-H’ers,
club leaders, and volunteers that came out and
helped with the Blueberry Festival! Caraline
Wright, Ashley Oyler, and Emily Oyler from the
Spirit Riders 4-H Club will be representing Pen-
der County 4-H at the upcoming NC State 4-H
Horse Show on July 6-10 in Raleigh, NC. “GOOD
LUCK GIRLS!!”
Lillie Hansen, Morgan Hansen, and Morgan Wil-
son from the Buddies 4-H Club all presented for
the first time at the Southeast District Activ-
ity Day held on June 24, 2011 at Lenoir Commu-
nity College in Kinston, NC. All three youth par-
ticipated in the cloverbud category which is non-
competitive and all received ribbons for their
outstanding presentations! Pender County 4-H
would also like to recognize 10 year old Aidan
Shepard, a 4-H Member At Large for his win-
ning presentation in the Electric category! He
will go on to compete at the state level with all
of the other district gold winners at 4-H Con-
gress in July. Please see photos in the insert
page!
Pender County 4-H is made possible by all of the
parents, club leaders, and volunteers that con-
tinue to show their support for the program!
You all deserve a great big, “THANK YOU!”
This year, Pender County 4-H is participating in
the International Exchange program! We have 2
4-H host families, one is going to host a 30-day
Japanese student, and the other a year long
Ukraine student. These students will be partici-
pating in Pender County 4-H activities, so please
everyone make them feel welcome if you get the
chance to meet one of them! We are very
excited to be able to share 4-H with them!
Pender County 4-H partnered with Castle
Bay Golf
Course to
provide a
one hour free
golf lesson!
4-H’ers
learned how
to properly
stand, swing
a club, and
general
safety.
Pender County 4-H had a booth at Spring
Fest, May 21, 2011.
4-H in Action!
4-H Happenings
July 4: Holiday; Office Closed
July 6-10: NC State 4-H Horse Show
July 11-13: State Electric Congress
July 12: Kids in the Garden Day Camp
July 14: “Days Long Ago” Day Camp
July 18-21: State 4-H Congress
July 28: Surfing Camp
August 7-12: Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Camp
August 23: County Council Meeting
Join the Newsletter Email List If you would rather receive your 4-H newsletter through email and not through the mail, please contact Reatha Hoffman at (910) 259-1235 and provide an email address.
If you are interested in any of the activities in this newsletter, please contact me at 259-1235 or contact your respective club leaders.
Sincerely, Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development [email protected]