Discover and Explore The Fun In Science

Are you a teacher, home school parent, after school provider, 4-H club leader? If so, you are invited to register for the third annual Discover and Explore the Fun in Science Training to be held April 14 - 16, 2008 at Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Camping Center. A hands-on, professional development workshop exploring science content and informal science education. Open to any formal or informal science educators.

Over 20 concurrent sessions - including:
▪ Biotechnology ▪ Electricity
▪ Aquatic Ecology ▪ Robotics
▪ GPS & Geocaching ▪ Astronomy
▪ Newton & Rockets ▪ Embryology

For more information about this exciting training call the 4-H office at 336-318-6000.

Carolina Preserves on Sale Now!

Purchase your copy of William Mangum's Carolina Preserves at the Randolph County Cooperative Extension Center located in Asheboro. This artist's perspective of North Carolina with reflections from some of the state's most unique personalities - Michael Jordan, William C. Friday, Bill & Ruth Graham, and many others is published in a 16" x 14" Coffee Table Book. Retail value of this wonderful book is $95 - through this opportunity you can purchase the book for $40 of which $30 will benefit the local Extension program. Call us for more information at 318-6000.

BSAC Class Offered

BSAC is Basic School Age Care

North Carolina Cooperative Extension, 4-H program will offer the BSAC class for child care providers on Saturday January 12. This class will be held in Room A at the Ira McDowell Center at 2222-A S. Fayetteville St in Asheboro. The class will begin at 8:00 AM and conclude at 3:00 PM. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Cost to register for the training is $15. Checks may be made payable to: Randolph County 4-H. Barbara Dunn Swanson will be the instructor. Deadline to register is January 9. For registration information call us at 336-318-6000.

Volunteer Leaders Conference Scheduled

4-H Leaders are invited to attend the 2008 State 4-H Volunteer Leaders Conference to be held February 1-3 at the Sheraton Hotel at Research Triangle Park.
Early-bird Registration (through 1-17-08) is just $105.

While at this conference, leaders meet other leaders from across the state, attend workshops and learn skills that they can use with their own clubs when they return to the county.

Randolph County 4-H will award several partial scholarships for leaders to attend. These scholarships are made possible by United Way. If you are interested in attending this three day event call us at 336-318-6000. Don't forget the early-bird deadline of January 17.

4-H, Continuing to make the best better in Randolph County

4-H Winterfest Planned

Are you 13 years of age or older? If so you are eligible to participate in the Northwest Districts 4-H Winterfest program to be held Friday January 18 and Saturday January 19.

4-H members will depart from the Extension Office at 5:45 PM and travel to Greensboro and enjoy and evening at the YMCA. A pizza supper will be provided. On Saturday, participants will go to the Green Hill Center for NC Art from 9:00 AM - noon.

We will then return to Asheboro Saturday between 1 and 2 PM.

Cost to attend 4-H Winterfest is $20. A 4-H United Way scholarship will pay the remaining $15. What a bargain. Deadline to register is January 4. Call us at 336-318-6000 to get the registration information.

Deadline Extended AGAIN

Yes, you can believe your eyes! We have extended the due date for 4-H Records one more time. The final due date is December 28. Following that date, you may turn in records, however, they will not be eligible for district judging.

Many 4-H leaders requested time for their club members to complete records, so we are expecting a large number of books completed for judging.

Good luck to everyone!

Deadline for Recordbook Completion Extended

4-H members in Randolph County can have another week to complete their 4-H records. After many requests from parents and leaders, and extension was granted! Books will be due on Friday, December 14. 4-H records are a way for 4-H members to record the learning and growth that has taken place in 4-H over the last year.

4-H records also include information about specific projects, pictures and a story about the 4-H member! If you need help getting your record book ready for judging, please call our office at 336-318-6000.