NW District 4-H Horse Show

You are "cordially" invited to the NW District 4-H Horse show to be held
this Saturday, May 3rd beginning with check-in at 7 AM and lasting until
late afternoon at Hardin Stables in Stokesdale, 8202 Mill Run Road,
Stokesdale, NC 27357. There is a map on their website at
http://hardinsfarm.com/.



This year's show will be our traditional one day format. Next year we will
be joining the North Central District and will potentially have a MUCH
LARGER show and will need extra help from you!!! This year would be a great
opportunity to come, observe and learn.

If you have more questions, call us at 336-318-6000

4-H Ice Cream at Asheboro Walmart

Come and Get It!

Blue Bell Ice Cream has stocked the Asheboro Walmart Freezer section with our 4-H Anniversary Ice Cream. Stop by and purchase some today!

Starting a 4-H Club Where You Live

Being in a 4-H club provides important opportunities for youth to learn subject matter and life skills while working with a caring adult and other youth. Once youth are 4-H members, they become eligible for a variety of benefits of belonging to 4-H, including awards, trips, special events, etc. Of course, it's meant to be fun for the kids and the leaders too!

Most 4-H clubs are led by volunteers, which may include staff in after school sites, military installations, etc. Staring a 4-H club isn't difficult and you are encouraged to seek help from parents or other volunteers. Barb Dunn Swanson and Jody Terry can assist you in developing a club where you live.

Here are the basic steps for starting a club:

1. Contact us here at the Randolph County Cooperative Extension office
112 West Walker Avenue, Asheboro, or call us at 318-6000

2. Attend volunteer leader training and fill out a Volunteer Application form. We conduct a background check and screen all our volunteers.

3. Obtain county and state 4-H policies and guidelines about membership requirements, etc.

4. Assess needs and interests of youth, parents, and the community

5. Recruit potential members

6. Conduct organizational meeting

7. Recruit project leader(s) and distribute 4-H curriculum/project materials.

8. Complete & submit enrollment forms and appropriate reports

If this sounds like something that is of interest to you, please contact us today at 318-6000.

Helping to make the best better with programs like 4-H in Randolph County.

We are a United Way Agency!

Dairy Quiz Bowl Winners

Congratulations to the following youth for participating in the 2008 Dairy Quiz Bowl Competition held Saturday, April 12 in Statesville:

Junior Team members included: Mikey Jo Grubb, Evan Gunter, Rachel Osbourne and Sydney Davis. This team competed against other teams across the state and placed FIRST! Congratulations.

The senior team members included: Katie Wicker, Courtney Elliott, Terri Lane Frazier and Adam Frazier. This team also competed against teams from across the state and also finished first! Way to go team.

A special hats off to the coaches Kerri Beth Frazier and Jason Wright for preparing the team and holding help sessions to get everyone ready!

4-H Bike A-Thon

The Country Kids 4-H Livestock group will be holding a Bike-A-Thon to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on Saturday, May 3. In addition the club will be having a Yard Sale and Bake Sale to help raise some funds for the club. This will all be taking place at New Market Elementary School in Sophia. The Yard Sale/Bake Sale begins around 6am and the Bike-A-Thon will start around 9am.

All clubs are encouraged to support this great event!

For more information or to participate give us a call at 318-6000.

Summer Reading Assistance

Asheboro City Schools is reaching out to 4-H for support of their Summer Literacy Program. Asheboro City Schools will be collecting books to distribute to students in each of the five elementary schools. 4-H'ers that want to collect books for this great community service project can drop books off at:
Cooperative Extension 4-H, 112 W. Walker St. Asheboro
Asheboro City Schools Central Office at 1126 Park St
Carolina Bank 335 S. Fayetteville ST
Chick-fil-A 1212 East Dixie Drive

The project will help to "Bridge the Summer Reading Gap" by making sure that students have access to books in their home.

Books can be GENTLY used or new books.

If you have more questions, contact Barb at 318-6000.

April & May 4-H Newsletter

Here is our latest 4-H newsletter. It has information about many of the events that we are preparing for here in Randolph County.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call us at 318-6000.

April May 4-H Newsletter

2008 4-H Congress Information

4-H Congress will be held July 21-24, 2008 on the campus of NC State University.

The major purposes of N.C. 4-H Congress are:
• To perpetuate the reputation of 4-H as a major statewide educational program.
• To improve delegates’ knowledge of current issues through educational experiences.
• To provide an opportunity to develop and exercise leadership skills.
• To provide an opportunity for delegates to participate in the democratic process.
• To provide recreational and social experiences for delegates.
• To select winners in presentations and certain activities through state contests.
• To provide recognition for project, activity, and scholarship winners.

Age: Delegates must be at least 13 years of age.
Cost: $230

Housing: County delegations will be housed in NC State University dormitories with adult chaperones in every level. The dormitories are air-conditioned, and organized by suites of 4-6 rooms of two occupants each. Males and females are housed in separate suites, although on the same floor.

Transportation: Transportation will be provided to and from the 4-H Office (112 West Walker Ave) and to all activities during NC 4-H Congress.

Meals: Delegates will eat in the University Dining Hall or other planned meal locations. Seven meals are included in this year's fee: Monday dinner; Tuesday breakfast and dinner; Wednesday breakfast and lunch; and Thursday breakfast and dinner. Delegates should plan to bring spending money for all other meals to include: lunch en route Monday, fast food lunch on Tuesday and Thursday, dinner out Wednesday night.

Statewide Community Service: This year we are partnering with Stop Hunger Now (http://www.stophungernow.org/) for our statewide community service effort. Youth attending 4-H Congress are asked to raise money for this program. Based on the amount of money received, meals will be purchased and assembled at a Hands To Service activity on Wednesday. $1.20 provides 1 bag of food, which provides 6 meals. For a gift of $30, 25 meals can be provided.

Click here to print a registration form




If you have any questions, please call me at 336-318-6000

April - National Volunteer Appreciation Month

Our 4-H Volunteer Leaders are the BEST! They spend so many hours with the youth of Randolph County, supporting their projects, leading club meetings, coordinating community service projects and making the best better for 4-H members!

We had a great recognition celebration for parents and leaders who attended our 4-H Parent Leader meeting held on April 8!

To those we missed, we give you our heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation for all you mean to 4-H in Randolph County

Clover Country CD

National 4-H Council has partnered with EMI Music to create "Clover Country: Songs from Famous 4-H Alumni"—the first-of-its-kind country music compilation CD featuring famous 4-H alumni. This extraordinary blend of country music showcases the benefits of 4-H through talented 4-H alumni. Proceeds from each CD sold supports 4-H programs and millions of youth across America.

Clover Country features Grammy-winning song writer, Hillary Lindsey's "The Clown," which Lindsey exclusively recorded for the album. The CD also includes hit songs from country music mega stars and 4-H alumni Sugarland, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Vince Gill, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Luke Bryan and Alabama.

To get more information click here

Junior Fun Day Canceled

Due to lack of registration, our Junior 4-H Fun Day scheduled for Saturday, April 5 will be canceled.

In other news, don't forget to attend the 4-H Parent Leader meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 8 at the Cooperative Extension Office in Asheboro. Our address is 112 West Walker Avenue.

We will begin at 6:30 PM.

See you then.

General Hugh Shelton Leadership Challenge Institute

The Shelton Leadership Challenge Institute is offered to rising ninth through twelfth grade youth with a grade point average of 3.0 or better. The program is an intense 5 ½ day experience for youth who are current leaders and aspire to be greater leaders in the future. Youth will explore areas of values-based leadership, integrity, team building, public speaking, and social responsibility. Approximate cost for the week experience is $425.00. The institute will be held at UNC-Charlotte June 22-27, 2008. Partial and full scholarships are available.

To receive an application, call Randolph County 4-H at 318-6000 today. The deadline to submit your application is May 15, 2008.

Blue Bell Ice Cream Celebrates with 4-H

4-H Centennial inspires new ice cream flavor


North Carolina 4-H turns 100 in 2009. In honor of the 4-H program celebrating its centennial, Blue Bell Creameries is announcing a new ice cream flavor.

“Centennial Cupcake” Ice Cream is a delicious blend of cake batter ice cream with pieces of yellow cake, a chocolate icing swirl and four-leaf clover sprinkles.

"4-H benefits so many young people with its youth development programs," said Paul Kruse, Blue Bell CEO and president. "This is just a small token of our appreciation. 4-H has been around for over 100 years. Blue Bell just finished celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2007, so we understand how special it is to reach the century mark." “We decided to extend this new flavor throughout our 17-state distribution area,” Mills said. “We just got our first shipment and the ice cream should be available in many grocery stores very soon.”

Consumers will not have any problem trying to locate the new frozen treat in the freezer section at the grocery store. The lid features a brown rim and the container pictures four children wearing traditional green 4-H t-shirts. The organization’s widely recognized four-leaf clover symbol also is on the packaging, along with the words “Celebrating Over 100 Years with 4-H.”

Having the opportunity to try the sweet new treat is not the only high point of the new product. Mills said a portion of the proceeds will go to promote the 4-H program. “This is a very unique thing that our company is doing,” he said. “We haven’t done this with any of our other products.”

“While we obviously can’t endorse this or any other product, we hope people will use this as a way to support the 4-H program, and while enjoying the product reminisce on their good memories as a 4-H member,” said Randolph County 4-H Agent Barbara Dunn Swanson.

4-H is a community of nearly 7 million young people ages 5-19 across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H programs are available to young people in all 50 states, U.S. territories and U.S. military installations worldwide. For more information on 4-H in Randolph County, call 7336-318-6000.