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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Finnish Exchange Opportunity

FINNISH Exchange through Finland 4-H!

This is a program designed for youth 15 to 19 years of age. It offers young people the opportunty to live with an American family for four weeks beginning in mid-June through mid-July. Host families must have a child of the same gender and within 2 years of the same age as the Finnishe exchange student. Families without children who would like to host may host a chaperone. Host families provide all meals, supervision, transportation to/from the pick-up point, a bed (students do not need to have their own room), and love and support. Families must fill out an application, undergo an in-home interview and if selected attend required orientation trainings.

Would your family host a Finnish 4-H'er? If so, please contact us at 336-318-6000.

Host Families Needed

JAPANESE Exchange through LABO!

This is a Japanese youth program. The program is designed for youth between the ages of 12 and 17. It offers young people and their adult advisors the opportunities to live with host families and to learn the American way of life. The program is approximately four weeks long and begins in late July, coinciding with the summer break of the Japanese school year. Host families must have a child of the same gender and within 2 years of the same age as the Japanese exchange student. Families without children who would like to host may host a chaperone. Host families provide all meals, supervision, transportation to/from the pick-up point, a bed (students do not need to have their own room), and love and support. Families must fill out an application, undergo a in-home interview and if selected attended required orientation trainings.

Call our office at 336-318-6000 to participate in this excellent educational opportunity.

Cumulative Records Submitted

Congratulations to the following Randolph County 4-H members for turning in a cumulative Record:

Heather Allred, Happy Heifer 4-H Dairy Club
Terri Lane Frazier, Happy Heifer 4-H Dairy Club
Adam Frazier, Happy Heifer 4-H Dairy Club

Special thanks to Gail Allred, 4-H Volunteer Leader for submitting an Electric and Community Service Group Award for the Happy Heifer 4-H Dairy Club.

Cooperative Extension Center Closed

Our Randolph County Cooperative Extension Center is closed today through March 4, so that we may move our office.

We have been busy packing and organizing our offices for this big move.

We appreciate your patience as we get moved into our new DIGS!

Come see us mid March for a tour of the great space.

If you have questions about 4-H. You may leave a message for us at 336-318-6000.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Honors Night 2008 in Pictures


Katelyn Jarrell and Sig McCain

Randolph County Commissioner Darrell Frye and Terri Lane Frazier

Addie Ward

Nancy Garner and Barb Dunn Swanson

Happy Heifer 4-H Dairy Club with Representative Harold Brubaker

Randolph County 4-H Club Installation

Representative Harold Brubaker Roasting Sig McCain

Honors Night a Success!

Wow, what a night we had! A great time was had by all! We enjoyed honoring some very important people including Ms. Sig McCain, longtime 4-H volunteer leader! We honored Mr. Donovan Davis from Randolph County Emergency Management and we honored Ms. Dawn Cheek, 4-H Office Assistant for her special work with 4-H!

We enjoyed a delicious Italian Dinner followed by more awards. We even completed a community service project during honors night.

Each club collected new hats to be give to the Randolph Cancer Center. These hats can be worn by cancer patients in Randolph County!

Special Thanks to Jody Terry, 4-H Program Assistant for all her work in coordinating a lovely evening.

Cumulative Records Due Wednesday

Don't forget, if you plan to participate in the cumulative record competition, your record is due this Wednesday, February 27. We will sign them and send them to Raleigh for you. If you miss this deadline, you will have to wait one more year to participate!

If you have any questions about the records, please call Jody or Barb at 336-318-6000.