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