Randolph County 4-H members, would you like to host a Japanese Exchange Student for one month this summer? Now is the time to begin thinking about it.
We have 10 boys, 10 girls and 3 adult chaperones that need homes.
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 an in-home interviewand background check, and if selected, attend required orientation trainings. Applications to host a Japanese student are due by April 30, 2010.
Here is the application form for you to fill out to host an exchange student this summer!
Here is the reference form needed.
Here is the disclosure form needed.
Click here to read about the girls participating in the Japanese Exchange.
Click here to read about the boys participating in the Japanese Exchange.
If you should have additional questions, contact Carolyn Langley, County Extension Director at 336-318-6000.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Winter Horse Newsletter
Are you a 4-H member who is interested in the Horse project? Here is the latest edition of the State 4-H Newsletter. You can read this newsletter to learn more about when the horse bowl and hippology contests will be held.
Click here to read all about it.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Resolutions for a Plant & Soils Geek
Interested in growing your own food? Click here to download a Plant and Soils Geek guide to New Years resolutions.
For more plant and soil ideas, click here!
For more plant and soil ideas, click here!
NC 4-H Alumni & Friends
Are you a Randolph County 4-H Alumni? Would you like to reconnect with 4-H members who, like you, are currently aged out of 4-H?
The NC 4-H Alumni and Friends Association invites 4-H alumni, age 19-25, to a weekend at Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Camp on April 9-10. You do not have to be a member of the Alumni Association to come.
We’ll spend Friday evening re-connecting and scheming about how we can stay in touch with one another and with 4-H! In exchange for our low, registration rate of only $15, we’ll be participating in service projects around the camp on Saturday morning.
It’s sure to be a great weekend of networking and service to our favorite youth organization! We can only accommodate 40 people. Registration due date is March 31, and it’s first come, first served, so don’t delay!!
Here are all the details.
The NC 4-H Alumni and Friends Association invites 4-H alumni, age 19-25, to a weekend at Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Camp on April 9-10. You do not have to be a member of the Alumni Association to come.
We’ll spend Friday evening re-connecting and scheming about how we can stay in touch with one another and with 4-H! In exchange for our low, registration rate of only $15, we’ll be participating in service projects around the camp on Saturday morning.
It’s sure to be a great weekend of networking and service to our favorite youth organization! We can only accommodate 40 people. Registration due date is March 31, and it’s first come, first served, so don’t delay!!
Here are all the details.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Check this out!
New Radio Show for Chicken Enthusiasts
Backyard Poultry with The Chicken Whisperer
Andy Schneider, better known as the Chicken Whisperer has become the go-to guy across the country for anything chickens. Over the years he has helped a countless number of people start their very own backyard flocks. He is not only a national radio personality, but also a contributor for Mother Earth News Magazine, Grit Magazine, and Farmers Almanac. He is the owner of Atlanta Pet Chickens, Classroom Chickens, and is the Founder/Organizer of the Atlanta Pet Chicken Meetup Group that has quickly grown to over 850 local members! He has been featured on CNN, HLN, CBS, NBC, NPR, as well as in TIME Magazine, Economist, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Front Page Story), New Life Journal, and countless other local and national publications.
The Chicken Whisperer™ will be coming to a town near you on the 2010 Chicken Whisperer Tour! Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer™ is a nationally broadcast radio show all about keeping backyard poultry and living a self-sufficient lifestyle. Each week the Chicken Whisperer™ and his co-host, Pat Foreman, author of City Chicks, Chicken Tractor, Day Range Poultry, and Backyard Market Gardening, welcome special guests from all around the country to talk about keeping backyard poultry, and living a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Guests include certified avian veterinarians, feed representatives, product representatives, FFA members, 4-H members, poultry club members, and the who's who in the backyard poultry industry.
Listen "LIVE" Monday through Friday at 12:00pm EST here:
Follow the chicken whisperer on twitter:
Backyard Poultry with The Chicken Whisperer
Andy Schneider, better known as the Chicken Whisperer has become the go-to guy across the country for anything chickens. Over the years he has helped a countless number of people start their very own backyard flocks. He is not only a national radio personality, but also a contributor for Mother Earth News Magazine, Grit Magazine, and Farmers Almanac. He is the owner of Atlanta Pet Chickens, Classroom Chickens, and is the Founder/Organizer of the Atlanta Pet Chicken Meetup Group that has quickly grown to over 850 local members! He has been featured on CNN, HLN, CBS, NBC, NPR, as well as in TIME Magazine, Economist, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Front Page Story), New Life Journal, and countless other local and national publications.
The Chicken Whisperer™ will be coming to a town near you on the 2010 Chicken Whisperer Tour! Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer™ is a nationally broadcast radio show all about keeping backyard poultry and living a self-sufficient lifestyle. Each week the Chicken Whisperer™ and his co-host, Pat Foreman, author of City Chicks, Chicken Tractor, Day Range Poultry, and Backyard Market Gardening, welcome special guests from all around the country to talk about keeping backyard poultry, and living a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Guests include certified avian veterinarians, feed representatives, product representatives, FFA members, 4-H members, poultry club members, and the who's who in the backyard poultry industry.
Listen "LIVE" Monday through Friday at 12:00pm EST here:
Follow the chicken whisperer on twitter:
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
2010 State 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest Date Set for November 17 and 18
Are you a 4-H member with a Dairy Project? Mark November 17 and 18 on your calendar for the State 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest.
It will be held at the Rowan County Fairgrounds. As in past years, this contest will be held at the same time as the state FFA dairy judging contest. An educational program will be held on Wednesday night, November 17 and the actual contest will be held on Thursday morning November 18.
Registration forms and additional information will be available soon on the State 4-H Dairy Youth Program website.
The website can be found here:
It will be held at the Rowan County Fairgrounds. As in past years, this contest will be held at the same time as the state FFA dairy judging contest. An educational program will be held on Wednesday night, November 17 and the actual contest will be held on Thursday morning November 18.
Registration forms and additional information will be available soon on the State 4-H Dairy Youth Program website.
The website can be found here:
Hexapod Haiku Challenge
Are you interested in BUGS? Do you love poetry? The two are mixing in this new contest! the NC State Insect Museum is sponsoring this third annual "Hexapod Haiku Challenge" and it is open to anyone of any age.
Click here to read more about the challenge!
Even more details are available here!
The word Hexapoda refers to all insects and their six-legged arthropod relatives (springtails, diplurans, and proturans). We're calling this contest the Hexapod Haiku Challenge only for alliterative purposes. We would love to have haiku that feature any familiar arthropod associated with the field of entomology, including those arthropods without six legs (e.g., spiders, millipedes, centipedes, and scorpions).
Entries are due on March 20!
Good Luck!
Click here to read more about the challenge!
Even more details are available here!
The word Hexapoda refers to all insects and their six-legged arthropod relatives (springtails, diplurans, and proturans). We're calling this contest the Hexapod Haiku Challenge only for alliterative purposes. We would love to have haiku that feature any familiar arthropod associated with the field of entomology, including those arthropods without six legs (e.g., spiders, millipedes, centipedes, and scorpions).
Entries are due on March 20!
Good Luck!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)