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4-H Flash

Caroline County

4-H Youth Development

Newsletter

September—October 2018

Caroline County 4-H 9194 Legion Road, Suite 4 Denton, MD 21629 Phone: (410) 479-4030 Navonne Owen 4-H Educator nowen@umd.edu Wendi Potter 4-H Administrative Assistant wpotter@umd.edu

Website: http://extension.umd.edu/ caroline-county Facebook:

University of Maryland Extension – Caroline County 4-H

Equal Access Programs

Onward to Fall...

What a busy summer it was. Between settling in to my new role

and office as your 4-H Educator, hosting Fair Prep Workshops, and

prepping for the county Fair, it went by so fast!

Speaking of the Fair, the annual county Fair does not happen

without the many hours of planning and hard work before, during,

and after. Thank you to all the WONDERFUL volunteers, members,

and families that helped with various tasks to get the 4-H Park

ready, helped with judging, worked in the kitchen, assisted with the

horse/livestock shows, prepared and served the nightly dinners,

helped clean-up, and so much more. I was impressed with the

amount of participation and spirit that Caroline County members

and families showed throughout the Fair. Your help and support is

always appreciated.

Now, we look onward to Fall and the great opportunities that await

you. Make sure to check out the 4-H Open House, celebrate

National 4-H Week, attend the 4-H Leaders meeting, participate in

the Mid-Shore STEM Festival, and venture to Ocean City for the

Maryland 4-H Volunteer & Teen Forum, and much more that will

take place the next few months. You will also find Fair results,

important record book reminders, and other noteworthy items in

this newsletter.

Don’t forget to celebrate National 4-H Week, which is October 7-13.

I encourage you to invite a friend to join Caroline County 4-H!

Looking forward to seeing you this Fall and thanks for your well

wishes for my recent injury!

Navonne Owen, 4-H Educator

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National 4-H Week

October 7-13, 2018

National 4-H Week will be here soon and it’s time to consider how you and your club can promote 4-H. Some suggestions include: mak-ing posters to hang in businesses, libraries, schools; wearing 4-H shirts to work, school, and activities; writing and submitting an article about 4-H/your club to local newspapers; and having a fundraiser at a local store/site. It is also a great time to say thank you and recog-nize your club volunteers and leaders for their continued leadership and support.

The office can provide poster board and other supplies so let us know how we can help you celebrate National 4-H Week. If your club does something special to celebrate, please email a photo to Navonne at nowen@umd.edu.

4-H Record Book Reminder Now that the Fair is over, don’t forget to keep work-ing on your 2018 4-H record book. Make sure you record your accomplishments, experiences, and achievements.

Members who still need 4-H record book infor-mation, covers, forms, etc. can email Navonne at nowen@umd.edu for materials. Or, visit https://extension.umd.edu/4-h/youth-families/4-h-club-documents for the 4-H summary record and 4-H pro-ject records you need for the record book.

Record keeping is an important piece of our daily lives and keeping records in 4-H helps you keep track of what you have learned, experienced, and ac-complished over a year. If you need assistance, please let the office know.

2018 4-H Record Books will be due at the end of January 2019.

Senior Portfolios & Applications for 4-H Conference

Did you know?!? Senior level 4-Hers (ages 14-18 as of January 1st) complete a senior portfolio, consist-ing of a resume and an essay, in place of a traditional record book.

Also, Senior level 4-Hers are eligible to apply for a chance to be selected and attend one of many out-of-state 4-H trips. In order to apply, senior level 4-Hers must complete and turn in a 4-H portfolio, fill out an application for the trip they wish to take, and then participate in an interview.

The out-of-state trips include National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia, National 4-H Conference in Washington D.C., Camp Miniwanca in Michigan, West Virginia 4-H Camp, and Virginia 4-H Congress.

Portfolios and applications for National 4-H Confer-ence are due October 15th. Portfolios and applica-tions for all other trips are due January 15th.

Please visit https://extension.umd.edu/4-h/youth-families/leadership-trips-awards-and-scholarships

for portfolio program information, trip applications, and sample resumes and essays.

Calling all Doers National 4-H Council is looking for 4-H youth of all ages, educators, leaders, volunteers and parents from our 4-H States and Clubs who have original ideas for fun, educational and/or service-oriented hands-on activities to be featured in Council’s brand campaign later this fall.

For example, do you have a step-by-step guide for growing a bean in a bottle to teach kids about agriculture? Or instructions for organizing a trash pickup day in your com-munity? Or a favorite healthy recipe you make for friends and family? We’d love to hear them, and have the opportunity to fea-ture the great ideas, kids, 4-H clubs and Uni-versity extension programs bringing them to life.

To submit an idea, please visit: https://4-h.org/30-days-of-doing-activity-submission/?utm_campaign=&utm_sourcenewsandnotes&utm_medium=email&4HCC=-20180807-newsandnotes-email---20180807-.

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Caroline/Dorchester County Fair

Thanks & Results

The 2018 Caroline/Dorchester County Fair was a big success! We had great weather and help from many Caroline 4-H families and friends. Thank you to all the members, leaders, volunteers, parents, families, and friends who helped with Fair set-up, helped during the Fair (working in the ice cream booth, work-ing in the kitchen, preparing for the nightly Fair dinners, assisted with the various shows and Fair events, helped in the 4-H indoor exhibit area, helped with clean-up) and so much more. We appreciate and thank all of you who helped in some way! Special thanks to the members of the Caroline/Dorchester County Fair Board who work tirelessly ALL YEAR to plan the Fair. Your efforts and talent does not go unno-ticed and you are appreciated for all you do for 4-H!

Congratulations to all our members on your achievements! We are very proud of you. Check out the Caroline 4-H achievements:

Indoor Results Class Jr Champion Int Champion Sr Champion

Child Care Skylar Blunt Elizabeth Pallmann

Clothing Joy Walbert Elizabeth Pallmann

Home Environment Dominic Reinhold Jarrett Keys

Quick Breads Madelyn Porter Caroline Saathoff

Yeast Bread Joshua Walbert Matthew Good

Cookies Madelyn Porter

Cake Caroline Saathoff

Decorated Cakes Marcella Cordrey Lily Thornton

Food Preservation Torrin Pallmann Elizabeth Pallmann

Crafts Paige Taylor Skylar Blunt

Woodworking Kaleb James Dominic Reinhold Jarrett Keys

Electric Kaleb James Madison Weston

Cut Flowers Joy Walbert

Arrangements/Corsages

Nathaniel Zdobysz Dominic Reinhold Charlie Bunker

House Plants, Dish Gardens

Caleb Melvin Dominic Reinhold

Vegetables Karson Hollingsworth Dominic Reinhold Paul Saathoff

Grains Paul Saathoff

Eggs Joshua Walbert Elizabeth Pallmann

Record Book Paul Saathoff

Scrapbook David Saathoff Keeley Good

Project Display Keeley Good

Poster Art Dominic Reinhold

Livestock Results Champions

Beef, Fitting & Showing

Caroline Saathoff

Beef, Angus

Matthew Good

Beef, Shorthorn

Matthew Johnson

Beef, Other Breeds

Ben Johnson

Dairy, Holstein

Karson Hollingsworth

Dairy, Jersey

Karson Hollingsworth

Sheep, Other Breed

Karson Hollingsworth

Sheep, Market Lamb

Karson Hollingsworth

Swine, Fitting & Showing

Caroline Saathoff

Swine, Duroc

Alexis Eaton

Swine, Market Hog

Caleb Melvin

Additional fair results will be included

in the next newsletter.

So, if you don’t see your name here

this time, we’ll get you next time!

Thanks!

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Club news welcome!

Please send your club news, meeting infor-mation, fundraising information, photos, etc. to share in a future issue of the newsletter. All club news and information is welcome! The next newsletter will be published for Novem-ber/December so please submit items to now-en@umd.edu by October 19th.

Maryland 4-H Volunteer & Teen Forum*

*Don’t let the name fool you - there are activities & workshops for 5-12 year olds too!

The 2018 4-H Volunteer & Teen Forum will take place November 16th to 18th at the Princess Royale in Ocean City. This weekend event is designed to unite volunteers and teens from around Maryland for engaging training and networking opportuni-ties. Whether you come for a day or stay for the weekend, we hope you come to Learn by Doing in order to help the Maryland 4-H Program make the best better!

The whole family is welcome to come and learning tracks are provided for youth from 5-12 in the Clo-ver, Junior and Intermediate tracks, which will easily allow parents to attend the training tracks that span the breadth of 4-H programming; from Agriculture to Camp, Clubs to S.T.E.M. activities. There is some-thing for everyone!

Save the date and plan to join us in Ocean City for a great fall weekend of learning and growing with 4-H youth and volunteers from across the state. Navonne will be teaching a workshop on public speaking and communication and would love for you to join in on the fun!

Registration materials and information will be avail-able soon and sent out via email. Scholarship monies are available to offset cost of reg-istration for youth and volunteers. Hotel reservations

and hotel costs are on your own.

Inquire with Navonne if interested in attending and would like a scholarship toward registration costs.

Information for Club Leaders

Club leaders will be receiving a club financial packet in the mail soon. Please review the information and be aware of the deadlines. The following items are due soon: Annual club financial summary form—

due October 15th 990N tax form—must be submitted to

IRS online by November 15th (A copy and proof of submission must be

turned in to the Extension Office.) If you have any questions, reach out to Navonne. Thanks for your assistance in get-ting these important required forms and items completed by the deadlines.

4-H Leaders Meeting

The 4-H Leaders Meeting will be held November 1st from 6:30—8:00 pm at the Extension office. Lead-ers, volunteers, and parents are welcome to join us because we have lots of information to share about your club, new enrollment process, reports, and much more. Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP to wpotter@umd.edu by October 26th. Thanks and we look forward to preparing for a successful 2019 4-H year!!

S AV E T H E D AT E ! Christmas in Caroline December 1 & 2, 2018

We need help everyday of that week in some

capacity. We will email more details at a later

date, but if you could save some time for us

that would be amazing. Things like: cookie

donations, set up, take down, wearing

costumes, manning a booth, cooking in the

kitchen, putting together wreaths and greens,

etc. Every little bit helps this huge fundrais-

ing event go smoother and is greatly appreci-

ated.

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