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The First of the Year is Application Time!
Publish Your 4-H Story in the Malvern Daily Record
Hot Spring County 4-H Happenings
With the new year comes
many important deadlines
to be aware of!
Record Books are due to
the County Office Friday,
January 8th . Record
Books are excellent tools
to help track your pro-
gress throughout your 4-
H career and are very
helpful in applying for
scholarships later on.
If you are interested in
becoming a 4-H Camp
Counselor, or want to at-
tend a great leadership
training– Camp Leader-
ship Workshop is January
22nd-23rd, with registra-
tion due January 8th.
If you are 13 years old or
older and interested in the
High Adventure trip, reg-
istration is due January
15th.
There are several 4-H
Scholarships available at
the state level. These ap-
plications along with Ca-
reer Camp Registrations
are due February 1st.
Don’t let these deadlines
sneak up on you and don’t
forget to sign up for all of
these events through 4-H
Online!
Would you like to let others know about your 4-H group? If so, Malvern Daily
Record would like to help you. Write a report of happenings in your group, submit
it via email to [email protected] or drop it by the MDR office at 219
Locust in Malvern. Photos are always welcome. (Please include names of all
persons in photo if available).
Also, please send it to Rachel or Kristal for proofing before submission.
Record Books are due to the County Office by January
8th at 4:30! If you any questions, don’t hesitate to
call the office!
January 2016
Upcoming Events &
Deadlines:
Jan 8th– Record Books
are Due to HSC Office
and Camp Leadership
Basic Registration
Jan 12th– Teen Leaders
6pm & Adult Leaders
7pm at the 4-H Center
Jan 15th– High
Adventure Camp
Registration is Due
Jan 22nd-23rd– Camp
Leadership Basic
Feb 1st– Career Camp
Registrations, State
Scholarship
Applications, and Record
Books due to the State
Office
County
Extension Staff
Jerry Clemons
Interim Staff Chair
Rachel Bearden
CEA-
Agriculture/4-H
Kristal Draper
CEA- Family and
Consumer/4-H
Sciences
Vickie Hale
Administrative
Specialist
Mark Your Calendars! The annual
Foundation Pancake Breakfast is scheduled
for Saturday, February 6th at the First
Baptist Church Family Life Center in
Malvern from 6:30 A.M. until 10:00 A.M.
This breakfast is all you can eat and tickets
are only $7.00. Not only are pancakes
available, but bacon, eggs, sausage, ham,
buttermilk biscuits and gravy as well!
Tickets are available for purchase through
any 4-H Club or the Extension Office until
Friday, February 5th!
This is one of the major fundraisers for the
4-H Foundation which assists in funding
county 4-H programs such as camps, trips,
the banquet, etc. It is really important
that we advertise, sell tickets, and support
this event.
For each club selling at least $50 in tickets,
the club will receive $2 per ticket. This is
not only a great way to raise funds for
general programming, but individual clubs
as well!
Q: What is your favorite 4-H activity? Why?
A: My favorite 4-H activity so far is State O’ Rama. It was
the first activity I attended as an agent and we had a blast.
I enjoyed getting to know some of the 4-Hers and leaders. It
was great watching them compete and accomplish their
goals.
Q: What do you enjoy the most about working with 4-
Hers?
A: I love helping and teaching children. I enjoy watching
them reach their full potential and achieve their goals.
Q: What is the best advice you have for a 4-Her?
A: The best advice I can give is to always be yourself, do not
change for anyone. Never give up, always do your best
and don’t be afraid to fail because we learn more from
our failures than we do our successes.
Old Fashioned Pancake Breakfast– Saturday, February 6th
Career Camp is an excellent opportunity
to explore possible careers and learn
professional skills. There will be four
main career tracks to choose from: Ag/
Natural Resources, Family & Consum-
er Sciences, Health Care, and Trades.
Careers will be featured including (but
not limited to) Vet/Vet Techs, Forest-
ry, Teachers, Fashion, Dietician, Inte-
rior Design, Sales, Personal Trainer,
Physical Therapist, Welding, Mechan-
ic, Cosmetology, and many more!
Consider Career Camp! This camp will be from February 19th-
21st and is open to all juniors and
seniors, non 4-Hers as well, so be
sure to invite your friends. Regis-
tration is due by February 1st.
Attendees will have the opportuni-
ty to meet with professionals, ask
questions, learn about possible
scholarships, interview strategies,
learn to write professional resumes
and cover letters, and enjoy the
recreation activities the 4-H Center
“Youth will also get insight on
where to look for scholarships,
how to prepare for interviews,
and how to create an effective
resume.” - Creena Bocksnick, AR
4-H Camping Coordinator
Page 2 Hot Spring County 4-H Happenings
Q: Why did you want to become a County
Extension Agent?
A: From the time I was a child I have always enjoyed
helping people. Through extension I get to help people
of all ages. I love my job.
Q: What is your background experience with 4-H?
A: My two boys are 4-H members in Grant County.
My husband was a long time 4-Her. Unfortunately
my background in 4-H is limited to just a couple of
years, but I learn new things about 4-H all the time.
Q: What is your specialty area and what do enjoy
most about it?
A: My specialty area is Family and Consumer
Sciences. My favorite part about FCS is teaching
others how to take care of their families and how to
have healthy relationships.
Meet the Agent– Kristal Draper
Kristal Draper, County Extension
Agent – Family Consumer
Sciences/4-H
The Young Guns Shooting Sports Team
celebrated the holiday season with a fun
afternoon of grilling and shooting.
Due to a very generous NRA grant,
they were able to purchase new archery
equipment and test it out on Saturday,
December 12th.
While many members have been
shooting BB Guns and .22 rifles for
several years, for many of them archery
was a new sport.
If you are interested in supporting their
programs, Fun Pasta is still available
online www.funpastafundraising.com/
shop/poyen-indian-4H-club . Contact
Tina Masters for more information.
Spotlight 4-H Community Service: Poyen Indians
Hot Spring County 4-Hers have always
been a huge part of the Angel Tree
program. This year the Poyen Indians
sold Fun Pasta to raise money in order
to purchase gifts for two angels. They
choose to buy for a four year boy and a
five year old girl.
The club met one evening to shop
together and select gifts for their chosen
angels. Abby Lester said, “I had fun
picking out Monster High presents for
our angel and it makes me happy to
help out someone else.”
They also do an Adopt a Soldier
program. These are soldiers that have
registered online and most of these
soldiers do not get much support from
home and are lonely and just want
letters of encouragement from home.
They send care packages, letters, and
emails to our soldier. The kids really
enjoy getting letters from our soldier.
Jeffrey Herndon said, "This is our
fourth soldier to adopt and just hearing
some of the stories from our soldier
makes me appreciate so much what our
troops do on a daily basis for our
freedom and for our country."
Spotlight 4-H Club Event: Young Guns Shooting Sports Christmas Shoot
Two junior members, Rylee Ray and
Jack Berryhill were even able to shoot a
bullseye. For Jack, it was his first time
to ever shoot a bow and arrow and he
was “proud, excited, and happy”. Rylee
said it was “awesome, great and
spectacular” to be able to shoot the
bullseye.
Leaders Tony & Tisha Jenkins are
always looking for new members. If you
are interested in learning to shoot or
improving your skills, contact them for
more information.
“It makes me sad to think that a
little girl won’t get any presents
for Christmas, but I am happy
that we can buy her some
presents.” -Emorie Wibblesman,
Poyen Indian 4-Her
Page 3 January 2016
Poyen Indian 4-Hers purchasing Angel Tree Gifts
Junior Young Guns members, Rylee Ray
and Jack Berryhill with their bullseye
shots.
I would like to personally thank everyone for the
wonderful welcome I have experienced since I started in
October. As a former Hot Spring County 4-Her, I could
not be more excited to not only be home, but to have the
opportunity to give back to the organization that gave
so much to me. I am looking forward to a very exciting
2016. If you ever have questions, comments, or concerns,
please feel free to contact me, and I will be more than
happy to work with you!
Thank you,
Rachel Bearden
County Extension Agent– Agriculture/4-H
1415 Smith Street
Malvern, Arkansas 72104
Phone: 501-332-5267
Fax: 501-332-4858
E-mail: [email protected]
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