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Tribune A Carroll County 4-H Newsletter

July 2020

Thank You! 1

Maryland State Fair 1

Reaching Families Virtually 2

4-H Spotlight 2

UME Volunteer Training 2

Ambassador Projects 2

Swine Workshop 3

Meat Goat Workshop 3

Animal Quality Assurance 3

Marketing your 4-H

Project 3

4-H All Stars 3

Diamond Clover Project 4

CC 4-H/FFA Fair 4

Dates to Remember 5

Thanks for Your Patience!! Carroll County Extension

700 Agriculture Center

Westminster, MD 21157

(410) 386-2760

M—F 8:00 A.M.—4:30 P.M.

extension.umd.edu/carroll-county

facebook.com/umecarroll

Inside this Issue

We know that the Maryland State Fair is making plans for the fair, but the

format is still unknown as to what is going to happen this year. We hope

to have a better idea of the fair format by the middle of July. Make sure

you complete your Maryland 4-H State fair entries by July 31st

at www.marylandstatefair.com. At this time, entries are not open, but

we will communicate with families once they do open.

Maryland State

We appreciate that everyone is hanging in there with us as we await the

reopening of the Carroll County 4-H Program. At this point in time there

are NO in-person 4-H programs through July 31st. Maryland 4-H is

allowing for a small reopening of some 4-H programming beginning on

August 1st, this will be very limited to groups of 10 people or less. All

activities that wish to meet in person will have to go through an approval

process. The Carroll County 4-H program is awaiting to see the directives

we need to follow and will share those out when available.

Since the Carroll County 4-H Program is following the guidelines from

Maryland 4-H, we cannot endorse 4-H participation at this year’s Carroll

County 4-H and FFA Fair, Inc. As you are aware the fair is moving forward

with “Youth Shows/Exhibits” not “4-H Shows/Exhibits”. Know that

participation in this year’s CC 4-H and FFA Fair, Inc. will be done on a

individual basis. We ask that families take time to have discussions

within your family on what this means. We hope you think about your

family’s health and safety, you will be participating as individuals and not

4-H members.

As a reminder, the Carroll County Extension Office will be closed until

further notice. We will announce when we are back at the office. The

Extension Office will also be closed the week of the CC 4-H and FFA Fair,

Inc. Youth Show. Throughout this time, educators and staff are

teleworking. If you do have questions, please feel free to reach out to us

through email.

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Are you interested in becoming a UME Volunteer for Maryland and Carroll County 4-H? First thing to

do is to fill out the new UME Volunteer paperwork through 4-H Online (v2.4honline.com) . Then,

contact Becky (bridgewa@umd.edu) or Kira (khuber12@umd.edu) for the next steps. You will need

to complete a few more steps including an interview, online volunteer training/quiz and references.

Though we may be stuck at home, it’s a good time to complete your training requirements before the

we can meet in person again!

UME Volunteer Training

Reaching Families through Virtual Means

Here are some ways that Carroll County 4-H is reaching families…

1. Check out the environmental page on our website (https://extension.umd.edu/carroll-county/4-h-

youth/environmental-programs).

2. Don’t miss out on our Facebook “4-H Idea of the Day” post. A different activity is posted each day

at 9 a.m. featuring ideas from projects to enter at the fair to livestock and STEM activities. Just

click here to check out these ideas: https://www.facebook.com/umecarroll/

3. Edible Art Contest—We will be hosting a virtual Edible Art Contest with entries due August 2-9,

2020. More information can be found on the attached flyer.

4. Cupcake Wars—Thank you to everyone who participated in the Cupcake Wars challenge! We had

20 entries and they can all be viewed on our Facebook page.

4-H Spotlight

Join us as we start to spotlight 4-H members and volunteers through social media! We are looking

for anyone who is interested in participating. Just fill out the form using the link provided below and

include a picture with one of your 4-H projects. We hope to spotlight our wonderful members and

volunteers daily as we continue to follow the 4-H motto, “Making the Best Better,” even while we are

staying at home! Just fill out the information at: https://form.jotform.com/Bridgewa/CC4-HSpotlight

Join the Ambassadors!!

The 2020 Ambassador Team is working hard on keeping everyone involved in activities and service

projects. Make plans to participate in both of these great events!!

1. Join the Ambassador Team as they host their next game night on Friday, July 17th at 6:30

p.m. More details can be found on the attached flyer. You will be able to join through this zoom

link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/95654902386

2. Cards for essential workers—Join the Ambassador Team in making cards to send to local hospital

workers and first responders, as they are just some of the individuals on the front lines of this

pandemic. A flyer was attached in the June Tribune with where to send cards.

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Swine Workshops

The Swine Workshop is now available to view. Make sure to complete the quick (link provided in the

PowerPoint) by July 24, 2020. Remember all juniors and novice exhibitors must complete the workshop

for credit for the livestock sale. Workshop can be found at: https://extension.umd.edu/carroll-county/4

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4-H All-Stars are Celebrating 100 Years!

Animal Quality Assurance Program

If you are a new member or have moved to a new age group (Junior to Intermediate, Intermediate to

Senior), you are required to take the online Quality Assurance Program this year. The online program is

required for ALL 4-H members with beef, dairy, swine, sheep, goats, horses/ponies, poultry, rabbits

and alpacas/llamas. You will need to register and complete this program if you are planning to show at

any 4-H show. If you have questions, please contact Becky at bridgewa@umd.edu. Quality Assurance

must be completed by Friday, July 24th to be eligible to show at the Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair,

Inc. The program can be found at: https://ahqa.umd.edu/ Make sure you are using Firefox, Google

Chrome or Safari to complete the program. It will not work correctly with Internet Explorer.

It's more important than ever to be marketing your 4-H projects. Whether it's a woodworking project,

baked goods or livestock, we can all learn more on reaching potential buyers. Learn more through the "4-

H Marketing Magic" series. You will find four videos featuring topics on: Marketing your 4-H Project,

Advertising your 4-H Project, Building 4-H Client/Buyer Relationships and 4-H Mini Newsletters. These

videos can be found at: https://extension.umd.edu/carroll-county/4-h-youth/animal-programs

Virtual Meat Goat Workshop

The Meat Goat Workshop is now available to view. Make sure to complete the quiz (link provided in

PowerPoint) by July 24, 2020 for credit. Remember all juniors and novice exhibitors must complete the

workshop for credit for the livestock sale. Workshop can be found at: https://extension.umd.edu/

carroll-county/4-h-youth/meat-goat-project

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Maryland 4-H All Stars, please take a moment to reflect on your 4-H career and remember all those people who touched your life in some special way. Consider the following:

· Who led you to the 4-H program?

· Who always said, “I’ll be glad to,” when asked to help?

· Who was an inspiration or role-model during your 4-H career?

· Who brought you into the All Stars chapter during your initiation?

Each of us can likely name multiple people who have made a difference in our lives. Let’s make an effort to tell them how much they have meant to us! To honor and remember those people, we are compiling a commemorative booklet as part of our 100th anniversary celebration. Take a moment and ask yourself, “Who do I need to thank or honor?”

The recognitions will be compiled and presented in a booklet that will be distributed at the 2021 Mary-

land 4-H All Stars Annual Conference. To download the form and submit your recognitions, please go

to https://bit.ly/3cizBYd

Marketing Your 4-H Projects

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Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair, Inc.

“The 2020 Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair, Inc. is not an officially-sanctioned or supported event of Carroll County 4-H or the University of Maryland Extension 4-H Youth Development Program. The 4-H program assumes no legal or operational responsibility for this youth show."

Everyone is welcome to participate in Fair Board meetings held at the Extension Office. The next meeting date will be announced in the near future.

Too Many Ribbons or Trophies? Don’t throw them away! Bring them to the Extension Office or to a Fair

Children’s Day at the Fair– The committee is glad that our Carroll County youth still have an opportunity

to participate in this year's youth fair to showcase their projects; however, with the fair not being open to

the public, we are unable to hold Children's Day. Thank you to the clubs who were considering the

opportunity to support this annual event. We look forward to hosting Children's Day again at the 2021

Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair and having clubs participate.

Diamond Clover Projects

Hello Carroll County 4-Her's!

My name is Payton Steele and I am currently working on my Level 6 Diamond Clover Project to provide adaptive agricultural education to children with special needs. For increased safety, I am creating a virtual farm “field trip”. I am looking for 4-Hers to create a video about one of their projects, preferably agricultural-based (gardening, ag commodities, natural resources, livestock, poultry, rabbits, etc.) but it can be any 4-H project, to include in the field trip. However, you are welcome to make more than one video as this is a great chance to get your demonstration/public speaking practice in! As well, this is a great opportunity to earn community service hours while staying safe at home! In the google drive, there is a script and guidelines to follow.

When the video is completed, you can insert it in this google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tRV3vExB35opJwDL1zOMeJWAp7UnaVPP

Please know that not all videos may be used due to limited space/duplicate projects. Submit the videos no later than July 20th.

Contact me at payton.steele2020@gmail.com for any questions and I hope to see your videos soon!

Rabbit Department Update- For the 2020 Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair, Inc., there will be no entries

accepted this year due to the COVID-19 and RHDV2 Rabbit Virus, which is very contagious. Even though

RHDV2 can be found in the southwest part of the country right now, we do not know when it might

spread to the east. Our highest priority is to keep our 4-H members and their rabbits safe. Therefore, if

you would like to participate in a Rabbit Showcase, you can send a picture and short paragraph (how long

you have raised rabbits, breeds you raise, fun facts, favorite thing about rabbits, etc.) about your rabbit

project to Becky Ridgeway (bridgewa@umd.edu) and the Extension Office will highlight your project

through social media. Please send pictures and information by July 31st to be featured.

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Becky Ridgeway Kira Huber

Extension Educator Extension Agent Associate

bridgewa@umd.edu khuber12@umd.edu

http://extension.umd.edu/carroll-county - The Carroll County 4-H Website. Find the Tribune online, plus other forms and information for

youth and leaders.

http://extension.umd.edu/4-h - The Maryland State 4-H Youth Development Website. News & information from all over the state, plus

forms and information for youth and leaders.

University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic

information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

The information given herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by University of Maryland Extension is implied.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact the Carroll County Extension Office at least

2 weeks prior to the event. Phone 410-386-2760; fax 410-876-0132

Dates to Remember

July 17 4-H Ambassador Game Night 6:30 p.m.

July 24 Animal Quality Assurance Due Livestock Workshops need to be completed

August 2-9 Edible Art Wars

July 31 Maryland State Fair Entries Due Aug 27-Sept 7 Maryland State Fair

Carroll County 4-H Team