March
2nd - VLA and County Council Meetings
11th - Presentation Workshop
13th - 14th - Healthy Habits Family Weekend
15th - Central Piedmont JR Livestock Show and Sale Entries Due
16th - 4-H Leader Financial Training
26th - Virtual Achievement Night (More Information to Come)
29th - 4-H Youth in Action Awards Due
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2021 4-H Online Enrollment |
4-H Online 2.0 is up and running! We can't wait for you to see our new look. Click the links below to view instructions and get started! Note: Parents, please do not add yourself as a member unless you intend to volunteer for your club.
Club Leaders and Adult Volunteers:
Due to a glitch in the system, all adult birthdates were reset to 1/1/1920. It is important that during your registration process, you make sure to update to your actual birthdate. Click here for instructions.
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VLA and County Council Meetings |
VLA will not meet in March.
County Council will meet virtually at 6:00 pm on March 2nd.
If you do not typically attend meetings, but would like to, contact Sarah or Lauren for the Zoom link. |
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4-H Presentations Workshop |
Join us and learn how to polish your presentation and make it stand out.
March 11
6:00 pm
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Leader Financial Training |
Whether brand new or a seasoned volunteer this training will offer you the tools needed to succeed. We will provide the newest updates from the State office during this training. All volunteers are welcomed to this training and we hope to see you there!
March 16
10:30 am or 5:30 pm
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Healthy Habits Family Weekend |
4-H Healthy Living has an exciting new opportunity for youth ages 7+ and their families. In March, we will be holding our first ever “Health Habits Family Weekend!” This is an exciting virtual event for families to experience a holistic approach to food and nutrition education
March 13 - 9am-12pm
March 14 - 2pm-5pm
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Digital Club Meeting Options |
All 4-H Volunteers. NC 4-H has a new 4-H curriculum website that can assist in connecting with your 4-H youth by providing simple virtual content lessons. https://nc4hcurriculum.org/
Spend an evening with Amy Chilcote, 4-H Curriculum Specialist, and Kenan Bridges, Healthy Living Program Coordinator, on Tuesday March 16 from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm to figuratively turn the pages on the new 4-H Curriculum Website.
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Nature Adventures with NC 4-H Camps |
Nature Adventures is a 6-part series of 45-minute educational sessions for the spring semester developed and taught by professional Environmental Educators from North Carolina's premier 4-H Camps. This program is provided for FREE for teachers and families. All programs are presented live over Zoom. Can't make the live event? Register for the recording and go at your own pace! Register an entire class or individual students.
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4-H Youth in Action Awards |
Now through March 29th, 4-H’ers ages 15-19 can share their incredible stories and apply for the 4-H Youth in Action Awards! National 4-H Council will recognize four dynamic young leaders who are making a difference in their communities in Agriculture, Civic Engagement, Healthy Living, and STEM with a $5,000 scholarship and the chance to share their stories at a national level.
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Join Orange County 4-H for 5 critical conversations around the topics of; Race, Diverfsity, Culture, Self-Awareness, and Stereotypes. This program for 4-H youth in grades 8-12 will build your cultural competence and prepare you to be a champion for your community.
March 11- April 8
Thursdays 6:30 - 8:00 pm
On Zoom
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Do you care about a better world? Interested in solving global challenges like food security, clean water, and human rights? Please join us for the 2021 North Carolina Youth Institute, a program that provides a platform for students to research and give recommendations to solve key global challenges that range from food insecurity, access to potable water, poverty, human rights, engineering issues, and more. This year's program will be held virtually on Friday, April 23, 2021.
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NC 4-H Livestock Program Events |
The NC 4-H Livestock Program has a variety of events coming up soon. Check out the program website for frequent updates.
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Virtual Research Internship Program |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) invites rising high school juniors and seniors to participate in a two-week, virtual research internship program, June 7-18. Upon graduation from high school and enrollment at N.C. A&T in a CAES program, participants will receive an $800 scholarship.
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Central Piedmont Jr Livestock Show & Sale |
The Central Piedmont Jr Livestock Show & Sale is scheduled for April 13-14 in Hillsborough, NC.
Entries are open until March 15
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NC State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship |
All youth who have exhibited a livestock animal at the N.C. State Fair are eligible to apply for this scholarship, regardless of breed, class or show placement.
Applications are due March 1, 2021
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NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
Extension's 4-H program is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina. We help over 247,000 young people grow into active, contributing citizens each year.
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