New Castle County 4-H Newsletter
Monthly Online Newsletter From New Castle County, Delaware 4-H!
Join us for the 2023 Jr. Leader Weekend at Camp Country Center in Hockessin. It will be a weekend of teambuilding, learning, fun and leadership! For youth ages 13+ Date: February 3-5 2023Time: 6:00 pmPlace: 1051 Sharpless Rd Hockessin DE Continue reading Exploring Leadership with 4-H – New Castle County Jr. Leader Weekend
Judging Contests are designed to support the learning that is taking place in a project area. 4-H members learn to compare and become familiar with project equipment and terminology. Judging teaches critical thinking and decision-making skills. These skills are valuable Continue reading Judging Contest Resources
We received a lot of really creative pumpkins- Well done, everyone! Cloverbud Carved: Kristan Pentecost Decorated: Elanor Carrubba (no entries in 4-H theme) 8-12 year olds Carved: Reese Whipkey Decorated: Dakota Lounden (no entries in 4-H theme) 13-19 year olds Continue reading Pumpkin Contest Results
November 29, 2022 at the Brandywine Hundred Library, 6:30 pm
Saturday, February 11 (snow date: Saturday, Feb. 18) Kirk Middle School Details coming soon! Leaders: the guidelines are now posted on the State website (see below):
Leaders Forum- January 21, 2023 9 am-3 pm Junior Leaders Weekend- February 3-4 Details to come!
Register NOW Discover the World with 4-H! Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 2 pm NCC Office- 461 Wyoming Rd. Newark 19716 Join us in celebrating our members’ accomplishments over the past year and connect with other 4-Hers. A fun filled Continue reading LAST CALL for the Achievement Event!
You’ve been elected Club President, Vice President, Treasurer, Reporter or Secretary. Now, what does that mean?This will be a valuable training for new officers and a great refresher for older ones. Because some clubs have not yet elected officers, we’ve Continue reading NEW DATE! Club Officer Training
Here are the details: Carve or Decorate your pumpkin. The categories are: Decorated PumpkinCarved Pumpkin4-H Theme Pumpkin Age categories: Cloverbud– 5-7 years oldJunior: 8-12 years oldSenior: 13-19 years old Submit a picture or pictures of your decorated or carved pumpkin. Continue reading NCC Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Tuesday, November 29 Brandywine Hundred Library 6:30 pm
This Fall join us in promoting 4-H across New Castle County and show your community all of the fun, exciting and meaningful programs 4-Hers take part in. The theme of National 4-H Week is “Opportunity 4 All”. Be creative and Continue reading 2022 Window Display and Banner Contest
To all our State Fair qualifiers! Demonstration Contest: Category and Name: 304 – Arts / Crafts / Visual Arts- Savannah Timney 324 – Clothing / Textiles- Daisy Timney 305 – Other – General- Evelyn Witte 338 – Sheep- Elizabeth Handlin Continue reading Demo and Judging Contest Results
Spots are still available for State Camp and Environmental Camp Registration closes on June 3 Register HERE Register NOW for Newark Day Camp, CIT Camp and Animal Science Camp Registration closes on June 6 (for Newark and CIT Camp- Animal Continue reading LAST CALL FOR JUNE CAMPS!
It felt like our Favorite Foods Competition would never get here! But we had a successful competition with lots of delicious dishes and creative table placements. Thanks to all our competitors for your hard work, patience and dedication. Thank you Continue reading Favorite Foods Results
Great Job on the litter barrels, clubs! Results 1. NCC Jr. Council 2. Porter Gang 3. St. Ann’s 4. Bear
If you missed our earlier Judging Contests, you have another opportunity. We will hold a make-up day on Tuesday, May 17 starting at 4:30. You must register to participate! Register HERE
Ag Day is a community event hosted by the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources that brings agriculture and natural resources to life. 4-H has a long-standing presence at Ag Day and we are planning to be Continue reading Ag Day 2022: Commitment to Conservation
NCC 4-H Favorite Foods Contest RESCHEDULED Saturday, April 2 8:30 am at Kirk Middle School Due to recent updates with UD’s COVID guidelines, we’ve had to move Favorite Foods back to April 2. We will hold all registrations we Continue reading Favorite Foods Contest
In an effort to promote litter awareness and the work of the 4-H program, all clubs are encouraged to design and paint a litter barrel to place out in their community. So get your brushes out artists, and work with Continue reading County Litter Barrel Decorating Contest
Save the date for the New Castle County Livestock Show on Saturday, June 4th held at the Delaware State Fair grounds. Registration will be available soon
Join our 4-H Jr Council leaders for a fun-filled weekend at Camp Country Center in Hockessin. The weekend will include team building and leadership workshops and activities as well as fun and games. A campfire will end our days (weather Continue reading Junior Leader Weekend – March 4-6
