All current 4-H Members, Clovers, and UME Volunteers enrollment should be completed.
If you are an adult UME Volunteer, in your online profile you should see: "Volunteer - Approved Volunteering for 2022-2023 program year Screening Approved Trainings Complete" if not, you are not approved and you may not work with youth. Please complete this process as quickly as possible. Many incomplete enrollments are due to missing position descriptions - you should have received an email from our office with this document.
UME - AAC & AAC 4-H Foundation Youth Event
AAC Variety Show. 4pm, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Baldwin Church, 921 Generals Hwy, Millersville. The AAC 4-H Foundation is once again sponsoring the Variety Show! There's signing, dancing, skits, playing instruments, and much more. Registration was due last week, but come join us as an audience member to cheer on our members! It's a family event so young and old alike will enjoy the presentations. Here is a link to information, registration, rules and judging forms. Contact Joan Mauritzen at jm0037@prattlibrary.org for general questions.
Anne Arundel County 4-H Summer Camp will be July 24-29, 2022.
The registration form is now uploaded to our website. Unfortunately, we can only accept payment via check at this time (complete information is on the form and will be emailed to you after registering). We look forward to a fun-filled week with all of our 4-H friends!
MD State 4-H Youth Event
Join us for The Maryland 4-H Shooting Sports Sporting Clays Fun Day, Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Schrader's Outdoors:16090 Oakland Rd, Henderson, MD 21640. Registration will be open from 9am-1pm on the day of the event.
We have adjusted our tournament to a 'fun day' to welcome us all back to shooting sports events. As part of the fun day, attendees are welcome to track their own scores as there is no formal competition/prizes. Participants and spectators will have the opportunity to purchase shooting sports swag! We will also be selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a Beretta Shotgun (drawing following the event and announced by email/posted on our UME Social Media Platforms)! Proceeds go to the Maryland 4-H Shooting Sports Program. Questions? Please email awahle@umd.edu.
The 2022 Maryland Horse Communications Contest will again be held virtually. Registration for the contest will be open from April 4-18th and video upload deadline is April 20. This contest provides an opportunity for 4-H youth to demonstrate their knowledge of equine-related subject matter in a competitive setting where attitudes of friendliness and fairness prevail. Members submit a recording of their Individual Public Speech, Individual Presentation or Team Presentation for judges to evaluate. Awards are offered in each of the three age divisions (Junior, Intermediate, Senior). Contest rules are posted on the 4-H Horse Program page found here. Registration for this event is through 4-H Online.To register, you must be enrolled in Maryland 4-H for 2022. To access the registration once you are enrolled, log in to your 4-H Online family profile and click on the Events tab. You can find an Event Registration “how to” guide on the Maryland 4-H website.
MD State 4-H Youth Event
MD 4-H Engineering Camp. Registration for MD 4-H Engineering Camp ends 4/1/22. The camp will be held from April 22-24 at the Harford County 4-H Camp (The Rocks) in Street, MD. Cost is $160 and registration is done via 4-H Online (40 youth max). Youth enrolled in 4-H who are 12-18 (as of 1/1/2022) are eligible to participate. The camp will introduce some of the numerous engineering projects available through 4-H and to provide hand-on experiences to prepare youth for contests. Topics have included welding, aerospace, computers, environmental engineering ,GPS/GIS mapping and underwater robotics. More information, including a tentative schedule, can be found on the 4-H STEM website: https://extension.umd.edu/programs/4-h-youth-development/program-areas/stem. For questions, e-mail Dwayne Murphy dmurphy2@umd.edu and Mark DeMorra: mdemorra@umd.edu.
MD State 4-H Youth Event
4-H members aged 8-18 years who are currently enrolled in or interested in 4-H dairy projects will want to attend the 2022 Maryland 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest on Saturday, April 23, 2022..
The event begins 9am at the Carroll County Ag Center Complex-Burns Hall, Westminster, MD. There is $5.00 entry fee. The Maryland 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest provides an opportunity for youth enrolled in 4-H to demonstrate the breadth of their knowledge and understanding of animal science and management. This is a contest in which teams compete. Points are earned by quick and accurate responses to specific questions drawn from 4-H project materials. Contact your local 4-H office if you are interested in participating; General Rules can be viewed on the Maryland 4-H website.
Registration for this event is through 4-H Online. To access the registration log in to your 4-H Online family profile and click on the Events tab. You can find an Event Registration “how to” guide on the Maryland 4-H website. All event registrations must be submitted by 11:59 pm on April 8, 2022. Contact your local 4-H office or visit the Maryland 4-H website for more information.
Maryland State Family Event
Saturday, April 30, 2022, 10am - 4pm @ UMD, College Park. The University of Maryland invites you to unlock a world of learning, discovery and exploration at Maryland Day. Take part of hundres of family-friendly event and interactive exhibits during a daylong celebration and inspiring journey across campus. Free Admission and Parking. Check out the website: https://marylandday.umd.edu/
MD State 4-H Youth Opportunity
Maryland 4-H is recruiting host families for our summer state’s exchange program. To learn more, visit the Maryland 4-H website: https://extension.umd.edu/programs/4-h-youth-development/program-areas/international-programs
Hosting Requirements:
The Host Sibling should be within three years of the Delegate age and be of the same gender.
Everyone 18+ in the household must pass a background check.
You do NOT have to be in 4-H to host!
Must have a permanent bed for them to sleep on, and prefer to share a room with the same gender.
Go to this website to fill out an online application: http://www.states4hexchange.org/
If you host for one month, you receive $100 off a States’ 4-H International Exchange trip (Up to $300); if you host for the school year, you receive $1000 off the cost of a trip. School year hosting opportunities are available.
Backyard Farming Zoom Series Check out these great opportunities for sheep/goat project members and volunteers! The small ruminant sessions will be held on Thursdays at 7pm EST. You may register for any of the above sessions at go.umd.edu/rerun. Contact Maegan Perdue if you have questions at mperdue@umd.edu .
Fifty percent of every gift will support LOCAL 4-H programming. Donors have the opportunity to designate part of their gift to support the county/city 4-H program of their choosing. Mark your calendar for April 4th and plan to support your local 4-H program. Help us spread the word about this important opportunity to support Maryland 4-H youth!
Visit www.facebook.com/Maryland4HFoundation. To donate (with PayPal/credit card): https://go.umd.edu/4for4-H.
2022 Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign
Spring dates: April 27th - May 8th; Fall dates: Oct 5th - 16th
Visit the Anne Arundel Tractor Supply Company (7994 Crain Hwy S, Glen Burnie) and purchase a paper clover to help 4-H members participate in 4-H leadership and camp programs!
2022 marks the 12th year of the 4-H Paper Clover Campaign, a partnership with Tractor Supply Company (TSC) and National 4-H Council. Shoppers at any of the TSC’s in MD can support the program by purchasing ‘a paper clover’ at the checkout while in a store (or online from the TSC website). 10% goes to the National 4-H Council, 20% to the 4-H Foundation, and 70% of funds received will go directly to 4-H County programs and will be used to support scholarships for 4-H Camp and leadership experiences in MD!
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Email us a snap 📷 of you/your child purchasing a paper clover 🍀 (or just your clover itself) to be included in our monthly newsletter. Or simply post to our pinned post ‘Paper Clover’ on Facebook beginning 4/27: Anne Arundel County 4-H!
(2022 4-H high school grads or 4-H alumni furthering education in fall 22-spg 23)
The Maryland 4-H Foundation offers 4-H members the opportunity to apply for academic scholarships. Each year scholarships are awarded to current Maryland 4-H members or alumni who will be enrolled at an accredited college, university or post-secondary technical training program for the fall and spring semesters of the upcoming academic year. The Maryland 4-H Foundation awards an average of $50,000 in scholarships annually. Applications will be due June 15, 2022: https://www.mymaryland4hfoundation.com/how-we-give/scholarships
(2022 high school grads furthering education in fall 22-spg 23)
The Maryland Sheep Breeders Association, in conjunction with the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, is offering a scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00 to a student who has been accepted or is in the process of applying for continuing education at a college or university, technical school, or vocational school. All academic majors will be considered, but priority will be given to agriculture related majors (such as food science, veterinarian, ag. teaching, etc.). Preference will be given to those applicants who are members or whose families are members of the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association. Applications (webpage linked) will be accepted through April 15, 2022. The scholarship presentation will be made in the Show Ring at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival on Sunday, May 7 at 3:15 p.m. The winner will also be honored at the Maryland Sheep Breeders Annual Dinner in October. Please email Carolann McConaughy, Stillpointfarmsheep@gmail.com, if you have any questions or need additional information.
Radio Spot:
Junior: 3rd - Owen C., 2nd - Niko G., 1st - Emma S.
Intermediate, 2nd - Caleb H., 1st - Adaline A.
Senior, 1st - Keith I.
Interpretation:
Intermediate, 1st - Juliana C.
Extemporaneous:
Senior, 1st - Keith I.
Prepared Speech:
Junior: 1st - Natalie J.
Intermediate, 1st - Katie J.
Senior, 1st - Evelyn G.
Article by Julianna C: The Friendship Outdoor Skills 4-H Club has been working on a Lego Mindstorms robotics project this winter. There are about five people and one robot in each group. Each group chose a name. The groups are: BattleBots, The Outliers, Monstrosity, and Panthers. All groups have successfully completed building the Charlie model robot. Now the groups are working to code Charlie to do a variety of motions and sounds such as making him spin and dance or make him say hello. Some groups have made Charlie play the drums, and others have made him ski!
Maryland 4-H Volunteer Awards
“Inspiring Through Service: Celebration our 4-H Volunteers”, April 24th, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. @ The Maryland State Fairgrounds
An in-person event for Maryland 4-H Volunteer Awards & Hall of Fame Recognition. For more information about MD 4-H volunteers, check out the state webpage here. To learn more about the event and the awards given to our incredible volunteers click here . RSVP (linked) by April 11, 2022 - $30 Adults/$20 Youth 18 and Under.
Volunteer Refresher Course
The state 4-H program is requiring all UME Volunteers who have been a UME Volunteer for 5 or more years to complete the Maryland 4-H Volunteer Refresher Training, if you have not already done so. It never hurts to get updated on information for volunteering with the Maryland 4-H Program. You can complete the Refresher Course anytime from the comfort of your own home by visiting this link.
Helping Hands
We are compiling a list of volunteers, which we are affectionately calling 'Helping Hands', that may be interested in assisting with judging (record books, contests, variety show entries, fair entries), coaching a team, sponsoring an activity club, assisting with Fair set-up, or establishing partnerships. These are simply options, not required tasks, that we need assistance with - most only require a few hours here and there should we put a call out. Many of these volunteer opportunities can come from the community, UME certification is not required. If interested in being on this list, please email Gretchen at gsumbrum@umd.edu.
**Every 4-H Unit/Group must have 2 Organizational Leaders.**
We started going through club rosters and noticed clubs without two organizational leaders (OL) fully onboarded/ enrolled for 2022. This is a requirement. Please run a roster to verify that your two leaders are enrolled and Accepted (not submitted).
Please remember you must have at least two certified UME volunteers at every meeting, event, etc. depending on the number of youth participants. The youth:adult ratios are as follows - Clovers (ages 5-7) 5:1; all other 4-H ages 10:1 - yet there's always a min. of two adults in all situations (even if there are only four youth).
Finally, as you are running a roster, please compare the online roster with your club roster. It is not uncommon for a family to choose a club and then not reach out and actually join. So you may have a Jane Doe on your roster that you do not know, has not attended a meeting, nor reached out. If this occurs I would suggest reaching out to the family if your club has room for more members. You can share details and determine if they actually wish to join. You can also let me know and I can remove them from your roster in 4-H online.
Youth and adult leaders should work together to establish the plan allowing youth officers to step up and take responsibility. It may take more time to work through the process, yet once established you will find the time spent is worth the effort. Youth begin to feel a sense of belonging, positive youth-adult relationships are formed, and there is often more youth engagement because the work done is in an area of interest, a spark. The underlined terms are the building blocks of all 4-H programs, the Developmental Context.
What other resources does my local extension office provide besides 4-H & Youth Development? As mentioned in previous newsletters, every state in the U.S. has a local service called the Cooperative Extension Service. This operation was first formalized by the U.S. government in 1914, instituting an extension service at land-grant universities across the nation. Extension services aim to provide research-backed information to problems you may be facing in the these core areas:
Agriculture/horticulture and Food Systems
Environmental and Natural Resources
Family and Consumer Sciences
4-H Youth Development
Extension is connected directly to universities and extension agents/educators are typically faculty and staff members of your state’s land-grant university system. Every state is a little different in its operations: Some have county offices (like Maryland), some operate on a multi-county basis, and some are more regionally centered. Although each structure is different, the agent/educator’s role is the same. University researchers study topics that are important to industries and also the general public. Agents/educators then take the research data and convert it into usable products and information for the public. They do this by offering free or low-cost workshops, providing services such as field visits and office consultations, and these days, by putting a lot of resources online. Extension also plays a role in the adoption of new techniques and technology in the outlined program areas, ensuring the development of social, economic, and environmental goals. You may be surprised by all the possibilities our local extension office can offer! (See article from our Allegany County Extension office in photo)
University of Maryland Extension - Anne Arundel County 4-H
Have questions, ideas or news to share? Please Email Joy Sim, jsim1@umd.edu, to be included in our UME - AAC 4-H monthly newsletter.
Check out our Facebook page: Anne Arundel County 4-H
Email: GSumbrum@umd.edu
Website: https://extension.umd.edu/locations/anne-arundel-county/4-h-youth-development
Location: 97 Dairy Lane, Gambrills, MD, USA
Phone: 4102223900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AACO4H
