Tuesday, May 27, 2008

4-H Military Kid Camp

Did you know that 4-H is sponsoring a 4-H, Operation Military Kids Camp from June 8 - 13 at Millstone 4-H Camp in Ellerbe?

North Carolina’s Operation: Military Kids (OMK) program, an initiative carried out by 4-H, is now accepting applications for Camp OMK. This camp is open exclusively for children 8 to 13 years of age of any uniformed service member, active duty or reserve component. Operation: Military Kids (OMK) understands our military youth are experiencing difficult times and situations with the deployment of a parent or parents. Camp OMK is free to all participants thanks to a generous donor.

Camp OMK, will focus on building coping skills and creating positive outlets for the intense emotions these children now live with daily. Critical to this experience is the camaraderie built among the campers as they meet other youth from across the state who are going through similar situations, but equally important is the opportunity to enjoy a carefree camping experiences with their peers. While at camp, these children will have fun, laugh, learn and just enjoy being kids.

North Carolina's 4-H Centers are fully accredited through the American Camp Association (ACA) and employ extensively trained summer staff members to insure a quality camping experience.

Information about Camp OMK and the registration form is available at www.nc4h.org under the heading Military Programs, or you may contact the Randolph County 4-H program for an application form.
North Carolina’s Operation: Military Kids (OMK) program, an initiative carried out by 4-H, is now accepting applications for Camp OMK. This camp is open exclusively for children 8 to 13 years of age of any uniformed service member, active duty or reserve component.


Completed registration forms must be received to the North Carolina 4-H Youth Development Office by 5 PM on May, 30 2008. Notification will be announced on June 5, 2008 for those selected to attend Camp OMK. Priority is given to military children with a parent deployed or deploying anytime between May 2007 and November 2008. Once selected, a packet of information will be mailed to each camper with additional forms to complete, times of arrival and departure, items to pack, directions, and etc.

For more information and to print off the registration forms, visit our website at: http://www.nc4h.org/military/index.html.

4-H Photography Contest

We are accepting entries for the 2008 North Carolina 4-H Photography Contest from not until June 10. The contest is sponsored by the North Carolina Farm Writers and Broadcasters Association and is coordinated by the Department of Communication Services in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University. Winning entries will be displayed at 4-H Congress in July. Entries for the 2008 contest must be postmarked NO LATER THAN June 10, 2008 and should be original images created from June 2007 to June 2008. Contest categories this year include “4-H in Action” , “Nature’s Beauty”, and “Humor”. Each category is divided into a Junior (ages 9-12) and Senior (Ages 13-19) division.

For more information, including rules, entry forms and winning entries from previous years, please visit the following:

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/4-HPhoto/index.html.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Mecklenburg County 4-H Club Locations