4-H Calendar
JANUARY 2018
10 Project Record Books DUE, Extension Office
10 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
11 4-H Club Leader Meeting (Education Building) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
16 4-H Advisory Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
19 4-H Scholarship, NC 4-H Honor Club Applications & 4-H Group Awards DUE
23 4-H Project Record Exploration for 2018 (Education Building) 6-8:00 p.m.
30 “4-H Embryology in the Classroom” Begins
FEBRUARY 2018
2-4 North Carolina 4-H Volunteer Leaders Conference, RTP, NC
7 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
8 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Education Building) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
13 “An Interactive Rehearsal” Theatre Experience HBHUS/Community Arts Center) 5:00-7:00 p.m.
22 Embryology “Chick” Drop-off (New Hanover County Center)
25 New Hanover County 4-H AWARDS DAY (Education Building) 3:00-5:00 p.m.
27 NC 4-H Beekeeping Essay‘s DUE to NHC Office by 5:00 p.m.
MARCH 2018
1 4-H Presentation Info & Talent Registration (Education Building) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
1 North Carolina 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest DUE to NHC 4-H 27 February
7 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
9-11 Shooting Sports Instructor Training – Millstone 4-H Center
14 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting/Training (Education Building) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
15 4-H Advisory Board Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
15 BJP Camp Partial Payment $75 DUE Camp Flyer
21 4-H Project Record Workshop (Education Building) 6:00-8:00 p.m.
22 Healthy Nutrition…Healthy Family Night (Education Building) 6:00-8:00 p.m.
APRIL 2018
7 National 4-H Conference – Washington, DC (AIRE Winners)
10 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Library Northeast Branch) 6:00-7:15 p.m.
10 Storm & Fire Prep – General (Library Northeast Branch) 6:00-7:15 p.m.
11-22 4-H Paper Clover Campaign – Tractor Supply Company, Rocky Point, NC
13-15 4-H Family Camp – Millstone 4-H Center (Ellerbe, NC)
15 Horticultural Science Summer Institute 2018 REGISTRATION DUE
15 BJP Camp Partial Payment $100 DUE
17 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Library Northeast Branch) 6:00-7:15 p.m.
23-29 National Volunteer Week – Community Engagement Opportunity
27-28 Southeast District Teen Retreat (Camp Don Lee – Arapahoe, NC)
27-29 Eastern 4-H Center Family Camp – Eastern 4-H Center (Columbia, NC)
28 Southeast District 4-H Volunteers Association Meeting (Wayne County)
28 True Leaders in Service/National 4-H Day of Service
MAY 2018
1 4-H Presentation Practice/FINAL REGISTRATION (Education Bldg) 6:00-8:00 p.m.
6 Betsey-Jeff Penn 4-H Center OPEN HOUSE (Reidsville, NC)
7 Application, Interview, Resume & Essay (AIRE) DUE to NHC 4-H Office
8 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Library Northeast Branch) 6:00-7:15 p.m.
9 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
12 Millstone 4-H Center OPEN HOUSE (Ellerbe, NC)
14 4-H Presentation Practice (Education Building) 6:00-8:00 p.m.
15 4-H Advisory Board Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
15 BJP Camp Partial Payment $100 DUE
19 COUNTY ACTIVITY DAY & TALENT SHOW (Education Building) 1:00-5:00 p.m.
19 Oleander Express Event, NHC Arboretum
21 NC 4-H Congress Photography Contest 2018 ENTRIES DUE TO NHC 4-H
23 District Activity Day Registration DUE to NHC 4-H
JUNE 2018
6 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
7 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
*11-15 Chopped Kitchen Challenge (Juniors) Education Bldg 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
12 Tour Fire Station & Memorial (Station on Independence/Park) 9:30-10:30 a.m.
13-15 Citizenship Focus
15 Betsy-Jeff Penn Camp Balance DUE
*19 “Buzz Into Summer” (Cloverbuds 5-8 year old) Education Bldg 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
22 Southeast District Activity Day (4-H Presentations) @ Lenoir Community College
24-29 Resource Conservation Workshop 2018 @ NC State University
25 State 4-H Presentation Registration DUE to New Hanover County 4-H Office
*25-26 You Don’t Have to be a Superhero to Save the Planet (9-12 year old) Education Bldg 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (each day of camp)
*27-28 Social Graces (Education Building) 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (9-18 year old)
JULY 2018
3 NC 4-H Congress Balance Due
4-8 NC 4-H State Horse Show
8-13 Horticultural Science Summer Institute 2018 @ NC State University
*9-13 College Week for Teens (14-18 year old) (partner with Robeson County)
10-12 NC 4-H Electric Congress, UNC-Wilmington
11 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
12 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
*16-20 Foods Around the World (Cloverbud 5-8 yr old) (Arboretum) 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
21 NC 4-H State Congress PRESENTATION FINALS, NC State University
21-24 NC 4-H State Congress, NC State University
22-27 Boating Camp – Millstone 4-H Camp (contact NHC 4-H for info)
22-27 4-H Shooting Sports Camp – Millstone 4-H Camp (contact NHC 4-H for info)
*27-28 Yoga Retreat (for rising 6-8th grade girls) (Education Building) 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
29 – Aug 3 Betsy-Jeff Penn Residential Camp
AUGUST 2018
8 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
9 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
14 4-H Advisory Board Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
24-25 Youth Summit, NC Association of County Commissioners, Hickory, NC
*TBA Photography Workshop (location TBA)
SEPTEMBER 2018
5 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
6 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
22 Having Fun with Crafts (Education Building) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
27-30 Volunteer Conference of the Southern States, Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Eatonton, GA
28-30 Eastern 4-H Center Family Camp Eastern 4-H Center (Columbia, NC)
29 Eastern 4-H Center Community Fun Day Eastern 4-H Center (Columbia, NC)
TBA Native Plant Festival, NHC Arboretum
OCTOBER 2018
10 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
11 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
11-21 NC State Fair, Raleigh, NC
16 4-H Advisory Board Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
16 General Fire Safety Workshop (Station #8 – 601 Eastwood Rd) 6:00-7:00 p.m.
20 4-H FALL FESTIVAL (TBA – Arboretum)
TBA Tractor Supply Company Clover Campaign, Rocky Point, NC
TBA Cape Fear Fair & Expo
TBA National 4-H Week
TBA Nation Youth Science Day
TBA Annual 4-H Wreath Sale
NOVEMBER 2018
3 Project Record Workshop & Canned Food Collection (Education Building) 10 a.m. -12 p.m.
7 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
8 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
23-27 National 4-H Congress, Atlanta, GA
TBA Rabbit Show and Skill-a-thon
TBA State 4-H Council Conference for Teens
TBA Annual 4-H Wreath Sale
TBA 4-H Wreath Pickup
DECEMBER 2018
1 Adult Volunteer Award Nominations DUE to NHC 4-H Office
1 Volunteer Leaders Conference Workshop Proposals DUE to NHC 4-H Office
5 4-H TEEN Council Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
6 4-H Volunteer Leader’s Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
9 4-H Holiday Celebration (Education Building) 2:00-5:00 p.m.
15 4-H Honor Club, Scholarship & Group Awards Application Work Day 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
17 4-H Advisory Board Meeting (Extension Office Training Room) 6:00-7:30 p.m.
