Dorchester County ● 501 Court Lane, Room 208, Cambridge, MD 21613 ● (410) 228-8800
Navonne Owen, Faculty Extension Assistant, nowen@umd.edu
ò Poster – create a poster highlighting any 4This is your last chance to turn
in a 4-H Record Book or Senior
Portfolio. The deadline is
Wednesday, May 4th. Please
drop them off at the Extension
Office.
A 4-H recognition dinner will be held on Saturday,
May 21st at 6 pm at the Thendara 4-H Center. All
4-H members, 4-H volunteers, and 4-H families
should attend. All members and volunteers will be
recognized (including new/first time members and
volunteers!) so please save the date and plan to
attend. Invitations were mailed, along with a
response form. Please respond by Friday, May 6th
so we can ensure to have enough food for
everyone. The response form is attached for your
convenience.
We would like to highlight our 4-H members, their
projects & achievements, 4-H clubs, community
service projects, etc. through a “Share Fair”
activity during the 4-H Recognition Dinner on May
21st. Participants can choose from one of the
following categories:
H appropriate topic you choose (ideas to
consider: 4-H promotion, your 4-H projects,
your 4-H achievements, community service
projects, county fair, state fair, camp, etc.)
ò 4-H Story or Poem – write a poem about 4H or share your 4-H story – let your
creativity flow on paper!
ò Project Display – a project display consists
of a tri-fold cardboard board where the
participant shares information about a
certain topic; the display would also include
items, pamphlets, photos, etc. to expand
learning and engage the audience (examples
include: how to groom a dog – board would
have the steps to groom a dog, list of
supplies needed, etc. – then you would
include some of the supplies to show)
ò Demonstration – a demonstration is where
the participant shows step-by-step how to
do something (example – how to make a
corsage); this can be done inside or outside
to allow for demonstrations using shooting
sport equipment or animals
If you would like to participate in the Share Fair,
please email Navonne by May 6th at
nowen@umd.edu with your name, category, and
description of what you plan to do. You can
participate as an individual member or as part of a
4-H club entry.
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Equal Access Programs.
The Maryland 4-H Foundation is now registered
with Amazon Smile. Purchases made on
www.amazon.com can earn money for the 4-H
Foundation; so make sure to find the MD 4-H
Foundation on the list and help them earn money
for 4-H programming.
Save the date for the inaugural Maryland 4-H
Congress to be held June 26th – 30th at the
University of Maryland, College Park campus. This
conference is planned by and for 4-H teens and
will explore career opportunities, leadership,
networking, and much more. Early bird registration
is due May 15th; for registration information please
contact Navonne at nowen@umd.edu as
registration will have to be done through the 4-H
Online system. Cost will be $125 (early bird
deadline) and will include 4 nights of lodging on
campus, all meals and supplies, and an offsite trip
to a Washington Nationals game. If any UME/4-H
trained volunteers are interested in chaperoning,
please let Navonne know. Scholarship money is
available through the Extension Office to offset
costs for both teens and chaperones.
48 Scholarships are available for youth pursuing
post-secondary education. The application is
available at www.mymaryland4hfoundation.com
under the “how we give” tab. Scholarship
applications are due June 1, 2016.
Save the date for the annual Maryland 4-H Day at
Camden Yards! 4-Hers are encouraged to
participate in 4-H Day as the Baltimore Orioles
take on the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, June 17th
at 7:05 pm at Camden Yards in Baltimore. $5 from
each ticket sold will benefit Maryland 4-H
programs! Stay tuned for more information on how
to order tickets and support this great
opportunity.
Any 4-H member planning to show a horse or pony
at the county and/or state fair must complete and
turn in a Maryland 4-H Horse & Pony ID Card. Any
youth planning to lease a horse must complete and
turn in the necessary lease forms in addition to
the ID card. All forms are due to the Extension
Office by June 1st.
Eastern Shore Regional 4-H Camp has typically
been held at the Thendara 4-H Center in Hurlock.
This year we are headed for a new adventure and
moving the camp to the beautiful Patuxent River 4H Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. Eastern Shore
Regional 4-H Camp will take place Tuesday, July 5th
to Friday, July 8th. The theme is Red, White and
Blue. Youth will explore nature, outdoors, and have
fun at Camp Outside the Box. Campers will have a
full day of activities, great meals, and evening fun.
Enjoy archery, nature hikes, arts & crafts, team
building, low ropes, campfires, s’mores, and more.
Cabin space is limited so register today. Cost is
$260 and registration deadline is June 13th. See
attached flyer and registration materials.
Vincent Jackson – Trail Blazers 4-H Club
Blake Jones – 4-H Shooting Sports
Scholarship funds are available to offset the cost
of camp. Please email Navonne at nowen@umd.edu
for more information.
Volunteers
The 2016 Caroline/Dorchester County Fair will
be held Wednesday, August 3rd to Saturday,
August 6th at the 4-H Park in Denton. All 4-H
and Open entries will be due on July 1st, so please
start thinking about what items you plan to make
and enter. Fair catalogs will be emailed out in late
May/early June. Stay tuned for more information
and mark the dates on your calendar so you can
plan to join us at the county Fair!
All members must be enrolled or re-enrolled by
June 1st in oroder to participate in the
Caroline/Dorchester County Fair. If you have new
members joining your club, please turn their
enrollment form in by June 1st.
The 2016 Maryland State Fair will be held
August 25th to September 5th in Timonium. All
Dorchester County 4-H members are eligible and
encouraged to participate in the State Fair.
Entries are due by 11:59 pm on July 31st. 4-H
division details are available online at
http://www.marylandstatefair.com/exhibitors/4-h.
The online entry system will be available soon.
Members
Ciera Brannock – 4-H Leprechauns
Nathan Brannock – 4-H Leprechauns
Ryan Clark – 4-H Shooting Sports
Gage Daniel – 4-H Shooting Sports
Payton Daniel – 4-H Shooting Sports
Aiden Hughes – 4-H Shooting Sports
Erica Jackson – Seeds of Change 4-H Club
Phillip Windsor – 4-H Shooting Sports
Congratulations to Jacob Brown and Isaiah
Brinsfield for competing at the Eastern Shore
Regional 4-H Public Speaking Contest on April 1st.
Isaiah placed 2nd in Senior Extemporaneous and
Jacob received Participation for competing in the
Senior Prepared Speech category. Way to go
Isaiah and Jacob!
ò Good luck to Isaiah Brinsfield as he
competes at the State 4-H Communications
Contest on April 30th in College Park
ò Best wishes to Erica Willing as she
participates in the 2016 Eastern Shore 4-H
Spring Show on May 14th in Queen Anne’s
County. Erica will be competing in the Sheep
Show with her market lamb, as well as the
Meat Goat Show with her market and
breeding goats
ò Kudos to 4-H volunteers Stan Trice, Clint
Meekins, and Phillip Windsor who
participated in the State 4-H Shooting
Sports Instructor Training April 1-3 at the
Thendara 4-H Center.
ò Congratulations to the Dorchester Trail
Blazers 4-H Club who recently received
their official 4-H Club Charter. They
completed all the necessary requirements
and paperwork to become a recognized and
chartered 4-H club. Way to go Trail
Blazers!
The University of Minnesota is proud to host
the 2016 National 4-H Shooting Sports
Leadership Institute, August 2-6, 2016 on the
beautiful St. Paul campus!
Applicants must be at least 15 years of age by
January 1, 2016 to apply. It is recommended
that the candidates also have at least 1 year
left in 4-H. Candidates must have been
involved in 4-H shooting sports for 2 or more
years. The National 4-H Shooting Sports
Leadership Institute is designed to promote 4H and 4-H Shooting Sports through developing
National 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassadors.
Youth selected to serve as Ambassadors will
receive training that will allow them to return
to their homes and advocate for the program
at the county, regional, and state level. Some
Ambassadors may be asked to support national
events as well. Ambassadors provide public
relations support at special events such as
donor/sponsor functions and also serve as
spokespersons for the 4-H Shooting Sports
Program, helping to make 4-H and the 4-H
Shooting Sports Programs more visible. The
Ambassador’s further develop their skills in
leadership, public presentation, citizenship,
community service, public relations and team
building. Applications are due to Conrad Arnold,
State 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator, by
May 15th. Please email Conrad at
carnold@umd.edu if you have any questions or
want an application.
All Maryland 4-H members enrolled in alpacas,
beef, dairy, goats, horse and pony, poultry, sheep,
swine and rabbits are required to complete the 4H and FFA On-Line Animal Husbandry & Quality
Assurance (AH&QA) Program to be eligible to
exhibit their project animals in 2016 Maryland
County 4-H and State 4-H Shows. The AH&QA
program has been updated for 2016 in partnership
with West Virginia University and will also be
completed by West Virginia 4-H and FFA members
this year.
For 2016, members will have access to the AH&QA
program from March 15th through August 10th.
Dorchester County 4-H members MUST
complete the AH&QA training no later than July
1st in order to participate in the county and/or
state fair.
4-H’ers are required to complete the on-line
training program when they reach each 4-H age
division (Juniors (ages 8-10), Intermediates (ages
11-13), Seniors (ages 14-18) – all as of January 1 of
the current year OR when as Intermediate and
Senior 4-H members, they choose to show a new
species since last completing the program within
their age division.
Members may go directly to the AH&QA program
at http://www.agnr.umd.edu/ahqa/ or a link to
access the AH&QA program will be posted on the
Animal Science Program Resources page of the
Maryland 4-H website at
http://extension.umd.edu/4-h/4-h-programareas/animal-science-resources. The program
must be completed using Firefox, Chrome or
Safari web browsers. The program is not
supported by Internet Explorer.
The on-line program gives youth the opportunity to
fulfill the Animal Husbandry and Quality
Assurance training requirement via internet from
their home, school or local library. The AH&QA
program has voice narration, so the material is
shared in both written and oral form. Members will
be asked to respond to questions to evaluate
knowledge at different points during the program.
There are two Levels to the program: one level is
for Junior members and the second level is for
Intermediate and Senior members. Members will
be automatically taken to the appropriate Level
according to the birthdate entered on the
registration screen The program takes about 4575 minutes to complete, depending on which level
is being completed. When members register for
the program, they will be provided a unique
Passcode. Members should write their Passcode
down and keep it in a safe place! If a member
needs to stop the AH&QA training in the middle of
the program, he or she may return to the program
where they left off by entering their Passcode on
Welcome screen of the program. ALL new
members and members completing the Online
AH&QA program prior to 2015 must register to
receive a NEW PASSCODE. Passcodes from 2015
should still be active for members.
A member must be LOGGED IN for the system to
track their progress and record their completion
of the program. There is a note at the top of the
screen indicating the member’s status. When
logged in, the message will read “Logged in:
[Member’s Name]“. If the member is not logged in
correctly, the message will not identify them by
name it will identify them as a “Guest“. Progress
will NOT be recorded as a “Guest”.
Upon completion of the program, members will
have an opportunity to print a Certificate of
Completion for their records. It is suggested that
members keep the Certificate of Completion with
their animal health papers, registration papers,
and other animal records. Each member’s progress
will be kept in a statewide database and their
County 4-H staff will receive notification that
they have completed the AH&QA training.
If you have any questions or need assistance,
please contact Navonne at nowen@umd.edu or
(410) 228-8800.
Make sure to find us and like us on Facebook to
stay up-to-date with information from Dorchester
County 4-H.
Search for “University of Maryland Extension –
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National 4-H
http://www.4-h.org/
Maryland 4-H
http://extension.umd.edu/4-h
Dorchester County 4-H
https://extension.umd.edu/dorchestercounty/dorchester-county-4-h-youthdevelopment-program
The 4-H newsletter is a great place to share your
4-H Club news! You can share meeting dates,
highlight your project work, community service,
fundraisers, trips, and much more. You can also
share photos of recent club events.
If you are interested in sharing your club news,
please email the details and/or photos to Navonne
at nowen@umd.edu by June 22nd. Submissions will
be included in the summer issue of the newsletter.
Maryland 4-H
Youth Development Program
4-H
The Patuxent River 4-H Center
July 5 - 8
2016 Eastern Shore Regional 4-H
Camp has typically been held at
Camp Thendara in Hurlock. This
year we are headed for a
adventure and moving the camp
to the beautiful Patuxent River 4-H
Center in Upper Marlboro, MD.
Theme: Red, White and Blue
Explore nature, outdoors and have
fun at Camp Outside the Box.
Campers will have a full day of
activities, great meals, and evening
fun. Enjoy archery, nature hikes, arts
& crafts, team building, low ropes,
campfires, s’mores, and more. Our
cabin space is limited, so register
now!
When: Camp will begin at 8 am on
July 5th and end at 10 am on July 8th.
Cost: $260 Deadline: June 13
Who: 4-H Youth ages 8-15
Where: Patuxent River 4-H Center

Transportation may be available
depending on approval of grant
funding. More information will be
available after May 15th.

Scholarships may be available,
contact your local Extension office
for more information.

If you will need special
accommodations to participate,
contact your local extension office.
For Questions please contact Barbara Barga at 410-749-6141 x108, bbarga@umd.edu or
Amanda Wahle at 410-222-3900, email awahle@umd.edu
University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all citizens and will not discriminate against anyone of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or
mental disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression.
2016 Eastern Shore Regional 4-H Camp – Red, White & Blue
Camper’s name:
Phone:
Address:
City:
State:
Date of Birth:
Gender:
Zip:
Parent email:
Parent/legal guardian’s name:
Parent/legal guardian’s cell number:
Alternate contact: Name:
Phone:
List any food allergies:
How did you hear about our program?
Camp is on a first come first serve basis, and the child does not have to be a member of 4-H
Red White & Blue Resident Camp: July 5 -July 8 check-in 8:30 daily sign-out 10 am Friday ........ $260.00 _______
This registration form & non-refundable deposit of $50 for each camp must be sent to the Anne Arundel County 4-H
Office to hold a spot for your child. Upon receipt of these items, a confirmation letter with more detailed information, a
health form, a code of conduct and a permission to participate form will be mailed to you. These forms & the balance of
camp fees are due by June 13th.
Please make checks payable to: The Patuxent River 4-H Center Foundation, Inc.
Return Forms & deposit to:
My check is enclosed for:
Anne Arundel County 4-H Office
97 Dairy Lane, Gambrills, Md 21054
Attention: Amanda Wahle
Resident camp
RW&B camp:
deposit
full amount
I would like to pay with my credit card (visa or master card) Amount to be charged:
Card #:
Exp. Date:
/
zip
CVV code
Signature:
For more information contact Amanda Wahle at (410)222-3900 or email awahle@umd.edu
University of MD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Equal Access Programs
Dorchester County 4-H Recognition Dinner
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Thendara 4-H Center
(6275 Lord’s Crossing Road, Hurlock)
6:00 PM
Join us as we celebrate and recognize our outstanding youth members, adult volunteers, and
community supporters/partners.
Dinner:
A catered meal is being provided at no cost to you or your family
Menu:
Assorted sandwiches, Tossed Salad, Assorted Sides, Desserts, Drinks
“I pledge my hands to larger service…”
In the spirit of giving back, please bring a few non-perishable food items to be donated to a local food
pantry
4-H Share Fair*:
4-H members should plan to participate in a 4-H Share Fair, which is designed to share and highlight
our 4-H members, their projects & achievements, 4-H clubs, community service projects, etc.
Categories include:
• Poster – create a poster highlighting any 4-H appropriate topic you choose (4-H promotion, 4-H
projects, 4-H achievements, community service, county/state fair, etc.)
• 4-H Story or Poem – write a poem or story about 4-H
• Project Display – a project display consists of a tri-fold board where you share information
about a certain topic; the display also should include items, pamphlets, photos, etc. to expand
learning and engage the audience
• Demonstration – a demonstration is where the participant shows step-by-step how to do
something; this can be done inside or outside to allow for the use of shooting sport equipment
or animals
* Please register for the Share Fair through your 4-H club leader ASAP as space/time is limited
Detach & send this section only!
4-H RECOGNITION DINNER RESPONSE FORM – RSVP BY MAY 6TH
I (we) plan to attend 4-H Recognition Dinner and will be bringing #
NAME
people.
PHONE______________________
4-H CLUB________________________________
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UME Dorchester County 4-H
501 Court Lane, Room 208
Cambridge, MD 21613
Phone: (410) 228-8800
E-Mail: nowen@umd.edu
Fax: (410) 228-3868
The University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources programs are open to all and will not discriminate against anyone because
of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, or national origin, marital status, genetic information,
or political affiliation, or gender identity and expression.