WORCESTER COUNTY OFFICE ~ P. O. BOX 219 ~ 305 BANK STREET ~ SNOW HILL, MD 21863 ~ TEL (410)632-1972 ~ FAX (410)632-3023
January- March 2016
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JANUARY
1st
Holiday Office Closed
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5
Fair Board Meeting
New Volunteer Orientation
15th
16th
Pocomoke River State Park 4-H Adventure
th
17
4-H Gala
18th
Holiday Office Closed
21st
Worcester County 4-H Public Speaking Workshop
22ND
Record Books Due
23rd
O.C. Library Nature in Flight Program
First Annual Maryland 4-H Day at the Maryland vs Michigan
23rd
State Women’s Basketball Game
28th
Volunteer Organizational Leaders Appreciation Night
30th
Winterfare- Operation Snowflake
FEBRUARY
2nd
Fair Board Meeting
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12-14 Ocean City Boat Show
15th
Holiday Office Closed
15th
Maryland 4-H Legislative DAY
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19
4-H Officer Training
19th Worcester County Public Speaking Contest
20th
Pocomoke River State Park 4-H Adventure
nd
22
4-H On-line Volunteer Orientation
MARCH
1st
Fair Board Meeting
5th
Shooting Sports Instructor Update
13th
Achievement Program
19th
Pocomoke River State Park 4-H Adventure
For Information call:
University of Maryland
Worcester County Extension
410-632-1972
Lisa Murphy
4-H STEM
Faculty Extension Assistant
lmurphy5@umd.edu
Cindy Morris
4-H Program Coordinator
cmorris1@umd.edu
Kelly Carroll- Richardson
4-H Program Assistant
kcarrol3@umd.edu
https://md.4honline.com
APR 1st Regional Public Speaking Contest
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WORCESTER COUNTY 4-H OBSERVER
Inclement Weather Policy
In the case of inclement weather, our program follows
the same closing as the Worcester County Board of
Education. If schools have been closed due to weather
conditions, all 4-H programs scheduled for that date will
be cancelled! If you have any questions, please call the
Extension Office before leaving for the program.
JAN-MAR 2016
Sun, March 13th
Snow Hill
Lions Club
If you plan to complete Diamond Clover Level 5
during 2016, be sure to have your checklist
completed by November 2016 so the 4-H Office can
forward your name to the State 4-H Office in time
for you to be included in the 2017 Gala awards. We
didn’t have anyone participate this year so let’s
make a point of sending members to the Gala next
year!!
Congratulations!
Maryland 4-H Online Enrollment Process
It is time to register as a 2016 4-H member by
going on-line to:
https://md.4honline.com
4-H Online is a fully integrated management
system that brings together all levels of the 4-H
experience. Whether it is a member logging in to
manage their record, a club leader printing
mailing labels, or a county agent approving a
member’s enrollment. 4-H Online brings the
Maryland 4-H community together and keeps
everyone involved.
Congratulations to our 4-H Friend and
Volunteer, Tom Kane!
Tom was awarded the
State Friend of 4-H
Of the Lower Shore Award at the
2015 Maryland 4-H Volunteer & Youth
Forum held in November 2015 at the
Carousel Resort Hotel in Ocean City.
Tom, the Emergency Management Planner
for the Worcester County Emergency
Services, has given his time to train Lower
Shore youth emergency skills through 4-H
programs such as Having Emergency
Response Skills (HERS) and trained many
of our 4-H volunteers and members in CPR
and Emergency First Aid.
Tom has also accepted the invitation to
become a Worcester Extension Advisory
Council member.
THANK YOU TOM !
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WORCESTER COUNTY 4-H OBSERVER
LEADERS: Dave Richardson and Dan Barrett
WHEN: Meets 4th Fri of the Month; 6– 8 pm
WHERE: Currently @ Worcester County Extension
Office, 305 Bank St, Snow Hill
LEADERS: Hermetta Hudson &Stacie
Ayres-Ennis
WHEN: Meets every other Thurs; 6:30 -8:30 pm,
Starting 1/7, 1/21, 2/4, 2/18, 3/3, 3/17
WHERE: Currently @ the Worcester
County Extension Office, 305 Bank St,
Snow Hill
LEADERS: Constance Pollock& Alicia Maddox
WHEN: Meets 3rd Tues of the Month; 5:30 – 7:30 pm
WHERE: Pocomoke Library, Pocomoke MD
LEADER: Ken & Linda Holland and Kassie
Blakelock
WHEN: Meets the 2nd Mon of the month; 7 pm
WHERE: Varies
JAN-MAR 2016
LEADERS: Mendy Fiori and Katie Grey, Patty
Grey and Denise Ortega
WHEN: Meets 2nd Thurs of each month; 6:30 -8 pm
WHERE: First Baptist Church, 613 Williams St,
Berlin
LEADERS: Debbie Morris and Lauren Morris
WHEN: Varies
WHERE: Varies
LEADERS: Lori Dorey and Keith Dorey
WHEN: Meets the 2nd Fri. of the Month; 7 -9 pm
WHERE: - Currently @ Worcester County Extension
Office, 305 Bank St., Snow Hill
LEADERS: Katie Clogg and Amanda Vreeland
WHEN: Meets 1st Wed of the month; 6-7:30 pm
WHERE: Currently @ Worcester County Extension
Office, 305 Bank St., Snow Hill
*Locations and times are subject to change. Contact 4-H
staff at 410-632-1972 for specifics.
Please make sure you are working on completing your 4H Record Books for the
upcoming Achievement program. Record books are due to the Worcester County
Extension Office in Snow Hill by January 22nd. If you have any questions or need
assistance please feel free to give our office a call at 410-632-1972.
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disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression.
WORCESTER COUNTY 4-H OBSERVER
JAN- MAR 2016
4-H Nature in Flight Program
Sat, Jan 23rd, 2016
1:00 pm
Ocean City Library
Worcester County Fair Board
January 5th, February 2nd and March 1st 2016
The Worcester County Fair Board meets the 1st Tuesday of
the month at the Worcester County Extension Office.
The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
Join the Worcester County 4-H program as we
learn about the history of flight, early inventors
and design and build a number of flying machines.
Come spread your wings and learn to fly with 4-H!
Anyone wishing to attend and become an active member of
the fair board is invited to attend. We are always looking for
new ideas and suggestions to help make our fair the best it
can be.
Hope to see you there!
Please call the Ocean City Library at 410-524-1818
to register for the program space may be limited so
sign up early!
Jan 15th, 6 p.m. 9 p.m.
303 Bank St., Snow Hill
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Light Dinner will be included
This 3 Hour Orientation will give you the basis
on rules, regulations and why you’ve chosen
to become a volunteer with Maryland 4-H
o All background and volunteer
paperwork must be completed to
attend this training
Thurs, Jan 21st ; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Learn why the art of public speaking is so
important leadership and communication
Learn how to compete with the County,
Regional and State Public Speaking Contest
Learn how to create Prepare, Radio Spot and
Extemporaneous Speeches
Thurs, Jan 28th, 6pm to 9pm,
305 Bank St.
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Light dinner and Refreshments will be included
This is an opportunity for our volunteers to
share their yearly education plan
This is an opportunity to go over your yearly
paperwork and plan the best 4-H year ever
Your Chartering is due today
Sat, Jan 23; 2 p.m.
XFINITY Center
Women’s Maryland vs. Michigan State Trojans
Maryland 4-H members are invited to mtake
advantage of an exclusive ticket offer for the Terps’
matchup against Michigan State. 4-H participants can
purchase general admission tickets for only $5!
Bobble Head Giveaway: 500 lucky fans in attendance
at the game will receive a Brene Moseley bobble
Head!
Order your tickets today at ter.ps/4hday
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WORCESTER COUNTY 4-H OBSERVER
Mon, Feb 15th
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It’s Field Trip TIME!!! Let’s Head to Annapolis
to learn how laws are put into action
Maryland 4-H Legislative DAY 9am to 5pm
We will meet at the Worcester County
Extension Office and Head up to Annapolis
TOGETHER
Call to reserve your place.
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Fri, Feb 19th, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
305 Bank St
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Your club has elected you!!! You now hold a
leadership position as a Secretary, Treasurer,
Vice President and President - NOW what do
you do???
Learn your new role with Worcester County
4-H and your CLUB
After your Officer Training Stay for our 7-8
p.m. Have the opportunity to fine tune your
leadership skills all 4-Hers are welcome to
attend the Public speaking workshop
Welcome Dean Beyrouty
Worcester County 4-H welcomes Dr.
Craig Beyrouty who officially started
on November 1st as Dean of the
College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources at the University of Maryland. In this role, he will
also serve as Director of UME and the MD Agricultural
Experiment Station.
Dr. Beyrouty succeeds Dr. Cheng-I Wei, who served as dean of
the College of AGNR for ten years before stepping into a new
role as director of college’s international programs office.
JAN – MAR 2016
Ocean City Boat Show
February 12- 14th
Please help promote 4-H and the Worcester County Fair?
We will have a booth at the Ocean City Boat Show three
day event to increase awareness about the fair and our 4H program.
We are looking for clubs that would be interested in
working the booth to promote our program and as a 4-H
fundraiser.
Any club that assists with the fundraiser will receive a
portion of the profits raised during the event.
Please contact Cindy at the 4-H office as soon as possible
so we can set up a time for your club to participate. Don’t
miss out on this wonderful opportunity to let people know
what exciting things you are doing in 4-H and raise some
money for your club activities.
March 18th, 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Snow Hill Library
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Light Refreshments will be provided
Time 6pm to 9:30 pm or until the Last Speech
is SPOKEN 
Prizes and Certificates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
will be presented
You MUST participate in the County public
Speaking Contest in order to compete in the
State Public Speaking Contest
Those that receive a 1st place on their speech
will have the opportunity to compete in the
State Public Speaking Contest
Fri, April 1st, TBA
More opportunity master your public speaking
skills and learn to excel at the State Public
Speaking Contest.
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disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression.
WORCESTER COUNTY 4-H OBSERVER
4-H News AND NEWS!!
James Moore and Emily Wenzel display their fresh wreaths made at the
Holiday Workshop in December.
JAN – MAR 2016
TD and Maddie Ortega; Lisa Murphy and Gus Blakelock
dismantling the garden...for now! Not pictured but many
thanks: Denise Ortega, Kassie Blakelock and Cindy Morris.
Photo taken by Denise Ortega.
The Future 4-H’ers held their last meeting at the
Worcester County Extension on November 11th. The
club discussed upcoming events and the possibility of
participating in the Snow Hill Christmas Parade. The
youth worked on a Thanksgiving turkey decoration to
take home and spruce up their homes for their
thanksgiving celebration. Several of the youth also
attended the “Track or Treat” held at the Worcester
County Recreation Department. The Worcester County
Fair/4-H program sponsored a booth at this event to
promote our programs. It was fun time for everyone!
If you have club news and photos and/or information you
would like to share with 4-H members and Friends of 4-H,
please e-mail information to Kathy Decker at
kjdecker@umd.edu by the following 2016 deadlines:
Apr 1-June 30 Newsletter MAR 18TH
July1- Sept 30 Newsletter JUNE 17TH
Oct 1- Dec 31 Newsletter SEPT 16Th
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WORCESTER COUNTY 4-H OBSERVER
MARYLAND 4-H FOUNDATION
www.mymaryland4hfoundation.com
JAN – MAR 2016
MARYLAND 4-H PROGRAM INFORMATION
http://extension.umd.edu/4-h
MARYLAND 4-H HORSE
http://www.mdhorse.org/4H/index.htm
WORCESTER COUNTY EXTENSION
https://extension.umd.edu/worcester-county
UNIVERSITY OF MD EXTENSION
https://extension.umd.edu/
MARYLAND 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS
http://extension.umd.edu/tags/4-h-shootingsports
CATALOG OF 4-H PROJECT BOOKS & SUPPLIES
http://www.4-hmall.org/home.aspx
WORCESTER COUNTY FAIR
http://www.worcestercountyfair.com/
http://4-hupdates.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Worcester-County-4-H-Maryland/759792574064954
Worcester County
P. O. Box 219
305 Bank Street
Snow Hill, MD 21863
University of Maryland Extension